Select twelve greatest living women called by a magazine
A group of eminent Americans has named twelve greatest living women in the United States for Good Housekeeping. The piece questions the exercise as an advertising stunt and asks what public purpose, if any, its selection serves. It argues against standardized opinions and calls for a Socrates stance on defining greatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Good Housekeeping
Ihese
Fredom
Socrates
Why Rush Causes Doctors to Call for Slower Life
Dr Charles Mayo of Rochester warns that modern life speed is a bigger health problem than disease. Dr Ernest L Hines notes heart disease as the top killer among policy holders, rising from 13 to 18 percent as rush and overdoing strain the body. He urges pruning activities to a healthier, more enjoyable pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Ernest L. Hines
New York Life Insurance Company
United States
Canada
Hines
Gulf of Mexico Salinity Notes Drop In Evaporation Rates
A historic note reports highly saline Gulf waters with elevated evaporation. It states that every 7000 grains of seawater hold about 30.5 grains of dissolved solids, indicating significant salinity changes in the gulf region.
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Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Twenty Years Ago In Corry News And School Notes
Twenty years ago residents followed Corry Metal Furniture Co and its new factory. Freshmen debated a school policy on popular vote for Senators, with Sophomores opposing. Local moves include Watrous leaving Bowman farm, Cottrell taking leave, Keleher and Keating returning from Titusville, Follett to Erie on Masonic business, and Pat Sidenstricker shipping hides from Drought stores.
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon Propensity note
Daily English primer from W L Gordon explains misused phrases and pronunciation and urges vocabulary growth. It highlights propensity as natural inclination with a Macaulay quote on tempering propensities, and jokes about Smedley Butler needing a real job in Chicago.
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W. L. Gordon
John
Frank
Edelweiss
Macaulay
Smedley Butler
Chicago
Investment recommendation amidst 1930 gas company bonds
Data shows revenue figures and dates through 1930 with figures like 31,126,269 and 63,630,763, ending with a note that months ended November 30, 1930. The article recommends Associated Gas and Electric Company Gold Debenture Bonds due 1968, selling to yield about 6.4 percent. Corry
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Cnst
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Expert County Assessor May Be Given Discharge
Col W S Pole supervising county assessor may be discharged after charges by C L Schluraf t assessor in Millcreek township that Pole overstepped his authority. Joseph P Rogan chair man of the board announced Friday Schluraf t's letter, turned over to Rogan, claims Pole made assessment changes without authority. Rogan moved for Pole's resignation but action failed as two commissioners were absent. Schluraf t says Pole was retained to equalize assessments but failed. Pole has earned $10 per day totaling 2880 through December 31. Rogan contends Pole's services should be discharged immediately due to delays in assessment work while salary was paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity. Rrié
Col. W. S. Pole
C. L. Schluragf
Millcreet Township
Joseph P. Rogan
Board of County Commissioners
Schluraf
Rogat
Pole
Court House
Sehlurat
Rogan
Ask
Jing Pole
Allan H. MacLean
Charley R. Davis
Sehturatt
Ogan
A Problem a Day Squares on a 40 by 30 Yard Plot
A historical puzzle asks for the greatest possible equal square size dividing a 40 by 30 yard plot, counting how many squares result. The text also presents an “Answer to yesterday’s problem” and explains a discount pricing method shown as a sequence: 200 times 90 times 00, subtract 162, divide 48 by 200, multiply by 100.
Falconer Gets New Police Chief As Post Office Plan Revealed
Washington report notes federal ten year building program includes new post office buildings in Fredonia Gowanda Silver Creek Westfield and Falconer. Total estimated cost 955000 with allocations Fredonia 100000 Gowanda 75000 Silver Creek 80000 Westfield 80000 Falconer 75000. Allocations are preliminary awaiting congressional authorization and final appropriations.
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Washington
Fredonia
Gonsuda
Silver Creek
Weshfield
Congress
Gowanda
Westfield
Falconer
Wien
Program of Health Dances at Cory Woman's Club
Monday evening at the Cory Woman's Club house Miss Agnes Connell supervisor of physical education Corry schools will present a program of health dances and music. Pupils from health classes will participate and Miss Thelma Sterling of the Home making department will give a talk on dietetics. All club members and friends are invited.
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Cory Woman's Club
Agnes Connell
Corry Schools
Thelma Sterling
Ten Commandments source and related trivia
Answers reveal Moses gave the Ten Commandments and the term devil-tasse means a small cup for black coffee. Congress appropriates 25 000 dollars annually for the president’s traveling expenses. The Vicar of Wakefield was written by Oliver Goldsmith. Baltimore is Maryland’s largest city.
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Congress
Vicar
Wakefield
Maryland
Moses
Oliver Goldsmith
Baltimore
Former Warren Co Man Victim Of Gangsters
Frank Carr aged 34 former Warren resident and financial secretary of the Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers Union was shot and killed Tuesday night in Chicago in front of the union headquarters at 12 West Garfield boulevard. Carr enlisted in the Merchant Marine June 4 1918 served on the U S Ship Black Arrow and helped sight and sink a German submarine. He was promoted to boatswain mate November 29 1918 and discharged December 24 1918 in New York Harbor.
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Warren
Chicago
Times-Mirror
Frank Carr
Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers’ Union
Union
Garfield Boulevard
Merchant Marine
W. C. Carr
Russell
Mr. Carr
U. S
Black Arrow
New York
Obituary for Chester A. Lamb in Jamestown area
Chester A Lamb died February 22 at his daughter's home in Jamestown New York aged 87 years 5 months and 1 day He lived in Corry over sixty years and ran a restaurant He is survived by his daughter a son Earle H Lamb of Jamestown and four grandsons Lawrence E Lamb Charles J Lamb Robert B White Richard B White all of Jamestown one granddaughter Floyd Chamberlain of Olean and six great grandchildren Funeral services were held February 25 at Boyd funeral parlors with interment in Spartansburg Pennsylvania
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Chester A. Lamb
John Pisher
Jamestown
N. Y
Lamb
Corry
Earle H Lamb
Lawrence E. Lamb
Charles J. Lamb
Florida
Richard 8. White
Floyd Chamberlain
Olean
Boyd Funeral
Spartansburg
Gas fumes end life of teen girl in Erie home
In Oil City and Erie, a 17 year old domestic worker Misa Qlszowka was found dead in a Harper home after a gas stove was left burning overnight. Coroners and two physicians failed to revive her as authorities investigated the fatal incident. Separately in Erie County, a legal fight over a county TB hospital construction proceeds with an injunction petition argued before Judge Pitt and opposition from civic groups.
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Oil City
Misa Stella Qlszowka
Andrew J. Harper
West Fourth Street
Harper
Wie
Lake D. Stetfee
Erik
Ad County Tuberculosis Hospital
Erie County Press Association
William ©. Pitt
Hirt
Brie
Vours
James English
Rum runners held in Warren arraignment
James Town men Charles A. Hudson and Edward Swanson were arrested at Youngsville on transporting and possessing intoxicating liquor charges. They appeared before Justice Clark E. Nelson, waived hearings, and posted $1,000 bonds each as part of the process.
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Warren
Charles A. Hudson
Edward Swanson
Jamestown
Youngsville
Justice of the Peace
Clark E. Nelson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal Files
Corry Metal Furniture Co
Jamer Cartier
Frantelin Babbit
William Carpenter
U.S
Mr. Bosworth
Julia Naylor
Mary Loveland
Charles Watrous
Bowman
Wayne
A. L. Cottrell
E.R. A
Franj Keleher
Charles Keating
Titusville
R. J. Follett
Erie
Masonic Order
Pat Sidenstricker
City
Associated Systems
Oemlee Associated Gas and Electric Securities Company
Penna
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
P.D
Warren CO
Painters’ Union
Pennsylvania
Studebaker
Studebaker Free Wheeling
Wilson C. Price
State
Drive Free Wheeling Studebakers
Pierce, Arrow
Lincoln
Hupmobile
T.B. Hospital
Oil City Trustee
Federal Reserve Bank
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