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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal printed daily except Sundays at West South Street Corry Pennsylvania. Editor Arthur Colegrove. Entered at the Corry post office as second class mail matter. Subscription rates include five dollars per year by mail and three cents per copy by carrier, fifteen cents per week. Advertising rates available on application.
A 1855 Prohibitory Liquor Law medal surface discussion notes how the law was debated and altered over years. The piece recalls Guy Seymour veto and New York’s stance, hinting at prewar attitudes toward prohibition and tax measures amid political shifts. It reflects on forgotten history and the era’s public sentiment.
A fragmented historical lament argues that in trial by jury the criminal gains advantages from lawyers procedure and tradition. It recalls the English verdict requirement of 12 jurors to safeguard the commoners, notes mid centuries reforms abolishing jury-free trials, and questions open testimony. The speaker railes against tyranny and advocates frank, open examination in court.
Tom Sims asserts Shimmer ends in weeks and riffs on hogans, pirates, and quips about money, politics, and society. The piece blends fragmented musings, political barbs, and personal opinions, noting Germany, Russia, and American trends with no clear event or outcome.
The New York city planning committee argues future metropolis populations may reach 40 to 90 million. It contends cities will expand outward, aided by automobiles, highways, and planes, reducing crowding by placing work locations far from homes and shifting urban form toward sprawling layouts.
A July 20 1903 look back notes two serious incidents at the steel plant last Friday with injuries described and a severe storm causing fire alarms and damage. Homes on Invent Street and nearby properties were damaged as crews saved contents. Wolverton and McNulty also injured their hands, while a thunderstorm hit during a Detroit game. Dorais of King's School of Oratory performed at St Thomas Church, with a noted reminiscence of the piece.
Dr Andrew U McKelvey appears in a local professional directory listing as a chiropractor and spine specialist. It notes OSes Horn Bigok N Center by Ball and provides contact phones including a residence Bell line. The entry is a fragmented directory snippet with unreadable portions.
A chaotic article fragment questions electricity’s impact on life and society, mentioning power, telephones, radios, and urban energy use. It shifts to a Port Perry tragedy, detailing Mrs Julia Coyne’s death and her husband Patrick Coyne’s life. the couple’s marriage outside faith, funeral denial, and a somber, personal investigation into causes and family blame.
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