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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
2
The Rural Credits act enables farmers to borrow long term at a reasonable rate with amortization, easing foreclosures. It offers farm loans backed by the farm itself as security, appealing to capitalists and small savers seeking a safe investment, and envisions secure, improved property as collateral.
The new system is described as beneficial beyond farmers, stimulating industry nationwide. It will enable farmers to undertake long contemplated improvements, previously hindered by old finance, benefiting manufacturers, road builders, and merchants through increased business. The Rural Credit measure is portrayed as a free operation delivering substantial benefits to all classes.
A partial OCR segment shows inconsistent strings and garbled phrases including names and places. The readable parts mention possible people and locations in a stray, disorganized format with no clear event or narrative to anchor a proper news item.
The piece argues against proposed Congressional limits on liquor advertising in newspapers, warnings that such censorship would threaten press freedom and invite broader government control. It highlights the clash over a national literacy and immigration bill, condemning censorship while defending free discussion and anti-immigrant measures as dangerous to constitutional rights.
Advertisement-style text praises a corn treatment claimed to lift and loosen corns quickly. It references B Lawrence & Co of Chicago selling the product to Corry and recommending it as the world’s best corn remedy by various vendors. The fragmentary copy mentions jars, drops, and receipts, with many garbled phrases and names.
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