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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1928
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal comments on Maurice Mutton's lecture from the University of Toronto arguing newspapers influence government. It notes newspapers gather publish and interpret public affairs shaping opinion and policy, and asserts modern papers are more numerous and superior to past, while questioning reader habits.
JournalFiles recalls Britain's long free trade boast while noting the safeguarding of industries act. It cites Belfast manufacturers seeking tariffs on imported handkerchiefs and household goods as imports rise from 2.1 million to nearly 10 million, with Switzerland Germany France Belgium and Czechoslovakia cited as gaining on British producers. It also notes subsidies for a new free theatre promotion in the city.
A Washington note reports on congressmen including a Prohibition Bureau critic who voted for its policy and hints at motives. It describes Senator Dave and Senator Tom's offices causing traffic with visitors, and Senator Wagner of New York as a rising figure shaping the national outlook and advising Al Smith on issues while serving on several committees.
A sergeant of the 7th U S Cavalry on the way from Fort Riley to New York infused his train today to fetch a beer. G C Bowen reports the first road drag in Erie county ran on Washington street to a point a mile west of the city. Business leaders discuss attracting a new industry for the city, with hope of success. Mrs Ray Powers and children of Warren visit Mr and Mrs Sam Sweet. The Rebekahs host a pleasant surprise for Mrs Rose Michaels. Thaddeus Perkins of Liberty Street plans an April departure for an extended visit to California. Mrs Mayme Glass Robinson sails to New York City to study for weeks. Perry Storer returns home after a sled accident in the lumber woods.
Henry Clews and Co members in New York advertise orders executed for stocks and bonds for investment or on margin. Correspondence solicited from investors seeking broker service. Address at 7 9 11 Broadway, New York City.
American and Nicaraguan officials reached a compromise in the Nicaraguan election controversy. The issue centered on U.S. supervision of the October election, with a presidential decision pending within a few days to seal the understanding.
Washington March 19. Thirty police officers were ordered to posts near the White House to prevent any demonstrations against the Hungarian visitors who arrived to meet President Coolidge after unveiling a statue of Kossuth in New York.
The column lists five Q A pairs from Look and Learn: 1 extreme human fatal temperatures, 2 territorial waters extent, 3 love apple fruit, 4 US automobile share, 5 state with the largest capital city. Edith Cagel Tumpico and Longfellow poem referenced. Russia noted as a separate answer.
Three burglars blew the Chester Beverage Co. safe but escaped empty handed after their attempt was interrupted by waterman George Bates. The blast and gunfire alarmed scores as the three story building suffered extensive damage.
Miss Alma Marks of 02 West Tenth Street sustained severe back injuries and possible skull fracture after a hit and run motorcyclist struck her while crossing Walnut Street near Tenth and Walnut in Erie. She is at Hamot Hospital with injuries. the rider fled the scene after the collision.
A dated puzzle list titled Game of Correct English by W. L. Gordon shows questions on grammar spelling and pronunciation. Excerpts include misconstructed sentences and multiple choice items with labeled answers such as Look and see if it is in the box and the pronunciation of licorice.
A can do 12 as much work as B and B can do 12 as much as C. Together they finish the work in 12 days. Find each of A B and C’s individual times. The answer and attached investment distribution mention Smith and Jones with $1680 and $1120 respectively, and a total investment of $10 000 allocating fractional shares to Jones and Smith.
Friends of Senator Walter George of Georgia say he will enter the Democratic nations convention in Houston with 100 pledged delegates from the South. Concentration of California and Tawa will drive preconvention work for Governor Alfred B. Smith. Republican leaders in New York state say 26 delegates will be pledged to Hoover rather than 47 claimed.
Final day for filing nomination petitions for county committee members. Many petitions already filed at the county courthouse. Republicans will name a man and a woman from each precinct. Democrats will nominate a man for each district. Primary election set for Tuesday April 24.
A brief critique noting people boast of ancestors to mask personal failings. The author mocks the idea that long lineage excuses present behavior and urges individuals to take responsibility for themselves.
An old advertisement touts Thompson's Barasma as a harmless liquid remedy to cleanse and strengthen weak kidneys. It claims rapid reach to the kidneys, relief from backache and kidney disorders, with a money back guarantee and a companion Golden Lax Tablets offer for constipation.
Corry Pa inventor Herman H Millard has created an automatic reversible self rocking cradle carriage. He filed the patent on February 10 1927 and no manufacture assignment has been made yet. Erie inventor James C Kable also patented a pitman connection after over four years in the patent process. His patent remains unassigned.
In Allegheny County, three officials of Brotherhood Savings and Trust faced postponement as trials were halted after the death of Rody P. Marshall Jr. The defendants include Roland McCrady, president. Wm. Kelly, vice president. and J. R. Nelson, treasurer. They are accused of embezzling 102,500 of bank funds, with McCrady also charged in a separate $10,000 embezzlement tied to a pool plan for buying out Liberty bonds.
An attorney from New Jersey claims weight gains of 28 pounds after using McCoy's Tablets with several others reporting rises of 15 pounds in five weeks and a woman increasing from 108 to 125 pounds after three boxes. The ad promises a full refund if no at least 5 pound gain is achieved after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes. The product name is shortened to McCoy's Tablets and sold by N. F. Ames & Co.
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