Weather Indications Forecast for Friday and Weekend
Weather indications show Friday to be fair and warmer with cooler western portions. Saturday will be gently cloudy with light to moderate variable winds and a cooler trend in western areas.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1910
Page
2
Weather indications show Friday to be fair and warmer with cooler western portions. Saturday will be gently cloudy with light to moderate variable winds and a cooler trend in western areas.
The Jones Bros Wild West Show opens tomorrow in Corry with a 10 20 parade featuring two bands a steam calliope pony troupes Indians cowboys Mexicans and Japanese actors. The event promises a free street exhibition and a lively send off for the troupe on the road.
An advertisement extols San Cura ointment and Sun Cura Soap as universal remedies. It claims the ointment draws toxins from wounds and cures chronic sores while the soap promises antiseptic healing and soft skin. The copy cites medical claims, a money back guarantee, and ordering details from N F Ames & Co and Compson Medical Co.
A scanned account of the high school year book noting a red white and gold cover, department divisions for Board Alumni Faculty Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen, plus sections Mirth Athletics and Advertising. It praises editor Florence Alexander and Wilbur Lambing and quotes two external remarks from Mayor Gaynor and the Atman and Canonsborg papers for humor and character.
An old advertisement claims Dr Leonhardt’s Hem-Roid tablets cure piles by addressing the root cause from improved bowel circulation. It asserts external treatments give only temporary relief and offers a $1 guarantee through N F Amex Co and Dr Leonhardt Co Station B Buffalo.
The Corry Vacuum Cleaning Company promises carpet renovation and cleaning of dusty household goods with a powerful vacuum plant operating in the city streets. They claim prompt service, courteous staff, and customer satisfaction guarantee.
The Live and Let Live market offers a Friday and Saturday fish sale with lake white fish trout pike and Erie blue pike priced at 10 cents per pound. The ad lists Chesn Oaks Bay roe buck whale and young taddock plus 600 pounds of sea trout by the whole fish and steak trout solid meat at 12.60 per pound. Gr Wood's Fulton Market at 167 North Center Street displays the items.
Four pictures at Lyric tonight headline a Cowboy rescue tale seen from the back of a lively pony with a western comedy mix. Also advertised are three other features including Bey ad on another page. an ad promises pile cure with money back guarantee in 4 to 14 days.
Corry High school sends Wilbur Lambing and Miss Florence Alexander to the Erie High School declamation contest. Ten speakers from Erie points including North East Edinboro Waterford and Erie participate in the event expected to draw a large crowd.
I express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors who remembered me with a postcard shower on my 86th birthday April 2, 1910. I am sure your kindness will not be forgotten. Mon. Hanneh Hollis.
The Spartansturg Sentinel notes a spring trend where farmers avoid plain talk about potatoes and diet while rejecting the topic and its implications. The piece uses humor to comment on agricultural expectations and public appetite for potato related discourse.
Mayor Alexander ordered Chief Stevens to raid the Red Light district. Police captured five men and five women at the Auer farm and seven at the Webber farm, escorting prisoners to the city jail and court. Bail set at 65 dollars cash with rest by checks. two inmates sentenced to depart. The patrol praises the effort to make Corry cleaner and more respectable.
Night clerk Garret Bensink says three well dressed men robbed the Commercial Hotel between 1 and 3 a.m. of about $15 from the cash drawer, cigars, and whiskey. A tall man in a dark suit struck Bensink, knocking him unconscious, and the attackers fled with a gold watch valued at $65 and $10 in cash. Police pursued a lead at the passenger station but the clue failed.
A druggist states ZEMO effectively treats eczema pimples and dandruff and plans to keep the agency. He says ZEMO is a clean vegetable liquid for external use that draws disease germs to the surface and does not soil clothing, suitable for infants, with a booklet on home cures included.
Corry Public Library operates in the north wing of the High School building with entrance on South Street. Hours include weekday evenings from 9 to 10 and Monday Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 2 to 6 with Librarian Miseric Williams staffing.
A plumbing and tinning shop starts operation in the east basement of the new Payne block at Main street and Maple avenue. Clyde L. Jones solicits a share of the business.
County newspaper reports workers push a trolley route from this city through Waterto rad to Union ity and Corry. Estimated length 82 miles, cost about 000 per mile, funded by 350 000 pledged from state and local towns. Meetings at the Chamber of Commerce discussed plans, details not released.
A 1908 letter from Ida Griffith of Washington reports relief after using Booth’s Pills and other remedies for indigestion and stomach troubles. The note claims frequent monthly malady, limited benefit from some products, and endorsement of Booth’s Pills as a cure for indigestion and related symptoms. The advertisement promotes Booth’s Pills and other stomach aids sold by Ames Co and indicates guaranteed results.
A fragmentary advert shows a market listing many canned vegetables and staples with bold prices and weekly specials. It mentions The Weeds Factory Market at 1 Center Street and 1221 Elina Valley Grove, plus a stray historical inscription reference and a Boston Globe mention.
A reader sent a letter about a Graz Avetrim teacher receiving a note from a mother claiming illness and pain at home. The fragmentary text mentions mental illness and rheumatism but lacks clear names, dates, or full context.
In a damaged excerpt a maid questions a figure about an eagle down and a murky exchange with terms like Colt my and Aenorleht telend. A speaker, Bill Cheaper, questions rent while a marriage and plan are hinted at, all conveyed in garbled early text.
Schedule in effect September 30 1909 shows hourly cars to Columbus from Corry on the even hours from 1 am to 9 pm with Columbus departures nineteen minutes past the hour. Weekends alter last cars from Corry at 10 and Columbus at 10:30 am. City cars run to North Corry and East Wayne Street with specified times. additional wait room hours and Saturday night service noted.
An advertisement promises one hundred dollars for a sale of a claimed cure for catarrh by a druggist named Marvin. The ad mentions a product called Fuilte Cutarrh Cure and implies internal action on blood and mucous membranes to treat catarrh.
Men should not wait for a new wardrobe day. Leave measurements and order a week ahead through International Tailoring Co. F. Messenger and Son serve as sole agents for Corry. lw26
An advertisement claims Detchon’s Relief cures rheumatism neuralgia and similar pains in a day or three days. It asserts rapid action and total disappearance of symptoms after first dose, marketed at 75 cents and 1 dollar through Durham Drug Co.
The statement announces Samuel B Bayle as a candidate for State Senator to fill an unexpired two year term. The race hinges on the Republican primary to be held June 4, 1910 and the outcome will determine party nomination.
The record notes paint pricing and house painting terms, mentioning stock on fund and the phrase Shoaly 1w2s. It reads as a dated advertisement style fragment with unclear full context and lacks concrete entities.
A reader is directed to the wants and classified advertisements for items and services. The note suggests checking listings for opportunities and deals available locally.
Multiple classified notices advertise rent and sale opportunities. Properties include a six room house near the depot, a house and lot on Plenn ant street, an established Center street business, a well maintained dwelling on Smith Street, a corner lot at Fiat Avenue and South Street, a store room on Main Street with spaces above, and two large front rooms above Ry 8 Johnson Building. Also offered is loan money in small amounts at a high rate and two front rooms for office use.
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