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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
3
A note from two decades past highlights the Manufacturers' Exhibit held in the Radiator building on West Washington Street as a notable event worth visiting, signaling local industry interest and civic engagement at the time.
A destructive tornado swept through Kane and nearby areas causing extensive damage to homes, shops, windows, and trees. Strong winds uprooted oaks and maples, shattered glass at the McCrory building, and tore roofs in several blocks. Residents report outages and officials assess property losses near seventy thousand to seven hundred times ten dollars, with power crews clearing debris and securing sites.
The city of the future will be vertical with towers rising high as natural limits constrain horizontal growth. Advancements in rapid transit and aviation will reduce congestion, enabling expansion outward rather than upward, while towers remain built for ornament and prestige rather than necessary density.
The article contrasts Sir Hemne Howard and Ambassador Dawes declaring embassies dry, noting the Eighteenth Amendment exempts U S diplomatic missions abroad. Dawes says he never drank at home and sees no reason to change abroad. It suggests embassies should be dry as a U S policy stance and comments on foreign reception of liquor.
Language lessons from an old column reveal questions on sentence fixes and pronunciation. It lists mis spellings, fills missing letters for synonyms, and provides dubious answers on daily usage with examples like correct pronounciation of yolk and proper word choices in casual talk.
A game style arithmetic item states that seven men can dig a trench in 7.5 days, but if four men are absent the team needs 2.5 days more. Determine how many workers are needed to complete the task in the original time. Also includes yesterday's problem about cube root of 2,671,960 and squaring 487.
A damaged OCR of a local page lists scattered person names and brief notices. Mentions include Mary, Wilbur Wilson, Rev Wandeth Ad Goldin, Miss divived from Denver, and others in a chaotic montage of visitors, addresses, and travel references with no coherent event.
The Woodman Circle will hold memorial services Sunday at 10 30. Members will decorate the graves of their deceased. All who can go are asked to meet at the park at 10 15.
An advertisement promotes San Cura Ointment as a remedy for piles and skin conditions with testimonials from G. Root of Montecalvo Los Angeles County and W. F. Gilbert of Pleasantville. It guarantees refunds if not satisfied and lists prices 1.25 and 25 cents for the soap.
John OShaughnessey of Philadelphia and Nellie Johnson of Corry were married at 8 oclock in the evening at the residence of Rev. FL Cressey. OShaughnessey is employed by the Western union in Hine cone strughlom wore.
The page lists historical trivia with mis-spellings and fragmented items. It cites Days ly defeating a giant, Nathaniel Have thorn birth details, an opah description, a person born abroad with foreign-born parents who became a citizen, and the capital of Kansas, plus several quiz answers including Rrapols Scorp Key and the Battle of Quebec.
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