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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
North East sees a good harvest with Phe berry and early nut crops yielding strong returns. Red raspberries average near 40 dollars per bushel, looseberries and sour cherries 2.25 to 2.50, and overall fruit growers may average about 3 dollars per bushel.
Reports indicate organized thefts are plundering cottages along Donawango Creek and nearby streams. The latest raid targeted W. H. Brown’s shanty on the Beshlin farm four miles from the city, where almost all contents including a cook stove were carried away.
Dr John K Roberts Meadville county representative of the state health department investigated the Spring and Cussewaga typhoid outbreak and found a well at Sidney Curl's farm in Spring township caused it. Sixteen attendees of a neighborhood party became ill. fifteen were young adults. Water analysis showed heavy contamination by the Typhoid germ He develops the Curtis family used the water for years. The well was condemned and abandoned.
Bartlesville oilman George C. Priestley is named as the Progressive candidate for Oklahoma governor for the coming year. The report notes Priestley’s Warren County roots, long political involvement, and former chairmanship of the Oklahoma Republican committee.
John Bittern a former Kane worker was found dead in Port Allegheny city park near Stilibridge creek after swallowing poison. An empty bottle of ear bolic acid lay beside him and his death is ruled a suicide. His job loss and a threatened broken engagement are cited as motives.
The State Board of Education plans to assume charge of the State Normal School system soon after a Philadelphia meeting. West Chester State Normal School has already been taken over, with Edinburgh next, to expand scope and improve equipment across the state.
Local ad for J. P. Schukneot offering galvanized roofing with material and workmanship guaranteed. Address RD 6 Corry Pa. WL
Kane Pa July 1 A man using the name W Mora posed as a special deputy sheriff in July county and extorted money from wholesale liquor dealer G W Berry. The suspect allegedly deceived Albion hotel proprietor Hy C Wehlecht and others, matching a description of a known swindler Mercy. Authorities expect more witnesses as court dates approach.
An old advertisement touts a freckle removal remedy called the Othing Prescription. It claims a physician wrote the method to clear complexions and offers a money back guarantee through C. C. Babbitt Son. The ad urges asking druggists for double strength “othinett.”
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