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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
5
From statistics, Christine Yredovick shows we spend $2.38 on diamonds per person and $1.10 on hooks. We pay 22 cents for dentifrices, 6 percent per capita for ink, and $27 for joy riding and races. We also spend $35 on luxurious food and allocate funds to tobacco and advertising.
The report itemizes household and public expenditures from perfumery to government costs totaling 80.73 dollars and notes Florida as leading the nation in the percentage of people employed. It also cites 17 states with excellent conditions, 11 with surplus labor, and the remainder in fair condition.
State announces a new rule requiring birth certificates be issued to parents within 60 to 70 days after a child's birth bearing the signature of the state registrar Wilmer R. Batt and the state seal. Parents should contact the local registry at 305 Hast Street if a certificate is not received to confirm birth registration and establish accurate ages for school records.
Miss Margaret Walker president of the Lawrence County W C T U and Mrs. Martha Ketler chair of the General Union will be delegates from Lawrence County to the annual state W C T U convention in Harrisburg Pennsylvania October 9 to 13. Several hundred delegates from across Pennsylvania are expected for what may be the organization’s largest gathering. Under Miss Walker the county has shown creditable W C T U effort and reports will be presented at the state convention. An excellent program has been arranged with addresses by men and religious workers from the country.
London Tit-Bits notes ambassadors enjoy near total immunity and tax exemption, with residence grounds owned by their home country and courts lacking jurisdiction over them. The piece also cites Hartford railroad earnings reports for seven months, showing a surplus of 53,263,574 and a 4,294,015 deficit in 1923, plus freight loadings up by 111,385 cars and a total rise of about 2,000,000 cars over 1924.
Two pound Pomeranian nicknamed Wimmie Nugget shines among top entries at the Westbury dog show. Owner Mrs. E Seely, of Creat Neck, Long Island, accompanies the tiny canine as a standout feature of the event.
At the 30th annual convention of the Memorial Craftsmen of America in Cleveland, A M Githens, New York architect, says tombstones are out. Monuments grow in severity with simple granite stones and family names only, verses and initials fading from the scene as memorials aim for timeless, civic pride.
The article notes that in popular speech thoroughbred and purebred are almost interchangeable though dictionaries ignore the distinction. It explains that technically thoroughbred applies to registered horse breeds while purebred covers pure-bred animals in general, a contrast rarely observed in everyday language.
Singing is a health aid noting correct standing and breathing. It promotes digestion, relieves fatigue, and calms nerves. Breathing deeply before an open window sends air to lower lungs, improves speech, and offers a universal medicine without bitterness.
Lanterns on ships began as metal cages mounted prominently to warn other vessels. Early designs used combustibles to emit light without shining onto decks, a practice continued as exterior lights. Frigates and ships-of-the-line of the 17th and 18th centuries featured similar cages with more ornate ornamentation.
A yellow bullfrog named Buttercup Shade swims in a tub at the National Museum in Washington along with other curiosities. Sent from Hampton Roads, Virginia, the pale yellow bullfrog was captured after being observed by attendants torn from its normal color.
A wire screen guards a frog named Buttercup in a museum exhibit. Scientists doubt albino status as he lacks pink eyes though his eyesight appears decent. He often keeps eyes closed, but when he opens them the brown eyeballs are visible. The frog is of normal size and fairly active.
The article contrasts ancient wedding customs of rice, corn, wheat, and nuts with modern gifts while noting a large number of visually impaired people in the United States. It mentions Romans scattering corn, Paland neighbors throwing wheat or beans, Italian nuts, and country cakes and buns as wedding remnants. It also states 35 million of 42 million Americans are visually impaired.
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