Twenty Years Ago Highlights From The Era
Notices recount maple syrup shipments by John Wiggers valued at $60 000 shipped to Vermont. A GOP precinct race ends in a tie with Frank J Lie winning a drawing against Charles Darstrand. Nast store opens a new millinery department and expands the ladles shop. Open House at Corry Junior High draws 1200 as students showcase work. J B Loveland marries Dorothy V Blass in a May ceremony performed by Rev A L Roth.
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John Wiggers
Vermont
Corry
Wiggers
Erie County Commissioners
Frank J. Lillie
Lie
Charles Darstrand
Nast
J. B. Toveland
W. E. Loveland
King Street
Dorothy V. Blass
Erie
A. L. Roth
The
Baptist Church
Erie Plumbers Strike Over Wages
About 100 members of Local 83 Blimbers and Steamfitters strike in Erie on May 1 demanding 63 5 cent an hour raise and a tool-purchase clause. Ralph Tester said the council offered 15 cents, while the standard wage for union lumbers stands at $1.90 an hour.
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Erie
Erié Building and Instruction
Ralph Tester
First American hospital and global hospital history
The Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, built in 1751 with help from Benjamin Franklin, is noted as America’s first hospital. The piece traces hospital origins from ancient temples to modern times, mentioning Paris Hotel Dieu and London St. Gregory’s, and notes the United States now has about 6,280 hospitals with 1,468,714 beds. It also records a local discharge from Corty Hospital for three year old John Matteson.
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Pennsylvania
America
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Benjamin Pranielin
Ching
B.C
India
Justinlan
Paris
John Matteson
Rodney Matterson
Wattsburg
Corty Hospital
Proposals for Change in Federal Health and Welfare Aid
The text outlines shifts in relief program payments toward the Old Age Insurance program and a sliding scale for state aid, with high net per capita states receiving half a Federal dollar per state dollar. It notes current receipts average 37.57 dollars, with a 15.82 minimum in Mississippi and 84.82 in Cole, and covers proposed health aid programs, including Taft's state centers, Truman era bills, and opposition by the AMA, plus legislative actions on security coverage and independent operators.
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Miss
Cole
Federal
Taft
Truman
AFL
CIO
American Medical Asociation
House
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Social Security changes debated in 1948 era platforms
The piece outlines Republican and Democratic platform promises to broaden social security, boost benefits, and add new insurance forms. It recalls Taft’s shifting stance from delaying welfare to backing expansive social legislation, and details proposed coverage for older workers, agriculture, government employees, and non profits. It cites current figures on recipients and discusses unemployment compensation expansion.
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Truman
Sen
Ator Taft
Los Angeles
Gearhart
Ore
Taft
Congress
Senate Finance Commmittee,s Advisory Council
Business Farmers and Labor
False Teeth Powder Ad Sparks Novel Comfort Claim
An old time dental powder advertisement promises comfort and security for wearers of false teeth. It touts Brodhead Dental Plate Powder for use on plates and offers a free 15 cent can via postcard mail, directing readers to send name and address to Widnoon Company in Keystone Building Bit tanning Pa. Sold at drug stores nationwide.
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Widnoon Company
Keystone
Bittanning
Dept
How's Your I. Q. A quirky 10 question quiz card
A reader test asks 10 questions covering memory, general knowledge, and word usage with scoring labels from Genius to Poor. It references a monthly average, a Circus term Big Top, and items about color blindness, Stassen delegates, a Russian fighter plane, Cyclops, grammar, penguins, the 18th Amendment repeal, Studebaker official, and etymology versus entomology.
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Wisconsin
Harold B. Stassen
Fehter
Berlin
Cyclops
U.S
Studebaker Corporation
Sooner San
Corry College Student Cited for Academic Achievement
Miss Mary Louie Graham of West Fredericstraat, daughter of Mrs. W. W. Graham, ranked among Oberlin College's top 25 percent for the past two semesters. She was elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society, and named for Honors Day as a senior on the class honor roll.
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Corry College
Mary Louie Graham
Daugher
Mra. W. W
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Ald
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Qulegrove
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Fred OW
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New York
Michigan Square
Chicago
Bond
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Waightman
Associated Press
AP News
Uathler
Lindsley’s
Jamanna 'Teal
Tf Fidneys
Fed
Phillipa Jewelry
Testeo
Lanston
S. Center St
Dial
Lane
VOGUE
Harfer’s Bazaar
Fur Institute of America
Las
Widmann & Teah
Leed
Thomas Motors
of Corry Inc
Buddie Peas
Treasure Island
Florida
Sunkist Lemons
Freres
Powell
C.H. Gens, JR
Ford Garage
Thi Hin
J. F
Jim Essex
Walt
Hick Avewell
James
Wassilik
Silbert Soson
Rite Ham Spring Jans
Dor
Reshment Packers
the Pop Tedal
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