Corry Evening Journal Ad Rates and Ownership Note
The Corry Evening Journal lists Arthur Colegrove as publisher and Fred Kimball as national advertising representative. Rates shown include mail subscription at $5.00 per year and carrier delivery at three cents per copy or fifteen cents per week.
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Corry Evening Journal
South Street
Corry
Colegrove
Arthur Colegrove
Fred Kimball
ING
W. 48Th St
New York
New Empire Opened By Jong-building Moffat Tunnel
The Jong-building Moffat Tunnel is finished enabling trains to run through it. It creates a direct westward link from Denver to Salt Lake reducing distance by 481 miles and shortening the Chicago to Coast central route. The tunnel opens a vast mountain region as large as Pennsylvania, previously inaccessible, with potential wealth and new frontier for exploration.
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Moffat
Denver
Salt Lake
Chiscago
Pennsylvania
Radiophoning Los Angeles Producer Hails Wireless Talk
Marshall Nelsan of Los Angeles directed a British film production in London and used wireless telephone to talk with his Los Angeles office. He connected in 20 minutes and conducted a perfect conversation, noting the revival of radiophoning as a promising development in two way vocal communication.
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Marshall Nelsan
Los Angeles
London
Hel
Edison’s Legacy Faces Challenge as New Genius Emerges
Thomas A Felson, hailed as the greatest living American, nears the end of his era. Scientists seek a successor by selecting a bright boy and giving him technical schooling, but true genius may not be teachable. Edison was self-made, starting as a self-taught telegrapher, and history suggests geniuses resist orders to be produced.
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Thomas A. Felson
Edison
Tricky History Quiz Answers from Yesterday's Page
A fragmented puzzle list asks which Indian nation Cortes conquered the Portuguese capital, the Bible’s second book, Roman god king, author of The White Man's Burden, plus other items like a short route to India and references to Sir Harry Lauder.
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Cortez
Portugal
Athens
India
Harry Lauder
Powder mix proportions in gun powder problem
A old problem states powder is composed of nitve charcoal and aulpher in the proportion 48 7 and 5. Find pounds of explosive in 60 pounds of powder. Calculations show 60 pounds yield 270 pounds of explosive as implied by the division and income note about bonds and annual payment of 4.50 per bond.
Sidelights on Life in the Capital 1908
The 1908 Journal Files column notes Latin American delegates’ mixed responses to U S policies at Havana. It suggests no concerted action against the United States, while highlighting US diplomatic gains and maneuvers in Nicaragua, Panama, and Argentina.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Washington, Mar
Mexico City
Colossus
Republic
Havana
State Department
Coollidge
Juellhelnd
Puerrymen
Argentina
Caribbean
Charles Evans Hughes
Latin
Sheffield
Mexico
Morrow
Panama
Tacna-Arica
Game of Correct English by W L Gordon quiz
Puzzle style item listing questions on English usage pronunciation spelling and vocabulary from a historical column. Includes mispelled words and missing letters with sample exercises and answers. The piece surveys common errors and how to correct them with brief prompts and intended daily practice.
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W. L. Gordon
Millinery
Time is Relative Einstein van rigte
Time is relative the text offers paradoxical phrases about visits, tenants, and rent, suggesting a playful or satirical caption from Archison Citotie. It presents shifting lengths of visits based on who is involved, with misspelled names and fragmented wording.
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Einstein van Rigte
Thawing March Brings High Water Across Districts
March arrives with a sharp thaw and last nights rain swelling rivers and streams in many areas. Reports mention flooding concerns near Corry and Beaverdam while local activities reflect community life with social events, business openings, and changes in employment. A. N. Lanning dies at South Center street home. Constable Sherwood Simmons visits Warren on business.
What Congress Is Going Today
United Press Senale reports ongoing congressional activity with debates on the Norris Muscle Shoals bill and the moving picture industry. The Interstate Commerce Committee finishes hearings on Brookhart’s regulation bill. Agriculture panel continues Copper bill for stockyards. House panel advances agriculture department appropriation while Census committee weighs reapportionment.
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Senale
Norris Muscle Shoals Bil
Interstate Commerce Committee
Brookhart
Agriculture Committee
HOUSE
Census Committee
Oil City Man Recovers After Toothpick Removed From Lung
Relatives of Earle Wellas, 24, of Oil City, report he is recovering at Cleveland Clinic after a delicate operation Tuesday morning to remove a toothpick lodged in his right lung. He swallowed it Saturday while biting teeth and coughing. Doctors used electricity to dislodge the object and bring it up the windpipe with no pain to the patient. Infection in the lung is arrested and he remains under observation for a few days.
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Oil City
Cleveland Hospital
Mat
Earle Wellas
Roule
Ol City
Clayenanates Hospital
Cleveland
Weikal
Welkal
Wellal
Income Tax Bad Debts Rules For Deductions
Bad debts may be deducted from gross income only in the year they are written off as worthless. Reserve method allowed for taxpayers with many accounts not for single debts. Attach a statement to show propriety. gifts to relatives or friends are not deductible.
Whale Saves Itself After Tide Strands It at Sudbury
A whale swept in by the tide ran aground at Sudbury England then freed itself and swam back to sea.
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Sudbury
England
Oil City expands bus service amid streetcar dispute
Oil City will borrow a White bus from Youngstown Suburban Co to aid service while debates continue on abandoning street cars. The bus will mainly serve the Liberty run to accommodate patrons from the Ol Well Supply Co. Trolley service on the Liberty line halted due to unsafe tracks. Until repair and a Traction Co. agreement on track removal, the Youngstown bus will likely operate in Oil City.
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Oil City
Mar
Youngstown
Traction Co
Mamma and the Deaf Girl's Prayer Forefinger Query
A juvenile line from New York Central Lines Magazine asks how a deaf and damp girl says her prayers when she has a forefinger. The question reflects playful language and era attitudes toward disability in a lighthearted context.
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Mamma
Mary Lee
New York Central Lines Magazine
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