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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1912
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a export and command related terms with unclear context. Named entities are not evident, obscuring specifics of people, places, or dates. The readable part signals a procedural note rather than a full event, project, or outcome.
Police have captured Copries A. Whitten and Silliam Tullmgarion in a bogus check operation spanning several towns from thincy to Ginionville, Florida, around late July. Bre Hissle Sherwell was arrested later, with a woman allegedly involved. a dozen counterfeit checks were linked to the gang. Whitten, acting as spokesman for the Rohpee Co. in Akron, allegedly passed a $40 counterfeit bill from the Traders Hank of Toronto, prompting the investigation and wider pursuit across the south.
A reader reports dramatic relief for chronic leg ulcers after using San Cora bought from May Drug Co in Liberty Avenue, Pittsburg. Testimonial credits the product with curing the condition after years of medical failure. Also mentions pricing options and distributor details.
Readable ad copy touts Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor as a painless, one night remedy for warts and corns. Mentions price at a druggist and urges avoiding imitators. Includes names such as Thos Downey and Downey store.
Local items report a busy slate of events in Mt. Read Township and surrounding area. Mentions include rental ads for rooms at 47 East Wond Street, a lumber of buildings in need of repairs, watchmen at the Mikewabow Mall, and an excursion to Ningire Falls with Buffalo customers. New shelving and store improvements are planned for Maly street shops as Rail Road Co. installs a prominent freight office sign. Concerns over public safety surface with incidents ranging from a suspected madman to a shooting warrant pending in Smethport Jail.
Fragmented readable items list short notices from Durham area including selling goods at Wrights and Durhame Drug Store, a benefit event for Fred, writing tables and windows for sale, a rent room for storage, and property for sale on Franklin Street with inquiries at Durham Store. Many names and places are partially garbled.
County Superintendent announces a list of speakers for the county teachers annual convention. The event, to be held Tuesday at the Institute, features instructors from multiple districts and includes remarks by officials and institute leaders.
The ad proclaims Ban Wurm and San Cura Ointment as a quick fix for running sores fever sores and various skin harms. It claims the product heals in days and offers guarantees from NB Anes Co and Thoihue Downer with assurance for burns brulhes scalds frost bite and other conditions. It also touts San Cura Soap as the best antiseptic soap and lists prices and a promotional line from Thompson Meilen Coy.
Arlen Elizabeth Lebar, 18, of Mucke, a balloon ascension performer at Lake Michigar Park for four weeks, drowned when her parachute failed. Thousands witnessed the incident as rescue boats were launched but the body was not recovered. authorities and family awaited further details.
A fragmented item notes events at Lyric Theater including memories of a tone theme and a Democratic Convention. The brief includes mentions of races and a vetting process at a ranch with various names and places, suggesting a local political and cultural snapshot from a historical issue.
The Rogers Company operates at Huse Street and the Pennsylvania Railroad, a thriving plant in the district between Punxsutawney and Pittsburgh. It manufactures stone and steel girders from stock, with new punch and other machinery, completing factory equipment and fusing contracts. The firm has secured steel work for seven large buildings at Maysburg Plant. It also finished a large sewing story factory for the Phase Outlery Company of Springville New York and shipped steel work for the Phoenix Tram Company in Warren. A unique contract involved building a steel saw mill in Lewistown for oat county. With shipments and equipment, Rogers Company grows in the industrial world, employing twenty to thirty men locally and expected to hire more as business increases, marking Corry as a growing industrial hub.
Levi Smith, longtime head of the Levi Smith refinery in Clarendon, agreed to cede a share of the plant to favored employees as part of a reorganization. John Smith remains superintendent. Henry Hoffman and Tay Suun as board members. No stock sales, and the Warren district refinery lineage traces to Conowinge refining Co and Warren Refining Co.
An ad touts PARISIAN Sage as a cure for baldness and hair vitality. It promises dramatic scalp refreshment and cites widespread availability through dealers across America, featuring flamboyant testimonials andstylized copy.
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