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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
4
An old advertisement for Ressler's First Avenue Market touts Buster meals and a menu featuring Middle Western Roasta and Steaks breakfast items including Star Skinned ham and bacon.
Notice of extra milk products on morning routes including milk cream skim milk butter milk and cottage cheese with special deliveries in the afternoon. Orders to be phoned in early. Carrier address Pure Milk Co Junk Dealer H Wells 250 Delaware St corner W Wayne. Bell phone 28-3 ug.
In New York on April 24 the law office of Carton Twodyard and Milburn announced a will contest over Colonel Astor's estate. It stated the possible existence of another heir would not alter the will’s provisions. A new will reportedly made at marriage to Miss Forte redirects property through a trust to William Astor and Jesue, with the estate passing to Colonel Astor’s son William Vinerant Astor upon death.
National League standings and game summaries list clubs such as New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, and Boston with detailed battery pairings. American League standings show Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, and Chicago, including pitchers and catchers, and head-to-head results across multiple venues like Cincinnati, Brooklyn, and New York.
A humorous exchange quotes Mrs Leroy seeking a washwoman, lamenting fatigue from washing. Anty Drudge retorts that the real help is Fels Naptha soap and simple washing in cool water, suggesting the postal request instead of a newspaper ad. The exchange uses regional tone and practical humor about domestic labor.
Elegant sweet pea varieties praised for form color and scent appear in a dated ad from Av0on New York offering seed packets by mail. The note promotes orchid flowered types including white pink and lavender plus double varieties. Orders include ten packets for 50 cents and insist on postage paid responses.
A Philadelphian charged with fraud for conducting a fake insurance business aimed at Lloyds of London losses. James Burton Scott faced a $10,000 bond. accomplice Till Stewart, arrested with him, failed to appear and was jailed on a $2,500 forfeiture. Witnesses said insured property existed but the policy was not placed and loss could not be recovered.
A 15 year old Daniel Drum and Ruth McCutcheon, same age, eloped after meeting on the way to school. They reportedly married with plans to “let bygones be bygones.” The couple traveled to Wilmington, Delaware, and returned. The news notes the event as a registered marriage.
Repairs for all machines offered by George W. Morin at KeO N Center Street Nell ptione and W. 108. Local shop promotes latest model and service availability for maintenance and repairs.
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