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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
5
A fragmented sports item notes muddy conditions and disruptions during an outdoor game. It cites limited action details, mentions teams and officials vaguely, and records a pause for weather-affected play without final scores or outcomes.
Local itemized notices list Herbert Bracken, Wasmund of Duntrk, and Mrs O Davis visiting friends on personal trips. Several residents travel for business or leisure to Atlantic City, Erie, Philadelphia, and New York, with weddings, hotel stays, and family visits noted among the Meadeville region.
Mrs W T Dickinson and father Hoear Tonow of Cleveland attend a gathering at the home of her brother W N Joven and family 226 Marion Bt Mre Hill of Rontuator NY Mrs Gertrude McMahon of Philshure Martin Haier Jr and Prof Harry Miles of Walton NY visit Martin Resacor St and family for a social event among relatives and friends.
Dispatch from Brussels via Exchange Telegraph says heavy German artillery pieces were destroyed by external fire from Liege forts, which remain intact. Also reports two masked men robbed the Bank of Ulm in Ulm Arkansas of 1400 dollars and fled, and the Bank of Cove in Cove Arkansas was robbed of 1800 dollars.
Indigestion and biliousness cause torment and worsening weakness. The article asserts that timely assistance provides the best correction for disorders of the stomach liver kidneys or bowels and promises new remedies or knowledge. It emphasizes seeking proper treatment to alleviate digestive ailments.
An old advertisement touts Beecham's Pills as a speedy remedy for emerging illness. It asserts immediate cleansing of the system and blood purification, promising noticeable effects after a few doses. The text reflects early 20th century patent medicine rhetoric.
Queen Wilhelmina of Halland mobilizes her forces to resist an invasion, rallying national defense and signaling a determined stand against hostile action. The monarch coordinates troops, logistics, and fortifications while urging unity and national resolve.
The Hague reports describe Queen Wilhelmina enduring long hours as German forces push south from the Ditch frontier. Citizens grow nervous while the royal court considers steps to reassure the country.
Paris dispatch reports the Belgian cavalry success at Diest with German losses. A French recon plane in Lorraine was chased by two faster German aeroplanes but escaped unharmed. French forces held Vosges summits for five days amid German counter attacks, claiming Ben Homme, St Hincarne and Scales peaks as ours.
Saturday Woe advertises reduced prices on butter cheese apples potatoes cabbage peppers onions and canned goods at C J Wood's Cash Market. It lists items by unit and price including 16¢ pk for apples 25¢ pk for lange potatoes 3 for 25¢ peppers and various canned goods with emphasis on complete Sunday dinner offerings.
A theater listing highlights a Little Niss Boonetrut comedy and a Vitagraph drama featuring Clara Kimball Young titled The Silver Snuff Box. Also noted is The Wight on Chanwood Tram and a Mexican plot arc.
Wallington, Aug. 14. Acting under presidential directive, Attorney General McReynolds has launched a broad inquiry into possible collusion by manufacturers and distributors of food to raise prices. President Wilson argues that price hikes over the past two weeks are unwarranted and justified only by supposed European demand. If necessary, he would seek legislation to empower action under existing antitrust bills in Congress.
Rumors repeat that operations at the Waclark plant north of the city may soon restart after November. It is said the American Company will sever ties with Austrian Titanite originators, remodel equipment, and produce a cheaper domestic explosive at Corry property of Senator Clark.
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