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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1929
Page
3
The piece argues nations at Geneva will refine war rules for prisoners and the wounded, but warns true humanity requires preventing wars. It notes human nature’s flaw, the futility of moral codes in combat, and stresses early prevention and effective checks on murderous impulses to avert broader conflict.
The United States Circuit Court in New York ruled Bernard Tora of Gallup New Mexico is not deportable for bootlegging under the moral turpitude clause. The opinion notes moral standards are nebulous and rely on a common mores standard, challenging conclusive judgments on liquor sale or possession.
The Women's Organization is undertaking an investigation to shed light on the liquor issue. It plans surveys of workingmen's wives, a nationwide survey of speakeasies versus saloons, conditions in schools, and the Volstead Act's impact on American youth. The focus on workingmen's wives aims to capture neglected perspectives on prohibition's home and family effects.
A damaged passage notes that a crippled horse is not treated because the expense outweighs the animal value. It mentions attempts to manage broken legs using various nonsurgical methods, without curing the limb.
A collage of pasteboard clippings reports varied locals: Eustace of Pittsburgh a left handed pitcher slated for Copry in a Saturday game with Jamestown. socialty scores at the Iowa event. H B Bennett's new Queen auto. bouquets from Petit Greenhouse. Mrs H O Mackres widow of the late De Mackres receiving attention. Oak Leaf Club meeting with Mrs William Mount. William Eastman covering Pennsylvania freight duties at Elgin. J B Young at Spring Creek. Joln Kline of Kurtz Brass Ber Company. Harry Fickele resuming duties in Pittsburgh after his mother's visit. Vincents Powers rumored to ride in France for Rothschild with a $15,000 salary. Carlyle Bowman named railway mail clerk on Erie out of Chicago. Nelson Simmons winning a twelve mile race at Monessen. a real estate broker anecdote. City Engineer Dickson paving Irving street. Clarence H Baker visiting en route to Chautauqua.
In a Washington column Charles P. Stewart analyzes the tariff bill debate as House Republicans push high rates while Senate factions and Democratic leaders weigh outcomes. Liberals warn of higher living costs, others fear export retaliation and shifts in farm debts as politics cards are shuffled amid talk of possible stalemate or passage.
A defective clock loses 5 minutes daily and was corrected at 6:00 AM in July. Find the true time when the barometer points to Ha bh on July 16. Answer: 9 dozen at 67-8 per dozen. Calculation steps: Add 46 and 11, subtract 5, divide 27 by 3, multiply 5 by 1, add 16, divide by 9.
A transcribed fragment titled Look and Learn presents trivia questions and partial author names. It mentions the city Saganuut and a date 1818 and references Rudyard Kipling among the items. The text lists queries about presidents, latitude degrees, adjournment motions, the Mother of Waters, and fire making.
The 18th annual Tracy and Higley reunion will be held at the home of Mrs. Nettie Higley Proper on Pleasant Street, Union City, Pa, Saturday, August 14, 1920, with a chicken dinner. Friends and relatives of both families are cordially invited. Mrs. J. Austin and Jack MacTinnes are visiting Mrs. Scate Kelm at Indian, Pa.
United Press correspondent reviews Stuart Chase’s Men and Machines, noting both boosts and wastes from machinery and a possible endgame where warfare ends if technology proves humane. He also notes hot July days, a Sears press agent visit, and previews of The Woman of It by Clare Ogden Davis and detective fiction by Octavus Roy Cohen.
A mixed list of popular books entries shows fiction including All Quiet on the Western Front and Gunman's Bluff along with nonfiction like The Art of Thinking and Contract Bridge for All. Authors include Hunch M. Remarqu Lilue-Brown Rugur Wallace Ra Hall Basil Hill Jules Peterisin and Milton Work among others.
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