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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1924
Page
3
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New York Representative Cellier has introduced a bill to raise Congressional salaries from 7600 to 10000 dollars a year. He argues current pay fails to cover Washington hotel meals home expenses and campaign costs, noting public opinion could shift in an election year.
An aged Philadelphia banker leaves five million two hundred thousand dollars to care for orphan boys but trustees cannot spend the income. The will fixes the number of beneficiaries and uses a large endowment, prompting debate on forecasting posterity and spending limits. The piece notes political talk about reforms and a classified ad at the end.
Twenty years ago reports from The Journal Files dated April 29 describe a warm pleasant spell and unusually mild winter. Miss Marion Sidmore travels to St Louis for a new stenographer position. Warren High School baseball game canceled. Local marriages and visits from Newark and Warren residents are noted along with Miss Naylor's illness at Maple Avenue home.
A historical discussion argues that radio audiences resemble gatherings and should trigger royalty rules for authors and composers. The piece notes the need for a rational update of copyright law to cover broadcasting without overburdening stations.
An old advert promotes Marmola Prescription as a harmless fat reducer promising quick, secret weight loss without lifestyle changes. It urges readers to send one dollar to Marmola Company, Detroit, for a box of Marmola Tablets delivered by mail.
Auction on Centerville road near Union City features 20 cows and 2 year old heifers plus horses, a matched black mare team, cultivators, grinders, sleds, plows, and farm implements. Sale Friday in May 2024 at 1 PM with cash terms under $10 and six months on approved credit. Albert B. Carr, Arthur Scotten auctioneer, John Staves clerk.
In Union City on April 29 a brawl involving four youths erupted after a dispute over a girl. Emery Cole pleaded guilty to assaulting Des Hayes and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Maloney faced charges, with Bailey's accusation dropped. witnesses were delayed, then cleared as the case concluded without further trouble. A large audience filled the council room to hear the proceedings.
A vintage health advisory urges high water intake of two quarts daily plus salts to flush kidneys. It claims excess rich foods form acids that paralyze kidney function and trigger back pain, headaches, stomach upset, rheumatic twinges, and frequent urination. It promotes consuming four ounces of Salts from pharmacies with a morning dose and suggests doctor visits twice yearly.
Lawrence Nester of Port Allegheny was injured in a Sunday afternoon crash on the state highway near Lants's Corners Elk County. The car grazed a telephone pole and a tree. Nester suffered head wounds and bleeding lacerations while the other four men escaped unharmed.
Columbus April 23 report details a Community Church Sunday program with speeches by Prof. E L Monroe on the Dean School and Columbus high school plans. It notes a nine month term with an extra teacher to reach first class status, calls for parental cooperation, summarizes Parent-Teacher work, previews the play My Rule at the Congregational church, and mentions births and local social news.
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