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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
3
This piece describes practical coat making methods including fabric choice, layout, and cutting to reduce waste. It discusses using contrasting hood materials, folding, pattern placement, and careful seam work to minimize errors and costs while offering garment options for youngsters and highlighting fabric quality and price considerations.
Franklin Aug 16 A general advance in hourly wage rates for workers at the Toupee Oil Works is announced by BH Glines and F G Metntowh. Ordinary labor rises from 19 12 to 21 89 per hour, nine hour day. Other classes see similar boosts, boosting monthly pay and benefiting workers and nearby plants in Witshure and Philadelphia.
A hotel fire at Bemus Point injures no one but highlights weak fire protection in the village. The blaze broke out in the Calkimbins Inn and nearby laundry when overheated oil ignited. An alert passerby raised the alarm. firefighters used extinguishers and buckets to control the flames before the building could spread to adjacent hotels.
Special train leaves Corry at 9 10 a m for a Bathing boating outing in Erie Bay area. Round trip fare only one dollar. Enjoyable day at the pretty Lake City Pennsylvania railroad promotion.
Jamestown New York council reversed a former resolution to remove tracks on West Eighth Street near Tourlanding. The tracks, spanning Fairmount Avenue, are owned by Jamestown Westfield and Northwestern Railroad and used by Erie Railroad. The move aims to pause the removal for sixty days amid business opposition and freight concerns.
Sharon reports two men drowned in the Allemande river during a trip from a campsite near Kidde Mills. Joly Bing ham, 40, of Mitsnurg, disappeared while swimming with friends. His wife and daughter Diane Baker, 18, of Grenaburg, witnessed the tragedy as he rejoined a building project and was swept away.
Welch Grape Company announces it will not contract grapes at Ripley this season. Some growers who relied on Welch may need new markets and will pack fruit in baskets for shipping on tracks or ships. The Archolr company also warns against future contracts, aiming to strengthen shipping associations and push prices for packers.
A fragmentary line discusses removing Wilmenta from the organs of digestion as a remedy for headaches languor and depression, presenting it as the best corrective in the context of old medical advice. The text shows antiquated terminology and lacks clear context or modern relevance.
A garbled advertisement urges immediate ordering of a monument claiming high quality materials and a beautiful memorial. It promises prompt attention and the lowest price, though details are unclear due to the damaged text.
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