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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1925
Page
3
Public notice from Corry Pennsylvania advertising rates for mail and carrier delivery. Rates listed include five dollars per year by mail and fifteen cents per week by carrier. Publisher identified as Arthur Colegrove with the matter entered at Corry post office as second class mail.
Luther Bur banks famous gardens in Santa Rosa Cal are to be managed by a university scientist. They will continue his experimental work in plant improvement through selective breeding and crossing. The text argues Bur bank demonstrated evolution in practice and that God is the Great Evolutionist guiding nature’s laws.
The commission ends its task with a compromise: Ulster gains Derry and Enniskillen plus parts of Donegal and Monaghan near the border while the Free State receives South Down including Newry, South Armagh, and much of County Fermanagh. Fear of danger grows, peace is praised, yet arguments loom over the settlement.
A joke about a sun dial moved indoors and a barometer left on a dresser leads to a quip on husbands winding barometers and keeping them lit. The piece recalls a humorous scene of weather talk at a social visit. It ends with a nod to Tennyson and airships bringing money from plane landings.
A large force of workers finishes preparations for the Hig Corry Fair opening next Tuesday. The report notes new steel buildings for the Ly S. Radiator and Boiler Company and a shift of Cory stockholder talks at Mayor Bliss's office regarding the Red Brick Company.
Election of officers featured last night at Cory Encampment session. Chief Patriarch Howard Lowland Senior Warden Verne Miller Junior Warden Hobart McHall Priest Charles Reynolds Scribe Star Shannon Treasurer Auer Representative to Grand Encampment A F Curlburg. No installation date yet set.
The article argues the hard coal industry has diminished in importance since 1902 and that a strike is unnecessary. It notes substitutes like fuel oil briquets and anthracite surpluses could replace hard coal, while railroads could ship soft coal to needed areas. It warns leaders risk public push toward alternatives, jeopardizing the industry’s prosperity.
A southern drought highlights the 10,000 horsepower output from Muscle Shingls and its integration into a five state grid. Projected expansion may exceed 600,000 horsepower, with future use of Shoals power debated between industrial power and nitrate production, as fertilizer manufacturing questions linger.
Newark dispatch says Harrison Noel, 20, confessed slayer of Mary Daly and Raymond Pierce, may avoid trial if declared insane. A mental examination by a lunacy commission is sought after a conference of prosecutors. Noel has been treated at Overbrook, Bellevue, and Beyoos as police seek a court ruling on his state of mind.
An old advertisement promotes GOLDEN LAX TABLETS as a tonic laxative to improve bowel movement and vigor. It claims the tablets detoxify the system and promote healthy action, urging a trial and noting availability at druggists.
Desmondy leaves from Detroit and heads to Eric with sister Marjorie Desmond and Miss Adelaide Schelltamimer as guest. Rev J A Martin and daughter Jean return from Derry and Green. Ruth Barker and Katherine Stevens go to Warren for a party at Francis Pisher's home. Several friends accompany travelers to return home to New Castle and East Colas fins Ave Taft. Mrs B D Button travels to Hartford Michigan due to sister’s illness. Fred Kimmerley and family depart Buffalo after visiting in the city. Inez Lynch family return from Clarion. Delia Miller finishes a trip through Albany New York City and Springfield and attends Mae Siveeney’s wedding in Springtick.
A New York gangster, known as “seven Ringers” Guiffreda, 45, was killed by six shots fired from a doorway near his East Side home. The killer walked away as a crowd of about 100 watched. Police notes and witness accounts follow as the case develops.
Fragmentary text describes life’s burdens and responsibilities as a reward. Tyri appears as a subject in a qualitative comment about reward and challenge, though specifics are unclear.
Nine year old Harvey, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Harvey, was run down by a heavy trailer and suffered a crushed leg. He is reported much improved at Corry hospital where treatment continues. Doctors fear amputation may be necessary if the injury worsens.
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