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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1926
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal discusses advertising rates and post office details for Corry Pa. It reports on price trends with a focus on lower prices and their impact on business and consumer sentiment. The piece notes shifts in rail, automobile, banking activity, and general production.
An Athnamed correspondent in a Berlin conservative paper argues Americans have little to offer cultured Europeans. He mocks American culture and warns travel differences and economic figures show a growing gap, noting the Bureau of Valuation and Interstate Commerce comments hint at broader tensions.
A moving plantainment company visited the University of California to film a fake exterior. Coeds were used as extras including Margaret Lessenring, president of the Junior class, who impressed officials enough to be taken to Hollywood for a regular movie role.
A fragmented report notes a plan in Algeria to contain horses and control hunting by 14 walls or barriers. The brief mentions horses and hunting behaviors, with limited readable context on authorities or dates.
Reading the Journal Files reveals a bustling August morning with city life, railways, and local figures in transit. Mentions Worle power house, porches of the hill area, Adams Express clerk changes, and residents like Ruth Pape and the Reetees visiting from North Clarion, plus others returning from outings and social visits.
Patrolman Fred Morin of the Jamestown Police Department was severely burned when his car overturned on the Warren Jamestown Road yesterday morning and caught fire. Firefighter Ray Prity aided Morin until rescue. The injured officer was hospitalized in Jamestown General Hospital and is expected to recover.
A Sherman letter to the editorial page argues local cooperation fuels prosperity. The writer cites James Lay and a call to support local bakers, urging residents to back home producers and resist patronizing outside suppliers. He condemns knocking and urges constructive help for local industry.
Aug 0-T)w crop outlook for the United States predicts a 21 percent rise by July 1 from last year. Pennsylvania Ohio New York and California show gains with 118000 tons wine grapes 441000 tons allegenpas and 112000 tons fresh jaisiy grape. Erie county reports late bloom and some crop damage but overall vines healthy with little winter injury and minimal disease after heavy June rains.
A fire at the Adrian Company Store in Adrian near Punxsutawney injured five men, all burned, as firemen battled the flames. The blaze caused about 50,000 dollars in losses. Fire department members Fred Chambers James Guteljus Samuel Jones GE Doughitt and store manager Charles O Sherman were among the injured. Sherman reentered the burning building believing his son was inside.
The official salary of the bishop of London is $50,000. The greater part of this goes toward diocesan and other expenses.
Chautauqua New York hosts a week of sermons by Dean Shailler Mathews and talks by notable figures including Sanford Griffith and President Robert Vinson. Madame Pearl Metzelbhin and Dr Ira Jones speak, with Valeria Parker and Gov. Smith among speakers. Nine concerts and the play Abraham Lincoln are planned, plus a two mile swim by Miss Mary Elizabeth Lockwood and an exhibition by Walter Hagen.
In London on August 8 the Daily Express reports that two American missionaries, R. G. McGill and J. W. Baird, were drowned near Alex and Egypt while attempting to save a woman in danger. They had just brought four children ashore when the woman struggled in heavy seas. her rescue succeeded, and the missionaries’ bodies were later washed ashore.
The American Automobile Association issued a statement opposing compulsory automobile liability insurance. It argues the measure is not a safety tool and would foster recklessness, burden drivers with huge compulsory premiums, raise rates, and pave the way for state control of business.
Mary Sherman of Toronto continues a search for her four year old son Louis, who was last seen ten days ago after traveling with Patrick Shannon, a 17 year old from Detroit. The boy and Shannon had parted near Erie, Michigan, then Shannon urged Louis to stay in Salamanga as Mrs Sherman returned by radio and other channels.
A wanderer declares a wish to travel to Bafisla and voices a longing for the water. He speaks of ruin as described by Stansow, reflecting a troubled mindset and a desire tied to place and environment.
A fragment from Brown's Jug hints at a character named Ts who avoids giving time or money, reflecting a humorous or critical tone about grasping control over minutes or expenditures in social settings.
A fragment voice argues that windmill age is behind us yet asserts that younger people persist in resisting or challenging the engineers. The brief reads as a protest tone emphasizing youth involvement and skepticism toward technology.
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