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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1927
Page
3
Corry area notices lists publisher details and rates. A long feature argues prosperity sparks a sustained wave of construction across housing, hotels, offices, bridges, and churches, noting shortages after the war and a shift to higher housing standards as builders keep expanding supply.
A New York World observation notes many people become literate at Christmas and buy books for friends who may not read much otherwise. The best gifts are books the giver has read and enjoyed, while avoiding uncut volumes. The craze favors intriguing biographies and current conversation topics to inspire reading.
A partial note indicates room furnishing and removal of items. The text references a local listing or notice about furnished spaces and possibly inherited or transferred property. Details are fragmented, but the emphasis is on occupancy and supplied furnishings.
The piece argues cities seek larger areas to absorb population and gain prestige. It cites Boston and Los Angeles as examples, notes New York's vast population, and discusses Pittsburgh and Detroit ranking shifts. It urges consolidation of towns and boroughs as a path to higher status.
The prompt asks about an English author and poet famous for fiction about India, and includes several quiz style questions with ambiguous or garbled phrasing. The readable parts point to a trivia collection rather than a single coherent news item.
Aemima pays 5000 for a house and repairs it. The problem asks what 1 percent of the stake is and gives a numeric answer 107.08 with explanation. It includes guidance to compute areas by doubling products of 60 mats for two sides and products of two and Bi for the five ends, then add areas and multiply by a and d to get the bottom area.
The Journal Files issue from December 10 1907 recalls Dr Henrys Muck a noted local physician. It notes social visits by Mirth and Miss Ames and Miss Clem in Tar oridge Springse. A special train carried PL and officials through from res{ ihis mornings North East Hiroze reports a farmer’s death and Gus Reims. Warren Vines mentions city pride in arming and drill hall.
A column by W. L. Gordon presents questions on proper English usage. It asks what is wrong with a sentence about pricing lengthways and the pronunciation of pumpkin, plus a mis spelled word among tacitivity turpentine turdament. The page includes exercises and hints for yesterday's answers.
In Harrisburg a boy, Walter Wands, four, with his younger sister Jane, found two revolvers under a pillow. While their father hunted, Walter accidentally pulled the trigger, a bullet entering Jane’s mouth. She died a few hours later.
A scientific view states that Tih emerges with stock Gommion at the higher apex. Ir Ja asserts humanoid hindnthropoid typoa diverged around Ninpenw talilion years ago, outlining deep time lineage.
United Press reports that Democrats are theoretically set to control the U S Senate for the first time in years with party lines strained. The lineup shows Republicans and labor factions nearly balanced. Senator Shipstead of Minnesota is noted for backing a peace pact to enable firm legislation with Republicans.
Lindbergh may visit Oil City as guest of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Chamber of Commerce next year. D V Sommerville announced deeds for Oil City airport were signed and farm acquisitions completed. If Lindbergh cannot come, another notable flyer is hoped to attend as guest of the Bureau.
Meadville dispatch reports two men in poor health died by suicide last night. Wilbur Gay of Espyville and an unnamed barber from Linesville left home Friday intending to reach Erie, drinking from a glass of water before their rooms were found. a razor and poison drugs were found in one room, and the radial artery was severed. The investigation is by the coroner and authorities in Linesville and Espyville.
United Press reports two French aviators Charles Pierre Corlu and mechanic Were Killed when a test plane built by Corbu with a 400 horsepower motor crashed during a trial flight near Le Bourget. The accident occurred minutes after liftoff as the craft reached low altitude. Rescue crews found both men dead at the scene with bodies badly mangled.
A vivid vignette portrays a wealthy farmer lounging by a fire in a grand home on Urokenstraw flats. He dreams of ten thousand acres fenced and guarded, with signs and hunters guiding deer to his preserves. The piece notes his alliance with game officials and the Walton League for protection and gain.
The text explains internal revenue taxes on tobacco in North Carolina and notes taxes are collected at factories rather than retailers. It asserts that the smoker ultimately pays the revenue stamps, implying global contributions to inland tax receipts through tobacco consumption.
A Johnsonburg man had a vehicle wreck on a highway near Kane while returning home from visiting his wife at Kane Summit Hospital. He was taken to the hospital for observation but escaped serious injury, reporting loss of control on a slippery stretch before the crash. The man remained at the hospital overnight.
David J. Davies former employe of the Prohibition Department in Western Pennsylvania was acquitted today on embezzlement charges. A federal jury, guided by Judge R. M. Gibson, found insufficient evidence for conviction. Davies served as confidential secretary to Prohibition Administrator FC Baird in 1928 and was accused of stealing records and offering them for sale to a company.
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