Ireland’s De Valera faces a hot spot amid world war talk
A Washington observer notes De Valera’s Ireland sits between Britain and the Axis, with rationing and possible raids raised by Ramon's broadcasts. Britain or Germany may seize advantage, while Ireland’s armed forces are described as weak and unprepared for major conflict. The piece reflects on Ireland’s precarious position and a flurry of orthographic name changes abroad.
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Isle
Beelin
England
Wie
Usk-waita
Churchill
John Bull
Arizona
Germany
Scandinavia
Low Countries
Tve
Tre
Belsingfors
Finland
Bacome
Helsinki
Christiana
Oiso
Constantinople
Istanbul
Angora
Ankara
St. Peterebure
Pétrograd
Leningrad
Rambling notes from Corry area happenings remembered
A crowded column recalls local, regional items: Lieut Donald Watson receives Reserve Corps commission. plans for an Erie electric outlet in vacant North Center street space. Homer Plensing writes on Corry high school athletics and PAIAA finals. rumors of a Solova road home remodel. long road trip by Curly Williams. Edinboro visual education classes. Helen Jones showcases embroidered valentines. Mrs. John Swen resigns at Pennsylvania Gas Co. Hy Ward Barts move to Desmond block apartments. Seton Hill College president Renyas noted. Harold Dugan sends football and basketball cheered from Raleigh. Tommy Sullivan golf notes. citizenship and scholarship mentions. naval destroyer naming petition in Obicora. Pitsfield Airport case and detective magazine link. rising wages in social industries strain domestic help. Racke of McCory Waterstall to drive a Plymouth. gossip about The Spider scaring Third Ward youth. Ruth Watmore from Marion Wash reports Spring poised in Pacific coast. Grace Lehmann engagement announced. Lovell named aviation assistant secretary of war. local obits include Will iam G Schnek and John Sarin.
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Donald Watson
Erie Electric
North Center Street
Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic Association
Éarvies
Homer Plensing
Corry
Beaty High
Warren
State College
Soiova
Thea P
Curly" Williams
Mismi
Fla
Curry
Edinboro
State
Teachers’ College
Helen Jones
Helen Shoppe
John Swen
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Hy- Ward
Barts
Desmond Block
D. Avs
James Aloysius Renyas
Seton Hill College
Coury
Toler
Women's Home Companion
Harold Dugan
Raleigh
Caroling
Den
Budge
Hardwicks
Chapel Hill
Ius
Obicora
Hurns
Navy
Pitsfield
March
Cory Waterstall
Third Ward
Misa
Ruth Watmore
Mariette
Pacific Coast
Post Geftee of Corry Mail Rates
Classified ad fragment notes five second class mail matter rates and postage for mail by carrier at three cents per copy, with weekly charges and advance payment terms. Advertising rates are available on application.
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Corry
Economic Outlook During War Era Relief and Roaring Twenties Echo
A wartime newspaper column weighs wages and buying power against 1929, 1924, and 1940, noting higher earnings yet longer hours. It cites rising profits and investment in industry while warning of looming costs for recovery, urging patience for a new prosperity.
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Rome
Elis
WordLD Preparedness and the defense split in society
A fragment discussing World War era preparedness and national division over defense. It argues forethought can prevent evils and cites Scandinavian examples of peaceable, educated nations living with minimal arms while warning against complacency amid rising dictators. It emphasizes balancing social strength and military readiness.
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Siveden, Which Was Bett Tun Thethers
Hienut
SUPER-MEN IN TROUBLE Dictatorship Wobbling in Europe
Fragmented transcription shows a chaotic discussion of dictatorships in Europe. The piece notes leadership struggles and parliamentary resistance, mentioning Meck, Napier, and shifting power dynamics as a ruling style comes under strain.
Keyston e Basketball Team Seeks Schedule Changes
Twenty years ago the Keystone basketball team met in the municipal building to discuss game scheduling. A committee was formed to assess retaining the American League City Bureau for a Chamber of Commerce membership drive, while City Commission meetings moved to the new municipal building with mayor presiding. Proposals included streetcar crossings on Main Street and sewer petitions from Delaware, Essex and Eagle streets.
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Keystone
Starr
G. T. Kincaid
J. J. Desmond
R. Bliss
D. W. DeRosay
G. W. Campbell
Laurie Ka
American League City Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Alexander
City Commission
Delaware, Essex and
Eagle Streets
Daily Quiz Questions from a Historic Page
A fragment of a daily quiz shows scrambled questions about music and history. It asks who wrote Home Sweet Home, who spoke of America, James J. McEntee’s agency, the prime minister before Churchill, the width of the Strait, and whether steel is a carbon alloy, plus a misaligned note on the Colossus of Rhodes and a birthplace query among early American figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. McEntee
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Strait of Oil
Phodes
Teland
Mediterranean Sea
Crepian Sea
Black Sea
Sinengangee Eoin
Aston ‘Bilin
William’ Penn
John Hanuke
Dehorahe DE Wate
Dehorahe DE Wate Hs, Minskes Tetuate An
The Average American Faces Tax Setup Change
In a Plymouth report, 28 year old Ralph C. Suter with wife and two children embodies shifting U S demographics. The piece notes aging totals, smaller families, slower birth rates, and rising tax burdens as the nation discusses health, education, and social security needs.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Plymouth
Ralph C. Suter
United States
Ralph Suter
Jim
Ralph
Minnesota
Sleep and Rest as Core of Health in Ife Study
The text argues air as vital, then water and sleep, with sleep repairing bodily wear. It notes a person spends one third of life asleep and that deep, dreamless sleep of about five hours yields better restoration than ten hours of restlessness. The aim is an urge to arise and be active.
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G.K
Rome
Naples
Napoli
Milano
Lisbon
Copenhagen
Ig Kiulbenhavn
Smarties
Dai Nippon
Japan
United States
Ban
Tyne
Towle
George Washington
George Suter
Carol
D. Perny
Ted
Fragmented 19th century notes on prisons and burial customs
A garbled collection of statements references English prison control in 1878, laughter as medicine per Weir Mitchell, burial practices in Duxbury Massachusetts, and early 20th century changes in casket material. It mentions Russian imperial daughters of Alexander and a note on language usage and participles. The text mixes historical facts with nonsensical phrases.
Early Christian hymn linked to Clement of Alexandria
The text notes the oldest Christian hymn credit and dates it to about 200 A.D. The OCR suggests misreadings around spellings of all right and allright while pointing to Clement of Alexandria as the credited author for the hymn.
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Clement of Alexandria
Abd
Washington's legal route to Congress debated in 19th century reflections
The column argues lawyers dominate Congress versus other professions, noting Senate composition and public figures linked to law, journalism, and medicine. It cites past thinkers like John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, with quotes from Assart Luce of Massachusetts on lawyers’ legislative tendency and backward-looking training. The piece presents musings on career paths into Congress.
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Senate
Sons of Blackstone
Preblec
God Bless
Mingespias New Sealer
Joseph H. Ball
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot ‘Lodge Jr
Worlking Press
Ztch Man
Washington
Mon C. Wailgren
Lice
Assart Luce
Dent
Congress
In th in tode ever slavi
A compact historical snippet shows fragmented OCR text noting a headline style fragment with places and dates mostly unreadable. The readable parts hint at a cultural or local event with emphasis on celebration or observance, but specifics are missing and many words are garbled.
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Stewart
Tenland Sita
Konnett
Charles
Ramon Dil Valera
Eta
Ainoy DeValera
Britain
Ramon
Dublin
Fenes
Brooklyn
Erin
Axia
de Valera
Watrick
Jay
Scott's
Naga Hillsmeh
Burma
Samuel Jones
Gepir
Kang Fes
Yommy Sullivan
Titusgil
The
Aero Supply
Queen City
Northside
Peidhy
Web Quay
Wilbir Bs
Wilsuts
Penh
Wilkinsburs
Charles H. Lehmann
Grace Lehmann
Pitt
Gordon Alvin Rehinboog
A. EB. Rehnburs
Jarnegie Tech
Charles J. Lucey
Scopps-Howard
Robert A. Lovell
New York
Aviation
B. Trubee Davison
Jamestown
Andrew Wold
Johnnsonburg
Henry Wold
Florida
Willam G. Sohnek
Americx
Pierce
Osborn Heights
Blesdell
John Sarin
Batvin
WF Eoustists Belles
Stalin
Russia
U. S.A
Scott Caps
Stevens
Sbetter
Hite
Abe Duce
Napier
Vod Cady
Nellie
Baptist SS
George Burlligaine
Sears Hii
Wimille
Rally Suter
Daly Dozen
the Medical Society of the ‘State of
Penntsylvania
Weir Mitchell
Duxbury
Mass
Daughers
Sar
Washington Day Book
Fame
Rudolph G. Tenerowies
Humtramck
Detroit
Mich
Enerowitz
Baby
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Ton
Tode
Slavi
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