Nightwatch and Players Echo Through Silent Court
A fragmented report recalls a late night game with players named Stoney and Hihorn. The scene hints at a tense stretch and crowd energy, noting the team’s efforts and a quiet, tense finish.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1929
Page
3
A fragmented report recalls a late night game with players named Stoney and Hihorn. The scene hints at a tense stretch and crowd energy, noting the team’s efforts and a quiet, tense finish.
The Corry Evening Journal covers professor salaries and university competition with industry, noting executives urge higher pay to retain talent. It highlights Cleveland’s Community Fund success, with a record 4.65 million raised and broad public support, while mentioning local figures and ongoing city developments on East Main Street and Foster-Catchings' work.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century issue discusses sound speed and rifle ball velocity, a mile distance timing, and a workaround formula. It shifts to social and business notes about railroads, stockholder concerns, farming economics, a railroad bulletin board, and local figures including Thomas O Neil of Buffalo and Engineer J R Clayton, with vague references to transportation replaces and ships.
Entries recall the Library Theatre showing The Burglar tonight and a Harrisburg quarter aid granted to Titusville Central Railroad for a Titusville to Corry trolley line. Mrs Mary S Merrill of Jamestown marked her 93rd birthday this week. All-Corry beat Company A 38 to 16 in a basketball game last night.
A newspaper item previews a column by W L Gordon on English usage and pronunciation. It then shifts to Howard Carter, noting his fame as an archaeologist and his aim to uncover war worlds and the tomb of Alexander the Great, with talk of a gold coffin at Alexandria and priceless relics.
The questions cover a classic trivia set. Answers include a painting once gold valued at $100 later sold for $150000 and a WWI era claim about democracy. They also ask about the start and end dates of winter and the legality of plural marriage. The quiz references Texan annexation and US Marine Corps origins.
An advertisement touts a doctor's prescription Thoxineia for rapid cough relief and sore throat. It claims immediate soothing of irritation and treatment of internal cause, warns against dangerous drugs, and promises safe family use with a money back guarantee. Sold by N. F. Anias & Co.
A cautious optimism pervades industry and business across the nation amid a temperate postwar slowdown. Hoover’s upcoming address to Congress will shape opinions as a new school board faces transitions and tax adjustments. The article notes a push toward lower taxes, municipal budget actions, and mentions civic events, readings, and notable figures shaping local discourse.
A United Press review surveys aviation enthusiasm and recent books. Hodgins and Magoun present Sky High The Story of Aviation highlighting a 130 year arc and popular appeal. The Beaty Memorial Award winners include Parker Williams Howard Brush pieces. The review covers Casanova biography and other literary works with mixed praise and social commentary.
A readable list of top titles with authors and publishers. Notable entries include The Grimsim Circle by Edgar Walldow, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, and The Art of Thinking by Ernest Dimonte. The list mentions Peter and a continued item on Page Six.
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