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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1927
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Primus Ye Will fer with shiny Hidluys and Tari 1 hin ty, unclear context or complete meaning due to damaged text and missing surrounding details. Further readable portions needed to identify persons, places, or events for a coherent summary.
The article discusses a new push in Congress to replace the current weight and measure system with the metric standard. Senator Gillette of Massachusetts and Representative Brittain of Minnesota advocate a gradual transition, arguing metric terms will eventually simplify trade and science while avoiding immediate disruption.
A quirky column mocks restaurant life and gender roles, praising improved restaurant cooking while lampooning modern women as can openers. It weaves in quotes from Mrs Frederick Somensen and references to Chicago mayor Bill Thompson and real estate gains, ending with a travel note about local officials and daily odds.
In the Mexican crisis, Alvaro Obregon, a leading figure and potential future president, reportedly lost an arm when a bomb exploded near Celaya as rival forces clashed for control of Mexico. His shattered uniform, bleeding wounds, and the fear of his death are described as his aides rushed to aid him.
A pasted reading recalls the Erie county Sunday Schools convention to be held in Waterford on October 1 and 2. Marty George Livermore hosts a party for Claude at Cokumbus. The Metanes Steel Company of Corry won first prize at the St. Louis Exposition for tool steel and plans to order ten tons from General Klee’s Schenectady company. Hunters warned about trespass laws as farmers post notices. Obregon leads a revitalized army after a delay in the war. Federal officials debate tariff policy and reciprocity with France, with Seymour Lowman producing tense rhetoric. State Department struggles over tariffs, reciprocity, and international tensions amid prohibition disputes.
A problem asks for the wall area of a room with width 522 feet, length 28 feet, and height 9 feet. Compute the total surface area of walls three sides and adjust to correct units, noting possible misprints in the prompt.
Puzzle filled with misspelled words and pronunciation questions from a language lesson page. Includes queries on unique usage, spelling errors, missing letters in synonyms, and daily conversation usage. Answers to yesterday’s exercises referenced, covering anticipate pronunciation of of, apparatus, banquet festival, finite civility repast.
The text presents a scattered quiz from a historical newspaper page with questions about biblical lines pimento source a bird sight and the capital of Hungary plus references to Rudyard Kipling and a compass note. It includes fragmented phrases and misplaced numbers likely from a quiz column.
At an October hearing in Jamestown the Public Service Commission discussed proposed elimination of three crossings in 1928 the Jamestown Westheld Northwestern at Mayville the Pennyt Vivian at Mayville and the Erie at Waterman none of which had decisive action. No notice had been served on Mayville village and no town or village representatives attended. The two railroads voiced conflicting plans including moving tracks to share a grade, with one line opposing joint elimination.
New York Oct 15 A life estate of 5000 dollars goes to Walter Chest Smith of 488 Central avenue Dunkirk under the will of his late niece Miss Kate Barbour filed for probate in Surrogates court yesterday Mrs Sarah D Averys of Dunkirk also reserves a life estate in 5000 dollars and 5000 set aside as a scholarship for Dunkirk High School students Miss Barbour who died September 21 left an estate exceeding 100000 dollars
Missive from LeMur labs announces rewave procedures to refresh partial permanent waves. Appointments available for rewaves and new waves at Mrs Stone's Beauty Parlor in North East, PA. Call 105 Ste 6401214 to inquire and keep in touch before offers end.
Salamanca reports a suspected smallpox case under careful watch after a Parsons home sign. Health officials say no diagnosis yet while seven Jackson family members in Indiana are ill. Vaccination efforts continue in the Allegheny Reservation with about a thousand immunized. Ridgway notes a five mile Brockway Brookville road contract awarded to DW Challis and Son for 198 050 dollars, paving to begin next spring.
Pathfinder Magazine notes that pre Columbian Indians in the southwest used a corn variety called little corn. It is doubtful they popped it, but the modern popcorn likely derived from this Indian variety.
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