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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1925
Page
10
Swanson a Teaseman at a well near Welsh city Rane Estuary was caught when his left arm drew into a pumping gear and shredded. A passerby finally freed him after about thirty minutes by using a wheel to release the limb and stop the machinery.
A Ridgway man and two companions narrowly escaped injury when a coupe driven by Lundin lost control on the Ridgway St Margo road and plunged fifty feet over an embankment into the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way. The wreckage was removed to John G Hayes Corp. Co occupants escaped with minor injuries. Colegrove departed for Philadelphia with Mrs. Smith, former Corr residents.
An old advertisement touts Red Pepper Rib as a chest warmup remedy for chest congestion from colds. It claims immediate warming tingling from topical application and quick relief, urging readers to have the product ready at the start of cold trouble.
Weekly hikes lead Corry Illinois scouts to pack knapsacks and meet at the park for field days. Jack Prane’s group wins a four minute fire starting contest while rival teams clash in capture the flag. New scouts join, perfect attendance noted, and church troops organize with leadership changes and future meetings announced.
A dubious ad promises easy weight loss by taking Marmola Prescription Tablets five times daily. It urges buying a box for one dollar and following minimal effort while claiming thousands have achieved slender, healthy figures through the product.
A fragmented note urges attendance at troop sessions focusing on character development as the Boy Scout Movement's core objective. It links activities to health, efficiency, chivalry, loyalty, patriotism, and good citizenship, and reminds readers of the upcoming hike next Saturday.
United Press reports in Los Angeles that promoter Jack Kearns will press a claim today that a large damage suit against him is a frame-up. He alleges Mrs Mary Aner was drugged in the incident related to the attempted story about Jack Dempsey.
In Ridgway on Monday morning St Marys women were jailed over unpaid taxes. The paper notes a local trend of resisting tax payments and impending prisoner housing for delinquents. Officials warn others to pay or face imprisonment, with few women in Ridgway having settled their accounts.
An array of colors and wide range of silk and crepe fabrics are shown. New faille bracades 40 inches wide at 1.98 per yard, satin back crepe 36 inches wide at 2.98, crepe de chine 2.25 per yard, outing flannels 27 inches wide, and 36 inch outings. Spring dresses in silk and crepe arriving daily with models priced at 9.95 each.
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