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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1929
Page
3
A Corry Evening Journal column cites Paris automobile horns as loud and disruptive, arguing they harm civility and mental health. The piece contrasts American quiet with Paris noise, calls for toned-down horn use, and frames the issue within broader social unrest and urban culture debates.
A compact page presents trivia from W L Gordon on English usage. It lists questions on sentence structure pronunciation spelling and vocabulary with short answers and yesterday's exercises solutions. The tone mimics a readers puzzle or lesson column with numbered items and a concluding answer section.
A reader asks the area of four walls and ceiling of a room 21 1 2 feet by 10 1 2 feet and 13 feet high. Compute wall areas and ceiling, then sum for total square feet. Yesterday’s answer states 18 years, with an odd arithmetic explanation included.
Contains questions about geometry and literature. asks what a truncated pyramid of cone is, who wrote Rubaiyat, the city nicknamed The City at Brotherly Love, the bird that drills holes in tree bark, and Leonard Wood's position at death. plus a mixed quiz line referencing Crucifixion day, Pierre Byuhudon, The Duke of Wellington and the Hawaiian Islands.
A 1909 item notes an addition to the Variety Turhing Works in Union City, a 49 by 90 two story wing to be built with C R Rogers Co of Morty handling engineering and costs. Other briefs mention the Kappolis band joining Stanford Hose Co. to Oil City for a state firemen’s convention, a marriage license for Charles McSweeney and Anna O’Donnell, peach shipments, and local moves by Fern Mather and Katherine Childs.
An old advertisement promotes San Cura Ointment and San Cur Stoop with money back guarantee for piles cuts burns and sores. Testimonials mention relief and a request for refunds if not helped. Also promotes Good Baby Soap Sin Citra Soap as a soothing skin cleanser for babies and blackheads.
Smethport Sept 210) Kenyon about 85 vanishes from his Plena Brook home near Farmers Valley. No motive or explanation given. He suffered heart problems and had poor health. A late Friday trace of the missing man is found as searchers comb the Kenyon farm area.
In Oity City on September 21 the State Highway Department ordered a survey for a proposed scenic Alegheny Highway river route linking Oil City and Tionesta. The plan, connected to an existing northward road project, aims to secure inclusion in next year’s state building program. J P Coffman of the Oil City Chamber of Commerce announced the move, with division engineer WC Frame noting rapid progress toward completion once begun.
September 21 phrase Henry Traile of New York City met with bond of First Presbyterian to advise on repair or rebuilding of Oil City church. Experts say repairs may be costly and a larger edifice may be needed. no decision yet as board seeks expert recommendations.
Two Bradford youths escaped a severe crash when their Chevrolet left a dangerous curve between the Hobbs and B&O crossings, struck a telegraph pole, flipped, and slid onto the roadway. The car was badly crushed, top torn, doors left, but the occupants were not removed from the wreck. A physician treated abrasions and lacerations while they detached tires and abandoned the vehicle.
Jamestown hosts about 1500 Shriners from Chautauqua Cattaraugus Allegany and Warren Counties for the annual Shrine ceremonial. A parade through Jamestown and Shrine exercises at Celoron are highlighted with Ismailia Temple insignia visible in the city. Shriners and American Legion Drum Corps assemble at the Masonic Temple at 2 pm for the parade events and a special train from Buffalo brings 500 temple members arriving at 2 40 pm.
Kane reports two men missing for about two weeks after leaving for a fishing trip in northern Ontario. Their families and friends grew alarmed as no word came and no authorities were notified.
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