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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1929
Page
3
A rural correspondent hides behind a pseudonym to share provocative proposals. He advocates killing dogs and cats for warm child coats and mocks fly screens and sleeping with windows open. The letter challenges readers with satirical and shocking ideas, ending by inviting readers to test the notion on children.
Twenty years ago a Case School president urges a balanced education stressing serious study and campus life. A National Machine Tool Builders Association convention adopts a dry policy excluding violators, signaling stricter conduct at industrial meetings.
The North East Sun reports the Hudson Fulton demonstration will boost local growers revenue by about half a million dollars this season. May Church on South Center Street hosted eleven young friends for her birthday celebration. A new college is planned five miles east of Breon named St John’s Polish Catholic College. Dewitt Jackson heads to Ann Arbor to begin medical studies.
A grocer sells coffee at fractional prices and gains three times as much as a base amount. The problem asks for the cost per pound of coffee, given the sale price and profit relation. The accompanying text includes yesterday’s answer and a rough explanation with arithmetic steps.
Pittsburgh third annual radio show opens at Duquesne Gardens and runs all week from 2 to 5 30 p m and 7 to 10 30 p m Visitors can see radio stars in person who have entertained listeners on broadcasts.
The article notes the start of duck hunting season in Lac retate and lists local figures Anna Abigail Hhowlton, a Jamestown organist, plans a Sunday reel tale in Mendville, plus references to a Kane airplane crash aftermath and remarks from Langworthy and Emery. It also covers the Pennsylvania State Firemen’s convention in Pittsburgh and medical association sessions in Erie with many physicians attending.
A United States Education Bureau release notes trends in school organization and curricula. It highlights a move toward six year junior senior high schools in cities over 20,000, with variations by class size and local planning, plus growing vocational and industrial courses in high schools across multiple states.
A courier reports Nadir Khan, ally of the exiled Emir, has captured Kawwailergesh, a city commanding the route to Kabul, amid a revolt against Bacha Salao. Coast guardsmen at Erie today confirm the Afghan capital’s status.
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