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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1913
Page
4
Police in Ridgway assisted by deputies raided night stores and confiscated slot machines with their contents. Several machines were damaged or destroyed as officers and Bartholomew Harrigan and Tus Hagun moved to remove devices from town.
An unreadable OCR fragment references sickly children and scattered place names such as Cul Tellave and Te iatere ae Hie. The text includes garbled coordinates like PKI and names resembling Moluura and Toruk Motte, with insufficient context to determine events or actions.
The National Bank of Corry Conn y PA lists Henry Keppel as president and G J Smith as cashier with H Andrews as assistant cashier. Directors include J Smith C H Andrews T H Cogswell and Gerry T Kincaid. It offers general banking, interest on time deposits, and drafts on foreign countries.
Fragmentary notice references leases and mortgages and mentions individuals C B Porter and Alderman Holden. It also lists painting decorating and signs services with unclear location Pleasant Street and references to quality and pricing phrases. The readable text is disjointed and lacks a cohesive news item.
report from Lock Haven indicates Pennsylvania Railroad track workers from Altoona and nearby areas resist pay cuts and seek raises. 50 to 60 men arrived to bolster operations while local trackmen threaten walkout. Officials say extra crew is for added work. mill workers at Sheffield say strikers may be permanently replaced.
An advertisement urges readers to try ORRINE for drink excess with a simple home treatment. It promotes a powder and pill form, claims low cost and privacy, and invites readers to request a booklet from Rabbitt & Son, druggists, at No. Center Street.
An 19th or early 20th century ad claims chiropractic methods remove the cause of various ailments including appendicitis asthma constipation goiter and rheumatic conditions. The advertisement lists Andrew McKelvayy D O C Op No 2 Park Place as the practitioner.
Harrisburg April 4 Governor Tener approved measures adding a Cambria county judge and funding a State Board of Moving Picture Censorship, plus provisions for employee toilets, Connellsville land donation for public use, and Center county prison land purchases. He vetoed a Senate bill allowing cross district aid when a district judge is absent, and approved wills funds for indigent care, liquor license provisions, and Allegheny county court salary fixes. The release also notes a call to Pennsylvania congressmen about Frankford Arsenal explosive facilities.
In Toronto on April 4, three hundred disappointed attendees filled the galleries as the order paper listed eight bills conferring female franchise. Five hours later the chamber adjourned with no provincial suffrage in parliamentary elections, though widows and spinster residents already vote municipally. Premier Whitney defended the government position, no broader demand for women’s suffrage emerged.
The text compares Valean Roll Film and Mn, noting Valean Roll Film excels in quality despite not matching others in print. It mentions Lindsley & Bon as likely associates or distributors, with unclear details about products.
A boy named Youde Caan in Weyco, Mia, shot himself while reloading a revolver with a .22 cartridge. He was critically wounded, the bullet penetrating the abdomen and risking poisoning, and was taken to Jamestown Woman's Griffin Association Hospital for treatment. doctors say his condition remains serious.
A second story fire at a Lanestown Avenue building in Jamestown N Y broke out amid strong winds. Firemen fought the blaze with heavy water from a 10 inch hose as smoke and flames spread toward adjacent structures. An on scene night watchman and police alerted authorities as residents watched from the street. The cause and extent of damage were not immediately known.
Girard Herald reports a gas well on Pulog Clapper’s farm about a quarter mile from McKean ignited after a live coat fell into the wall and the gap. Fire shot up ten to twelve feet, crews worked to pull gas and oil, with no oil strike likely in the initial dig.
The Assembly advanced to third reading bills in Albany on April 1. Measures by Wayn and Moana provide for dredging and improvements at the Chadekol River and Chautauqua Lake Outlet, including $100,000 for dredging and related works.
An Eldon Missouri ad recounts a woman plagued by displacement inflammation and pain for years. After trying many remedies, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recovered, urging others to try it for similar female ailments including inflammation ulcers tumors indigestion and nervous prostration.
Readable sale ad lists dozens of April offers from AL reguine 80e Fine Teas to pan and bucket fired Japanese tea blends. Includes coffee prices tied to tea, granulated sugar wholesale cost, and first week deals on flour potatoes apples beans pickles olives sauerkraut pumpkin and canned fruit ranging from 10 to 20 cents per item.
Dra Greenles Osteopaths advertise as the only licensed physicians in Corry providing the actual treatment for all diseases. Hours are 8:40 to 11:30 am and 2 to 6 pm, with other hours by appointment. Roomy Horn Building. Ball Phone 266, Home Phone 263-8.
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