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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
2
The piece reports a heated exchange around the Food Administration and price controls. It cites Senator Reed’s investigating committee critiquing Hoover’s handling, with references to price shifts, sugar costs, and congressional figures alleged to profit from supply and taxation policies. The tone mirrors a contentious political column from the era.
Dispatches from Geneva report German front line shortages and merciless pricing at Christmas with women and children begging for food while priests are slain for charity. German papers note mass hunger of 40 million and warn of continued suffering as the war drags on. The piece touches on German government limits, Allied expectations for post Christmas action, and includes sharp views on Benedict Arnold and Jeremiah OLeary.
Washington reports outline profits and contracts tied to government shipbuilding. The Cinehfield company and Sloane Ship Yard Corporation of Seattle are named regarding missing profits and proposed new hulls. Theodore W Perris, editor, cites concerns over contract pricing and alleged overpayments.
The article reports estimates on conscription and manpower, noting that about 150000 more men would be needed for military service. General Growler and General Crawler discuss counts of men likely unfit or not yet drafted, and the total pool of potential service members with various regional and organizational notes.
A promotional description extols a laboratory fit for careful preparation of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It notes annual use of 0,000 pounds of herbs gathered at peak season and processed with sterilization, pasteurization, and sealed sterile bottles, claiming empirical validation from letters of restored health.
Federal agents restrain Lomay Ro and claim von Beyer will be placed in custody by the United States District Attorney Lowry on charges tied to the death of his wife. Beyer broke down during the coroner’s inquest as authorities investigate the motive and who is responsible. Government will take over the case following county detectives’ decision.
Dr Hay argues that society harms itself through conflicting habits and failure to follow the great law of compensation. He cites repeated friction between desire and restraint, warning that indulgence leads to headaches, high blood pressure, kidney issues, heart strain, and even death, urging conformity to a healthier, balanced life.
A fragment describing one of the airship's power eggs, gondola sections detached from the hull, still carrying the air screws and a mechanism with engine, found after the Zeppelins attack. The report notes the component was brought down and nearly intact.
Obes Fuller, 118 N Center Bttte is noted in a brief item referencing a local event or notice. The fragmentary text provides names and an address but lacks clear action or outcome.
A garbled passage references a faction funded by a group named Mutual and mentions confidences, Bell nae, and Kincaid. The text is incomplete and offers little concrete detail beyond a presumed debate over backing and attribution in a political context.
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