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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
3
Game of Correct English by WL Gordon
Daily reader exercises challenge vocabulary and pronunciation in a linguistics column. It asks readers to correct sentences, spellings, and word choices, citing yesterday’s answers and offering terms like nonchalance and flamboyant for practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WL Gordon
Snyone
Chautauqua Recovers From Severe Storm
Jamestown June 6 Atier fiery hour at wkend WL reports Chautauqua County Highway Department reopened all improved highways after the storm. Plows were withdrawn then readied for immediate use if renewed. Railroads kept service with delays for connections at Westfield. Alarm system at Celoron was restored by volunteers. State road from Jamestown to the Pennsylvania line via Panama, Clymer and Cutting was open yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Incrae
Pine Railroad
Jy, W. & New
Tran
Westited
New York Central
Celoron Wis
West Ridge
Pennsylvania State Line
Corry
Panama
Clymer
Cutting
Constable Attacked in Fourth Ward Dispute
Erik, a 20 year old Clifton man, was attacked at Sth and Btate streets by Ray Tench, 46, a former neighbor. The constable fell, recovered, and pursued the assailant as charges of disorderly conduct were pressed. Tench was discharged after payment of a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erik
Clifton
Shreve
Sth
Ray 1
Tench
Slevelland
Nah
Wong
Linden
Chiurgs
Peach
Edward Shugart
Teach
Iquor
Interesting Sidelights on Life in Capitals Workforce
Rodney Butcher reports on federal employment in Washington and nationwide, detailing the Civil Service ranks, department counts, and the wage landscape. Government workers include about 410,000 Post Office staff and 560,000 federal executives with 60,000 in D C and 500,000 elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Butcher
NEA
Washington
Federi
Coolidge
Army
Post Office Department
White House
State Department
Treasury
War Department
Justice Department
Navy
Interior Department
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Government
Smithsonian Institution
Interstate Commerce Commission
Door-to-door sales push risks backlash in auto trade
A manufacturer predicts more Mori automobiles will be sold this year through better sales and merchandising. He warns of rising competition and a possible wave of door-to-door selling tactics that could provoke homeowner resistance. Dealers may hire bell ringers to build prospects, but many households balk at unsolicited visits or phone calls. Courteous printed advertising is urged as the better approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missy
Eye
Look and Learn A Who invented the first practical telephone
Answers to yesterday's questions list several items including Who invented the first practical telephone Lord Byron Shem Ham and Japheth Verkhoyansk Siberia and other entries. The page presents a mixed trivia format with numbers and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrima
New England
Dayton
Lord Byron
Shem
Ham and Drupetth
Verkhoyansk
Siberii
Narcissus
A Problem a Day Airplane Coverage and Rate Question
A historical puzzle presents a calculation about an airplane covering a distance, asking for its rate per hour. The solution hints at combining multiplications 40×4, 85×2, and 23×2, then multiplying by 12, subtracting 1175, and dividing by 36000 to reach the hourly rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Probley
Warning Against Goosebone Weather Prophets
Dr. GF Marvin head of the United States Weather Bureau warns business men to ignore doomsday forecasts from amateur weather prophets. He notes they predict worst conditions regularly while actual weather rarely matches their dire prophecies. He urges the public to observe simple tools like a barometer thermometer and government weather maps to better understand weather and avoid alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GF. Marvin
United States Weather Bureau
St Jacobs Oil Backache Relief Claim
An old ad copy promotes St Jacobs Oil as a quick, painless backache and joint relief. It describes instant soothing rubbing on the pain area and promises elimination of stiffness and fatigue without skin burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abi
St Jacobs OU
St. Jacobs
St Jacobs
Draighise
Adel
Narrow Escape From Bad Blaze At Gas Garage
June 25 at the Main Garage a gasoline fire threatened a vehicle after a transmission spark from a light wire ignited flames. Roy Barber suffered a burn to his left hand while George Querbeck of Hulton, Pa, and mechanic Blake Worn helped push the flaming car outside, preventing a larger blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shofrield
George Querbeck
Hulton
Roy Barber
Barber Hai
Plan Memorial to War Veterans in Central Park
Jan 26 bid opening for Soldiers and Sailors monument at Central Avenue park. Andrews and Davis bid lowest at about 15 500 dollars, but contract letting halted due to deficit and rising material costs since the project was first estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orn Cvry
Central Avenus
Front Streets
Andrews
Davis
Tocamen
Adlerika advertisement promises stomach relief and youth claims
An old classified ad touts Adlerika to reduce gas bloating and old waste matter, claiming users feel years younger after using a spoonful and noting endorsements by Mrs. M. Davis and a Downey druggist. It emphasizes both upper and lower bowel action and ends with a thrift-minded line from the classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Davis
Adlerika
Downey
Vadyi
Air mail pilot forced down in blizzard near Dunkirk
Joe Lanny, an air mail pilot on the Cleveland Buffalo route, was forced to land on Shorewood Country Club grounds near Dunkirk after a heavy blizzard. The wind peaked at 50 miles per hour, the plane un damaged, mail reached Dunkirk post, and Lanny stayed at the Frandy Hotel overnight. He plans to depart for Buffalo with favorable weather. Six weeks earlier he had to land in a snowstorm on the Schaeffer farm near Irmkir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lanny
Cleveland
Buftae
Shorewood
Dunkin
Tynd
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Burard
Little
Schaeffer
Lake Road
Lrmkir
S. S. S. claims relief from rheumatism and skin eruptions
After suffering for years, six bottles of S. S. S. relieved rheumatism, cleared a skin eruption, and improved appetite. R. L. Bush of the Southern Railway in Knoxville Tennessee praises the medicine. William Osborne of Flint Michigan also vouches for its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bush
Southern Railway
Knoxville, Tenn
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American Automobile Association
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