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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
3
New Castle men fear fall hats will block church entry as ladies unveil oversized millinery with abundant feathers, velvet wrappings, and brass knobs. Prices range from six to five hundred dollars, reflecting elaborate fashion and social contrast.
The Coliseum hosts a big children's matinee with a stage reception by Prof Woodford and trained animals. A pony ride and a Baboon act headline a lively bill as New Castle crew praise box-office success and vaudeville acts.
The Harder-Hall Stock Company resumes at the opera house with The Boy With the Boodle, one of their strongest plays. The entire company performs with new scenic effects and feats. Amateur night offers prizes, attracting local patrons. A matinee of Across the Continent With a Circus is set for tomorrow afternoon, followed by The King of Caps on Saturday night.
West Bender opens the Cas ade Theatre week and delivers an entertaining set. Adams follows with his act, keeping the audience engaged as the show progresses.
Advert reads Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for nervous weakness in women. It cites endorsements from Dr. John Fyfe and others on unicorn root Helonias Diotea and Golden Seal root, claiming relief from back pain, leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and uterine disorders, with medical authorities cited praising its tonic effects.
The Florence Stock company brings The Little Homestead by W. B. Patton to the opera house next Monday evening. The production features Miss Florence J. Murray and cast including William H. Starkey Ira Herring Nelson A. Lawrence and Harry Edman with strong scenic equipment and five vaudeville acts led by the Cycling Brunettes Seats are now selling.
Henry Miller presented The Great Divide to a full house last night. Miss Mabel Brownell as Ruth Jordan impressed as a capable Anglin follower, while Edwin Mordaunt gave a steady performance in the lead. Support roles and scenery earned solid praise though gallery noise interrupted moments of the play.
The Plaingrove District Sabbath School convention will be held at the United Presbyterian church in Plain grove next Tuesday October 1. Rev Dr Frank Fish Prohibition candidate for Congress will speak on The Relation of the Sabbath School to the Temperance Cause. Lawrence County Sabbath School convention follows on October 7.
Mer Black of New Castle was beaten by Carmichael motorman of car No. 411 after an incident on a Harmony line run last Saturday. Witnesses Rev. Lentz and W. W. Seidel secured a warrant for Carmichael’s arrest, though no action was taken as the line continued service. An official said Black behaved disorderly and that an example would be made, but no arrests had been made at this time.
R N Nelson who bought a furniture shop at Ellwood City plans to move his family there November 1 and devote himself to the business. His son in law James Porter and son Thomas will remain to manage the Ellwood City store.
An auxiliary dam will soon be installed below the spillway of the dam across Yellow Creek at Youngstown. The work aims to strengthen water control and protect downstream areas during high flows. Local authorities advise residents to stay informed about schedule updates.
Zelienople and Harmonny residents share weekly visits and travels. Barre of Volant visits town. Nora Cunningham and Walter Cunningham travel to Pittsburg. Mr and Mrs Eicholtz visit Pittsburg. Ethridge visits McKeesport. Rev Baker returns from Westmoreland county. Eyles and son Harvey visit Pittsburg. the Bloom couple attend sesqui centennial events in Pittsburg.
Vice President James Clark of the United Mine Workers, Dr D C Le of Mercer, and organizer William McKay will speak at a mass meeting of striking miners in the Butler Mercer district in Grove City Saturday.
WAMPUM Claire Ferris was a business visitor in New Castle this week. Local shoppers included Mrs. Clark Parshall and others. A shower for the newly wedded minister and wife at the M E parsonage featured many residents and gifts. A play attended by Otto Hasse and Charles Shuler is noted. Rev Burdock left for Erie for a few days.
In a 24 hour period ending at noon, municipal hospitals logged 225 new cholera cases and 98 deaths in St. Petersburg. The prior day recorded 223 cases and 93 deaths as health authorities confront the outbreak. Manila reports rapid gains against cholera with only seven cases in 12 hours and two suspects.
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