Twenty Years Ago From The Journal Files March 2 1914
Recap of items from 1914: L C B A hires Wurman of Buffalo to decorate Armory Easter Monday ball. Rev Thomas Surtees returns from treatment in New York improved. William Jennings Bryan to lecture at Mile on March 15. J F Austin nominated postmaster of Corr, in fourth term. Maple avenue crossing interlocking gear strikes delaying westbound train nearly an hour. Kobby ten cent store front remodels. Mrs R H Palmer reports 24 poultry laying 319 eggs in February. Mrs Margaret Barker travels to New York for spring millinery. Miss Daisy Hoy heads to Ringwood WV to visit aunt. Joseph Burkhardt travels to Elkins WV for Climax Miz Co business.
Bonniwell Guest At Erie County Firemen Meeting
About 150 firemen from Erie and Crawford counties attended a Friday night meeting in the General Electric Clay house East Lake road. Nine speakers discussed aims and accomplishments of volunteer firemen. Judge Bonniwell scheduled to speak but left due to illness. speakers included C E Clark Robert Firman W J Albrecht William Wennerstrom M C Goodspeed J J Kennedy H M Wells Andrew Paulson and Rollo McCray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RIP
Erie County Volunteers’ Association
General Electric
Clay House
East Lake Road
Erie
Crawford County
BD. v. Bonniwell
State Board of Firemen
Philadelphia Municipal Courts
C. E. Clark
Wayne
State Voluunteers' Association
Robert Firman
W. J. Albrecht
William Wennerstrom
M. C. Goodspeed
The
General Electric Company
J. J. Kennedy
H. M. Wells
Lawrence Park
Andrew Paulson
Corry
Rollo McCray
Pinchot Also Turns Down Davis on Roads
Erie mar 2 no major road construction in Trice County for 1991. County Commissioner Charles R. Davis, returning from Harrisburg, says Governor Pinchot opposes road projects costing over 20 000 per mile. Davis cites costs of 40 000 to 50 000 per mile in Erie County and notes federal funds may not apply to four and a half miles linking Union City and Bainboro. State funds may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City-Edinboro
Erie
Trice
Charles R. Davis
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Samuel S.¢ Lewis
Davis
Miles B. Kitts
Erie County
Joseph F. Rogan
Allan H. MacLean
East
West Lake
Union City
Bainboro
Magistrates of Erie County Organizing
Erie March 2 initial efforts to organize the county Justices of the Peace and police magistrates began Friday night with six Erie aldermen forming a temporary body. Eugene P. Alberstadt was named temporary chairman and Charlie Barber temporary secretary. Six aldermen attended and letters were mailed to other magistrates. A general meeting will be held soon and later plans aim to join the State Judicial Association. Also mentions farm produce and pounds of Dailylea butter to the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Association of Justices and Magistrates
Mar
Justices of the Peace
County Inks
Eugene P. Alberstadt
Charlie Barber
Frank T. Gaczkowski
Frank Bassett
Edward Shugart
Thomas Cunnyngham
Alberstadt
State Judicial Association
Salvation Army
Bashful Radio Fans Push For Better Music Mix
A doctor funded a newspaper ad urging local radio to restore a fuller New York Philharmonic schedule. His move sparked 400 calls and many letters supporting refined taste, while timid listeners echoed the demand for less jazz and crooning and more high quality programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Ans
Saya
SOD AND THE FLAG
A U S senator urged the Navy to keep the pennant off the masthead below the American flag arguing for strict separation of church and state. He proposed raising the pennant on its own star as a compromise. The piece notes the issue as a minor government concern amid broader debates on state and religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Navy Department
Boys and Birds and Civic Fair Play
A columnist notes a modern shift toward humane pastimes as youths build bird houses and feeding stations rather than harming wildlife. The piece contrasts quiet bird study with earlier acts of cruelty and praises patient hobbies. It also laments legal and civic missteps, citing a Connecticut judge on sanity and a Detroit immigrant incident while poking at Chicago's motto.
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon offers guidance on word usage pronunciation and spelling with example notes on misused phrases and common misspellings. It includes a vocabulary goal encourage readers to master one word daily and features a Shakespeare quote illustrating lavish usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Andrew
Look and Learn quiz questions and answers
A review presents five trivia prompts with concise answers: Columbus died at fifty five. U S House salaries are ten thousand dollars annually. Los Angeles is the largest city among Pacific states. the Nineteenth Amendment grants women's suffrage. grasshoppers hear through the forelegs.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Pacific States
Los Angeles
Two clocks drift to noon together after days
One clock gains 4 minutes every 8 hours while the other loses 2 minutes every 6 hours. Find when their readings coincide at noon again. The problem hints at least common timing, leading to a solution where the two clocks realign after a number of days.
Man Walks Into Icy Chadakoin River in Jamestown
Jamestown March 2 A 54 year old man, Dye of 200 West Second Street, police say was drunk when he waded into the Chadakoin river near Steele street under the West Third street bridge Saturday night. He was rescued after reaching neck depth and is recovering at Jamestown General hospital. He faces intoxication in City Court once recovered.
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Jamestown
Mar
Dye
Weat Second Street
Chadakoin
Steele Street
West Third Street
Jarestown General Hospital
Brooklyn Square
Steele and
Sprague Streets
Seaver Praises Smith Brothers Gough Syrup Origins
A testimonial from Ethel Seaver of Hyde Park vouches for Smith Brothers Gough Syrup. She recalls giving it to her children since childhood and claims rapid improvement, saying Joan recovered within hours and Ethel felt immense relief.
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Smith Brothers
Gough
Joan
Ethel
Fe M. C. Seaver
Hyde Park
Mello Glow Face Powder Ad from Keysster’s Drug Store
An old fashioned advertisement promotes MELLO GLO face powder claiming a French process makes it long lasting, reduces large pores, beautifies the complexion, and avoids irritation. It touts purity and invites readers to try the product at Keys ter's Drug Store with a dubious misspelling in the copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyster's Drug Store
Dairymen Meet For Board Planned Saturday Returns
Dairymen gather Saturday as Vera McCrea of New York outlines district assignments and a reorganization plan. Mrs. Drake urges parental, pupil, and teacher cooperation while new meal rulings limit dinners to noon to 1 pm. The meeting features John Marsh singing and Columbus Glee Club performances with thanks to hosts Mr. and Mrs. Hammond.
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Eld
League
Gladys Button
Hammond
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Wurman
Buffalo
Armory
Thomas Surtees
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Mile
Captain Austin
Clifford Bliss
Frank Ames
Ralph Ely
Bris
Senate
J. F. Austin
Corr
Capt. Austin
Maple Avenue Crossing
Kbby Ten Cent
R. H. ‘Palmer
West Wayne Street
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Margaret Barker
New York City
Daisy Hoy
C. M. Couch
Ringwood
Joseph Burkhardt
Elkins
W. Va
Climax Miz, Co
Bonniwell
Meeting County Firemen
County Association
America
Connécticut
Detroit
Chicago
Eneficial Loan Society
Center Street
PHONE
Corry, PA
Triple Action
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
Bargain Department
Newhouse
North Center Street
Page
Vera McCrea
Julius Caesar
Oil City Trust Compatat Ate Ee
Federal Reserve Bank
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