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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1927
Page
3
A Kansas City initiative mixes religion with social amusement on Sunday evenings. Doors close at 7:20 then reopen at 10:30 after a song session with a popular orchestra, half an hour of dancing, followed by religious worship with hymns and prayers. The aim is a religious atmosphere appealing to modern youth while mixing dancing and worship.
Oswald Garrison Villard condemns police torture for confessions and proposes that all officials be barred from violating the Constitution. He argues the harm to society outweighs any good from coercive methods and urges public action through voting to reform authority and law.
The reader asks about Hienoua of the "Ol Translrtes" and requests who declared I am alpha and omega among seven animals in the WU. It references dialect questions and a quiz style set of items including a Massachuvatts peninsula and ocean currents.
A National City Bank survey shows overall trade expansion in some sectors but a weak tone in iron, steel, and autos. Steel buying rose slightly while mill operations lagged, with September capacity use near the summer low. Construction demand remains strong, while cheap money and stock speculation support market highs despite stagnant profits.
A fragmentary old note describes life in southern Serbia with shepherds and sheep. The wording is garbled but hints at rural pastoral scenes and a historic antiquity.
A new face powder called Mello-Glo from Ames & Co introduces a long lasting formula. It promises shine control, smooth application, and a natural finish, claiming to keep pores less visible and the complexion refined.
An item advertising a language learning puzzle weekly with questions on sentence errors pronunciation and word usage. Includes sample exercises and the promised answers for Saturday's exercises, listing terms like effect pronunciation and synonyms for gather.
A historical math puzzle asks the weight of an ebony cone sharing base and height with a cylinder. the given numbers include 1 pound 8 ounces for the cylinder, and unrelated arithmetic appears in the explanation about multiplying 22 by 45 and then by 1.45 dollars, labeled as the Saturday problem.
A 1907 snapshot recalls social and civic events in Corry. Miss Ruth Pope prepares to depart south as Rev and Mrs Simaker host Baptist choir and music committee. Local projects include porte cochere at the street railway waiting room and new concrete foundation blocks for J B Patterson's Center Street barn. Allyne Hovey resigns as Corry City Electric superintendent effective October 10. Flood of minor notes: Weeks returns from contract work with daughter Gertrude, Eddie Babcock, and Roy Laud in tow. G K Catt reports caring for fifty horses plus cattle and other animals as flueman agent. Union News installs a larger depot stand. editor notes another frost.
Rodney DutCher reports on Dwight Morrow’s ambassadorship to Mexico, noting shifts in policy toward conservative intelligence, internal State Department divisions, and Mexico’s favorable reception. The piece highlights Morgan banking ties, Mexico’s debt and investments, and Morrow’s close ties to President Coolidge shaping a cautious, business-friendly approach.
Dean Smith a farmer near Union City was bitten on the left hand by a rattlesnake while working his farm Friday. His wife Mrs. Smith rushed him to St Vincent's Hospital where doctors treated him to prevent poisoning. She kept him in touch with offers before they are withdrawn.
Word was received in the morning of the death of Mrs Mary Cauley former Corry resident at St Vincent's hospital Erie at 10 o'clock last evening after an operation last Thursday She is survived by one daughter Mrs Arthur Snyder and others including five sisters and three brothers Funeral services are set for Thursday morning at Holy Rosary Church Erie with interment in Holy Cross cemetery
A historic civic notice echoes Robert Dodsley citing the thirst for reformation and the violent drive for honor. It frames a call to public virtue, urging collective effort toward high national aims and enduring civic purpose.
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