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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1908
Page
6
A tongue in cheek feature credits Statistical Sam with vast broom powered energy measuring a Saturday household sweep. It links four common brooms per home to national spending, broom corn production, and odd uses for worn brooms while exaggerating scale to playful effect.
Services for Mrs. Mary E. Hazen wife of Hon Aaron L. Hazen were held at the family residence in Wallace avenue with Dr Scott F Hershey conducting. Pallbearers included S D Pearson E J Pearson C R Baldwin R F Dana and C C Sankey. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery. A separate note records the burial of Thebe, daughter of Mr and Mrs W H McBride, at Oak Park cemetery with four girls as pallbearers. John O Rourke 64, single, a roller at Edgar Thomson steel mills Braddock died of heart disease at the Central hotel Braddock. He is survived by two brothers and meets Mrs Daniel Rogan of this city. Funeral Wednesday morning at St Thomas church Braddock.
United Press reports at the general conference of the M E church on May 26 in Baltimore that on the fifteenth ballot Revs. Drs. W. S. Lewis of Sions City Iowa and E. H. Hughes of Greencastle Indiana were elected leaving two more bishops to be chosen. Lewis led with 524 votes and Hughes also surpassed the quota of 498 with 524 and 498?
Irish residents in Youngstown organize a new athletic club and plan to build a clubhouse to revive traditional Irish games and activities for the community. The effort signals a cultural sports revival and social hub development.
Deputy Supreme Chief J J Van Gorder returned from Crawfordsville Indiana where he attended the supreme tent meeting of the order Rev Earl Wilfley formerly pastor of Park Christian church and Rigel court No 9 Tribe of Ben Hur was elected supreme past chief There were delegates from 26 states and no dissenting vote He is now pastor of a large Crawfordsville congregation
A series of social items notes James Sharp of Youngstown as guest of S. S. in Pittsburg street and George W. Johnson of Highland avenue visiting business in Pittsburg. Prof. I L Smith travels to Buffalo. Mrs W A McGeehan and daughter Eleanor visit in Eastbrook. W J Uber returns from Grove City. Mrs Frank Mayers remains ill on Scott street. Mrs Harry Patterson and son James Martin visit North Mercer street. Mr and Mrs Albert Fehrenbach return to Sharon after visiting the Devlins on Bluff street. Miss Jean Veach Payne and daughter visit from Portland to Shenango street.
John Mitchell formerly ran the Center avenue hotel and his wife were in West Pittsburg Monday. He returned Sunday after an excellent trip through Cuba and other southern points. He relates many interesting experiences from his journey.
A committee plans an old timers book featuring 200 pioneers who lived in New Castle when it was a village. The 40 page volume will show five portraits per page and cost 5 dollars per copy. Subscribers may buy multiple books and include deceased ancestors’ likenesses. Subscriptions due by next Monday. C. C. Sankey, C. C. Dickson, and Thomas McCleary lead the effort with Sankey as treasurer.
J W Duff 50 a Sterling Kan delegate to the Men's Jubilee congress was injured while boarding a city bound Avalon streetcar at Sandusky and Stockton. His right arm was crushed and amputated at the elbow, left knee injuries and scalp wounds left him in critical condition at Allegheny General hospital. His wife and relatives were in Pittsburg attending the convention.
Citizens of New Castle can hear an address on public health and preventable disease by Dr. J N McCormick secretary of Kentucky board of health and AMA committee chair This talk at the First Methodist church Friday May 29 at 8 PM promises plain practical guidance on sanitation and public hygiene with a postclass discussion.
The city tinworkers set June 20 for their outing at Woodland Beach park pending plant shutdowns. If plants cannot close that day a later date will be chosen after discussions with company officials in Pittsburg. A new daughter to Mr and Mrs J L Newman of Newark is noted. the mother was Helen Flanegan formerly of this city.
Rent available at No 7 Quest Street Allens for furnished rooms with light housekeeping, use of laundry bath and phone. Call 172 J Bell or phone 23716 for details.
The Philadelphia artist John Lambert, blinded by bright Spanish sun, died of grief. A Philadelphia club member recalls Lambert as a realist who disliked flattering depictions and refused to alter portraits to please clients noting a matron’s request to shrink a straight mouth.
The quotation notes that how men regard the singing of others tests their character, attributed to Marcus Dods. It presents a reflective ethic on humility and empathy in social interactions.
A brief quip suggests using a hammer only on the pessimist, reflecting a sharp, if hostile, line of thought about dealing with negativity. The remark frames a crude call for aggression as a punchy maxim.
The first books were bound by Attalus, king of Pergamum, in 198 B C.
A compact aphorism citing Diogenes that asserts the world’s beauty as a divine creation. It frames beauty as a universal attribute linked to the divine craftsman. The note emphasizes harmony and perfection in nature as evidence of God’s handiwork.
A lawyer explains a perceived bias against jurors with curly hair. He recalls an early mentor’s claim that curly-haired men are pampered and stubborn, often opposing group consensus and thus avoided for jury duty.
A New York American note praises the common mole as the bravest animal, citing its willingness to attack larger creatures and its supposed lack of fear. It contrasts the mole with the lion as sneaky and the tiger as cowardly.
In a Church Quarterly Review excerpt the term alcoholism known as alcoolisme is described as a spreading scourge in France. The piece notes many areas where authorities and doctors urge early intervention to keep people sober and avoid worsening public health.
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