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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1924
Page
3
Fragmentary text appears to reference Arthur Colegrove and a publisher at Cary Post Office with notations on mailing rates and advertising raise terms. Specific details and full context are unreadable.
Progress reported on a planned deep waterway from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence River. Aimed at creating seaports for Middle West exports and Canadian trade, the plan contemplates an enlarged engineering board with Dominion engineers and timing based on national sentiment and broad support. The project could see a parallel route via a deepened New York State canal if feasible.
Mrs Georgiana Lafeban widow of the New York Sun editor leaves a large estate with a provision that gifts for women be enjoyed and disposed of by them as a separate estate free from control by present or future husbands. The move sparks debate on women’s independence and property rights, reflecting long-held male dominance and recent gains in women’s legal status.
A charged note claims an investigating committee will crown a winner of the Bok peace prize and pressure the alleged criminal to confess, though details and sources remain unclear. The statement ties political maneuvering to the prize in a tense public discourse.
A fragmented report notes Willum Rhodes recovering after a gallop mishap. Dr Seaver, L. W. Olds, and others are mentioned amid broader notes on health, weather, and wartime reparations discussions. The item blends local injuries with distantEconomic and political commentary on Germany and postwar debts, all in a brief, era voice.
A garbled column mixes political quips and social gossip. It notes a new farming by mail lesson in Washington, jokes about aging presidents, a Derby return rumor, a movie star affair, a hatchet in Ru Tope, boxer Mirpo training on beef, and a New York man’s losses. It ends with a critical jab at Mexican revolutions and bullfighting notions.
The piece notes New York’s cleanliness problems as residents litter sidewalks with papers fruit peels cigars and ends. It argues ordinances alone fail and public spirit plus private citizen enforcement are needed to curb dirt and chaos and promote civic upkeep. It closes by comparing public concern to support for a large army bonus.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o clock from Alexander's Undertaking Parlors with Rev. P M Redinger officiating. Pallbearers: L D Watson WB Dodd Jimiare Kepple Charles Kepple Walter Kepnte Charley Springstead. Body placed in the mausoleum at Pine Grove Cemetery and to be taken later to Beaver Dam for interment. Relatives visiting from Buffalo NY include Mrs Pred Hall and Mrs Andrew Capwell, sister of the deceased.
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