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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
10
A sale offers new suits at 10 to 16 50 with a broad line of children's coats from 1 98 to 5 00 and coats for misses ages 6 to 14. Also listed are skirts flannelette gowns night shirts kimonos blankets linens damask doilies hair goods and accessories with many items at bargain prices.
W H Taft will tour Ohio for three days with Governor Harris as his companion. The itinerary calls for two and a half dozen speeches from Oct 12 to Oct 14, ending with a departure to Wheeling West Virginia for a night meeting. The move follows a joint meeting of the state central and executive committees amid early-voting pressures.
A drought lowers water levels near the college town allowing germs to enter springs and wells. Physicians warn typhoid spreads via direct contact or contaminated items, urge boiling water and caution in households facing outbreaks.
The health department orders boiled drinking water and condemns wells as disease prevention. A townsmen meeting discusses closing businesses early on weekdays and plans another gathering. Water company rates are reviewed while community members visit from nearby towns. Local gossip mentions visitors and a serenade for newlyweds.
A Rural New Yorker writer argues that a hen’s body size does not determine egg size. Bantams may deviate and large hens do not always lay larger eggs, with examples from White Leghorn and Wyandotte flocks. Late-hatched chicks fail to grow in cold weather, yet their eggs remain large.
A brief note about Sandersons pork sausage advertised at 70 Pittsburg Street.
Al Kaufman of California and Fred Bradley of Boston clash in a six round national A C card at the National A C in New York. Delaney guides Kaufman who seeks to inherit the retired champion’s title while Bradley, defeated before, hopes to prevail. The winner earns a match with the McCoy Stewart victor next week.
Rev Frank FishProhibition candidate for Congress cancels appearances after learning his mother in Claysville Washington county aged 80 suffered a stroke. He rushed home from Wampum meeting and may remain several days. If possible he will resume dates in New Castle and Lawrence County.
Miss Hannah McIntyre of Cornell New York is gravely ill with typhoid fever at J H McIntyre’s home on Bartram Avenue after visiting the city since August. Her brother, a B R and P railroad agent, also lies ill with grip.
An oil can explosion at Riceville near Greenville destroyed E. M. Rice’s general store, George Peck’s residence, and H. J. Lewis’s barn, plus damage to the post office. Total losses amount to $10,000.
After two months of strong sales Mr McKee of McKee drug store reports success for selling Dr Howard’s specific at half price 50 cent bottles. He guarantees refunds if it fails to cure and offers a month’s treatment for 25 cents for constipation indigestion and liver related ailments.
In Youngstown Ohio a frog found in the center of a sun exposed ice cake stored for two years was released after the block melted. The frog, revived after lacking air and food, hopped about as guards of the ice company noted the find.
Carl Berger, owner of Newport Casino, announces a $10 million hotel on Fifth Avenue near Central Park. The plan mirrors Parisian and London Ritz features with cafes and tea gardens and would rise on the Huntington mansion site at Fifty seventh Street.
Rev George Jones of the First Unitarian Church announces October study topics. October 11 asks Payment or Pardon Forgiveness or Atonement. October 18 considers What Jesus Himself Says on the Significance of His Death. October 25 asks Is There Any Forgiveness of Sin or Do We Mete Out Its Consequences.
The Sharon Herald announces a promotional give away with a 2-quart white lined pudding pan and a 4-quart blue enamel sauce pan offered with four tins of any spice and a pound of 60-cent tea from Grand Union Tea Co. The paper also notes it is building a third floor as it plans to issue daily.
A local columnist ridicules upcoming fashion trends with exaggerated costumes and hats, noting that women will seek stylish garments to please themselves though critics warn of grotesque designs. The piece laments men’s expectations and predicts broad adoption of new styles in the fall.
An executive committee meeting of the Lawrence County Sabbath School association will be held in the Dean block Saturday at 2:30 PM. Plans will be made for delegates attending the state convention at Shamokin the following Wednesday through Friday.
Crews started clearing debris in Youngstown after three buildings were destroyed by a fire last week. The operation aims to remove hazards and assess remaining structures for safety and potential rebuilding.
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