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An old style masthead notes publication policy indicating editions issued every evening except certain days by the News Company, located at corner Sycamore Street and Apple Alley.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
4
An old style masthead notes publication policy indicating editions issued every evening except certain days by the News Company, located at corner Sycamore Street and Apple Alley.
The ticket nominates William Howard Taft of Ohio for President and James S. Sherman of New York for Vice President, marking the Republican pairing for the election.
A scrutiny of a New Castle Democrat editor's stance on party papers, contrasting Republican endorsements and noting the dangers of praising corrupt or inept officials for political gain. The piece questions what influence a partisan paper should wield in shaping public opinion and policy.
The piece denounces partisan newspapers as corrupting forces that may aid crooks inside the party. It argues The News prints all the news, refuses to endorse unrepresentative acts, and supports reform within the Republican Party while criticizing “steadfast” party papers and politicians. It defends Prohibition and local option while noting divisions between Democratic and Republican editors.
A Youngstown based dairy firm with capital stock of 10000 has been incorporated to manufacture and sell butter cheese and other dairy products.
Company M, the new unit of the Fifth Regiment National Guard in Youngstown, will be mustered Monday night.
Comic snippets cover installment debt pressure and brisk time, with notes on Taft and Bryan in Youngstown politics, oddities about navy enlistment, fashion, and a University of Chicago ribbing. Observations mix humor, local chatter, and social quirks in a busy column.
The Wolf starring a superb company with strong settings drew a full house and lively applause at the opera house last night. The Wall by Eugene Walter featured Jules Beaubien and Andrew McClavish in a tense love contest with Hilda McTavish. the cast delivered a polished performance. The vaudeville lineup, including Quaker City Quartet, John Healy, Allen Delmain & Co., Smith and Reno, Reded and Hadley, and Palmer and Ainsley, plus moving pictures, offered double the value, with box office cards available for next week’s all-star bill and a display in Nolan & Co.’s window.
McCune and Grant headline the Cascade vaudeville house for the week with strong support from Travis and Hayden, George D. Lemuels, and a grotesque juggler known as Pink Pills. The acts drew large crowds Thursday, receiving enthusiastic ovations. the Dutch sketch by Travis and Hayden ran 28 minutes with multiple encores, while Lemuels delivered monology songs and a dancing stunt to broad applause.
Sixty Lawrence County school teachers attended the Coliseum for an enjoyable evening. The stage delivered jokes about school questions which were loudly applauded by the teachers. The event reflects a growing fad among the younger set.
Edwin J Hadley presents moving pictures at the opera house next Tuesday October 20 with matinee and night showings A special 5 45 pm matinee for school children will be held Hadley promises a refined program including comedy magic travel views and novelties aimed at pleasing all patrons Seat sales begin Saturday
Mark E Swan farce A Good Fellow brings Miss Alice Williams to the opera house for Saturday matinee and night. Williams is praised as a clever ingenue and the show is expected to be full of laughter with a strong supporting company. Seats are on sale. The Monte Carlo Girls Burlesque arrives next Monday October 19 with singing and dancing acts and two humorous plays. Seats are on sale.
Notice prohibits water use for building work by any person without a permit detailing the purpose. Violations will lead to discontinuation of water service until costs are paid. City of New Castle Water Co.
News briefs note school bells return next week and Arbor Day in one week. Farmers sell potatoes 70 to 75 cents a bushel as rain delays husking. Barn floor dances revive in Butler county and apple parings rise. Jacob Banfield of Mercer county claims a 212 pound 18 inch tomato prize. The Odd Fellows grand lodge to hold a special Franklin session next week.
Ground broken for a new three story hotel to be built by Charles Ramsey B T Moss and Fred Moss on the site of the old Taylor house burned last spring. It aims for occupancy by next spring with first class furnishings to serve a large crowd. Mrs. La Verne Hummell of Park Avenue was a Pittsburgh visitor today.
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