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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1914
Page
6
Meadville reports a general shutdown order at the Erie Railroad shoyard and yard work in Meadville for the present week. An accompanying order lays off hundreds of men across the line as the company trims staff during a period of road improvements.
Week ending August 6 1914 lists letters for Misa Father Boyer Mr F W Applebes Mr John Brepkiel Ret to writ en Mr Grant Carr Mr Gordon D Harper Mr Frank Kntkbous foreign Omedo di Fantrumo sent to Dead Letter Office August 19 1914 J B Avatin P M
A shopper praises Ream and York for cleanliness and reliable service. The speaker claims the store keeps tea coffee butter and berries well inside the store and emphasizes fair pricing and a strong effort to please customers.
London reports war as Germany declares war at 7 p.m. in response to Britain’s ultimatum over Belgian neutrality. King George I and the privy council ordered midnight announcements as the fleet prepares for action. Martial law, troop mobilization, and a beefed up coast defense follow the declaration.
Correspondence August notes the Artuokld Ladies' Aid Society meeting in the church with a good attendance. Mentions guests Miss Muth and Milfred Richard of Pittsburgh visiting uncle T. G. Richards and family, and other local visits across Wattaburg Corry Wattsburg and North East with various relatives and hosts.
Local visitors include B Patterson and family from Corry and Mrs. Moore also of Corry visiting relatives. John Alexander and son from Kansas City sightseeing. L A Magan of Corry visited in the vicinity. A Carter Hill entertainment and ice cream social benefited the church. Guy C Johnson is at Clymer this week. Haying is finished and potato quality is good though rain is needed soon for planted jutes.
A Cranberry Run Valley wreck 32 years ago near Oil City left several dead and many injured when a 17-car train from the Cranberry mines ran out of control on a steep grade. Victims included rail staff and passengers, with survivors treated at the City hotel acting as an improvised operating room.
Aug 4 Maggilloy reports Tyler of Bomila Poll charged with assault in the third degree on purser Young aboard the City of Cincinnati after his wife refused to pay for a dog’s transport. The steamer, at Bemus Point, led to ejectment and an affidavit. Case settled out of court with Tyler paying the informant and court costs.
A Virginia man testifies after forty years of eczema that Saxo Salve relieved itching and cured his skin trouble. The advertisement promises a price sale and a buyback of empty tubes if unsatisfied, from C Rabbitt & Son druggists in Corry Pennsylvania.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a timed finish or completion related to a publication called THE STARM or STARM project. Names, dates, and clear actions are unreadable. no concrete event or person detail can be confirmed from the legible text.
Market report from New York Province Market with fragmentary data on wheat futures oats pork eggs and potatoes. The readable items show September contracts and prices such as 324 00 and 44 60 with unclear units and missing details.
Fragmentary OCR lists items like wheat corn and flour with odd spellings and numbers. Mentions fencer family and treasury prints, plus various commodity notes and prices. Text is garbled, offering a glimpse of a historical marketplace record with uncertain details.
Fragmentary OCR lists prices and items such as wheat and oats with scattered figures. Mentions May Market and Timolty No. T appears, alongside various numbers like 17.00 027.60 and 13.00. Content is garbled with many unreadable terms and inconsistent units.
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