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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
3
Advertising rates are listed for Corry Pa. subscription and mailing terms. Publisher Arthur Colegrave’s notice indicates second class mail matter and pricing: by mail 500 dollars yearly, by carrier three cents per copy and fifteen cents per week. Rates available on application.
Interior Department figures show a heavy slump in federal land receipts and homestead entries over two decades. Receipts from land disposals dropped from 1,285,000 in 1904 to 795,000, with costs at 561,000, while the number of land offices fell by 27 percent. Homestead entries dwindled as open lands remain limited, with Alaska still showing large parcel availability.
Warren pastors announce a 100000 dollar project for a new First Baptist Church at 208 Market Street. The plan includes construction, plumbing, heating, furnishings, and a pipe organ likely bringing total cost to about 115000 dollars. bids from Mullen Gavinane and Lutwil await final signing.
A fragmented item recalls past events and people from The Journal era. Names such as Elgin and Jane Town appear, with scattered references to local personalities, routines, and places from fifty years prior. The text preserves era tone and bustling community notes amid garbled OCR.
The town hosts a group event featuring local acts and activities. Dates are February 20 and 21 with related performances at the Columbus venue. Local groups encourage attendance and note a friendly, family atmosphere.
A garbled early 20th century note describes South Wales coal as a major British resource. It claims South Wales supplies more coal vapor and fuel than any other British coal field, noting its large output and significance to the region's economy.
United Press reports Tarrisborg notes a proposed act to improve health services in smaller counties. The bill would authorize state funds for medical assistance through county boards and physician agencies, aiming to boost rural health and preventive care.
The article argues smaller municipalities lack funds for public health and water safety. It urges a factory health service to mobilize officers, curb communicable diseases, ensure safe water, waste disposal, and health education to reduce illness, tuberculosis, venereal disease, and maternal mortality. It notes Pennsylvania lacks full time county health officers in GF counties despite neighboring states having them.
An old time testimonial extols Thompson's Barosma as a cure for bloating and stomach measurements shrinking from 45 to 30 inches. It markets at $1.00 per bottle with refunds offered if customers are unsatisfied. The ad lists N. P. Ames & Co and others as sellers and claims the remedy contains no opium and acts quickly.
A three story wooden building at Seventh and State streets in Olean known as the World Hivel, a West End landmark, burned Tuesday night. Loss estimated at $10,000. A passerby alerted the bartender after seeing flames, and residents evacuated. The entire fire department responded but dense smoke hampered efforts, forcing some to flee.
Erie, Fe o Sar reports a youthful son of G Daniel Baldwin, a West Sixth Street homebuilder, was gagged and restrained for hours before escaping. Authorities investigate a possible Baboom plot while uncertain about motive or identity of captors. The boy returned home with his family after a lengthy search and relief.
A girl told authorities a neighbor boy was drawn to play with others, then led to a barn where he was bound with ropes and gagged to prevent sound. The testimony hints at a disturbing assault while noting the need for nutritional vitamins in growth. Scotts Emulsion appears in the fragment.
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