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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
7
Constantinople May 2 Turkish assembly considers economy in private life and state affairs. Proposed rules limit wedding furniture to one room and ban rings over 20 Turkish pounds. Banquets for births and weddings would be barred.
Fertilize peaches with nitrate of soda for strong growth. Spray grapes and cherries against scale with a arsenate based poison mixed with water. Use waterglass and water to preserve eggs. Pure bred dairy cows boost future herd. Dust plants with sulfur to curb mildew before rain. Beware American foul brood in colonies. Provide good care and feed to maximize litter production.
Tokyo May 21 Japan reports the highest birth rate among nations with kept vital statistics for 1923. There were 2,084,091 births and 1,350,729 deaths, an annual population rise of 782,562 or 1.2 percent. Japan’s birth rate was 24.94 per 1,000, while deaths stood at 22.78 per 1,000. Marriages totaled 516,250 with 51,656 divorces and a divorce rate of 0.58 per 1,000 marriages.
A hunger strike by Mike Sedrick of Fry Ohio ended after friends from Switer township brought garlic cheese pickles and other foods to the Monroe County jail. The aroma drifting through the open door prompted Sedrick to capitulate. Separately the seventeenth biennial council of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs will open at West Baden Indiana on June 1.
Friday and Saturday feature a selling event with high style dresses including the Irene Castle and Princess Pat lines. Purchasers are limited to one dress each. no sales to manufacturers or jobbers. Garments include silk faille satin crepe satin canton and heavily embroidered styles in various sleeve lengths.
A vintage catalog style listing introduces scarfs in Horal and geographic priate colors with crepe de chine, black and white effects, and heavy fabric quality priced at 5.95. Leather handbags to 4.56, 2.95. choker beads bead necklaces with square sapphire clasps. jabots of fine net trimmed with edges. belt items and skin whitening products Valaze Whitener and Beautifying Skinfood touted for skin renewal and tone. Men's Irish linen handkerchiefs 25e each, six for 1.35.
The listing promotes Crinkled Bedspreads in rose blue and gold with long length to cover pillows, plus 1x108 size. Also offered are Turkish toweling Baby Bibs and Guest Towels hand embroidered in bright colors. Irish Dress Linen at 86 inches and Turkish Towels with glue border priced at 19 cents to $1.39.
Embossed printing described as sharp like steel engraving and priced moderately. The note lists wedding invitations announcements at home cards reception cards acknowledgements birth and condolence cards calling cards and birth announcements. It invites inquiries at the Stationery Department.
London reports say Vienna opera house managers blamed Madame Jeritsa for a quarrel after she received less applause than Merv Piccarer during last night’s performance. Paris notes record the debut of Maurice with Barbara Bennett, daughter of Richard Bennett, as a notable event for a United States audience. A Paris ovation greeted an American company as Mary Garden performed Amore Dei Tro Re, with pansy table decorations and an evening of music and social chatter. Memorial services planned in a Presbyterian church Sunday at 11 with Rev. J C Hayes, and Rev. C C Baker of the Methodist church delivering the address. A large gathering from New Castle and surrounding towns attended a garden gathering hosted by Mrs. H K Gilliland, featuring a chicken dinner for guests from Cleveland and Ellwood City.
Wheatland guests visited Mr and Mrs 1 C Lostetter Layton has returned home after a week in New Castle hospital Mrs C C Boyd stayed with New Castle friends Miss Mattie Winters visiting relatives in Grove City
George C. White a Jersey City coal dealer admitted to Vehicle Commissioner Dill in Passaic court that he had driven an automobile for eight years without a license. He said he had applied for one but was turned down and claimed no accidents or police stops. White was allowed to drive home with a warning against future driving after a letter to the commissioner.
A farm scene features duck intoxication and mischief with a tomcat, followed by municipal fines. J By Withers and Lhe stockman lead the way as the ducks drink from an alcohol-soaked radiator. Mayor levies fines of 100 dollars for disorderly conduct and smaller penalties for violations of city health and traffic rules.
Attorney General Sargent rejected claims of disharmony between the Justice and Treasury Departments hindering prohibition enforcement. He testified before the Coussens committee investigating the Bureau of Internal Revenue, saying cooperation was unquestionable and accusations were unfounded.
Mrs. Josephine Casabena admitted beating her six-foot husband Thomas in Brooklyn during a Jan marriage. She told Magistrate Doyle she loved him but struck him in a dispute as two clerks aided her. The complaint was dismissed after she failed to appear.
In Columbus on May 21 a fall onto a pair of scissors in a child's hands led to a fatal harm. The victim, Leona Mildrud Garver, is identified in the report with the brief description of the accident involving her brother.
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