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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1929
Page
3
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Petitions appear with figures and codes 889 079 BAL pon 180 BTR 6R tot 073 554 ann te A5R, indicating a public notice style entry. The fragmentary OCR reads like a ledger item or notice code list. The readable elements include numbers and lettered abbreviations without full context.
Corry Evening Journal discusses Cuba under Machado, noting political terrorism and suppression of press. It questions U S intervention under the Platt Amendment and critiques a Senate investigation resolution as potentially provocative and prejudging the inquiry. The piece urges cautious, courteous diplomacy with Latin America.
The American Institute of Steel Construction reports that safe construction could reach 150 floors about 2,000 feet high, with 75 story towers possible in New York and Chicago. Buildings would occupy full city blocks, form self contained units, and include stores and subway entries to reduce street traffic as land values climb toward 200 dollars per square foot.
The cypress tree in Tul as, Mexico, claimed as the largest by circumference, measures about 164 feet around. Reportedly hundreds of years old, the tree is not the tallest but may rival the largest by girth.
A Senate inquiry investigates William B. Shearer and his ties to Bethlehem Steel Newport News Shipbuilding and American Brown-Boveri Electric. The hearings reveal lobbying fears as lawmakers seek to uncover influence peddling in Washington.
A fragment from a language exercise page asks about correct English usage. It lists questions on pronunciation spelling and word choice, including enclosures with hera and Moisantor, misspelled terms, synonyms for reject, and daily conversation usage.
A problem asks for the depth of a cold air box given a furnace with six pipes each six inches diameter and one pipe eight inches diameter, with the box width 15 inches. The box depth equals the sum of the pipe areas divided by the box width, so compute areas and divide by 15 inches to find depth.
The entry decodes as a puzzle solution labeled Saturday’s problem with steps using squares and roots, then a phonetic hint about an accented or silent n, followed by notes on four percent exercise, a refrain about desist, and an item titled Anonymous.
Selections from the Journal dated September 28 1909 note a street market proposal at Corry by Business Men's Exchange. Real estate transfers include Cornelia Hrle to Frank W. Wilcox Gerry. New subscribers arrive including one for Party Rica. Dr B Kibler returns from Philadelphia where he saw Dr Cook feted. GM Ream visits North East for the grape carnival. Corry Milk Product Manufacturing Company plans butter production within a week to ten days replacing cheese. A traveling man loses a dollar, a quick honest act recounted. Fourteen friends from Corry and Columbus surprise Mrs Sherwood Simmons at Fourth Avenue home yesterday. Claudé Rhodes returns from Daytona Florida vacation with friends.
A reader questions mineral hotspots, the first college man to become U.S. president, and posthumous child definitions. It asks about a disease German animal or vegetable, oldest U.S. city, Key West, and figures like Thomas B. Reed. Includes notes on cannon and static electricity and a St Louis Exposition item with "Rock Me to Sleep."
A paragraph notes Major Pond of Meadville will supervise the quarterly inspection of the company at the State Armory tonight. It mentions last day to pay 1920 school taxes to avoid penalties and reports on driver license actions, time changes, stock market shifts, local fishing successes, a Corry auto accident, and various municipal notices. The piece also covers a refined list of local events and upcoming meetings at the Municipal Building and a note about the new school term starting.
United Press reports Robert Nathan calls There is An other Heaven the most important novel he has written. He notes its delightful view of happiness and a heaven with ordinary people and flaws. The piece also surveys recent books by Abdullah, Ferber, Stoddard, and others, with mixed commentary on their literary approaches and themes.
A Saturday evening dance at Corry Country Club drew over fifty couples including out of town guests. Harvey's orchestra provided a lively program for dancing. Refreshments followed at midnight with L Brown and E E Gilbertson coordinating arrangements.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses the human soul’s strength in foregetting revenge and choosing forgiveness, mentioning terms that resemble obupia and obfuscation. No clear names or events surface.
A law in Persia compels everyone from elders to youth to wear the uniform Pahlavi hat named after the king. Those seen in any other headgear are arrested and fined under the decree.
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