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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1925
Page
8
An eyewitness described a man matching the notice of Thompson near Dunkirk. Police, alerted by Snyder after a late conversation, sought the suspect as a possible lead, with the Pennsylvanian authorities coordinating a search and public notifications.
A garbled notice promotes a sale offering nearly 200 items at reduced prices. It hints at a storewide discount event with limited details and a call to take advantage of the opportunity. The source text is partially unreadable but indicates a promotional sale.
An old advertisement extols cod liver oil as the best flesh producer urging thin people to gain weight by taking McCoy's Dod Liver Oil Tablets. It claims a 10 to 20 pound gain is possible in 30 days with a money back guarantee if no five pound gain occurs.
A Warren youth named Robert Tucker, 17, helped rescue passengers from a stricken ship near Newport News. He and six others assisted in five trips from the ship to the naval base hospital, facing rough seas and exposure. Tucker recalled the peril and pride in the effort, praising the navy’s response.
The text discusses a past view from a observatory about matter changing into energy and relating affection to energy. It asserts matter does not disappear but transforms, with a claim that energy leaves a star while matter remains, framed in speculative terms.
Descendants of Ransom and Jane Robbins gathered August 23 at Binder Lake for a Robbins family reunion. Officers elected for next year included President Judy, vice president Roy Morton, secretary Vela Sullivan, and treasurer Ray Morton. annual dues set at current level for 1926.
A man named Joe Rivers, 26, was arrested after allegedly kidnapping his two year old child from a Girard home and fleeing toward Erie by taxi. A warrant for his arrest had been issued by Justice of the Peace Rigk of Girard on charges including desertion and nonsupport. Rivers and his wife were said to have been reunited briefly on a Union Station platform before police intervened and halted the incident.
The fourteenth annual reunion of the Akam families was hosted by Richard Akon on Church Street Avis. A 10 a.m. chicken dinner, decorated tables, and a reading from Mrs. William Akam of California marked the event. Officers elected for the coming year were Richard Akam president Willard Jones vice president Myrtle Akan secretary and treasurer. Desserts at 5:30 featured ice cream and cake before departure.
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