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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1927
Page
8
A Corry Palm area Teachers Assn banquet celebrated education with a citywide turnout. Speeches by school leaders highlighted the value of education while musical numbers and violin solos provided festive entertainment. The evening included awards, new member inductions, and a review of teaching staff achievements.
A garbled OCR item discusses face powders and beauty products with misread brand names and nonsensical phrases. The readable bits mention powder, shine, and a potential claim about improving complexion, but the text is largely unclear and unstructured.
The Daily Cooperatives Association reports August pool price at 3242 per 1 000 pounds, unchanged from peak levels in its history. Milk handling volume rose about 10 million pounds versus last August, with over 400 more members joining the pool. Cross sales for July joined with higher selling prices to boost farmer optimism, as New York City health action delays extend the dairy zone debate.
Dunkirk residents Shepard of 128 Swan Street and Gerald Stovle of North Vernon have applied to the US Patent Office in Washington for a device to defeat electric meters. The Sherard-Stoyle design uses a simple wiring arrangement that bypasses the meter terminal, preventing contact and causing the meter to fail to record electricity usage.
A fragmented line reflects a nineteenth century sentiment on the spirit of resistance within humanity. The text references resistance to plunder or wrongs and hints at a call for endurance of suffering as a destined fate, attributed to Charles James Pox.
An elderly advertisement touts Vinol as a strengthening iron and cod liver tonic. It claims rapid improvement from weakness post surgery, promising quicker recovery and better health within the first week, with endorsements for women and children over 25 years.
Early in the season feeders were advertised via agricultural papers then national outlets after local papers refused. Fraud warnings urge farmers to ignore unusually low feeder cattle prices and urge thorough investigation before buying. Farm Bureau reports midwestern firms pushing questionable cattle deals to Erie county farmers.
Irma Schuetz a Erie school teacher living at 2020 Cherry Street files a $25,000 damages suit in the prothonotary’s office. She alleges injuries from a January 5 auto crash at the 10th and Myrtle street intersection when a car driven by Alma Clark struck the Cummings vehicle carrying Schuetz and Alton Chummings. She claims lost wages amounting to 1025, medical and hospital costs of 2090.32, and pain and suffering totaling 22019.07. Attorneys Bryan Evans represent Schuetz and Marsh Eatin represents Clark.
At yesterday afternoon's meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Home four candidates were initiated: Mrs. William Murray Mrs Lammers Mrs Green and Mrs J Pratt. Mrs May Carmcke was named delegate to the District No 3 convention in Meadville on Wednesday October 12 with Mrs J Ms Gardner as alternate. After business and social hour Mrs Hartbeit and her committee served lunch to a large membership.
Clymer New York September 21 a section of the new Clymer and Cutting road bridge gave way during a late summer stretch under repair sending workmen into the creek below. Rescue efforts saved several men with no serious injuries though one may have been within 18 feet of the fall. Repairs are estimated at 6000 dollars and will require about four weeks to complete.
The Monohan Post band from Sioux City won the national drum and bugle corps title with 46 points, beating Ohio by 12. Harvey Seeds Post of Miami claimed the drum and bugle crown, while Kankakee and Racine followed. Awards were announced near the Eiffel Tower with bands from Weymouth, Orange Band of St. Petersburg, and Westchester among top finishers.
Navy airship Los Angeles moored at a naval air station for a short training flight along the Jersey coast. Lieutenant Commander Charles Roxendall commanded the ship with forty one officers and six students aboard during the test flight from Lakemarin.
The Rebekah Lodge and God Fellows celebrated an anniversary with about seventy members attending at the Old Prohibition Hall. Elections for officers were held and installation is set for October 5 with Erie staff to oversee. A musical program featured AE Church orchestra led by FB Yorks, with solos by Miss Gertrude Munger and Mrs Charles Whiteley. Light refreshments followed.
Fragmentary text hints at guarding youthfulness and steadfast resolve against aging marks. No clear names, places, or events emerge to anchor concrete facts or dates in this snippet.
A citizen note accompanied a ten dollar Federal Reserve note to reimburse Pittsburgh schools for material waste while in school. Handwriting experts identified the writer as a woman who admitted the act. The plea urged using the funds to buy supplies for the schools.
Dispatches from Strumitsa Macedonia report a rail disaster when a train was struck by seven bombs near Utovo. The wreck destroyed the cars except the locomotive, leaving only a handful of passengers presumed harmed.
An advertising notice touts Colac Pile Pills as a quick, harmless remedy for piles. It claims relief without surgery, with testimonials from a traveling salesman and others, noting easy dosing and full refunds if not satisfied.
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