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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1926
Page
3
Public notice from Corry Pennsylvania outlines postal classification, circulation and advertising rate terms. It mentions Second Class Mail Matter, subscription price per year and per copy, with rates available on request.
A chaotic court discussion questions judicial power and the binding force of precedents. Judge Mares A. Kavoragh laments overreach in the U S system, arguing courts create rules beyond statutory authority. The piece notes resistance to overformalism and calls for scrutiny of legal doctrines.
The article surveys views on Venus life prospects, noting Mars as the only possible candidate for primitive life. It cites W. W. Coblenz and colleagues from the US Bureau of Standards discussing observations of Venus atmosphere, cloud cover, and possible signs of life, while acknowledging uncertainty and the possible misinterpretation of data. The piece ends with a nod to Venus related classifieds.
December 28 1906 items noted a Btks charity ball set for January 1 and a Corry basketball team organized with players including Giegnom Rowe Tits Downes and Crippen. An upcoming county fair plans meeting approved financing with bands promising support. Commercial travelers promote a masquerade dance January 14 at the Armory. Detective Arthur Morgan visited for business. L R Jordan recovering after a pole fall, and Lucy Baker with Clarence Spratt visited Union City to check business prospects.
Agnes Stearns of ievester Eng junil dies at 100 after a life spent in one house. The piece traces human migration from pastoral to agricultural to industrial ages and considers a future with multiple or no permanent homes as people increasingly move between cities and countries.
A scrambled line suggests early education aims and parental hopes for a child’s learning path. It references beginnings, preparation, and meeting a hero figure tied to a learning context, but specifics are unreadable.
A reflective piece questions defeat and standing among peers. The speaker contemplates retreat from public life after pursuing office with fair designs. He wonders if disappointment forebears perpetual exclusion from government seats or if perseverance can yield a greater prize than prior failures.
Washington reports the $100,000,000 government surplus prompts public input. Federal employees push for higher salaries and a profit sharing scheme, while others urge applying funds to salaries and correcting wage disparities.
Bradford Virginia December 28 Vernon Bennett 18 son of Mr and Mrs Leons Bennett of 40 Poplin Avenue was shot in the chest last night while on a camping trip with Gerald Benjamin 18 son of Mr and Mrs AL Benjamin of 7 Miller Street. After the accident Benjamin tried to carry him to Kinguna but failed and returned Bennett to the camp then went to Kinguna to summon aid. The wounded lad will be brought home by wagon this morning.
Fragmentary OCR notes report new parking capacity in Wichita Kansas with a claim of one space per 420,000 residents. The quirky line suggests a study or discovery of space efficiency. Further details are unreadable.
Erie December 2 officials consider two steamship lines for the coming navigation season. The Nickelson Transit Co of Detroit seeks dock access at State street, while Cleveland Buffalo Transit plans Eve service. The Silver Spray, overhauled for 1927, will run Erie to Port Dover and offer excursions from the harbor.
Brocton will host a new financial institution to be called the National Bank of Brocton. An application for a charter with 50000 capital stock has been filed. L. D. Sullivan, former vice president and cashier of the State Bank of Brocton, is among the organizers. The bank will operate from space above Moss and Crandall grocery store once fitted for banking purposes.
London inventor Hopes to stop poison accidents by a porcupine cork fitted with glass spikes. The device is placed in bottles containing poisons to prick careless fingers kept in dark closets, aiming to deter accidental ingestion.
Dr H Thines argues vaccines for colds are popular but unreliable. He promotes hygienic living and natural immunity over vapors or dubious “shots,” warning drafts are not the sole cause of colds and urging a balanced lifestyle to resist bronchitis pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Pittsburgh November 28 flags adorn the city as citizens honor World War I leader Woodrow Wilson on his anniversary A dinner is planned with A. O. Stanley former Kentucky governor delivering the eulogy on the war president in the observance
The latest photo of Crown Prince Umberto of Italy surfaces as rumors circulate that he may delay marriage to Queen Marie’s remaining eligible daughter. The report notes public interest and palace scrutiny surrounding potential nuptials and royal succession.
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