Local Advertiser Listing for West South Bros and Others
An early 20th century newspaper fragment lists West South Bros Corey Pa and Arthur Colegrove as associates. It notes a national advertising representative and mentions subscription rates of five dollars per year and three and five cent carrier charges.
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West South Bros
Corey
A.D. Colegrove
Arthur Colegrove
York Buns Tower
Exianten Et Com
Bk Sereey
Two costly World War II aircraft carriers slated for junk heap
A Willis–ton dispatch reports the Lexington and Saratoga, the Navy’s most expensive vessels at 48 million each, are to be retired after 35 months’ service. Critics say operating costs are prohibitive and advocate delaying further builds until new designs prove reliable.
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Witenington
Lexington
Saratoga
French
Idaho
House
Old Franklin letter fetches hefty price at London sale
An auction in London sold a brief communication from Benjamin Franklin to his Boston sister about adding a house extension. The letter bears Franklin's handwriting and signature, but its real interest lies in rarity rather than content. Intrinsic value proves hard to gauge as market price outpaces perceived worth.
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London
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Boston
Philadelphi
Benjamin
Richard
Ben Franklin
Airship lift problem with hydrogen weight and pull
A newspaper style problem asks the pull in pounds needed to keep an airship of 64 000 cubic feet capacity from touching ground. With hydrogen at 0.053 pounds per cubic foot, and density figures given, compute required lift against ship weight of 84 670 pounds plus accessories. Previous answer cited as 700 dollars explanation shows arithmetic steps.
Questions from a historic lesson mix of trivia
A garbled OCR passage lists trivia on constitutional signers presidents and nest building birds. It mentions public school origins and global thunderstorms. It also references a Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Virgin history item and a 1777 Saratoga defeat related to Burgoyne. It oddly notes Boston’s original subway opening in 1998.
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U. S
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Henry VIII
Baille
Saratoga
Burgoyne
Boston
Hoy Scouts Plan Fish Dinner at Presbyterian Church
Troop 2 of Hoy Scouts plans a Friday fish dinner at the Presbyterian church from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. Preparations are under way for a large crowd, with proceeds benefiting the troop.
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Hoy Scouts
Presbyterian Church
Old Fiddler Stricken in Dunkirk Memoriam
The famous fiddler from Stockton born in Warren County Pennsylvania seventy eight years ago after living most of his life in Chautauqua County died early Wednesday at Brookes Memorial Hospital. He played in Seymour’s famed dance orchestra and was once invited to Henry Ford’s old dime dances but could not attend due to health.
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Dunkirk
Stockton
Brookes Memorial Hospital
Waa
Wari County
Chautauqua County
Seymour
Dane
Mr Johnson
Henry Ford
Holiday Hours at Post Office Set for February 22
The post office will open in the morning from 7 to 8 and general delivery windows will operate 7 to 8 for stamp and money order transactions. Mails will be dispatched as usual. city and rural carriers will not serve routes that day.
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Smal Nojimy Howra
Tomurruyy
Samp
Geners
Usui
Blaze damages several rooms in St. Brady district blaze
A late night fire near the A. Homan store on N Brady street sent smoke through four second floor rooms while residents watched. Firefighters arrived to control the blaze before the wooden framework could gut the building. L T McElray and others were noted in the scene as investigators probed the cause and location of the fire near the Hoffman and Tumlep enterprise.
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Corry Evening Journal
W. L. Gordon
Journal
Old Fiddler
DU Pont
E.E. Guignon
Preston Genung
Mrx
Genung
Warren
Hfe
16Th Regiment
Co. C
Bradford
Hustsina
FE. Stinner
Jamestown
Chapin's
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
Hames
Hoffman and Tumlep
Hoffman Stone
L. T. McElray
Grand Union Grocery Stores
del Monte
Alaska
Freshpak Norw
Bartlett
Sreovistis
Nation
Aya
Market Center
Corry Pa
VEAL
Grand Union
Pers An
Permrmance
Riedy
Loverer
Metualad
Matar
Star Garage CO
Genter St. James H. Metnnes, Mur
Corry, Pa
Gakland
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