New Calendar in Five Years May Reform Timekeeping
A Corry Evening Journal article notes a five year timeline to adopt a proposed fourteen month calendar. George Bastin announces National Committee on Calendar Simplification aims for a 1938 reform. The plan adds Year Day and Leap Day, standardizes months to four weeks, and shifts holidays to Mondays to create longer weekends. The effort follows a Kellogg mandate and seeks a treaty backed by nations rather than church or state authority.
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George Bastinin
National Committee On
Indica
Kellogg
Langue of Nations
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files 1908
A jumble of 1908 era notes reports a P and M train incident with a baggage collision and ground passengers, a park concert, tax liens on bootleggers, a trolley near Hare Creek bridge, injuries near Clymer, Italian aviation talk under Mussolini, and a depot scene at Titusville with new roof work.
Great railroad riot remembered yesterday in life and property
Secretary Stephen D. Horn has returned from Titulayule where he was booking horses for the Corryries next week. The article recalls a great railroad riot that occurred thirty one years ago yesterday, with references to life and property damage.
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Stephen D. Horn
Tituayule
Thisfternoon
Look and Learn 1 Answers and Questions
Answers to Saturdays Questions list four items. The assassinated presidents include Rutherford B. Hayes. The Bosphorus is noted. Betsy Ross is known for sewing the first American flag. The typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868. The most celebrated national event is Paris, France. The Dutch are mentioned as a group.
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U. S
Betsy Ross
Rutherford B. Hayes
Bosphorus
Paris
Mrancw
Problem of day division of earnings to two workers
Two men work for ten days and together earn 46 dollars. The first man works 10 percent more time and earns 26 percent more per day than the second. Determine how the money should be divided. Answer given Saturday 290. Explanation involves squaring 150 for 26 and extracting square root.
Fragmented Washington D C Commentary on Moses and Hughes Campaign
A garbled Washington column by Charles P Stewart parries through references to Moses, Hoover, Reed, and Reed bomb debates. It hints at campaign strategies, safety warnings, and political tension, with scattered names such as Moses and Hughes. The piece reads like a wartime era political sketch filled with broken phrasing and partial quotes.
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Moses
Barca
Cearze
Hoover
Clive
George HM. Stowe
Game of Correct English by W. L. Gordon
A fragment from a language instruction piece by W. L. Gordon. Readers confront misspellings and grammar puzzles, with prompts about verb forms mismatches and vocabulary usage. The text shows garbled OCR, inviting correction and discussion of proper word choice and daily usage.
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W. L. Gordon
City youth dies after fall from boardwalk at Sandy Lake
In a Sunday accident at Sandy Lake near the city, Stwymond Hughes fell from a board walk into shallow water. He struggled for minutes before companions realized his peril and medical help arrived. He died at City hospital.
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Stwymond Hughes
City Youth Jie
Oil “City Hospital
Sandy Lake
Hughes
Wis
New Refinery Planned for Venturetown After Purchase
Warren July 23. Announcement that General Benzol Corporation will open a new refinery in Venturetown employing at least forty local men. The Warren Refining Company property was purchased from the Jamieson estate. A branch of the corporation will operate on the site, with about one hundred thousand dollars to be spent on erecting necessary buildings and a complete modern plant planned for the next two months.
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Warren
Warren x
A. L. Sleeman
General Benzol Corporation
New York City
Sleeman
Warren Refining Company
Venturetown
Mark W. Jamieson
Sidney Blackmen
General Benzol Corporatimn
Great Venturetown
Wilde
Mr. Sleeman
Four youths sentenced to life in Illinois murder case
United Press reports Chicago July 28 four youths Stanley Durmaj Stanley Thomas Albert Mass and John Tulacz were sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Frank Comerford for the killing of 17 year old Fears Eggleston during an attempted robbery at the Ritz Movies in Berwyn. Durmaj admitted firing the shot. witnesses testified the girl screamed after she was shot. The defendants pleaded guilty amid defense pleas for leniency.
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United Press
Chicago
Didge Frank Comerford
Stanley Durmaj
Stanley Thomas
Albert Mass
John ‘Tulacz
Fears Eggleston
Heretic
Berwyn
Durmaj
Thomas
Mas
Tulaes
Comerford
Durmar
Ney
Will Speak At League Meeting In Union City
Mrs. Hope Brown Minor of the Home Service department will head a demonstration meeting of the Dairymen's League at Grange Hall Union City Tuesday at 8 p.m. and July 27 at 10 a.m. at Lakehouse Bindley Lake. Cream and cake will be served by local organizations.
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Hope Brown Minor
Home Service Department
Dairymen’s League
Grange Huh
Union City
Lakehouse
Bindley Lake
House Furnishing Plan Recalled From Short Time
A fragmentary notice notes a hastily prepared plan to furnish a house missing details. John Turne and Elrestie are mentioned in connection with the effort though full context is unclear. The readable portion hints this action occurred within a brief period.
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John Turne
Elrestie
Homestead Hospital Training School for Nurses Recruiting
The Homestead Hospital Training School for Nurses in Homestead Pennsylvania seeks women aged 18 to 35 for a three year nursing program. High school graduates preferred with at least one year of credits. The new hospital offers full maintenance, textbooks, and a living allowance with a September class forming now. Address.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
World Girdlers Set New Record Under 24 Days
Two men and a dog completed a round the world flight in under 24 days, setting a new record for the journey by air. Collyer and Mears piloted a Fairchild monoplane, ending the final leg at Miller Field after foggy conditions, with a total time of 25 days 15 hours 21 minutes and three seconds from July 2. They traced a route from Minneapolis to New York, then to the Olympic and Cherbourg, planning further hops to Tokyo and Vancouver before returning to New York. They aim to publish a book to recoup the costs.
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United Press
New York
B.D. Collyer
Henry ‘Mears
Scalyhamnerker
Cherbourg
Liston Wellso
Edward
Evans
Collyer
Minneapolis
Miller Field
Staten Island
The
Nation Aeronautical
Sociation
Chicago
Jones
Middletown
Olympic
Yea
Plume
Tokyo
Vancouver
Russia
Atea Twobus Wark Collyer
Mears
Vacationists Advised On Healthy Two Week Rest
Harrisburg health chief Dr. T. B. Appel warns against overindulgence during a two week vacation. He says a proper rest includes balanced meals and avoiding excess at hotels while enjoying fresh air and relaxation. He stresses rational food desires and temperate luxuries to favor digestion and well being.
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Harrisburg
T. B. Appel
Pennsylvania Department of Health Today
Health Department
Appel
Busy Househusband Ponders Unique Loss System
An amused note from Ohio Shite describes a domestic mishap about misplacing Tony and valuable lead pencils from a waistcoat pocket. The succinct quip laments the futility of any system rivaling the absurd “furnace” shake in recovering the items, reflecting lighthearted domestic humor.
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Tony
Ohio
Stork Busy During April In Harrisburg State Report
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Vital Statistics released a report showing 16 541 births and 10 87 deaths in April state wide. Deaths from alcoholism and auto accidents were noted, with 41 and 117 respectively. Heart disease led all causes with 1971 deaths, followed by pneumonia at 1308. Homicides, drownings, mine and railroad incidents added further fatalities.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Golden Lax Tablets Offer Health Benefits
A fragmented notice promotes Golden Lax Tablets with claims of health benefits. The text mentions a male user, an obituary reference, and a claim of being the healthiest habit in the world. It notes non irritant effects on intestines and stomach and urges trying today.
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