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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1908

Page

18

Quimby Case To Be Argued Before Court

The Quimby case and a long list of motions for new trials and judgments were set for next week in the court at New Castle. Several cases involve exceptions to reports, open judgments, and affidavits of defense, with banks and trusts represented by various attorneys. Commonwealth vs Thomas J. Shearer also appears on the docket.

New Wiluington Junction Hamilton Forest Wayne Township John H. Preston David C. Wallace Michael Hartzel Allegheny Robert Haggerty Samuel M. Haggerty J. R. Haggerty H. A. Isaacs Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Company Monogahela Trust Company Scott Paisley Hays National Bank Kearney J. Hendricks Glenn Manufacturing Co First National Bank of New Castle J. S. Kaufman F. B. Vennum W. R. McKee Edward O'Brien Hugh Graham Bertha Graham Elizabeth Grigsby Edward H. Elliott Irg Amelia Biehl Ty of New Castle West Washington Street City of New Castle Gardner Avenue City of Isaac J. Wallace Richard FP. Dana Commonwealth Thomas J. Shearer

Danbury High School Demonstration Turns Swoon Into Lesson

Dr D C Brown was explaining methods of restoring a fainting person when a student suddenly collapsed in the Danbury Connecticut high school hall. The physician paused his talk and gave a practical illustration of the subject to the audience.

D. C. Brown Danbury Conn

Gathering Galax Leaves for Florists in Maryland

Galax leaves gathered in mountains of Maryland are sold in Mount Airy for 25 cents per 3000 leaves. Batches come in bundles of 25 and are collected by women and children who earn about one to one fifty dollars daily.

Mount Airy Maryland

London cabman refuses onion gag with old lady

An elderly woman in London asks a cab driver to take her to Trafalgar Square. The driver declines and quips that he cannot and would not even if he could, and vows to swill onions the next time she wants to eat.

London Trafalgar Square

Election Humor From Uncle Eben

Uncle Eben comments that Tallus is friendly to all candidates and would consider regretting his choice after one candidate serves, reflecting humorous voter indecision and local political feelings.

Tallus Eben

Class of 1908 to Receive Diplomas Tonight

The high school class of 1908 will be awarded diplomas Friday evening after completing the four year course. Seventeen plan to attend colleges or universities next year, with six women already at Slippery Rock Normal school and ten aiming to become supernumeraries in local schools. Several students have chosen Eber Cook at Lehigh, James Lamoree and Carnegie Tech, and others seek schools such as Wilson College, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Oberlin, Westminster, Bucknell, and more.

Slippery Rock Normal School Edna Watson Lillian Davis Margaret Alexander Grace Kissinger Anna Moore Edith Pangratz Orin Cunningham Lillian Jackson Harry McKee John Thompson Alexander Williams John Alexander Perry Gaston John Norris Eber Cook Lehigh University Woah Elliott Carnegie Tech Edith Ingham Wilson College James Lamoree Joseph Norris University of Pennsylvania Charles Robinson Harvard University Bertha Rhodes Oberlin Westminster Claude Sankey Buckell

Man Hurt in Bicycle Crash on North Mill Street

George Dudley of Long Avenue remained partially conscious after colliding with seven year old George Martin while coasting a bicycle on North Mill Street near Grant. Dudley, worker for Fisher Brothers Florists, was knocked unconscious and treated at a nearby house, recovering enough to return home within an hour. The boy was upset but uninjured and feared to have lasting effects from the accident.

George Dudley Long Avenue North Mill Street Grant Dudley Fisher Brothers, Florists Thomas H. Falls George Martin Martin

Safe Blower May Get Light Sentence

Judge E. E. Roberts of Warren heard John Kessler of Toledo found guilty of safe blowing in Hubbard. Kessler was urged to tell the truth about his companions and was given a day to confess, possibly earning a lighter sentence.

E. E. Roberts Warren John Kessler Toledo Hubbard

Masury Son Found Serving in Philippine Army

George Masury of Masury Ohio, a powder manufacturer, had searched for his son Fred for over a year. Fred, a bugler in the U S Army, enlisted in Youngstown and was sent to the Philippines. He wrote his father he has two years to serve and plans to return, while Masury had remarried Mrs. James Corbett.

George Masury New Castle and Sharon Hubbard and Cleveland Lenn Pinkertons Fred Masury Masury, C New Castle United States Army Philippines Masury Youngstown Manila James Corbett Jim Corbett

Notable Visitors and Upcoming Events Highlight New Wilmington

NEW WILMINGTON residents welcome Rev W M Barr from Lackawannock and Crawfordsville visitors Rev Gardner Robertson and party. Local residents return from trips to McKeesport Slippery Rock Tougaloo and Cuaase City. Evangelist Billy Sunday may speak here soon. June 4 brings a 100-horse purchase event at Hotel McCreary. Morning Sun pastor J H Spencer and elder M R Wilsoy head to the United Presbyterian assembly in Pittsburg.

W. M. Barr Lackawannock Paul H. Scholler McKeesport Retta Bryan Florence Hutchinson Slippery Rock Nettie Alexander Cuaase City Thyne Institute Gardner Robertson Crawfordsville Hazel Bennett Tougaloo Evangelist Billy Sunday New Wilmington Hotel McCreary J. H. Spencer Morning Sun M. R. Wilsoy General Assembly United Presbyterian Church Pittsburg

Lingerie Waists Offered From One to Ten Dollars

Various waists in striped batiste dimity plain linen hand embroidered linen white lawn and fancy lingerie styles priced from 1.00 to 10.00. Readable catalog line notes affordable options for women’s undergarments and summer attire.

Batiste

Wash Skirts Feature Inexpensive New Line

The advertisement promotes Wash Skirts at $1.00 with two styles, full gored and full pleated, trimmed with folds in White Indian Head. Other Wash Skirts priced $1.75 to $2.00 and up, offered in striped effects, plain colors, and linen varieties across all styles and prices.

Summer Dresses and Lingerie Styles with Prices

Listing of summer dresses including lawn and batiste jumper dresses from $2.50, lingerie and lawn dresses from $4.75, percale shirt waist suits at $3.75, and two piece dresses from $6.75 to $35 in various fabrics and colors.

Lawn

Summer novelty coat suits in multiple colors

In new summer novelty goods, striped blue and white brown and white or black and white coats with plain colors plain linens and pure linen coat suits priced from 6 50 up to 15 dollars.

Bargain Tables Highlight Hosiery and Summer Silks

A table of children's hosiery priced at 35c and 50c is offered for 25c, alongside a table of summer silks advertised at bargain prices. The brief notice promotes these discounted fabric and apparel items for shoppers seeking value.

Park Theatre Opens Tonight with Moving Pictures

Park Theatre debuts tonight as a popular show house on the Diamond district opening with moving pictures and illustrated songs performed by Baxter Patterson.

House On the Diamond Baxter Patterson

Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted as Cure

A Parsons Kansas woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after two years of severe feminine illnesses. The ad-style testimonial touts the product as a standard remedy for female ailments and offers free letters of advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.

Mattie Copenhaver 21St St Parsons, Kans Joe E. Pinkam Lydia E. Pinkham

Oxford Affair Farce Repeats Tonight at YWCA Assembly

The YWCA presents the Oxford Affair farce again this evening in the assembly room after a successful run last week. Proceeds fund a delegate’s trip to Silver Boy this summer with cast members including Mrs Jack Oxford Grace Cook Miss Margaret Oxford Mary Morgan Dorothy Horne Mae Brown Phyllis Ashton Myrtle Hughes Mrs Zachariah Barnstable Anna Sturgeon Sophronia Price Bertha Houston Ellen Sue Cramer Hazel Wilson.

Oxford Silver Boy Jack Oxford Grace Cook Margaret Oxford Mary Morgan Dorothy Horne Mae Brown Phyllis Ashton Myrtle Hughes Zachariah Barnstable Anna Sturgeon Sophronia Price Bertha Houston Ellen Sue Cramer Mary Hazel Wilson

Reverend Sunday aims to confront critic in street feud

The Rev Billy Sunday says he is being misrepresented by a local lobster owner and vows to expose the liar. He warns he will make the offender look like 30 cents and will confront him publicly if they cross paths, risking a potential fine.

Billy Sunday Sharon

Closeout on ladies suits at The Outlet Co

The Outlet Co at the Y M C A Building Corné's store on the Diamond offers limited quantities of up to 50 ladies suits in Prince Chap, Eton styles, Panama and Chiffon Panama made up. Prices drop from 9.98 to 5.98 with one per customer. Sale runs Friday between 8 and 4. Dealers not accepted.

Prince Cnap Panama Chiffon Outlet Co Corné's Diamond

Rock Point Special Train Decoration Day

Train service runs from New Castle at 8 45 a m central time to Rock Point for Decoration Day. Return train leaves Rock Point at 5 30 p m stopping at Mahoningtown both ways.

Rock Point New Castle Pennsylvania Mahoningtown

Also Mentioned on This Page

Express Today H. E. McGoun & Sons Font & Varniss Washington, P White House Horton Hardware CO New Castle, Pa Veach Roth G. W. Veach & CO E. Washington St RL. Matthews Electric CO North and Mill Fits Union Bell Womem A.b.church Quimby Young Masury Benega Ee Brown Washington ST John Cross Ewing & Long E. Wash. ST St. Cloud Hotel Herb McGoun Sunday Pharmacy J. E. Duff Mer C.M. Hartzel Jefferson ST Citizen National Bank of Lawrence Co
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