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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1925
Page
8
Eyewitnesses report western Ireland's famine worsening beyond 1847 levels with potato failure and rain driven hardship. Women and children endure cold and hunger while men seek fuel as relief efforts ramp up under Free State cooperation.
Nationwide blizzard stalls travel as ships capsize off Cape Henry and a Brooklyn fire destroys a school wall. Snowbound Pennsylvania highways halt travel with crews battling drifts and road closures from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
Persistent coughs are treated with Bronchuline Emulsion praised as a strong remedy. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle, claiming three or four doses relieve even stubborn coughs and a full bottle can subdue lingering symptoms.
Services at the Community Church on Sunday February 4 include a 11 a.m. sermon Godliness is Profitable and a 12 p.m. Sunday School led by Frank Schrambling. Christian Endeavor meets with a theme on friendliness. Ruth Woodring hosts an evening reading God is Light. Sophomore class held a gathering at Dorothy Mommond’s Corry home. Freshman business social planned with Albert Crosty. Gerald Paris returns from Allegheny College. Community Aid meets next with Mrs. Lawrence Bightley. WCTU attendees enjoyed a program of readings songs and music. Next meeting hosted by president Mrs. Cora Dodd on Tuesday February 10 with a literary program on the 16th.
Earl Wilson returns home from Pittsburgh with son Reginald. Bear Lake residents attend church gatherings and social events. Deaths include Mrs Ellen Allen of Niobe with funeral at home and Niobe cemetery burial. Local meetings feature the Dairy Men's League in Woodin’s Hall. Several residents listed as sick. births and visitors noted among Corry and Niobe families.
The Council of Corry Erie County Pennsylvania advances Bill No. 619 to issue 30 000 bonds for Smith Frederick Congress Wright Allen and Main Street improvements. Bonds bear 5 percent interest and run through 1938 with annual tax levy to cover interest and principal.
Public notice lists various annual assessments or payments from 1925 to 1985 in dollars and cents, including amounts such as 3450 in 1927 and 4100 in 1936, with a clause repealing conflicting ordinances or parts thereof.
Ensign Brunner appeals for clothing and shoes to meet high demand at the Salvation Army headquarters. Urgent need for men boys and children apparel. those able to donate should phone the Army at S79WV for pickup.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets from New York as a tasteless sugar coated option. It claims men gain five pounds in thirty days and a woman gained fifteen pounds in six weeks, with a refund if goals aren’t reached. It lists J C Condra Ames & Co as sellers and urges public purchase.
Mrs Marietta Logan aged 60 wins a $10 000 prize in a dance contest after performing 45 straight dances without error. The report notes rivals questioned her age and credits special shoe soles from R Merick's Shoe Repair for comfort and performance.
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