This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1922
Page
5
About fifty couples attended the Serpentine and Confetti dance in Miccabee hall Jam evenings. The event featured Rathbun’s novelty orchestra, with photography and printing services listed. Local ads note brick cream, half-price sales, and farm equipment listings amid a mix of community notices and local business promotions.
Three young children were left in critical condition after a fifteen gallon still exploded in a private Philadelphia house last night. Injured are William J. Callilay two Edward Crisco two Charles Weight one months. Police say several women were present tending the still while others drank the home made liquor. Neighbors report many women suffered burns as adults fled to safety. Authorities check hospitals to locate additional participants.
United Press reports Cleveland February 4 police arrested a suspect in the Crafton Pa bank robbery of January 27 in which Harold T Moss assistant cashier was killed. The panic of the suspect was withheld and he is held for further investigation though he denies any anticipation of the crime.
A primate, en route to the Conclave of Cardinals in Rome, fell ill with influenza while traveling through Milan. The illness forced a stop as he and companions prepared for the papal gathering.
The mentor Giug o met at the Library building with good attendance. Two weeks of programs were presented. First week covered The Forest and Favorite Trees, The Tree Life Struggle, Mon arche of the Worests, A Worst Hymn. Second week studied Russia including Russia Under The Bolsheviki. Mrs Hematrett led the topic. Mrs Crippon’s share centered on Peter Thick Technitionaky. The evening concluded with an instructive closing remark and a plan to meet next Friday.
The soldiers clubhouse at the Mont Alto hospital for World War I veterans opened today in Chambersburg Pennsylvania. Speakers included Hanford MacNider national Commander of the American Legion and Col Joseph C Thompson Pennsylvania commander of the Legion. State Health Commissioner Edward Mastins presented the building to 215 sick men in the camp and Col Thompson presented the furnishings donated by Pennsylvania posts.
Edinboro hosts the high school squad, defeating them 28 to 9 on their court last night. Telegraphed report reached the Journal this morning. Game lineup and additional details were not available, and attempts to obtain further information were unsuccessful.
Local shop listing offers fresh oysters and winter hats priced at 50 cents and one dollar, none reserved. Includes two business names and a partial address 214.
Gowns in the hands of modern designers grow more elaborate like afternoon and evening wear. A Poiret gown in orange crepe over silver cloth is trimmed with black fox fur, notable for its shoulder treatment as the chief claim to originality.
In Chicago on February 4, the International Harvester Company announced large tractor price cuts, reducing two plow models by 230 dollars and three plow models by 200 dollars. The move, justified to meet competition rather than cost drops, aims to help dealers retain customers and offers farmers a two or three arrow plow or disc shadow with each purchase.
Mrs Marion H Ream Stephens heiress of the Ream millions and Anastase Yonotsky, a penniless Baldwin Locomotive Works worker, were quietly married at the Russian Cathedral of St Nicholas in New York. Only relatives attended as a hurried secret ceremony followed by a brief conference with the bride's family. The couple left for the bride's mother's home in Thompsonsville after the ceremony.
Billy Simpson Post of Erie, a strong northwest Pennsylvania club, hosts the Keystones next Wednesday at 7 30 pm. The ex‑service men’s quintet has victories over Conneaut Girard and other Erie area teams and aims to showcase its talent in front of a city league crowd.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.