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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1910
Page
6
The ad touts ornamental pieces to enhance beauty and neck lines and urges customers to try them on. It claims a splendid quantity of nicely designed items with prices around 1.60 and 5.00, and is signed by Jas H Wright, jeweler, on Main Street in Corry Pennsylvania.
Shaw cited April reports from Colimins Olio noting damage to nurseries and early fruit but calling total losses overstated. Some damage to cherries grapes and tomatoes occurred while potatoes were knocked down and tomato plants killed.
In Brailford Yas April 26 a thousand searchers hunted all day in the rain for Edward Adams age 7 and Michael Steffan age 9 who have been missing eight days. Two special trains carried volunteers into the woods near Lamont station where it was rumored the boy may be concealed.
The Armory rink offers two daily skating blocks from 2 30 to 5 00 and 7 30 to 10 00 with a Friday night special race. Admission costs 15 cents and skates 25 cents.
Local notes chronicle a jumble of political mentions and social visits. Names like Alex Mefunes O P Eaton and Arthur Lyons appear as visitors in Erie and surrounding towns while couples, families, and neighbors cross paths in Corry Union City and Jamestown.
A health note advises a hot foot bath at 100 to 110 degrees for two minutes then cold water for two to three minutes, repeated for several cycles, followed by thorough drying to stimulate circulation and warmth for hours. In Parliament, John Burns dismisses a dubious rival as lacking backbone, saying he is “made of ripe.”
The Felton Market advertises a wide sale on canned goods and household staples claiming the largest stock in the city and prices lower than competitors. It touts products like Spewdrift lard compound, canned tomatoes, fish, spinach, lye, brushes, carpet tacks, flour, and Hershey chocolate and cocoa at notably reduced rates during a limited sale period.
An advertisement claims liver trouble affects the whole system and may go unrecognized. It promotes Lebanon Herb Tableta at 25 cents per box, available at first class druggists or by mail from The Lebanon Co., Corry, Pa, with Durham's Drug Store selling locally.
Disjointed phrases mention an accident and a mind set in motion by a “train of thought” with scattered names and odd dialog. The garbled text resembles a literary fragment or misread dialogue rather than a coherent news item.
A candid ingenious mind prefers praising others to dwelling on their faults and takes pleasure in their virtues rather than speaking ill. This practice renders one less guilty than the evil speaker who revels in criticism, even without uttering it.
A Philadelphia physician laments the lack of originality in human thought. He argues that the insane are not original in delusions or behavior and that their delusions fall into uniform, unvarying classes.
A fragmented ad lists Wilton, Administer, Smyrna and Axminster rugs with prices and values, plus ingrain carpet, burlap fillers, and linoleum remnants. Notes a wide range of rug sizes and bed spreads with discounted marks, stressing low prices and big selections for dining rooms and living areas.
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