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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1926
Page
3
Dr L L Bigelow criticizes charity medical work as economically unfair to doctors. He argues physicians need fair pay after long training and accuses uplift contributors of pressuring doctors to provide free services. He notes the pressure on honest professionals while patients in need still require care.
Engineers note steam pressures near 700 psi for two new US Navy light cruisers, far above older nations. Geared turbines enable rapid rotation and higher power from smaller engines, a trend seen in internal combustion and marine motors. A New York show engine claims 10 horsepower from an engine smaller than a Ford at 6000 rpm.
Lansing Michigan Mary B F Eastern tests Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for fatigue and anemia claiming it restored her health after months of exhaustion. She praises its effects on her daughter sixteen and urges others to use the remedy sold by druggists nationwide.
Wellington Downing announces Erle will build a 150 room hotel named the Tetons at Powell and Tenth. Turner Hill Telephone Co formed by Hf A Manley and associates to run line from West Spring Creek to Corry city limits. Virginia Katherine McCabe of Gorry and Clarence Bruce Pitch marry February 27 per Navares Herald report. Gerry Ice Co buys Thomas Shannon property and he joins their staff.
Distressingly vague claim touts GOLDEN LAX TABLETS as a gentle tonic laxative that removes intestinal poisons and restores comfort. Urges older people, children, and readers to obtain a box from a druggist for 25 cents to maintain internal cleanliness and lasting health.
Erie March 12 The Bre county commissioners must designate the 1920 road funding by April 1 or forfeit the state share. Springfield Township opposes funding. Five Comers and others seek rates of twenty five per cent local twenty five per cent township five per cent county. If not resolved soon the county may start work with little or no state aid.
John Vashindur, 22, of Mr. Pleasant was held here on robbery charges after breaking into a portable unit at a Pennsylvania terminal station.
The piece cites President Coolidge and figures like General Butler and Governor Pinchot as part of Prohibition efforts to “dry up the nation.” It notes newspaper critics blaming lax enforcement, praise for constitutional amendments, and claims that repeal is unlikely despite opposition from some readers and veterans.
A Typhoid outbreak in Scranton sickens sixty residents with three deaths reported. Rev Fred Rulpin, pastor of the local church, is among the deceased as New Morford reports the water supply contaminated and officials warn residents to take precautions.
Erie County plans a Friday evening session in the Public Library Assembly Room to honor its 173rd anniversary. County engineer Licht will discuss monuments and the earliest European discovery of the area by Le Mercier and French forces seeking a fort and trading post along the Allegheny and Ohio rivers.
Eighteen members met with Mrs Wall Hastings at Fradurick Street for an engaging meeting held in the president's absence. Judy Martin led the session as acting president. The group planned an Easter Bazaar to be held Saturday March 27 in conjunction with a fair sale.
A concluding gathering followed a business cession where a hostess and her daughter Miss Virgin Pamphlet served dainty refreshments, creating a pleasant social moment.
A fragmentary historical reflection cites Confucius advising a man about to hang himself. The sage proclaims courage, stating endurance through misfortune leads to felicity. The piece argues true worth lies not in age but in character and resilience rather than material gains.
A youth fired two shots at a group near Silver Creek and Mayville, injuring none. Deputies report a second shooting incident at the fishermen’s shacks along Hartardugus Creek, with bandits escaping after alleged moonshine theft.
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