Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files May 8 1910
An alarm from Box 18 at 4 20 p m sent crews to a fire that gutted the dwelling at 222 West Main Street. W J DeMills a painter for Weeks and Breadon was badly burned in the store basement while melting beeswax. Carlyle Bowman promoted to night transfer clerk at the local station. The Rescler home hosted a grandchildren birthday party for Matie Hall 13 and Paul McMahon 8 with about forty young attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hest Main Street
W. J. DeMills
Weeks and
Breadon
Carlyle Bowman
Martin Rescler
Matie Hall
Paul McMahon
China Eyes Sun Yat Sen Program For Modernization
An editorial discussion contrasts China's push toward modernization with Russia's Soviet model. It describes plans to develop agriculture industry and commerce, expand rail and road networks, canals and irrigation, utilities, and urban public works with American expert help. It notes potential parity with Russia's rapid modernization and questions China’s unity and fervor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Quomintang Party
Sun Yat Sen
Russia
America
Mixed coffee prices in 4 to 5 ratio
Coffee of 450 and 650 per pound mixed in ratio 4 5 yields average price $ (450*4 + 650*5) / (4+5) = (1800 + 3250) / 9 = 5050/9 ≈ 561.11 per pound.
Daily Lessons in English by WL Gordon
Vocabulary notes from a vintage column. Includes misused words examples such as to versus at the office and mispronunciations like militarism. Promotes daily word study with the term plaintiff defined as expressive of sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WL. Gordon
Answers to Yesterday's Questions Digest
Answers list yesterday's questions with concise responses. First dictionary origin location and date not provided. Pajamas derivation from Persian. Graf Zeppelin transatlantic trip duration unspecified. Last major Indian disturbance date uncertain. Gila monsters are venomous lizards found in the southwestern United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Oil City Man Given Sixty Days in Jail
In Judge Parker's court G. A. Lindahl of Oil City pled guilty to possessing and transporting liquor and was fined and sentenced to 60 days in jail. Others included James Lidstone of Pont Burwell Canada who pleaded guilty to forging a check and was released on suspended sentence with costs to be paid, Clyde Blain of Slab Furnace convicted of assault larceny and receiving with nine months in the workhouse for larceny and related charges and sixty days in the workhouse for assault, all to run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
May
Parker
G. A. Lindahl
James Lidstone
Pont Burwell
Canada
Clyde Blain
Slab Furnace
Village Board Adopts Budget at Special Meeting
Sherman May 94 A special meeting of the Village Board was held for a budget hearing. No opposition appeared and the budget was adopted as prepared by the board. The tax rate remains $.011, the same as last year despite a reduction in total assessed valuation.
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Sherman
PUPILS TO ST EDWARDS PRESENT MUSICAL ROMANCE
Rehearsals underway for the Dramatic Club at St Edward's School for the musical Once in a Blue Moon to be staged May 22 and 23 in the Senior High auditorium. The program features ballet and solo dances, strong vocal numbers, and promises to be a headliner for the school's efforts. An advance ticket sale is banned and public support is urged. Mrs. H C Dumm visited Erie this morning to spend time with her brother Seddon and Jessily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uuuey Way
St Edward's School
Visit Ends for Mrs. Lund and Mr. Schodley in Buffalo Homeward Bound
Mrs. Fred Lund departed this afternoon for Buffalo after a visit in the city and at gin with Mr. and Mrs. A. Wetmore. Ben Schodley also left for Buffalo following a stay in the city and Elgin with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lund
Buffalo
Gin
A. Wetmore
Ben Schodley
Elgin
Porcupine Found Wandering Near Home on Dawson Street
Otto Paulson of 223 Dawson Street reported an animal prowling his residence all evening. He investigated and encountered a porcupine calmly moving about the house, which he immediately slew.
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Kane
Otto Paulson
Dawson Street
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Corry
West South Street
A. D. Colegrove
Sereen
Arthur Colegrove
Fred Kimball
ING
46Th St
New York
Tribune Tower
Chicago
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Tyres
Witten
Edgar Capwell
C. B. Wilcox
W. W. Blair
W. Ed. Marsh
G. H. Barlow
A. P. Mount
Erie
Fred Bettis
Spring Crez
G. K. Carl
Jason Smith
Dan Mitchell
J. W. Gilliam
Concord
Theron Doud
Wayne
Timothy
Crawford M. Woods
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
Juneau
Oil City Trust
Citizens National
Car
Ranza
Mexico City
St. Edward's Dramatic Club
H.C. Dumm
Mr. Seddon
Jessily
U.S
Uws
ROYAL
Mead & Brown
JUST
W. Smith
W. E. Phillips Jeweler
N. Center St
Oxford
Corry’s Factory Shoe Store
Brownell Shoe
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