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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1931
Page
3
The Corry Evening Journal announces its mail rates and advertising terms. It lists travel and advertising contacts, national representatives, and office locations in Corry Pennsylvania and partner cities Chicago Pittsburgh New York.
A federal list shows 17 big cities doubled property taxes from 1917 to 1929 with per capita levies varying widely. The piece argues taxes will rise further and urges a shift in spirit and policy to prevent an epidemic of tax evasion bankruptcy and repudiation amid calls for stricter law enforcement against police brutality.
A fragmented page advertises a periodical titled Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon. It promises word study guides and daily words with notes on misused terms and pronunciation.
The problem states a right triangle with one leg perpendicular and the sum of the other two sides equal to 16 feet. Find the lengths of those two sides. The explanation shows arithmetic steps from past problems, including conversions and multiplications.
The page presents a quiz with five items and provided answers. Questions cover war statements, cosmetics spend, Ted commandments, pseudonyms, and a country description. Answers include Benjamin Ramidlin, Albont $15, the first commandment about no other gods before me, a fictitious name, and Chile as the country.
Twenty years ago a harsh editorial notes radicals aliens and violators as a disgrace to the government and a hindrance to proper enforcement and respect for law.
In a period style ad fragment a Liver Pills product by Carter’s Ellise Liver Pile offers relief for bloating constipation and bilow. It invokes medical sounding claims and brand cues to urge readers to look for Carter’s label and associated packaging.
Jack Moore of Jamestown aged 2 years and executive secretary of the Jamestown Furniture Market Association died after falling from a hotel window in Rochester. Coroner Atwater ruled accidental. Moore had been traveling to promote the fall furniture exposition and was last seen in the hotel lobby before entering his room.
The Linco Markets of Erie take over the East Washington Street meat shop from Joe Rothman and Max Bellch. Linco plans a first class market with a complete line of beef meats and bridged products, to be run by E. B Dantsky. The new owners assumed control today.
The American Federation of Labor executive council urged a five day workweek and a six hour day to meet the winter national emergency. The plan calls for private and government industry adoption, work security where possible, and maintenance of standard wages. It also proposes a broad building program and a stabilizing industrial plan without red tape.
Joseph Devichl, 84, of Johnstown, died after a motorcycle collided with a truck at an Armagh intersection. Fellow rider John Pale, 21, of Claysville, was listed in serious condition at a Johnstown hospital.
A fledgling pilot in the national gliding contest led veterans with an endurance flight of seven hours and 28 minutes. Bud Stightes of Washington and New York City bested top flyers by landing on South Mountain after longest flight time, breaking Stickler’s record by three minutes. Hastings and Branklin flew longer but landed off course and were disqualified.
Market notes from Pittsburgh dated August 1 and 13 show demand moderate for live poultry and steady to firm prices for apples onions and potatoes across several regional origins. Car lot supplies on hand list apples 5, potatoes 22, and onions 4 with varied basket and sack pricing across Delaware Maryland Virginia Ohio and Long Island regions.
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