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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
8
Federal agricultural survey predicts potato output well below 1924 after a poor early season and adverse weather. Farmers report lower yields across late and early crops including sweet potatoes. Prices at 60 cents per 100 pounds act as a bulwark against imports, according to the department.
Aug 28 A real state deal closed by Union Ice Company of Pittsburgh sold land between Chautauqua Lake and state highways south of the Pennsylvania railroad to 11 Chara. The site features two former ice houses once used there. Mud Creek will be straightened and dredged to form a community park adjoining it.
East Pittsburgh Pa Aug 2 Henry Davis 81 of Irwin Pa was fatally shocked when his head touched a 22 000 volt live wire while stretching wires at the Westinghouse plant yard. Davis was maneuvering a shed roof wire when he swerved into the live line. He died instantly.
Two inmates from Northampton County Prison escaped by sawing the jail yard bars and stealing a car to reach Philadelphia. Police seek Peter Gebhardt and Chamberlain for theft. details describe their escape and attempted evasion after departure to the city.
A vintage advertisement from Ames & Co promotes Parisian Sage hair tonic and scalp treatment. It claims to stop dandruff and itching, prevent hair loss, help growth, and beautify hair with guaranteed results, urging readers to ask for Parisian Sage at all druggists.
Federal agents and local police raided Dunkirk Wednesday, seizing home brewed beer and liquor and arresting four men. The operation centered near East Front Street and Steckphe Street with officers taking samples as evidence.
Weather forecasters and local observers claim signs point to an early fall and a severe winter. Animal migrations and plant growth patterns are cited as evidence, with some predicting hard frost to come soon. The consensus, though unofficial, suggests preparation for tougher months after a mild late summer.
Postoffice Inspector Gallager located by Constable Palmer a cache at Clarence Penman's home in Punnsutawn. Police say two radio neckties and other items were found among allegedly stolen goods from a bait sack at B R & P station. Penman, a former railroad employee, is charged with stealing parcels left unlocked. The U S marshal is notified to apprehend him in Pittsburgh.
The fragment suggests a discussion on the origin of a well known expression. It mentions a traveler or tourist entering a forest reserve and observing land, with faint phonetic exclamations and garbled names, indicating an early anecdote or misread transcription about the phrase’s birth.
The page lists mixed commodity quotes including sugar at steady Centrifugal and coffee Rio No 7, Santos No 4. Tallow prices show a high at $1200 with a spot note. Livestock quotes cover live poultry, geese, ducks, turkeys, roosters, and chickens with firm market tone across categories. Collateral notes include butter, margarine and other dairy terms with regional pricing hints.
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