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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
4
The New Castle News reports the Enon Valley to New Castle concrete road opening, with an autos parade and Enon Valley program. The improved highway links Mt Jackson to Enon and connects Enon and surrounding districts to the county seat, boosting local development and accessibility.
The piece discusses Britain's 33 1 3 percent McKenna import duty on autos as a response to unemployment. It notes the policy mirrors U S practice, argues it may not lower prices for British workers, and suggests the duty could push American firms to open British branches to spur production.
The article discusses Canada reducing car costs through mass production affecting Jactor y and shifting business forms to America. It notes British capitalists bearing unemployment burdens. Caillaux boasts on arrival, Butler will quit as Philadelphia police chief, and France's subjection efforts in the Rif region contrasted with wartime freedom rhetoric.
Edmund Stinnes, son of Hugo Stinnes, argues a European customs union is possible and a United States of Europe desirable but uncertain this depends on Franco German tariff forms. He urges mass production modernization standardization and lower costs to boost productivity cautioning that Europe faces a looming war and that Anglo Saxon powers dominate economically. He notes U S dust explosions kill forty five and cause three million dollars in damage over the past year.
A local report notes a minor morning collision on Safety Sam Says corner when a car with loose brakes dumped a truck. Neither vehicle sustained serious damage beyond paint scrapes. Authorities said the incident was not serious and no injuries were reported.
A hodgepodge of observations from a Pennsylvania town cites odd voter counts from a single three story house, jokes about money and the ancestors, milk shortages, rising crime in Chicago, road improvements in Lawrence County, and social quirks about breakfast rooms revealing a slice of daily life in old journalism.
A collage of offbeat remarks and notes on daily life includes jokes about bathing suits and newsrooms, musings on aging, traffic, and weather, plus brief mentions of the Enon Valley road, a flower show at Carnegie auditorium, local band news, bridge talks at Beaver River, and scattered quips reflecting small town concerns.
Ada Lewis and Davia report a royal marriage between Itellan Princess Mafalda and Philip of Hasse, with dynastic implications and Catholic-Lutheran concerns. The piece notes Luther’s influence, American actors, aviation deaths, and a mix of historical figures, plus a brief China hangings update and a New York art-market shift from London to New York in the money era.
A brief Bible thought features Psalm 17 16 prompting reflection on awakening satisfied by behold thy likeness. The devotional line emphasizes personal renewal and divine presence guiding daily contemplation.
A compact urging to face facts and rely on self effort. It stresses profitable lessons from others’ experiences, earning more than expected, and valuing personal promises. It warns against overreliance on others opinions and reminds that true accountability is to oneself.
Mrs. Gertrude Franklin Atherton, a renowned American novelist and magazine writer, has been awarded the Legion of Honor by France for literary merit and wartime services. Her California home has long been a base, though she has spent recent years abroad, producing fiction and non fiction including An Intimate History for California. In 1595 she wrote:
Mrs Atherton attracted national notice for her broad field work during the war aiding soldiers in camp and at the front. A great granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, she was born in San Francisco and educated in California and Kentucky, reflecting a life of notable service and lineage.
Dr Frank Crane outlines the lives of J B Barnard and William Ewart Gye, two scientists who advanced microscopy and ultraviolet methods to photograph and identify cancer germs. Barnard, a London hatter turned microscopist, and Gye, a medical researcher, worked independently and refused gifts, financing their work through passion and self sacrifice. Copyright 1925 The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
One year ago Theodora Roosevelt then Assistant Secretary of the Navy was nominated for governor of New York on the Republican ticket.
Sofia reports this year’s Bulgarian harvest will be the richest in the country’s history says the general food commissioner who just returned from inspection. Abundant wheat and corn crops have lowered bread to five cents for a two pound loaf and about half the wheat crop will be export ready.
A fragmented industrial era note discusses I O U obligations, debts, and valuing old promissory notes. It recalls a British trader debt of 14,000 pounds and a Penn sylvania University donor paying 14,009 dollars for a document. It highlights skepticism about the true worth of such old IOUs and warns readers to scrutinize them.
A poem reflecting on aging and youth, urging new generations to take bold risks to achieve greatness. The speaker notes that each sage has seen his feats fall, then laments old men fearing change while acknowledging youth may surpass prior splendors.
A dated list of historical anniversaries includes Samuel Butler’s death in London in 1680, Benedict Arnold’s escape in 1780, Napoleon’s Paris campaign against Prussia in 1696, D Ogden Mills born in 1825, Johann Strauss dying in during a Vienna residence, ongoing Big Tree grove actions in California in 1904, John M Palmer’s Civil War and presidential hopes noted for 1900, and the Hudson-Fulton celebration inaugurated in New York City in 1909. The compilation spans various figures and events with dates and places across history.
William and Harry Dean brothers work on the same rail line between London and Holyhead. They pass each other daily on separate trains but have not spoken for 16 years. Each stops in London or Holyhead while the other continues, making reunions unlikely due to their schedules.
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