New Castle News Promotes Staff and Subscriptions
The New Castle News lists its corporate officers led by President and Manager L Rentz and Vice President W Teadwell Treadwell Ray. James T. Ray serves as secretary treasurer with Jacob Rentz as treasurer and editor Bell. Subscription rates are shown for daily and weekly editions with mail rates and stand prices. The paper solicits public-interest correspondence from county readers and notes advertising representation and circulation memberships.
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L. Rentz
Matter W. Teadwell
Cy Treadwell Ray
Jacob ¥. Rentz
Treas James T. Ray
Retary
Forest Fire Prevention Law Promotes Federal State Cooperation
The McNary Clarke act authorizes 2.5 million dollars for federal fire fighting and estimates state appropriations at 7.5 million. Amid 92,000 fires in 1924 causing about 38 million in losses, the article argues for a national forestry policy with broader federal support and state programs.
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Congress
American Tree Association
Football's Rising Fame Transcends Baseball In Public Interest
The article argues football now draws wider public attention than baseball with large stadiums and ticket demand. It notes football's rough play and injuries attract interest, yet views discipline and manly qualities as essential to college training and team spirit.
Football's Growing Role in College Life
The article argues football uses many muscles at once and notes scant professionalism in the game. It suggests any danger of that has been avoided and links rising enthusiasm to the sport. The piece says football may not be part of the formal curriculum but colleges would lose much if it were abolished.
Roosevelt Memorial design chosen for Washington crowd
The Roosevelt Association announces John Russell Pope of New York as the memorial designer. A Philadelphia Inquirer note says the jury included Dr Paul Cret Herbert Adams and Louis Ayres and that Pope’s plan shows uncommon artistic excellence amid eminent rivals. One million dollars is appropriated for the site between the Washington Monument and the Potomac River south of the White House.
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Roosevelt Association
John Russell Pope
New York
Roosevelt Memorial
Washington
National Capital
Philadelphia Inquirer
Paul Cret
Herbert Adams
Louis Ayres
Washington Monument
Potomac River
White House
Treasury Building
Theodore Roosevelt
Mount Vernon
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt
Open Mind, Closed Mouth: A Witty Maxim
A compact aphorism notes that keeping an open mind is fine only when one avoids speaking rashly. It implies caution in speech while valuing receptivity and thoughtful dialogue.
Moonlight Cherishes Marriage as a Sturdy Bond
A reflective line notes that a touch of moonlight now and then often leads to marrying the best of men, portraying romance as a steady, hopeful union.
The Trouble With Running Around In Circles
A brief note notes the downside of constant motion and warns that constant activity leads to circular paths with no progress. It emphasizes the repetitiveness and potential futility of perpetual bustle. The line invites reflection on choosing purposeful steps over endless wandering.
Sensible Advice and Quips From a Bygone Era
A column of miscellaneous notes on daily life offers humorous asides about fashion safety and driving, hints about weather and debt, hints at labor strikes, whimsical witticisms aboutOxford fashion, social mores, and local sports tales including New Castle versus Harrisburg Tech. It closes with calls for charity, a burglar’s wife joke, and a report of police dumping two tons of deadly weapons into New York waters.
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New York
Riches of Spirit and Gentle Life by Edgar Guest
A meditation on lasting worth beyond wealth. The poem praises a good name, kindness, and neighborly love as true riches. It emphasizes that enduring esteem comes from gentleness, friendship, and a simple life, and that peaceful memories crown a well lived sunset.
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Edgar A. Guest
Safety Sam Says Rail Crossing Warnings Highlight Risk
A safety feature urges awareness at rail crossings noting that incidents can occur. The message stresses caution for pedestrians and drivers to prevent fatalities and injuries.
Making Faces At Teacher Case Stirs Moral Debate
Southeast Missouri teacher faced four students arrested for making faces at her. A judge discharged them, arguing faces are not crimes, a stance supported by many who recall youthful mischief. The piece also notes the originator of the first crossword puzzle in Virginia and ponders broader judgment.
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Missouri
Virginia
Public notices and humorous quips from a 1910s column
A county politics jab mocks a candidate’s past and recalls a 47 112 WCTU members in Pennsylvania with growth. The writer riffs on style, fashion, sports, and daily quirks from torn shirts to post office match boxes, ending with light social commentary about dress and manners.
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Post Office Department
Suburban Growth and Urban Habits Stir Community Life
The column observes suburban expansion pushing families to the city for solitude while stores push credit. It notes changes in church proximity affecting Sunday routines, underlying domestic opinions on pets and spouses, and warns against insincere salesman assurances about cars.
Oddball Thoughts From A City Desk
A sardine worker vies for a street car job while quips on cynicism love and reform fill a column. Jabs at prohibition, real estate schemes, and Soviet bets mingle with musings on traffic, sanity, municipal pride, and parenting basics.
Bible Thought For Today ALL NEEDS SUPPLIED
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want and Psalm 23 assures mercy goodness and a dwelling in the house of the Lord forever for believers. The passage emphasizes trust in divine provision and eternal presence guiding daily life.
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Lord
Poison Mistaken Alcohol Claims Spark City Scare
A fragment reports that prior alcohol contamination in Rus sian led to about eight deaths weekly from the poison’s effects. It notes plans to overturn the new law and hints at ongoing public alarm.
Turning Pink In England and Fortunate Bishop in 1925
A brief note from Brisbane under the 1925 copyright by N. Y. American, Inc. mentions topics such as Flying Machines Retail and The Ladies Intellect with ARTI byline. The items suggest a columnish digest of contemporary curiosities and media outputs.
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Flying Machines
the Ladies’ Intellect
England
Brisbane
N. Y. American, Inc
Aviation subsidies and Ford flying machines in New York
Commander Rodgers urges strong government backing for commercial aviation and subsidies if needed. Rodman Wanamaker sells Ford flying machines at $25,000 in New York with exclusive agency potential, while other notes discuss women’s intellectual life, social trends, and prospects for a broader league of nations.
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John Rodgers
Ford
New York
Rodman Wanamaker
Mr. Wanamaker
Ford Flying Machine
Ford Automobiles
New Jersey
Long Island
New York City
New York State
Capen to Speak at General Unitarian Conference in Cleveland
Dr Samuel P Capen educator and former chancellor of the University of Buffalo will be among the leading speakers at the General Unitarian conference opening in Cleveland today. He is a native of Somerville Massachusetts and a Tufts College graduate.
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Samuel P. Capen
General Unitarian Conference
Cleveland
University of Buffalo
Somerville
Mass
Tufts College
Dr Capen Acknowledged Leader in Education Field
The narrative notes Dr Capen as son of a president, an early professor of modern languages at Clark College Worcester and lecturer on school administration at Clark University, Worcester. He served as an advisory specialist for the Bureau of Education in 1914 and later on a War Department advisory committee for technical education of military personnel. His reports and writings earned national recognition in education.
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Dr. Capen
Clark College
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Bureau of Education
Washington
War Department
Ordnance Bureau
Signal and Engineer Corps
Capen
Yezierska Novel Bread Givers Praised By Critics
Dr. Frank Crane endorses Anzia Yezierskas Bread Givers calling it one of the season's top three novels. He lauds its realism detailing a poor Jewish girls fight from Old World oppression to New World freedom, noting the autobiographical strength and social relevance.
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Anzia Yezierska
William Lyon Phelps
Mr. Phelps
McClure
Anniversaries Across Years Highlight Clergy, Education, Arts
A list marking notable dates from 1838 to 1905 recounts Rev Francis N Blanchet’s arrival in Oregon and bishopric, Bishop Benjamin Keiley’s Savannah birth, Dr James H Baker’s Colorado presidency, John Cockrill’s murder acquittal, Brant’s Brantford statue unveiling, and Sir Henry Irvings death in Bradford.
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Francis N. Blanchet
Oregon
Benjamin J. Keiley
Savannah
Petersburg
Atlanta
James H. Baker
University of Colorado
Harmony
Denver
John Cockrill
St. Louis
Col. Slayback
Joseph Brant
Brantford
Ont
Sir Henry Irving
Bradford
England
Screen Actress Gloria Swanson Arrives As Leading World Star
A longtime critic argues Gloria Swanson has become the world’s leading motion picture actress through screen acting and closeups. He compares her to Mary Pickford and Sarah Bernhardt, notes her Coast of Folly role and the public’s jealous reaction to her fame. The piece praises Swanson’s artistry and the rise of screen drama over stage.
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John Bunny
Gloria Swanson
Bunny
Swanson
Folly
Nat Goodwin
Sarah Bernhardt
Mary Pickford
Gloria
Hank
Dauphin of
France
Monsieur Beaucaire
Timely views on world topics by Miss Hamilton at Michigan
Miss Jen Hamilton dean of the University of Michigan argues many youths overvalue college and underrate learning. She cites low earnings of women students, a gender imbalance at Michigan, and a crowded teaching field as factors shaping student choices and priorities.
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Jen Hamilton
University of Michigan
Miss Hamilton
France
Germany
America
Prince of Wales in Chicago One Year Age
The Dawes Plan begins operation as officials mark one year since its inception. The ceremony in Chicago notes the plan's ongoing implementation and effects on postwar economic recovery.
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Prince of Wales
Cago
Dawes
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