Corry Evening Journal Publisher Ad Rates Notice
Corry Evening Journal directory style note lists publisher D Colegrave Arthur Colegrave and national advertising reps Fred Kimball Inc with address details in New York Chicago and Pittsburgh. Includes postage and carriage information and rates, with misspelled and garbled wartime pricing references.
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Corry
D. Colegrove
Arthur Colegrave
National Advertising
Fred Kimball, Inc
W. 46Th St
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Eight-Cylinder Cars Dominate New York Auto Show
Eight cylinder engines surge in demand as manufacturers push up from sixes to eights and even larger, with 147 of 268 cars at the New York show featuring eight cylinders. The trend boosts luxury and power, while signaling broader economic optimism for the auto industry.
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New York
The New Colonizer Promotes Westward Radio Growth
A Canadian article extols radio as the “new colonizer” aiding settlement of western territories. It cites licenses reaching 260,488 in seven months, a 25 percent rise, attributed to extended radio broadcasts. Radio allegedly provides news, market reports, entertainment, and instruction, uniting isolated districts and producing informed, connected citizens.
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Radio
Montreas
Canada
Colonizing Department of the
Cimadlan’ Pacific
West
Air Safety Lessons From Early 1929 Crash Review
Clarence H. Young reports on 1929 first half aviation safety. More than half of crashes stem from pilot over confidence and zeal. Flying is safer overall, with one fatal accident per 422 490 miles in 1929 versus 169 944 miles in 1928. Transport planes show even better safety, but privately owned planes may rise unregulated.
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Clarence H. Young
Aeronautics
Mr Young
Native Son heads Corry city parks department
M Leo Mulderick, a Corry native and longtime railroad worker, is named head of the Department of Parks and Public Property. He has strong local ties, a family base on Marion Street, and was elected to City Council as a supporter of Mayor C L Alexander. He recently joined Peak Products after leaving the railroad.
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Leo Mulderick
Corry
Department of Parks and Public Property
M. Leo Mulderick
Muldericke
Oil City
Pennsylvania Railroad
George Mulderick
Cornell Mari
Mulderick
Eavy
Te Peak Products Company
Muldérick
C. L. Alexander
Twenty Years Ago Ed Metz Opens New Ton Sorial Parlor
Twenty years ago on January 25, 1910 Ed Metz opened a neat ton sorial parlor in the building east of the Phoenix Hotel. The note appears in the journal files recalling local business expansion in the era.
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Ed Metz
Phoenix Hotel
New Pa license numbering system aids officers
The Pennsylvania Motor Vehicles bureau announces a new plate system to aid enforcement. Officers can identify offenders more quickly by reading a letter and a few digits rather than the full number, narrowing suspects to a small set. The change aims to improve visibility on muddy roads and reduce search scope.
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D. S. Rawe
Almeult
Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania
Benjafess
Min G. Bynon
Motor Vehicles Bureau
First Machinery Arrives for Medal Furniture Factory
The initial batch of equipment for the Medal Furniture factory has arrived and will be installed immediately. The M E church Ladies Aid Society plans an Easter baggar and food sale on March 26. F C Lopus of Niobe, 96, visiting nephew Witburls Wilson.
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Medal
Ladies Aid Society of
The
M. E. Church
F. C. Lopus
Niobe
Witburls
Wilson
Mr. Lopus
Journal
Corry
A Problem Day: Advanced Sale Ends in Confusion
A puzzling ad claims a lot sold at 20 percent advance but would yield a 50 percent toss if cost were $1400 higher. Determine the original lot cost. The explanation hints at a numeric method: multiply 12 by 3, subtract 6 to find cost, then subtract 6 again for selling price, and divide by 12.
Originators and places in historical trivia
Yesterday's questions cover the originator of the Boy Scout movement, the location where Moses received the Ten Commandments, a definition of pumpernickel, the author of The Canterbury Tales, and the peninsula that contains Spain and Portugal. The answers list: Robert Baden-Powell. Mount Sinai. a heavy dark rye bread. Geoffrey Chaucer. the Iberian Peninsula.
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Moses
Spain
Portugal
Mara
Edward V
St Paul
Minneapolis
Burroughs Earns State Farm Awards in Maple Products
Further data on awards by T. D. Burroughs and son of Corry at the State Farm Products show is available from Paul Crossman, county farm agent. The awards included seconds on a gallon tin of maple syrup, third on a 4 gallon glass of maple syrup, second on a quart glass, firac m maple fudge candy and second on maple cream candy.
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T. D. Burroughs and Son
Corry
Paul Crossman
Winter Storm Records From Twenty Years Ago In Our City
Clippings recount a major blizzard with heavy wet snow, trolley interruptions, stalled trains, and feet of drifts in a midwinter storm. It notes sidewalks blocked, rail lines halted, and farm teams hauling milk to the condenser as crews work to clear Columbus streetcar and main lines amid record low barometer readings.
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Timar
Center Street
Columbus
Erie
Pennsy
Tbe City
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Bruteburgh
Mayville
Contemplation Talk by Ida Tarbell at Academy High
Ida Tarbell, noted writer, will speak at Academy High School in Erie on the evening of February 6th. The lecture topic is Lincoln, and the event is under the auspices of the Allegheny College Alumni Association, with strong local interest and likely attendance from Corry residents.
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Ida Tarbell
Academy High School
Erie
Tarbell
Lincoln
Uder
Allegheny, College Alumni Association
Corry
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W. L. Gordon
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