Twenty Years Ago From Ourdal Files
Glued Livermore attained by the Porky Mhirtaday and about thirty friends gathered at the home at night. The city awarded a five yen contract to the Wolison company on a bid of 14 cent. A fight to finish reportedly occurred in the Bourth Wavil Thursday afternoon. Two well known riders were hurt, blood flowed, bout ended in the third round. Prof. and Mrs. Joseph Shrawder will spend the holiday at their home in Uni Montgomery county. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bagley returned from Texas after months away. Murray Olds returned from Exeter for the holidays. Lewis Olds, sick since return from New York, is improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ele Hay
Wolison Company
Bourth Wavil
Wren
Gore Ta Wale
Inogk
Prof
Mrs
Joseph Shrawder
Uni
Montgomery County
Sidelights on Life in Washington Contemplate Nomination
Rodney Dutcher reports on political maneuvering in Washington as Hoover and Dawes vie for the Republican nomination. The piece notes possible draft of Coolidge, shifts toward Hoover, Dawes, and Lowden, and the role of eastern and western delegates in the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hfig
Lowden
Dawes
Wes Middle West
Ednt
East
Hoover
Hughes
Hes
Jaen Barrier To the Hooverites
A Bigger Navy and the Cost of Expansion
The article argues for a large U S naval buildup with a five year construction program of 725 million dollars, raising total costs toward 8 to 20 billion and an annual maintenance burden near 500 million. It critiques the Washington arms limits interpretation and notes public resistance to larger fleets while favoring diplomacy to curb armament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hia
Becaues
Lindbergh Plans Air Tour to Boost Mexican Aviation
Col Linbbergh aims to promote aviation in Mexico City by flying with ex president Alvaro Obregon and possibly President Calles, traveling part way to Tampico in the Spirit of St. Louis and meeting his mother on a Christmas visit. He will base his Central American leg in Guatemala City and hopes to visit capitals only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
A. Lindbergh
Alvaro Obregon
Lindbergh
Rolley
San Diego
Obregon
Tampico
St. Louis
Tie Mother
Detroit
Mich
Tam
Mother
Fairchild
Guatemala City
Costa Rica
South America
Cuba
Corry High School to reunite two classes at Hotel Corry
Corry High School plans a reunion for the 1025 and 1926 classes at Hotel Corry on Wednesday December 28. Frederick Miller Dorr Barton Arthur Palmer Leonard Burchardt and Miss Alice Messenger oversee the event. Dinner at 7 in the main dining room, then dancing. An advance ticket sale is under way to ease entry. Larson's Orchestra will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry High School
Hotel Corry
Frederick Miller
Dorr Barton
Arthur Palmer
Leonard Burchardt
Alice Messenger
Unehoatelry
Darcing
Abe
Larson
Orciestra Hy
GIFT FROM PENN BY DU PONT
Trustees of Pennsylvania University accept a $45,000 gift from Irene DuPont Wilmington Del to support science research and treatment of copper. The board also named McDonald Seifriz Meeke Wldridge Golinson and Woolman to the Board of Trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dio
Panmsylvania University
Irene DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Oopwer
McDonald
W. C Seifriz
George H. Meeke
Wldridge F. Golinson
Victor Talking Machina Company
Henry M. Woolman
General Alumni ‘Society
the University
Better Tomatoes and the Quest for Swedless Varieties
A Newton Kansas greenhouse keeper claims a swedless tomato is developed noting progress from the ornamental love apple. He says the plant is not annual and yields fruit of considerable size with some tomatoes weighing up to four pounds. The article speculates on tomatoes growing year round and long vines.
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Newton
Kan
Game of Correct English by W L Gordon
A concise puzzle style feature exploring grammar and usage questions. It presents sentences to correct, pronunciation queries, misspelled word choices, and vocabulary tasks, with prompts like choosing proper forms and filling missing letters related to English language rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Mr. Seit
Beata Face Lifting in the Paper From Linndrindrod
A fragmented note from Boston Tehnacript describes Beata lifting within a valley setting, noting growing beauty and a proffered expression. The text reads as a poetic, uncertain scene fragment with unclear chronology and sparse concrete details.
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Beata
Nella
Boston
A Steel Ingot Shapes A Long Bar For A Problem Daily
A steel ingot measures 14 inches square and 8 feet long. Determine the length of a bar with 4 inches thickness and 1 inch width. The answer given is 165.41 dollars, with an explanation about a circle area misapplied to the problem quotient.
Look and Learn 4 Quiz Answers Part A
Answers to Yesterday's Questions cover five items. They identify the composer of a spring song as Ginastera, discuss auto types in the U.S., quote Abraham Lincoln on a divided house, explain the naming of grapefruit, and name the second smallest state.
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U.S
Union
Madrid
Spain
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Benjamiin Harrison
Erie Storm Claims First Weather Death In City
ERIE ERIP Pa December 20 A blizzard like snow storm and extreme cold caused a street death attributed to exhaustion and heart strain. The storm two days ago crippled all traffic as drifts blocked roads and sidewalks. George Rice is believed to be the deceased.
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Erip
Lake City
George Rice
West Wayne street paving plan debated by city council
City council received a remonstrance from property owners urging deferral of paving West Wayne Street between Washington and Smith for at least one year. The petition for improvement had eleven signatures, while fifteen large owners signed the remonstrance. Officials noted the project was unlikely to be undertaken in the coming year despite earlier inclusion in the 1928 program.
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West Wayne Street
Washington
Smith Streets
Delay in Phone Suit Hearing Postponed Again
The bill of entity suit brought by T. OC Thompson general manager of the Chicago Automatic Telephone Co against John Miller was postponed from Monday to Tuesday December 20 at attorney Charles Mertens request who is ill. Thompson seeks an injunction restraining Miller from transferring stock in the Mutual Telephone Co and seeks an accounting of about 2700 shares alleged to have been bought by Miller over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRIE
T. OC. Thompson
Chicago. Automatic Telephone Co
John 2. Miller
Mutual Telephone Co
Charles Mertens
Thompson
Millee
Miller
Hut Miller
Corns Cured for 10 Cents Promises Immediate Pain Relief
A vintage ad touts a corn remedy costing a dime with claims of instant relief. It promises painless application with Prestone, mentions odorless soaks, and asserts corns, calluses, and related foot issues will “come out” during bathing. Inventor Thomas Downey is credited with the offer.
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Mayin
Broadway
Thomas Downey
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Ourdal
Mhirtaday
Tly
The
Tinton City
H. Bagley
Texas
Lone Shar State
Murray Olds
Exeter
Lewis Olds
New York
Nation’s Capitol
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Gurvin Coolidge
Hepura
Kansas City
Coolidge
Fox
Tina
London
Goolidge
Hut
Pennsylvania
Charlie Hilles
Lowdon
Treasury
Mellon
Fisher
Melton
Middle West
Col. Lindbergh
MEX Aviation
G. F. Fine
United Press Star
PENN
DU Pont
Hiterclaes
Erie
W. J. Flaherty
Corner Park
Mott Sts. Tas
Santa Claus
John W. Lambing
Pat
Lness of Counsel
Day
Kit Coney
Frank C. Caupin & Sons
North Center Street
V. E. Phillips
Phillips
J. L. Newhouse Company
Goodrich
Goodyear
Newhouse
Corry, Pa
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