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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
3
The Corry newspaper lists publishing rates and postal information for subscribers and carriers. It also reports on the purchasing power of the dollar, noting declines in living costs since 1920 and gains in wages, with detailed comparisons across food, rent, coal, gas, electricity, clothing, and sundries.
Answers to yesterday's questions include Andrew Johnson, Australia, Angora, Elijah, the sighted giant with one eye faced in the famous End of the Temple statue, and the three largest steel centers in the world. The misquoted items ask about a commodity by tonnage, a Shakespeare play line, a mythological race, a temple statue, and crops like sugar cane and pineapples.
Puzzle style page featuring language questions and pronunciation tasks. Prominent names include WalL Gordon and Hotham. Items test spelling pronunciation and word choice for short forms and synonyms. The fragment shows a series of exercises with distorted text and prompts to fill correct words.
A puzzle asks dividing 280 into shares for 11 men and 13 toys so the boys’ share to the men’s share is 113. The solution notes a rate puzzle: computing hourly work with filling and emptying, deriving a net rate of 1 101, yielding 20 hours to complete.
A verdict was rendered by Coroney Waller Haskell of Clarion county in the case of Joseph Poplar a 21 year old resident near Scotch Hill Clarion county who took his life by shooting Monday when faced with arrest.
Russell woman dies in railroad crossing crash as train or car hazard leads to fatal injuries. Mrs Conrad B Swanson of Russell township was thrown from a car by a passing train while being driven home from a shopping trip. Coroner Lowrey opened an inquest. a jury will panel Thursday to determine cause of death. The couple had hurried to the Russell crossing when the incident occurred. Ambulance took the woman to Warren General Hospital where she died en route.
At a May village meeting Joseph Rogusy chairs a session on hospital bond issues. Discussion reopens the hospital project with a $200,000 figure, a $117,800 cost for a new plan, and a proposed $3,000 per bed estimate for a 100 bed facility. Commission chairman Charles Burns notes hospital costs rising and hints at future bond proposals.
Farmers have been working from sunrise in Sunset for days, planting beans and wetting crops. Wetting in the crop midmonth yields a good tip as corn and potatoes show progress. The Sugar Grove judge presided over a gathering with refreshments. The Steen Dry Cleaning Co unveiled a new SHO in Lie building. Paint Bureau offices announced relocations. Pennsylvania Railroad Co seeks NY PSC approval to change its Panania agency. A wreck on Spéchy farm damaged an automobile, front end and lights destroyed. Mrs Swanson survives with husband, two daughters and two sons. Burial arrangements pending.
A slump in business prompts Lie to propose changes as Rinie Winie seeks a railroad petition. A brush and grouse incident occurs near Soul Center Street. Hugh Mitchell, head of go onal education in Kane Piihjin Schools, visits the city and will stay for events at Junior High. Mr. Mitevel plans to attend this evening’s activity and a morning visit for Mr and Mrs. J. Yuieule.
Peter Madison, aged ???, died at Corry Hospital after being unconscious at LGU nltoeds on Thursday. Resided in Corry for over forty years. Survived by wife and several children. Funeral arrangements pending in the local area.
An old testimonial touts Adterika as relieving 85 years of indigestion and gas after a single dose. The note from a pharmacist and patient credits the remedy with restoring appetite and sleep, promising action in both upper and lower bowels and removal of hidden waste.
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