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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1911
Page
3
City and vicinity notices mix with shop ads and daily happenings. Mentions Kinball's sale items at Morésiani's, theater and lecture events at local churches, births and anniversaries, a Mesweniger reunion, and a near train accident as a street scene captures urban life in Corry.
A Sherman antitrust suit to break up the bituminous coal trust was filed in the local court by United States Attorney Sherman T McPherson. The Lake Shore Michigan Southern and Chesapeake Ohio are named as principal railroads. government alleges discrimination in transport facilities to affiliated coal companies in the Hocking Valley merger. Taft plans to exhibit Pauline Wayne at the International Dairy Exposition in Milwaukee, eyeing October 12 arrival. The president hopes to be there for the show. Fort Wayne sheriffs organize a coalition to target horse thieves across Ohio Indiana Michigan with six Ohio sheriffs present.
London Ontario details a flag incident on Aug 5 that was grossly exaggerated with no real excitement. A misunderstanding over the contractor's instruction to use 68 American flags led to confusion but the matter is resolved and there is no anti American sentiment now.
Andrew Keuber yesterday filed for divorce in Evansville alleging marriage has been strained for years. The complaint states no employment or support arrangements were made for 12 years.
A sale advertises ready made dresses at reduced prices with ladies fine dimity gowns retailing at 3.50 now 1.48 and gingham children's dresses closing at 9.5? cents per yard, plus ladies summer coats cut from 6.50 to 3.75 as part of a clearance push.
Newport Aug 5 Mrs James M Gallatin mourns three Parisian gowns valued over 1000 carried on Shore Line express from New York to Newport to visit her sister Mrs Paul Napoleon. A porter recalls seeing a woman leave the car with the box at Biot Bay or South Boston station. authorities in Boston may locate the missing gowns.
A fragmented piece discusses human behavior and marriage with satirical maxims. It cites the tale of a jealous husband and a deceitful lover, advises patience with family, and warns against hypocritical pursuit of desire. The tone imitates a moralizing, satirical column with dated phrasing.
A collage of humorous child utterances and mispronunciations collected from a past era. Tales include a little child under questioning about growing up, boots and dust, a girl correcting a candy to a bug, a boy asked to name a toothless mammal, and other playful exchanges with parents, teachers, and a visiting aunt.
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