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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
3
Public notice lists the Weet South Street Corry Pennsylvania publishers Colegrove Arthur Colegrove and Sti Colegrove as owners. It shows postal details entered at Corry Post Office and rates for mail and carrier delivery with annual and weekly prices.
The article debates whether solitude or society better nourishes character, noting growing social venues like dance halls and theatres while acknowledging a taste for solitude among some figures. It cites Emerson Lowell and others on balancing private reflection with public sociability.
The piece argues that love of luxury marks national decadence and cites Rome as a precedent. It contrasts bygone simplicity with modern American wealth seen in homes, stores, hotels, and restaurants. It laments wage earners seeking luxury as a widespread social shift.
Notice that Elberta peaches and prunes are nearly finished with home grown stock scarce. A P Youngs, Lindley Lake Road, North East Pa. City Council will sit as Court of Appeals September 1 to hear complaints on the Frederick Street paying assessment from W N Y & P tracks to Wright Street at B Block. Property owners may appear.
A minister warns against abandoning prohibition urging public support for enforcement. He argues prohibition is a vital spiritual venture and stresses government action has intensified, with rising hopes that maintaining the policy will yield long term benefits despite present doubts.
Residents report sunken gardens appearing after a tannery demolished in Broakmanville. The land formerly held tannery buildings was razed and fitted with vats now flooding and turning the area into a residential district. Walls and towers have sunken, with gardens and lawns dropping below former heights.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at Mrs A D Colegrove's home yesterday afternoon with about forty ladies attending. Mrs Pay presented Our Goals, Mrs Kingame spoke on Missionary Facts, and Mr Paulson discussed The Needs of Our Society. Miss Thurza Ely urged youth involvement linked to Meadville Summer Conference, and Miss Ina Austin sang two vocal solos with accompaniment from Mrs Betts.
Mrs Edith B Atlen of Williamsport resigns as vice chairman of the Democratic State Committee to join the Betinet School management at Millbrook NT. Miss Masine Alverson departs for Washington DC to enroll at George Washington School.
Police in Pittsburgh report three men, Earl Collins, Porwiek, and Louis Duncan, confessed to multiple robberies including a butcher shop loot of $145 last Saturday. Detectives had them in custody since the shop burglary.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Pompeu Tablets from McCoy as a cure for sickly children aged nine and underweight, claiming they replace cod liver oil without stomach upset. It promises a 60 cent price and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
80 more Christian refugees arriving at Zakho from Goyan in Mosul district accuse Turks of atrocities, recounting expulsions of Goyan Christians. They warn of harsher treatment if the League of Nations rules against Mosul boundary claims.
Mrs Henry Holuster of Wyandotte Michigan recounts a six month period of sickness after childbirth with severe side pain and weakness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for rapid relief and notes her doctor approved its safety. She endorses the product to others.
A counter suit filed by W J Whivision chief of prohibition ent rent accuses Rankin Police of interference with federal officers enforcing traffic laws. The action arises from the arrest of two federal prohibition officers by Rankin borough police.
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