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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1915
Page
8
An article extols the Ford as the “Safety First” car with claims it is stronger than rival models, easier to drive, and controllable in emergencies. It notes a French certification and worldwide service, praising the planetary transmission, foot brake, and rapid stopping capability.
An advertisement offers a runabout at $440 and a touring car at $490 from F.C.B. Detroit with equipment, promising profit sharing if 200000 new Ford cars are sold between August 1914 and August 1915. The notice also lists various grain straw and oil bat prices and notes a police report of a shooting in Bermuda with particulars on the British sentry and Montgomery, Buffalo.
London dispatch reports the British steamer Lockwood torpedoed off Start Point in the English Channel with the crew rescued. Austrian base at Pola readied for a siege as reports claim Austria seeks separate peace after Kaiser’s retreat and Pope involvement.
Robbers struck several small localities including the Jamesown post office Sanford’s drug store and Moore’s barber shop during early Thursday morning. About 30 dollars in cash and stamps were taken from the post office with minor losses at the drug store and nothing significant at the barber shop. Shenango Junction and nearby routes remain busy with hoboes frequenting the Brig and Bessemer lines. Local residents have long watched the “Squatters” crowd, and Jamestown residents have reportedly added red pepper to trails to deter bloodhounds.
Sunshine and Shadows at AmuseU Theater presents a two reel Vitagraph program featuring Norma Tal, Madge, Gladden James, Clary Kuni Young, Bogert Lytton, and a cast in The Way of the Woman. Irene Hough wins a beauty contest for the telephone girl role in the evening bill.
Revival meetings continue at the New Minnee Tabernacle on BH Washing on St. Miss Cora M. Rudy National Young Peoples Evangelist will be in charge. Meetings will run tonight and every evening next week and on Sunday as usual.
A chaotic list of film titles and misprints hints at a cinema bill for tonight. Included are Look Lyric Tonight and Faulty In a New Role among others. The fragmentary notice references drama and sensational sensations, with a vague promise that fans will react to the show.
Clara Kimball Young headlines a burlesque comedy at Amuue University tonight with Norma Hulmadge in Sun Shine and Shadows, plus two other tomlet items.
Descrptive rental notice offers single or shared rooms centrally located with reasonable rents. Interested parties should apply to H. A. Dayla at Patterson Apartments on Washington Street for viewing and terms.
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