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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1928
Page
3
A newspaper ad notes a store shifting from apparel to a circulating library, offering many copies of new books like Thy new Hellen, with quick availability. It explains why rental libraries flourish as public libraries lag behind demand for the latest titles and readers pay to avoid long waits.
Puzzle page item listing questions on pronunciation spelling and grammar. Readers answer multiple prompts and yesterday's key answers are teased. The fragment shows garbled OCR of a humor column with misspellings and wordplay.
The quiz asks five questions about demographics, geography, currency, biology, and history. Answers given include more married or single adults over age one, the Mississippi River as Father of Waters, a fixed mint value for gold, dawn and dusk twists, and a republic inhabited solely by men. plus a set of plausible answer lines for each question.
A historic math problem asks for lumber content of a plank 1518 feet long 8 inches wide and 0.5 inches thick. It then asks for value at 75 per 1000 feet. The muddled excerpt shows calculations and commissions leading to a net amount of about $55 after deductions, with other figures like $1250 and $845 mentioned in the explanation.
Funeral services for Pra. Gillett were conducted at the home on North Genior Street by Roger Wey pudtor of Le Presbyterian Church. Interment followed at Evergreen cemetery Union City. Relatives and friends from Waterford and other towns attended. Floral offerings and a Union City Mason Fraternity service marked the observance.
The body of Edward Thompson, a former Tionesta resident, was found in California after a two day search by his brothers. Thompson, son of the late Mr and Mrs William Thompson, was last known from Stewart's Run Forest County and had connections to Wham and Cox Angeles City Light and Power.
An old advertisement extols S S S as a century tested remedy for loss of appetite and low vitality due to anemia. It promises restoration of red blood cells, renewed energy, and better sleep, urging readers to buy two sizes at drug stores.
The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church met Wednesday afternoon with Shirty Judies in attendance. Mrs. Clara Runkom and Mrs. Roger Cressey led the devotional. Officers elected for the ensuing term are President Mrs. F. B. Crowell, Vice President Mrs. J. W. Waggoner, Secretary Charles H. Gelgers, Treasurer Mrs. Whittlesey. A strong program followed with papers, talks on foreigners in America, reading, solos, and refreshments provided by the committee. Also noted is the Piney Dank power plant installation on the Clrion river to raise the water level by three feet, with work expected to continue for several months.
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