Judge Artur H James Visit Sparks City Debate in Corry
The Journal welcomed Judge Artur H James Republican gubernatorial nominee to Corry and faced his implied accusation that the paper owner is a crook. The piece defends Art Colegrove’s honesty, notes Republican and Decent Republican reactions, and questions the judge’s remarks while hoping his visit was pleasing and fostered civic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artur H James
Corry
Art Colegrove
Superior Court
Jamen
Italy
War and peace sentiments split among Americans
Quote laden reflection on war and peace, contrasting a statesman’s line that there has never been a truly good war or a bad peace with Oswald Garrison Villard’s regretful view of the Muniéti settlement. The passage frames public opinion as divided over outcomes of conflict and diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Oswald Garrison Villard
Muniéti
Hatchet Man Label Sparks Erie County Clash
The piece discusses Gifford Pinchot and Judge Arthur H. James in a Erie county context, labeling Pinchot a distinguished hatchet man amid Republican party battles. It notes Pinchot’s rise, political pressure, and the judge’s rebuke, with references to Pennsylvanian political factions and the electorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Annenberg
Pew
Arthur H. James
Pinchot
Barpisburg
James
Erie County
Nie
Edgar Bergen
Charley McCarthy
Simeolf
Woffmaster Leaving Corry Pub Schools Faculty
Announcement says Chi E Woffmaster leaves the Corry Public Schools after contributing to the The Technical Arte course. Local friends and city readers hail the development and wish him well in future endeavors at the university and related posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woffmaster
Corry
Hottmaster
Po Ak Mie University of
Nim Bess
Behind the Scenes in Washington Defies Labor Law History
Rodney Washington outlines a 1630 colonial wage rule and the 1930s Fair Labor Standards Act. He details coverage, exemptions, and penalties for noncompliance, including minimum wage, 44 hour week limits, overtime, and record-keeping requirements, with many carve-outs for agricultural and specific industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Washington
Pilgrim Pathers
Massachusetty Colony
Ulvision
1 & Ge Ac Gempt
Arene
Seni Ad
Gallipoli Stamp Story Records Anzac Heroes Anniversary
The article recounts the 1915 Gallipoli campaign aimed at capturing Constantinople and freeing Allied troops for Russia. It highlights the 25th division’s landing on April 25 1915, the torrid trenches and Turkish fire, heavy casualties, and eventual evacuation after eight months. It notes Anzac troops from Australia and New Zealand and mentions a stamp commemorating the 215k anniversary of the Anzacs with a New Zealand stamp image.
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Caplore
Constantinople
Russia
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Hellés Cliff
Allacis
New Zealand
A. C—Austalian
New Zealand Army Corps
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files October 1918
Fire destroyed a home at center and Chestnut streets with occupants escaping by waking. A hospital patient’s family left for home, influenza cases rise and fall, and several local men join Camp Greenleaf in Georgia. Anna McGraw died after a week of illness, and Reg and Mrs Troy are convalescing at home.
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Forest A. Drake
Center
Chestnuut
Joseph Miller
Corry
Camp Greenleaf
Lytle
James W. Bracken
John Purcell
George Blade
Lee Munsee
Wallace Hammond
Cleve Morton
Edward Gretaler
Korn
Ray Laurie
City Hospital
Anna McGraw
Daily Dozen on Brain Size and Intelligence
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania a Daily Dozen piece asks who has the larger brain man or woman. It notes brain size does not equate to intelligence and cites figures like Anatole France and Cuvier to illustrate that brain weight varies with age sex and pace. It explains nerve cells connect sensory and motor systems and how their function shapes brain duality.
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Anabole France
Cuvier
Crickets Menace Melons at Delano
Crickets of the non Morison variety threaten cantaloupe crops in Delano California for the first time as growers report significant pest damage and reduced yields.
Sala maua named capital of New &Ilinea and aerial services
The city of Sala maua is officially designated as the capital of New &Ilinea. Aerial services are established to maintain contact with the goldfields in the inland Wekerloe area.
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Salanaua
Poll tax in the South and the race vote
The piece argues that poll tax disenfranchises both black and white voters in several Southern states and fuels political corruption. It notes reforms in North Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida, while Arkansas Texas Virginia Mississippi Georgia South Carolina and Tennessee still enforce it. It suggests reform is likely as northern Democrats push for representation changes and the South risks losing influence in national conventions.
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South
Supreme Court
Mason and Dixon
North Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Arkansas
Virginia
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Lone Star
California
Colorado
New York State
New Yorks
Barbs fail to revive wrestling in London
Fragmentary notes describe a failed revival of wrestling in London with remarks on foreign policy and utilitarian states. A Louisiana governor proclaims a Rite Week while odd regional phrases and misheard sayings appear. The mix of commentary and garbled lines suggests a rough, inconclusive item from a late page.
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London
Chamberlain
Louisiana
New England
Mill Alates
McLaglen’s War Torn Rise to Hollywood Films
Victor McLaglen, after two world wars and Boer campaigns, left soldiering for cinema. He served in Mesopotamia and Baghdad as captain and later acted in British, Irish Fusiliers, then moved to London and finally America for the screen. His early roles in Beat Geste and Gunga Din shaped his film career and wartime image.
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Hollywood
Victor McLagren
Africa
Mesopotamia
McLagren
India
Khyber
Rxo-Radio
McLagion
Irish Fussiliers
McLaglen
Bagdad
London
America
Library Corner Highlights Bestsellers At Corry Public Library
The Corry Public Library lists popular titles in demand including Strings Weekend, May Borden, With Maurice Toward Some, Margaret Halsey and A Southerner Discovers the South by Tomathan Daniels. Also noted are Growth of a Man, Maze de la Roche, Malice of Men, Warwick Deeping, Swanee River by Cecile Matschat, and Old Williamsburg and Her Neighbors by William Stevens. The Swanee River tale blends vivid description, strange tales, and hair raising animal stories set in One Okefenokee Swamp, home of legends and dangers.
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Alcott
Corry Public Library
May Bordon
Maurice
Margaret Halsey
Tomathan Daniels
Maze de la Roche
Warwick Deeping
Tris Wall
Mary Roberts Rhinehart
Old Williamsburg
Willian Stevens
Swantee River
Cecile Matschill
Cecile Matschat
Swanhee River
Swannee
Okefenoke
Clapton Flage In Wihhst Price Glaryy McLaglen Screen Career
McLaglen is seen as destined for a screen career of soldiering. His film pleases audiences, the studio, and the British army which regards him as a continual soldier.
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Clapton
Mclaglen
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Jeinieas
Washington
Frederick W. Troy
The
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
William Presen
Gora Vey Nea Berviee
Earth
Uranbs
Neptune
Pluto
Hollywood Film
C. E. Doane Hardware
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