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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1925
Page
3
Corry Pa newspaper details showing publisher Arthur Colegrove and pricing: mail $5 per year, second class mail matter, carrier price three cents per copy, fifteen cents per week. Advertising rates available on request.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times reports a safety study noting 10,964 killed and 200,908 injured in early safety era rail operations, with last year’s toll 6,016 killed and 143,739 injured. Despite more workers and traffic, casualties rose at crossings by 167 percent, highlighting the balance between mechanical safeguards and human error.
From an ethical standpoint it can be claimed that the smaller papers have a distinct advantage over metropolitan newspapers. Owners and editors know the people and business leaders in the community and express honest convictions more freely than highly commercial city press. Small dailies and country weeklies uphold constructive editorials and influence journalism as long as they stay true to their best traditions.
A fragment from The Journal Wiles dated September 20 1905 recounts market notes in New York with flour pork lard sugar and butter prices, alongside local social chatter. It mentions Eddie Meyers returning from Buffalo John Clough to be featured in the Grit, and residents like Florence Baker visiting from Boston.
William Young of Kane narrowly escapes serious injury when a light delivery wagon horse bolt pulls free at the Pennsylvania Station. The driver clung to the wagon as it sped down South Fraley street to Pine Avenue, was thrown but remained aboard, and was dragged about 100 feet before stopping. He was treated at the hospital for shock and minor injuries and is expected to return to work in a few days.
Federal agents searched Erie to locate A T Osborne and William Connors, two of ten defendants tied to the Black Horse Brewery operation. Judge Thomson had issued attach ments at the request of Miles B Kitts as trial approached. Marshals combed the city to find the missing men and bring them to federal court.
An Ames & Co. advertisement touts Paris Sage hair tonic as a remedy for baldness and itching. It claims to stop hair loss, banish dandruff, and promote growth with a money back guarantee, marketed through druggists and outlets.
In Erie Court today Mwintyre and King were released on charges tied to smuggling liquor from Canada into the United States by way of Lake Erie. The case centered on the seizure of the Marta Esser and involved Coast Guard and local officials including Dor Frank, Captain PJ Cooney, and Weigand. Morelli, owner of the Veng hotel, Erie, was fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to violations of the Volstead Act.
An unidentified man about 50 was crushed by a trolley car on Bainbridge street bridge near Sunbury. He was taken to Mary M. Parker Hospital where he died minutes after admission. He was identified by no ID. pockets contained $180 in bills.
A Thursday rehearsal will be led by Mr William of Brig, recently chosen as choir director. He has strong experience and is highly recommended by the presbytery choir. Johnnsmy will also direct the Thursday evening session, replacing the former director.
A notice invites new members to join as a rehearsal is set to begin promptly at seven thirty tonight. Existing choral groups will be present to welcome newcomers and provide direction.
A Leyden physician Dr Heechin Boersdurf published a health guide titled The Hroper Secrets of Medicine but the unopened volume contains only fourteen words in total. The discovery raises questions about the manuscript's purpose and origin.
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