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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
2
Notice from THE NEWS COMPANY New Castle Pa instructs readers to address all books money orders drafts and communications to the News Company and not to individuals Editorial and subscription details listed with old style spellings and pricing.
A New Castle area report notes the Fraternal Mystic Circle increases assessments on a class of long term policyholders age 70 and older. The move, first raised in 1900, pressures elderly insured with 20, 25, or 40 year ties who paid heavy sums for limited coverage, forcing many to drop or surrender policies to recover invested funds.
A reader outlines ruinous sums paid to the Fraternal Mystic Circle and similar societies, noting retirees lose thousands as annuities fail to deliver. The piece accuses such groups of exploiting elderly members, calls for investigation, and cites political currents shaping reform in Michigan and broader states.
Fragments spell a chaotic column noting political scuffles, theatre buzz, and odd social asides. References span local races in York Town, a New York stage stir, drink of Canada invasion chatter, and a colorful Irish postage stamp tale from Los Angeles paper.
A garbled report recounts a Sala Comfort Fishing group on an annual trip toward North Way district, with mentions of Welly and Canada. The piece hints at a warden, a levy, and fines amid disjointed dialogue, producing a fragmented local notice tone.
Fragmented text mentions wages, transportation, automobiles, and a traveler. Includes scattered references to Potent names and places, with unclear events. The readable portion hints at a public notice style item discussing prices, engines, and travel, but lacks coherent details.
A distorted text blocks political and local items with scattered names Martha Jett Polishing and Que an Maria Waid among unclear references. It mentions Saturday events, a meeting, and a list of seemingly random locations and individuals, but lacks coherent facts.
Fragmented notes describe an appeal process for a commissioner named Siamek F Toy in Philadelphia. The text mentions a potential division and a prior ruling, with references to bills altering features of a metin and a court proceeding. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A historic pension report shows 951,087 beneficiaries remaining with a downward trend toward 969,000 within a year. The text traces the long peak in 1904 when millions received checks, noting Republican concerns and the evolving commission policies guiding future payouts. The piece highlights the aging system and shifting political support shaping pension economics.
A garbled local notice describes visitors to area residents including Angier, Mrs. MiMoion Of Adtena, Kan, and Miss Patton Of Warner, with mentions of Amy dant ewe Willifin Santh of Cleveland and other locals. It references upcoming events and a hospital order for a meal at Dewey Park, inviting friends.
In a garbled exchange, characters discuss hydrophobia as a fear of water tied to rabies. Solled Saivel-Wot's disease is described, with others questioning accuracy. The dialogue references a dog bite incident and confusion over terminology and remedies.
The widow of the Fomona Orchestra tender, Mra Theodard Thomas, urged city cooperation to reduce wagon overloading. In a recent address to teamsters she called for humane control of freight, and an ordinance to regulate tox nage teaistorn may be presented to the city council.
The piece discusses social privacy in close communities, noting how walls and curious eyes shape behavior. It argues against exposing financial troubles to neighbors, praising discretion over public confession and implying gossip harms moral balance.
The article notes the lack of nesting places for swallows due to modern chimney and flue design. It laments the loss of traditional nesting sites and describes new housing features reducing swallow habitats. It discusses the impact on bird populations and suggests alternatives to preserve nesting opportunities.
Friday sale promotes boys rough and tumble ready suits with neat styling. All wool double breasted knickerbocker and pants sets in blue or mix patterns priced at 5.00 per suit. finer fall styles range 7.50 to 13.50. Separate school pants sizes 5 to 19 available.
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