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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1929
Page
3
Twentieth century era notes recounting readers questions about presidents and Confederate figures, plus local items on tafts, Weston pedestrian revival and school matters. Mentions Clarence Stiallyhaw, Sidenstricker, Taft, Sir Walter Scott, Ruth, Union City visitors, and civic events.
Sir Hubert Wilkins outlines a risky plan to dive under the Arctic ice using a 98 foot submarine built at Bridgeport Connecticut to cross the North Pole. He would blast through ice with a diving compartment and thermite charges to reach Alaska or reverse the route via the Panama Canal, with significant surface time and 48 hours of oxygen on submerged legs.
A 1929 Cory Evening Journal column discusses the diplomatic passport issue amid liquor control debates. It notes demands that diplomats in Washington, Paris, and London be denied passports if they import intoxicating beverages and cigarettes, while critiquing immunity principles and home country responsibility.
A New York Evening Post summary notes investment trusts using stockholders money to operate in markets. Many formed in the past year, selling at market highs, then calling in loans to buy stocks at bargains as prices fell. Critics warn these trusts wield potential peril and could sway stock markets amid volatile swings.
A reader asks how many bills of each denomination twenty ten five and one are in pocket when the tens total number leaves two hundred eighty two dollars. Solve by balanced counts that meet the given condition with all four denominations present and a unique solution.
Mae Curnelkee district deputy president leads installation of Rebekah Lodge officers across districts on April 1 12 16 17 19 and 2 April dates listed with various lodges in Corry Mill Village Waterford Erie Union City Evie Lavra and other locales in what appears to be a regional schedule.
The readable lines present a fragmented medley of phrases about pay, moral strength, and social exhortations. The garbled text mentions a box, pay, a neighbor, and a vague question about tragedy and purpose, ending with stray characters and numbers.
Rufus J. Woods, Sr. of Buffalo died after his car overturned at Commons Corners about four and a half miles from Edinboro Sunday night at 8 26. His wife, who drove, escaped with minor injuries. Coroner D S Hanley said the car skidded off the road, then hit a curve and overturned pinning Woods, who suffered skull fracture and broken legs. He died three hours later. Body to be shipped to Buffalo for burial. no inquest planned.
The first professional American architect credited is Péter Morrisdu who shaped early projects like the Redwood library. Text references Kina's child and Jervish events along with Peles at Newport, indicating scattered notes on notable architectural figures and works from a historic period.
A United Press compiled list from The Retail Bookseller highlights ten top titles with authors and publishers including Agatha Christie The Seven Dials Mystery and Ernest Dimnet The Art of Thinking. Prices range from 2.00 to 4.50, with noted publishers Scribner’s Simon and Schuster Harcourt Brace and Doubleday-Doran.
An old advertisement promotes Thompson's Barosma as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It claims many seemingly healthy people will get kidney disease and urges immediate use with a money back guarantee. The ad notes quick absorption and suggests Golden Lax Tablets for constipation.
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