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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1928
Page
3
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Advertising rates for Corry Evening Journal printed in Corry Pennsylvania are listed as five dollars per by mail or three cents per copy, with fifteen cents per week. The notice appears in the Chicago chamber and Gum company listing with miscellaneous charges and contact details.
Retired but active shipping advocate Captain Robert Dollar returns to San Francisco after his fourth world voyage in five years. At 85 he remains focused on promoting American shipping, insisting government lines should be privatized to boost competition and that U S shippers can outpace foreign rivals with cooperation. Also satiric note on traffic as city officials propose an armored “yoggernaut” car to curb road hogs and speeders.
A tricky quote reflects tension over reciprocity and civility, suggesting that consideration must be mutual. The fragment hints at disagreement about sentimentality and fairness, with an emphasis on reciprocity in social interactions.
Notes from a late 19th century column recount an August 8 1908 row of items. Prohibition advocates plan a lake gathering with neighbors from Warren and Erle counties. Building activity includes McCray laying brick on Genter Alley. A township dog ordinance allows dogs at large only certain months. A boy from Concord township breaks his right forearm in an accident on a mowing machine. Seventy eight businesses in Ulielty take a day off for a community picnic. Jom Oliva and Bagley visit Liberky street line tonight. A centennial celebration in Nyndy, N.Y. is set for next week.
The questions ask for who isolated the germ of tuberculo sis what flower Holland is famous for who is the patron saint of Ti iana what form of government exists in turkey and where Plymouth Rock is located. Melba Mayflower Connecticut Suez Canal Corsica plus a note about Miss Sarah Cohen of Syracuse visiting Mr and Mrs Morris Bernstein as an aunt.
Warren August 9 officials approve a 3 1 3 mile improvement linking the end of the existing highway in Pilisfeld township to Caldwell Run in Eldred township. State funds cover 50 percent with 25 percent by the county and the remainder by Warren, total about 48 thousand dollars. Construction to proceed after the oral letting by the Highway Department.
Atlantic City Aug 8 Senator-elect William S Ware of Pennsylvania was “somewhat better” today, according to his physician Dr Job Shaw. Though still very sick, indications are distinctly favorable as Ware recovers from paralysis and a stroke suffered after returning from a fishing trip in Leipzig.
A dated note asks the weight of a Joad of 180 yellow pine scantings 2x4 inches 16 feet, with figures for species gravity and weight per cubic foot. The piece includes yesterday’s answer of $12.129 and a rough calculation method. Pittsburgh markets show Buckeye Pipe Line Company cutting grades by ten cents to $1.80 a barrel, with other items unchanged.
A. G. Stone, real estate agent in Keller Bidy North East Penns, advertises farm and business properties for sale or exchange. Listings include fruit farms, dairy farms, city property, stores, and a bowling alley with contact details.
In Brig, Aug 8 the 19th regiment's guardsmen report improvement after tainted sandwiches poisoned forty national guardsmen. Most discharged from hospitals. one remaining in St. Vincent's Hospital as of Tuesday. Major Momeyer filed findings on a contaminated purchase by pollens at Gretna. Postmaster Fred H Tibbets died in hospital at Confluence, Pa after illness at home. Earthquake shocks continue at Pino Tepé, prompting government reconstruction aid request.
United Press items outline numerous submarine sinkings and accidents from 1920 to 1927. Entries include the loss of crews at Provincetown 1927, Block Island 1925, Honololu 1916, Sicily 1925, Kobe 1923, Portland England 1924, and other hydrogen battery explosions and collisions with ships, noting death tolls and rescue efforts.
Prohibition Agent Edward M. Ward and assistants halted a box car near Keifers combining with a loaded truck at a siding. Two hundred fifty half barrels of beer valued at $3,000 were seized along with the vehicle. The disturbance prompted residents to alert authorities about illegal beer shipments destined for New York.
Louise Friday, 20, was shot and killed by Milton Harris, 25, at 1404 Michigan Street after a friend says Friday feared Harris days earlier. Harris attended City Court arraignment on a murder charge. to be presented to the September grand jury. Neighbors and friends mourn her in Silver Creek as questions rise about safety.
Reports say a tropical hurricane battered the Florida east coast from Palm Beach to Fort Pierce. The Algonquin, unable to hold bearings, sought protection near the Bahamas Strait and was expected to dock in New York Friday. Unconfirmed wind reports from Melbourne described a 75 mile per hour gust. store windows shattered and trees uprooted. No injuries reported.
The notice advertises an in house loan service promising cash loans from 25 to 100 dollars with monthly repayment of 2.50 to 10 dollars plus lawful interest. Larger sums are offered in proportion with no fees or deductions and every repayment reduces the overall cost. Repayment can be made in full at any time. Some inquiry and explanation without obligation are requested.
Cincinnati auto dealers Tal Pavey and J. Bovis were killed today when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff for Akron. The accident occurred at the flying field in Cincinnati.
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