Day of Warblers? Odd OCR Fragments Spur Debate
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a dated or misread item about events or notes. Readable words include day and canto like phrases, but no clear names, places, or dates emerge to confirm a full story.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a dated or misread item about events or notes. Readable words include day and canto like phrases, but no clear names, places, or dates emerge to confirm a full story.
Published daily except Sunday in Corry Pennsylvania. Publisher is A D Colegrove and Arthur Colegrove. National advertising reps include Fred Kimball. Mail rates five dollars per year. courier delivery three cents per copy. weekly thirteen cents. Advertising rates available on request.
An observer notes higher prices in hotels, theatres, restaurants, and shops amid a wave of living-cost increases in New York City. Lamb stew runs $2, a ham and eggs meal nears $5, and a dinner menu requires a $3 minimum. Nightlife charges jump from $1 to $3, with several stores reporting 25 to 40 percent price hikes since two years ago while “custom” pushes consumers to pay more or go without.
A New Philadelphia tale reports milk thieves who drink the stolen dairy at dawn, calling it a milk addiction. A separate anecdote recalls General Grant ordering milk when offered whiskey, a story that reflects old customs and imagined parallels to Prohibition era taverns.
A reader asks for the total atmospheric force on the average man with a surface area about 20 square feet. With air pressure at 147 pounds per square inch the task explores why this force does not crush the body and connects to yesterday's problem about body surface and pressure.
A reader quiz listing common English mistakes and misspellings. Questions cover pronunciation, usage, and grammar, with prompts like choosing the proper word, fixing phrases, and daily usage tips. Answers reference yesterday's exercises and include examples of correct forms and spelling challenges.
The Rock of Chickamauga refers to Union General George H. Thomas for his defense at Chickamauga. It highlights his steadiness under pressure in the Western Theater.
John J. Surry, a general yardmaster for the railroad, was found dead Tuesday while mowing at his home 594 East State Street. He suffered severe burns from scalding water when a hot bath faucet was forced out. It was unclear if he was preparing a bath or had finished.
Listing for WLEW Oil City program on Friday January 4 1925 includes Aunt Simmy's Hopeekee, weather forecast from US Department of Agriculture, theatre calendar, music hour and news flashes. Features Helen Jordan and various musical acts and announcements.
76 year old Jain 3. -igtaher Sparing died at Jamestown General Hospital from injuries suffered Tuesday night near his home between Mayville and Westville. He was struck by a car driven by James Nemo 35 Mayville who could not see in time to avoid the accident, authorities said. The case was reported by the sheriffs department.
Harry E. Peirce, formerly of Jamestown, is named secretary to John C. Phillips, the new Governor of Arizona. A Republican polities figure, Peirce has long been active in Arizona politics and previously served as County Assessor.
Albany January 9 1920 the New York Legislature opened after noon with Governor Franklin D Roosevelt delivering his first message. The session lasted under two hours and preserved the prior lines of power. Speaker Joseph A McInnes Republican of Chautauqua was reelected in the lower house with Russell G Dunmore of Oneida as majority leader and Maurice Bloch of New York as minority whip.
Warren police report no trace of the car driver after a man named Charles Johnson was killed on a highway near Ludlow. Eyewitnesses say a Buick or Hudson coupe sped around a turn, hit Johnson who jumped into the road, and the driver turned off lights then fled, leaving the victim dead at the scene. The body is at the Borden mortuary in Lochfield as investigators pursue leads with Police, Loyal Order of Moose, and Port Allegany Lodge.
The article notes Harry W. Haines of West Cheater and John Knight of Wyoming head the Seats as temporary president and Republican majority leader with Senator Bernard Downing of New York as majority leader. Charles R. Hotaling of Albany is chosen sergeant at arms, while A Miner Wellman of Caledonia becomes clerk, succeeding Ernest A. Fay of Potsdam who resigned.
Warren man Andrew Olson, 46,Fourth Avenue, sustained severe head and facial cuts and a concussion when his car skidded on Boist Street and hit a curb, throwing him through the windshield. He was rushed to Warren General Hospital for treatment.
A damaged OCR fragment seems to discuss six cylinder rhetoric and verbal barriers. It mentions wind and weather on the will of the working class and children seeking prayer. The passage includes disjointed lines about conspiracies and tolerance amidst uneven quality.
In a remote voyage, a postman considers swimming to the small Nluatu island in the Tunga group of the South Pacific. Conditions are hostile with powerful currents and dangerous weather, making any approach perilous yet potentially feasible for a single, determined traveler.
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