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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1924
Page
3
Public notice from Core Pennsylvania announcing subscription and advertising rates. Details include second class mail designation, annual and per-copy prices, and weekly carrier charge. Rates provided upon application.
Twenty years ago a Journal article describes how building foundations influence earthquake transmission in Tokyo. Engineers note piling to a firm stratum can transfer full shock through a structure while soil with resilience dampens it, guiding new Tokian construction toward flexible masonry and reinforced slabs poised to yield and return after tremors.
The text cites millions of under ten child workers across sectors including manufacturing and domestic service, detailing health, education, and opportunity losses. It notes census timing, uncounted rural children, and calls for federal and state action to end the child labor crisis.
Erie county commissioners approve a 1924 budget exceeding one million dollars. The largest share funds the poor relief and county buildings, with 207,580.40 to directors for the main building and 145,000 for maintenance of the poor. A new county almshouse project will cost 67,000, while other homes for the poor receive 16,000.
Erie county commission approved seven hundred seventy dollars in grants benefiting city, county, and state institutions. The largest district aid went to township road improvements with fifty thousand dollars for county roads and six thousand for detours. Louise Home to receive five dollars weekly per capita, totaling about five thousand annually. Each Grand Army and military post gets one hundred dollars while the American Legion receives fifty and the G A R fifty.
An aging advertisement extols Kellogg's Bran as a cure for constipation and related diseases in children. It claims the product cleanses the bowels, purifies the system, and guarantees results when used daily. It promotes various serving ideas and notes Battle Creek origin and hotel availability.
Fragmentary OCR lists varied sums tied to local entities such as 5000 to a Brit county firm bureau and 1000 to Brie Sexpo, plus 10000 bond figures and 20000 to a hospital project. Text references misread names, mail handling practices, and generic statements about railway clerks and newspapers.
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