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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1924
Page
6
January reports a masked peeper haunting Agus Mines, peering into windows and attempting entry at homes, including a doorway where candy laced with poison was found. Women and families fear him as locals vow to capture him and deliver rough punishment if caught.
The Presbyterian Ladies shift the missionary meeting to Friday at Mrs Claudie Place Briday to allow attendance at the Erie conference on Wednesday. Prominent speakers include Dr Wishart General Moderator and Dr Jon Timothy Stone with Woman's Board representatives. A conference report will be given at Friday's meeting. attendance urged.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a wild tale where a sun hatches alligators and a legal lien or jury stake appears in sand. No clear names, dates, or places readable. the text suggests a surreal or garbled scene rather than a coherent report.
Large attendance at the Cavholic Daughters of America meeting in Eastern Star Hall on Saturday evening January 12. Miss Mabel Schell district deputy installed officers led by Grand Regent Mary Miesterson and Vice Grand Regent Nellie Black. Followed by entertainment, songs, dances by young Misses, a talk by Fran Cox Maker, and a banquet at the Bluebird restaurant.
An order vacating a divorce filed by Nina Wilcox Putnam, noted short story writer of Providence and R. Ty, requires she prove Rhode Island residency for more than two years before October 1983. Photo credit mentions Pinehurst, X, C.
In Venango County Court, Oil City, Judge George Criswell weighs a clause in Samuel Justus's will that would pay Flora Justus McKinley $50,000 a year if she separates from husband Lewis S. Croinley, but only $500 yearly if she stays. Attorney William M. Parker argues the testator tries to control heirs posthumously. The matter hinges on whether the bequest to McKinley depends on family harmony, with several conditions affecting other heirs and the couple's 20 year marriage.
A group of independent Republican women led by Mrs Worthington of Scranton will travel to Washington to press Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to place a woman on the state organization plate for delegate at large to the National Republican convention. The plan gains support from Sen Pepper and Sen Reed and Republican leaders in the state. Mrs Barclay Warburton, vice chairman of the state committee, is being urged as a potential candidate for the state post.
In thick fog a Panhandle Railroad passenger train struck two track workers near Corliss station. Victims were Mike Mazzarilo, 19, of Corliss and Joe Angle, 44, of Carnes. The engineer only learned of the accident at the next regular stop.
A civic bulletin urges residents to reject discouragement and embrace anger as a catalyst for action, arguing that an angry person achieves tasks while a discouraged person yields to inaction. The note emphasizes personal resolve in the face of world indifference.
Trase Yellow Fever ta Africa. Origin of yellow fever ta Africa. Disease thought carried to America in connection with slave trade according to our theory.
Panic conditions gripped the Paris Bourse as the franc slid to a new level, dipping to 22.76 to the dollar amid a rush by French businessmen to buy foreign stocks. Financial experts blame loss of confidence, while bankers doubt a quick halt to the decline. The government is pressing efforts to stem the fall and prosecute foreign speculators.
An advertisement claims Parisian Sage can stop hair loss and dandruff while promoting growth. Miss Bertha Schryes arrived in the city visiting her parents from Panama New York aboard aft& Co. druggists and toilet counters sell the tonic and scalp treatment locally.
Aurora reports Warren J. Lincoln, eccentric horticulturist and distant kin of Abraham Lincoln, confessed to murder after years of conscience torment. He revealed a detailed crime narrative involving a family meal, alleged poisoning, a shooting, dismemberment, and burning of bodies in his greenhouse heating plant.
Shouts greeted the names of Mellon and Coolidge at a Veterans of World War Here meeting held to advocate the proposed soldier coupon. The event, noted by the American Legion, featured a pointed reply from Elk Secretary My. Coolidge and a roar when the Elks’ secretary spoke. The session aimed to push support for compensation for disabled veterans and was a response to a favor requested from President Coolidge.
The readable text mentions various garbled phrases including a quoted line about wine and a request to “join Gravillo” with a note about a week in New York City. Names, dates, and clear events are absent or indecipherable, yielding a fragmentary pass.
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