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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
4
New Castle News publishes daily and weekly editions from New Castle Pennsylvania. It lists ownership by The News Company and managers, with contact numbers for the newsroom and office and subscription rates. Public correspondence is invited from county readers.
In Columbiana County Ohio the local option election under the Rose county law sparks a fierce contest between temperance forces and saloon interests. Liquor proponents claim sure victory while opponents cite East Liverpool Wellsville and economic effects since dry votes. News coverage shows no local paper backing either side and campaigns funded by both factions.
The piece argues Republicans favor temperance while Democrats back liquor interests. It notes Ohio successes boost Pennsylvania battles over local option, critiques PA GOP leader Boies Penrose, predicts Habgood will press local option suppression, and suggests enough pro local option representatives could block anti local option schemes.
The New York World notes grand hotel trends with Italian marble pillars six thousand dollar rugs and silver tableware. Hotels now function as art galleries music halls and clubs offering elaborate entertainments and curated leisure beyond meals and beds.
A Marine Hospital Service report traces bubonic plague from Yunnan in 1894 to Can ton and across China Japan India Persia Madagascar Zanzibar Egypt and North Africa then to Australia New Zealand and South America including Brazil Uruguay Argentina Chile and Peru Venezuelan outbreaks San Francisco cases 1907 and deaths 76 Glasgow epidemics 1900 1901 India tally 1 400 000 cases 1 200 000 deaths Western Europe except Scotland and US west coast largely spared Ports crews monitor efforts to prevent new infections.
Itris reports that Gibbia and Spalla convicted of removing goods to defraud creditors will seek a settlement at 50 cents on the dollar. Creditors are expected to accept when the offer is formalized. the firm owed about $7,600 when the failure was announced. Both members remain jailed pending a motion for a new area.
A collage of satirical quips and brief items from The News covering marriage schemes, election notes, voiceless singing, local politics, lawsuits, and odd anecdotes. Notable lines reference leap year odds for brides, county commission races, and an array of light social jests.
The New York Press reports on experiments by the office of public roads to create dustless roads using slag with asphalt or tar, and molasses as a binder. Chicago and Birmingham test slag mixtures, Newton mass explores a molasses road, while Independence Kansas trials oil based mixes to reduce dust and boost road durability.
Lexington Ky October 3 bound and gagged and bundled into an empty freight car by hazers at State university William S Smith a freshman is sought by police. The car was hauled away by a freight train and may have left the area. Tracers say locating it is difficult and fear he starved or suffocated before discovery. The faculty cannot learn the names of those involved.
Marshall Field rose from a village clerk to a global mill owner and premier retailer. He built factories worldwide and earned immense wealth while avoiding debt, speculation, and ostentation. Known for integrity, good judgment, and perseverance, Field rebuilt after the 1871 fire and became a symbol of American business virtue.
A London Answers joke recalls Mrs Maria Younghusband confessing tomato tins were not opened causing a humorous row over produce plans. Exchange delivers a Scotsman and a traveling salesman aboard a train sharing a scanty conversation about a match and tobacco.
A wolf stalks a lamb and uses polite talk to lure her into the woods hoping for a meal. The lamb plans a quick quest for four leaf clovers but returns to her flock after noticing the wolf’s ruse. A nearby fox overhears and the moral warns that the wise can be trapped by the fool. Mrs. Helen Cowden of Lowellville spent Friday with Mrs. C. H. DuRant of North Mill Street.
The article argues that fun and humor are essential, not luxuries, shaping career and physical economy. It cites parents who discourage amusement and suggests a truly funny pay transforms fatigue into renewed energy, restoring mental clarity and vitality.
Truth found help at last when the Cost of Print Paper spoke up to reveal how newspapers should strive to get facts right initially. Truth welcomed the shift as papers reduce space for after-the-fact denials and strive for accuracy.
An argument supports compulsory adoption of incandescent electric lighting in mines to greatly reduce the death toll by improving illumination and safety for miners.
The coca plant from Peru and Bolivia is described as a stimulant and fortifier. Leaves are chewed to combat fatigue during long work and travel, and are said to prevent sleep and rheumatism among miners and soldiers. The plant’s life is cited as eighty years.
Dr. Hale condemns the idea of midnight oil in Woman's Home Companion. She argues late night labor erodes virtue, saying four to five late nights imply ongoing toil or neglected duties. The piece warns that recovering lost ground each night is essential to avoid self-destructive acts.
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