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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1911
Page
8
Local retailer advertises dramatic discounts across lace coats tailored suits and wool skirts. Lace coats priced as low as 6.50 to 10.00 with numerous fabric pieces, damask and voile fabrics offered at reduced rates. Gingham children’s dresses trimmed and cut from 1.60 for quick move. Limited quantities and quick sale emphasized.
Rates to and from all parts of Europe apply to Johns Steamship Agency at Durham's Drug Store. If you can earn more you are worth more. "Tell what you can do and do well" in a Journal wanted.
Pure Confectionery proclaims its sweets safe for children and universally enjoyed, highlighting purity freshness richness and moderate prices. The note promises constant stock of a wide variety of confections appealing to both kids and adults in the community.
Advertises loans from ten to fifty dollars to any employed person keeping a home. Promises quick business, private arrangements, and discreet handling of loan transactions.
Richmond Virginia August date reports physicians declare no gunpowder on Mrs Beattie's face. They testify there is powder stain nowhere on the walling, countering prosecution claims. Beattie faces trial evidence due next Monday as both sides prepare.
Palfield, SI Aus faced a domestic dispute as a man obtained a court order preventing his wife's mother from entering his premises. He testified to Judge Hunter that the mother-in-law disrupted daily life and attempted to control the household, and the court granted the injunction to stop further incidents.
Mrs Olevia A Green of Haverford Township seeks divorce from Mavis B Green alleging desertion since March 7 1887 and that he married another woman in Camden New Jersey after their 1894 marriage. The case cites Chester County connections and a second marriage in a nearby area.
A mangled note cites Muslim law forbidding dancing and says household masters may be released only by special permission, referencing religious texts to justify the prohibition. The fragment highlights strict social controls on movement and entertainment in Muslim communities.
A composite note on resilience after failure cites Napoleon's reply to a defeated marshal and ties it to broader mo ral exhortations. The piece laments missteps in business and life while urging renewed effort and strategy amid hardship. Narrative lingers on historical and urban imagery, including biblical sites and athletic misfires, to underscore perseverance.
D. M. Jackson proprietor meets all trains at Union Depot offering first class service to all parts of the city. Special attention to transit trunks and baggage. Telephone not shown.
London millers plead for military protection to guard flour at docks as 40,000 laborers strike. Dock workers show renewed signs of action, while millers and some unions push for government protection to avert a bread shortage. Prime Minister Winston Churchill is asked to send troops to secure flour shipments.
Michael Holshan son of D J Holahan a prominent Pottsville businessman was attacked by masked highwaymen as he walked near Connor's Crossing. A revolver was leveled at him while others rifled his pockets taking fifty five cents. He was beaten nearly insensible and police search the area for the desperadoes.
An autopsy reports a rare calcareous growth over the heart in a Negro victim from Indiana with unusual tissue formation near the heart’s top. Describes a lump forming at the heart’s apex and the heart enlarging downward, indicating a fatal vibratory condition.
A fragment from the Ceylon Independent records a mistaken purchase of a hat by Mudalizar Marry Jayawar dana. The narrator mentions forgetting a bid and feeling moved by sentiment, wishing for merit and recalling the hat owner.
Police link a man to burglaries through a pattern of living a double life. The suspect, said to be employed as a cook by several families, allegedly used multiple homes in Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and Princeton. Investigators note distrustful employers and burglary tools found upon arrest. The man was reportedly connected to a Fourth National Bank teller job in Philadelphia.
London Aug 10 The House of Lords debated the veto bill sent back from the Commons. The bill faces a split over amendments and the possibility of new peerages. If the Lords pass it no new peers will be created. if defeated the Lords may be flooded with Liberal appointments.
A man was arrested for insulting a police officer while in uniform. The piece notes how disrespecting police disrupts duty and public order, implying inevitable consequences for those who attack or hinder law enforcement. It laments the ease some criminals find in escaping punishment and questions why others plot to harm authorities.
The passage argues that wealth and luxury are freely given by choice rather than chance, noting that character is formed by deliberate actions rather than mere fortune. It reflects on how society rewards intentional virtue and the role of personal disposition in attaining status.
A Clearwater ad offers home piano tuner service by C F Burkhardt at Burkhardt's Art Shop 128 N Central Street with a 42.50 price including a tone cleaning and a money back guarantee. Contact via Bell phone 210 for inquiries.
Office hours 8 30 to 11 30 am and 1 to 6 pm with other hours by appointment Office Room 2 Ajax building Residence 306 Maple Ave Union Phone 140 Members of the American Osteopathic Association and related details appear.
Corr y Columbus Street Railway timetable in effect July 1918 lists departure times from Corry to Columbus and back, with additional cars for North Corry and Bam Wayne Street connections. A Sunday service note indicates the first car runs on Sundays and connects with Penn a Flyer routes at several transfer points.
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