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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
5
The Lighting Company introduces a new day current system designed to greatly add to home comfort and convenience. A second street will feature portable apparatus on trial, with demonstrations and installations available for eager customers.
Local supplier lists in stock items including split steel pulleys hangers balting shafting couplings cement planters structural steel reinforcing steel wheelbarrows electric lamps wire bookkats switches tools batteries gin engines and related components. This catalog style notice highlights available hardware and equipment for immediate purchase.
Clipped dispatch from London notes Senate committee recommendations on arbitration reforms amid controversy over labor disputes. Reports cite Amintilian judges and Justice Guryle in a balance of power debate. Also mentioned are cholera outbreaks in France and the arrival of the battleship North Carolina in New York.
American League results highlight St Louis visiting St Towis and Cleveland defeating an opponent. Chicago beats Detroit while Cincinnati tops Pitts burgh 4 0. Eastern League notes Newark and Jersey City games. Providence over Rochester. Albany and Syracuse split. Elmira edges Binghamton.
An eastbound Pennsylvania flyer jumped the track near Swinney Park, one mile west of the depot, colliding with a standing freight train. About 39 passengers were severely injured and four were killed. rescue crews expected more deaths from severe injuries as efforts continued three hours after the wreck.
Natick resident recounts relief from menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with easing sleep issues and cold sensations, and notes neighbors witnessed her improvement. She urges others to consult Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
An advertisement touts a pile cure by N F Amey and drugs with a money back offer from Dr Leonhardt in Buffalo. Separately Admiral Hugo visited Oyster Bay for Roosevelt’s invitation to Tuncheon, meeting at Sagamore Hill with Roosevelt and Captain Potts and two Japanese officers. Pawnbroking origins traced to medieval England.
Albany reports the Public Service Commission deny A. E. R. Co. permission to build a railroad line between Buffalo and Troy. The commission ruled the proposed route fails to connect with the Grand Trunk at the International Bridge, would not improve access to Lake Erie shipments, and would not support existing freight needs. It cites near 100 million dollar construction costs and shows existing through lines suffice for eastbound freight since 1907.
An excerpt discusses uncut books as a defense against readers who sample chapters in pubs or shops without paying. It notes Scottish publishers and booksellers’ use of uncut edges to force purchases. The passage includes a Buffalo Express quotation and a dialogue about beliefs learned from family.
N F Ames & Co and Thora Downey of Corry Pa advertise Thompson's Harosaid as a powerful remedy for headache sideache kidney liver and bladder issues with a money back guarantee. Testimonials claim a Dunkirk man regained health and weight after using Barosma. druggists carry the product in two sizes 50 cents and one dollar.
An advertisement touts Corry tea as absolutely pure made from distilled and filtered water. It claims dirt and germs are excluded, refrigerators stay cleaner, it lasts longer than natural tea, and is cheaper per use. Delivery options include yearly seasonally or by 100 pounds, priced lower than neighboring towns.
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