The New Autos and England Wants Tourists
A Corry Journal digest lists that the New York auto show promises modern cars at low costs boosting auto and building industries. It notes a British effort to promote tourism with a bill to allow local advertising and compares American familiarity with English culture. The Adelaide YWCA offers housework diplomas to elevate domestic service and respect.
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England
France
Germany
Italy
Adelaide
South Australia
A Problem A Day target shooting rates
The problem states a PROBLEM A DAY form hits a target at T out of 12 shots while Joe hits y times out of 4. After 32 hits total, calculate shots fired by each. The answer note references $640 and an unrelated interest calculation.
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Joe
Early U.S. Exploration Figures and Earthquake Record
The item asks who first crossed the United States, the instrument recording earthquakes, the citizenship of a child born abroad to American parents, a mock 3 considered 142 bedrock of the world, and which two state capitals are farthest apart.
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United States
Directors Re-elected At Couny Fair Meeting 1914
Twenty years ago report notes the Couny Fair and Driving Park Association re elected directors I J Desmond T B Brown G H Barlow C L Alexander. Also a patent infringement decision in Philadelphia and a hand injury in Spring Creek leading to amputation. Mary A Steele installed as grand regent of Conception Court No 35 Daughters of Isabella. An exhibition sparring match potential headlines with Otto Yacknow of Cleveland invited.
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Couny
United States Court of Years
Philadelphia
Spirenia Corset Co
Mendville
Nu- Bone Corset Co
Corry
Mary A. Steele
Oil City store set to open in Berliner building
Pernstein Brothers plan to open a clothing and gent s furnishings shop in the Berliner building on Main Street around March 1. The column also notes various local items including a remarkable operation in Oil City and local entertainment updates.
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Pernstein Brothers
Berliner Building
Main ‘Street
Five Thousand Dollar Verdict in Young Makes Suit
In Emporium Pennsylvania a long Cameron County court session ended January 23 with a jury award in the Young Makes civil case. Lyle Young and his father Fred Young won damages over a auto crash near Beechwood on September 26 1927. The jury granted Fred Young one thousand dollars and Lyle Young five thousand dollars though plaintiffs had asked twenty five thousand.
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Emporium
Cameron County
Young-Makes
Lyle Young
Fred Young
Curtis Gales
Beechwood
Oakes
Young
Jod Young
Three Killed in Grace Crossing Train Collision Near Hornell
A ballast wreck on Grace Crossing left John Rose age 28 from Hornell and Judson Ames 50 and Lewis News 55 dead after a Pennsylvania Railroad fast freight struck their light car. Ames and News died at the scene. Rose died later at Olean General Hospital of skull fractures. News left thirteen children. bodies sent to families.
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Roy
Raid follows parties involving high pupils
Prohibition agents raided the Polk-a-Dot Inn on Lincolns highway, serving Wilkinsburg and Wilkinsburg residents with liquor violations. Clyde Mitchell of North Braddock and Royden Herron of Wilkinsburg were held for court after 46 pints of beer and 14 pints of whiskey were seized. Herron was arrested as he donned his coat and Kitchen was taken into custody arriving in a car.
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Pleresunan
Wilkinsburg
United States Commission
Polk-a-Dot
Lincol Highway
Clyde M. Mitchell
North Braddock
Royden J. Herron
Prohibition
Herron
Tok Kitchen
A Jew in Love stirs comments in Hecht novel review
Book editor H Allen Smith notes the debut novel A Jew in Love by Ben Hecht analyzes Jew consciousness with sharp prose and crackling passages. Hecht, once a circus acrobat and reporter, blends satire with metropolital life while working on a new play with MacArthur and previewing other authors and works from publishers and editors.
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H. Allen Smith
Ben Hecht
Coyle
Friede
Heche
Joe Boshere
Oye
Circus Acrobist
Sears
Baok
Metropolitar l Life
America
Hecht
Charles MacArthur
David
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Palm Beach
Macauley
Florida
Depew Jr Dies of Pneumonia in New York Home
Chauncey M Depew Jr son of the late senator Chauncey M Depew died today in New York City of pneumonia He was 4 unmarried and inherited half the residuary estate of 6 827 053 from his father The other half was left to his stepmother and would pass to him on her death
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Vanderbilt CIA
Ierisher
Mr. Tomlinson
Harpers
H. Charles Tomlinson
Hugh Walpole
Mana
Charles Edward Russe
Washington
Blaine
Maine
Cosmopolitan
Brentano
Antoinette Spitzer
New York
One Dose German Remedy Ends Gas
An ad claims Adlerika relieves indigestion and gas by cleansing upper and lower bowel. It features Henry Dodd testimony and urges purchase at Keister's Drug Store with a tomorrow completion hint.
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Henry Dodd
Keister's
Advi
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Corry Evening Journal
South Street
A. D. Colegrove Arthur, Colegrove
National Advertising Representatiiv
Fred Kimball, Inc
W. 46Th St
Tribune
Chicago
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Mariwether Lewis
William Clark
Pacific Ocean
Sacramento
Calf
Angusta
Calvin Furman
Spring Creek
Otto Yacknow
Clevalard
W. L. Gordon
Locke
Oil City
Annie Chelton
Lake Colimbus
Ralph Holden
Mark Rogers
Messrs
Austin and
Darling
Franklin
Biks
Edward Maley
W. H. Coleman
Morita
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
John Rose
Olean Hospital
P. RR
Journal
Chauncey Depew, JR
Pennsylvania
Hasback
Ita
Pennsylvania Gas Furnace
Pennsylvania Gas Company
West Main Street
Eneficial Loan Society
Center Street
Santa
Christ
Citizens National Bank
the Bank
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