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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
7
Anti vivisectionists led by novelist Thomas Nelson Page campaign ahead of Congress to ban or regulate harming live animals in DC for science. Mary H Totten cites dogs sent to medical schools and rabbits in hospital experiments as examples of useless cruelty with no medical gain.
D. E. Orris, second baseman and right fielder for Wampum, breaks shoulder bone after colliding while chasing a fly ball during Saturday game at Ellwood. Ellwood Forge defeats Wampum despite chaotic lineup and alleged prior sale of a Wampum pitcher.
Residents of Ellwood City react to the removal of steps along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad embankment at Fifth street. City council orders replacement of the steps and directs the tracks to be graded at Sixth and Fourth street crossings to fix the uneven crossings. If no progress, merchants threaten action to secure results.
Business leaders in town work toward establishing a Y M C A. They ask state officials to send a representative to meet next Tuesday. A meeting at Attorney J W Humphrey's office heard two committees report favorable site and equipment findings and discussed funding. Enthusiasm runs high for forming the new association.
The hospital lecture course committee meets in special session to arrange a home talent concert. They aim for one of the best programs and will employ local musicians and vocalists. The first event, featuring the Whitney Brothers quartet, will be held in New Castle on October 16.
John Rowland the local passenger agent for the Baltimore and Ohio at this place has ended his services with the company yesterday. H A Hallstein formerly of Harmony assumed the duties this morning and will run the local office permanently.
The sesqui centennial parade in Pittsburg tomorrow is expected to draw a large local crowd. Railroads have prepared extra trains to handle the anticipated turnout, making a strong outlook for attendees from nearby areas.
Ralph Weaver arrived in Pittsburg today while K. J. Hendricks and Walter Kimmich visited the city yesterday. Co D Coban and Ss D Johnson were in Pittsburg and New Castle on business yesterday. Mrs W D Shaner of Beavy visited her daughter Mrs Lafayette Butler. Miss Emily Brenner and Miss Alice Tomlinson were New Castle visitors yesterday. Mr and Mrs H M Greswell returned from a two weeks visit at Cambridge Springs.
Dr J C Kalbias reports from burned areas in over a dozen mid-state counties that forests suffered, but wildlife will thrive. Despite large destruction, animals escaped, and the burned zones will yield young grass and shoots for grazing next summer, aiding game sustenance.
Washington reports that Uncle Sam employs professional hunters to control predators. Hunter Breidenstein on Boise National Forest Idaho killed 249 coyotes six wildcats and one bear this past season. Losses per animal are valued at 100 dollars making the forest stock savings exceed 25000 dollars while the government paid 1195 dollars in salary.
Prof. Pawlow's animal experiments are described as foundational to digestion science and Nobel Prize win. The ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, claiming they aid digestion, blood enrichment, and relief from stomach and bowel issues, priced 50 cents, with a free trial offer from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall, Michigan.
Ellwood City reports Andrew Jackson Weaver of Harrisville Butler county Pa known as Adam Junior Wonder delivered a vivid performance at the Eagle's Nest in Butler recounting his life and poetic gifts. He praised his limestone coal and timber heritage while defending his fame against a local reporter and aired verses about The Garden of Baen and meeting a New Castle poet.
The council plans a Thursday session to handle business if a postponement does not occur. A large turnout is expected for the Pittsburg event that night, risking a quorum with many council members, including officials, attending the big show.
Last night the opera house drew many youth as the Mecca of the town. The Black Crook was the featured attraction and regarded as a card. It refined in influence yet did not attract a single female patron, and its advertised educational features were only partly utilized.
Monthly attendance summaries list students present and absent at Pleasant Hill and Cooper schools for September. The Pleasant Hill report credits 35 percent attendance for the month ending September 5, with 11 named present and several absent. The Cooper school notes regular attendance for September 25 and lists students missing one day, plus a total enrollment figure of 7 dollars. Olive Davis signs as Pleasant Hill and Cooper school records appear with multiple teacher signatures.
Farmers in Washington Oregon and Idaho paid six million dollars this season to sixty thousand men to harvest a crop expected at sixty million bushels. Two thousand two hundred fifty combined harvesters operated by steam gasoline and horses and mules denuded the land. Yield averaged just over twenty bushels per acre with eastern Washington ranchers producing about thirty million of the total.
An advertorial fragment outlines a Grant's Suit Club offering suits priced from $1 to $25, suggesting value to club members. It mentions an address at 132 E Washington Street and references Annapolis City Ride, indicating a local promotional notice.
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