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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1925
Page
3
Corry Pa advertising rates and mailing terms list second class mail matter status. It notes prices per year by mail and by currier, with a three cent per copy rate and fifteen cents per week. Arthur Cotegrove appears as a name in the ad copy.
The Pennsylvania hard coal strike may last all winter with both sides preparing for a drawn out battle. Employers seek banking support from New York and Philadelphia to sustain coal companies facing strain while mine officials marshal financial resources and local treasuries. Miners depart the fields for industrial city jobs as traveling salesmen drop the anthracite region from their routes and hotels grow quiet.
Paris signals early government action to settle huge war debts to Finland and America. Briand aims to stabilize the franc and secure private loans, with Caillaux’s failures guiding diplomatic, fiscal strategy. The American debt commission likely to engage, while France seeks swift, practical settlement. Corn crop outlook and hog farming implications noted. Clara Morris obituary highlights her career and marriage. The former Kaiser pays Germany to Hohe von lo rnen properties signals continued wartime legacy.
A. H. Thayer, born August 12 in Boston, shows early drawing talent and love of wildlife. He trained in Boston and New York, studied in Paris, then helped form the Society of American Artists in 1878 becoming its president for two terms. He earned National Academy membership in 1901 and is praised for The Snellas as a landmark depiction of benevolent love.
Police Chief Worreny swore out a warrant for Olin Winner age 25 of Free Port for operating a motor vehicle under the influence on November 16. He allegedly crashed a stationary street car on Central Avenue, injuring himself and companions Tajdriine Kilisell and Harry Veid Jer. Winner was hospitalized after the crash which severely damaged his Ford car and left him with a broken jaw and other injuries.
An 1905 Erie area report recounts a Philadelphia and Erie railway wreck four miles from Erie that killed Anna Schwars age 13 and fatally injured her brother George age 10, with Theo age 16 also badly hurt. Joe Downs, once local, now telegraphing in Pittsburgh, is mentioned. Various local names and events follow, including resignations, arrivals, and a church speaking engagement.
United Press reports the resumption of Carnegie Steel No 3 furnace in New Castle boosts output as workers return after months of layoff. The plant is running at about eight percent capacity with prospects for higher activity ahead.
Uncle Eben warns that the man seeking trouble tends to bring a supply that is not prepared, implying a risky or volatile situation on Washington Street. The quote captures local dialect and a cautionary tone about handling imminent trouble and resources.
An editorial critique of a convention discussing an ethics code for ice users. It questions gendered roles and suggests the proposed code would limit women to home use like tea, soda, and cooking, while implying men belong in the office, highlighting social norms of the era.
Members of the focal branch of the Dairymen’s League discuss rising price factors and distribution. President Lincoln’s letter and member concerns highlight higher costs per 100 pounds, increased efficiency claims, and warnings against undermining cooperative producers. The group urges farmers to unite and resist independent dealer pressure to preserve organized farming.
A fragmented notice for Zat So by James Gleason and Richard Taber at Erie Theatre, with reruns from New Movs at Chanin Theatre and December 7 preview. It praises the comedy’s action and character work, promising thrills and sustained audience interest.
A garbled archival note records multiple deaths linked to alcohol in 1925, mentioning victims and locations. The readable fragments indicate a series of fatalities associated with alcohol consumption and related illness, though precise names and places are unclear.
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