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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1925
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals with titles such as Pres and Man, falter, and mentions W. Treadwell, Jas Phas, and T. Ray. likely a broken business or corporate notice detailing officers and secretary roles.
The document notes rates for subscriptions and identifies the Audit Bureau of Circulation as a member body of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. It also mentions exclusive rights for the International News Service to reuse and republish local or national news content.
A discussion on how communities prove worth through schools churches and streets. Edified by R L L Driver Harrisburg urging Pennsylvania consolidation from 150 to 433 schools, with central campuses boosting rural towns and linking education to civic unity and alumni activity.
Washington correspondents claim every presidential trip outside the capital carries political significance. They say Coolidge seeks voter support in the middle west and among soldiers, citing Omaha and Minneapolis visits as strategic moves. He enjoys train travel and meeting the American people, yet critics accuse him of politics.
The passage notes a probable trend of speeches en route driven by the impression formed by Washington correspondents. It emphasizes how such reporting shapes expectations and public perception without detailing specific events.
A playful poem about a talkative child named Little Miss Chatterbox. The verses praise her boundless speech and joyful chatter that fills the day, noting even nature’s wonders cannot match her lively tongue. Copyright 1925 Edgar A. Guest.
A collection of bylined quips and observations spanning politics humor and social notes. It rolls through politics with sharp partisan jibes, social mores about dress and gender, everyday life vignettes, and playful lines on manners climate and culture. The tone is brisk, satirical, and locally flavored.
The bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church order removing the word obey from the marriage rite after lengthy discussion. They note it has meant little for some time and bride or wife will obey if she chooses. The shift reflects a changing spirit in courtship. The West Pittsburg murder case prompts reflection on whether it was intellectual or brutal, with investigation ongoing.
Reports from Pana ma canal zone describe landlords pressured by tenant unrest as rents reached extortion levels. A rebellion occurred and house owners consented to compromises with tenants, with some noting the action as partially justifiable under pressure.
The writer laments the absence of fearless investigators like Sherlock Holmes to uncover crimes and bring culprits to justice. They suggest juries courts and pardons undermine criminal hunters who remain needed in troubled times.
A humorously layered reflection that a man shaves off 20 square miles of whiskers in a lifetime and spends 75 days on the task while growing them without care would resemble the Smith Brothers. It ends with the adage a man is known by the head he keeps.
The text notes President Coolidge will light the Community Christmas tree in Washington and broadcast a Christmas Eve speech nationwide. It suggests early Christmas spirit and civic involvement as a model for every family.
A New York woman seeks divorce claiming fraud after discovering her husband is a woman. The complaint argues misrepresentation affected the marriage viability. The remark suggests caution in choosing a spouse and notes that deception complicates relationships.
A reflective snippet recalling a railroad president’s strike prophecy and a nostalgia for raspberries and strawberries through winter. The piece drifts through names like Doug Fairbanks and Mr Pickford, old sayings, and idle musings on weather, attire, and truth.
Two weeks from tomorrow is election day. Be ready to vote on that day and don’t let anyone fool you in the meantime. It’s all right for any Republican to stand firm for the ticket this year.
A football coach enforces an apple a day while another requires players to drink a bottle of milk after practice. Both regimens aim to boost health and performance.
A religious text excerpt cites Romans 13 8 9 urging love and avoidance of theft or coveting, emphasizing mutual responsibility to others. The passage quotes key commands and reinforces social conduct through a moral guideline.
A 1925 New York American report notes continued Wall Street volatility with insiders claiming profits. The article references market swings, investor mood, and unnamed sources predicting ongoing rallies amid speculative trading.
The piece reports a frenzied day on Wall Street with large blocks traded in United States Steel and General Motors as prints lagged. It comments on internal control, the breakup of Standard Oil into Socony and the unusual tax treatment of stock conversions versus a croppy child and depletion tax references.
In a Columbia University laboratory 5,000 rats are fed various foods to study how diet may prolong life. After testing different substances, the rats die, highlighting the limits and dangers of such experiments and the quest to extend human longevity.
The piece discusses rats as nuisance yet useful in cancer research at the Rockefeller Institute. It notes a tradeoff where ten million rats might die for cancer research to save women. It also mentions Wassili Wadowsky and his horse Transvaal failing at the Cesarewitch, leading to Wadowsky's suicide, and quotes on gambling and perseverance.
The speaker praises Europe for uniting to avoid inter-European conflict and contrasts it with urging the United States to join a broader league. He notes 48 nations in the region that agree to avoid murder and suggests Europe imitate the US approach for a more pleasant outcome.
In French Morocco Abd El Krim hides from French air raids bombing villages while refugees flood camps. French troops prepare winter quarters as airmen patrol the region and pursue the Rif fighters. The text notes war has changed and warns the country to avoid sorrowful discovery.
The passage notes that after schooling at home and McGill University the man pursued insurance as a life work, becoming general manager of a major Canadian company. He entered public life in 1911 when elected to the provincial legislature, and he is the third consecutive lieutenant governor to come from the insurance industry.
Dr. Frank Crane argues that true endurance lies in the soul not the body. He contrasts soft metal and hard metal traits, noting cheer, humor, courage, and persistence endure heat while possessions and fame may burn away. He cites Christ’s question on profit and soul and asserts the soul remains unconquered despite physical loss. Copyright 1925 by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
Key anniversaries include Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts in 1685 and Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown in 1781. Also noted are Georgia signer Lyman Hall’s death in 1790, Cassius M Day’s birth in 1810, McKinley’s 1898 Peace Jubilee review, and other events from 1900 to 1923 with figures like Cam eron and Cooleridge era actions.
Poetic meditation links personal decay to civic ills. The speaker warns that arterio sclerosis of the emotions and paralysis of the will threaten individuals and a city when conscience loses balance and ethical sight. The verse emphasizes collective moral failure.
James Cranswick Tory has been sworn in as lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia. A prominent insurance figure in eastern Canada, he is 63 years old and a native of the province.
A reader recalls attending a Dramatic Stock Company performance of Cornered where mind reading powers drive the plot and outwit a clever inspector. The piece recalls a Keith Circuit vaudeville act of a blindfolded wife reading letters, a doctor’s test, and notes on radio and mind reading as marvels of civilization.
Secretary of the interior Hubert Work argues that cooperation with Congress and experience will place federal reclamation of waste lands on a sound permanent basis. He cites 6000 farms idle, $200 million invested with $27 million unlikely to be collected, and a shift to mandatory explanations for payment delays.
A man misrepresents himself as a close relation and faces consequences for deceit, warned by local editor to avoid impersonation and fraud within family circles.
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