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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1910
Page
5
New York April 29 Postal Telegraph Company says from June 1 wages of six telegraph operators in major offices will rise selectively by five to as much as 26 percent. Offi ces to be graded by importance. merit, experience and special fitness count. Company aims to retain and attract skilled staff to maintain premier telegraph service.
William A Wilwon, 84, of Palmyra and former hotel keeper at Balton, died after a heart trouble on a Pennsylvania railroad train near Wooster. He had been in poor health and the event was sudden, leaving family and local residents in mourning.
A naturalist notes that the bite of a large chamelon leaves indentations but rarely harms. The observer recalls being bitten only once when caught between the Angera and the tender area near the tooth line, the sound and marks described as clear for several minutes.
Darwin notes bees carried to Barbados and the Western Islands displayed unusual behavior. They spent the first year gathering honey, then paused to store honey, seeming to adjust to daily routines and locations. The observation suggests adaptive foraging patterns and potential social learning among the colonies.
An old miner in Quit, West, recalls 1860s California gold camps to a visitor. He describes rough fashion, boots, and flour sacks, calls the Forty-niners young and wary, and notes diverse groups and ambitions, including a wish to reclaim land for Mexico.
A bog enveloped a farm near Galway after heavy rains, swallowing cottages and trapping residents. Neighbors fled as the bog surged, with one widow’s home nearly consumed and many others left homeless and destitute. The calamity followed unusual sounds and rapid subsidence as waters filled the area.
Frederick W. Whitridge, receiver of the Third Avenue Railway Company, notes how pay as you ride fares on Fourth Avenue spurred more riders on Lexington Avenue. He recalls a fare dispute ending in a confrontation and a passenger mocking the conductor for trying to cheat the public, highlighting bribery and public trust in urban transit.
A humorous missive recounts a Lanlinville couple discussing an alligator brought from Florida for defrosting. Marie teases Walter about how long the animal will stay, while a quip links philosophy to having an active enemy. The fragment hints at plans and playful banter surrounding the odd pet.
Two girls venture on a curious outing described in a shuffled tale from Judge's Library. A rough time for the tramp is recounted as a playful vignette set against a countryside Madrid feel. The Tinder Box and a rural Spain setting add whimsy to the fragment.
Profiter Waugh notes mushrooms can be grown profitably in greenhouse houses where conditions are favorable. Oregon’s E F Fernot urges rigorous effort to preserve wild mushrooms for future use, while Flo discusses harvesting, cleaning, canning, and drying methods. The article outlines steps from selecting suitable fungi to drying, powder making, and bottling for long storage.
The text lists various dish pairings such as turnips with bork, apple patte with witte dork or fuak, crantesries with poultry, currant jolly with roast lamene exnie, and Ganga Jolly with game. It mentions cornquat marmalade, mouta with cream soup, gingerbread with baked apples, corn cakes with fish, and cod chowder.
An unusual vintage recipe piece describes a chocolate cup dessert made with marshmallows and cream, layered in a cup two thirds full of chocolate, topped with marshmallow. A playful aside features villagers and a comic line about a yellow creature and a challenge to a prank.
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