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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1912
Page
4
The piece critiques teaching to think and judge without prejudice and traces sumptuary laws from ancient Sparta to Moses in Jewish tradition, noting Rome’s luxury era and England's early modern enforcement until 1850. It argues many are governed by impulse rather than reason and implies education is needed to combat prejudice.
History shows women showed grit and backbone in chores. The ad urges that Easy Task soap halves the work, makes clothes cleaner and sweeter, prevents red hands, and stops flannels from shrinking and linens from rotting, implying weekly hard labor saved by the product.
Jacob Rimmor testified that he objected to his two year old son Charles who is quite bald spooning with neighbor Gertrude Blinker. Charles wandered off last night and was found with his arm around Miss Blinker. He was taken by her to police, and the judge suspended judgment after Charles promised to return home at bedtime.
Paducah Ky Aug 19 arrest records show Joseph Spitzer 26 shot and seriously wounded an officer attempting arrest killed his wife and fatally shot himself at home 20 miles south of Paducah The wounded officer was identified as B C Anderson A separate dated dispatch from Port Jefferson L I Aug 19 reports Rev Henry B Eliot an elderly NYU Union Theological alumnus suddenly struck dumb during a sermon at his sons pulpit suspected cerebral hemorrhage Dr Frederick J MacCrea attends Eliot and notes his rapid decline with slim chances of recovery
The recap lists Saturday results with Boston beating Bt 4 to 9 over Chicago and New Yorks 5 over Cinemoats 4. Sunday games include Chicago 6 Philadelphia 10 and St Louis 7 New York 7, with varied batteries and homers. International and State League standings follow, detailing Rochester Toronto Baltimore Newark Montreal Providence Buffalo and others with records and next-schedule notes.
An Erie man on Sixth Street narrowly escaped death when a streetcar struck him as he stood near the curb. He leaped to avoid being run over, bounced along the car’s crack, and, by quick movements, avoided severe injury though knocked off balance. The man blamed the motorman for not watching the track and failing to attend to duty.
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania Magistrate M Calvin Ewl t commented amid a trial of Thomas Winslow for 25 oaths that the dictionary lists 200000 words yet the tongue makers prohibit uttering three words Father Son and Holy Spirit the remark notes the law targets blasphemy It will count evilly offend enraged citizens in the court for each oath and the case reveals ongoing religious misgivings in western Pennsylvania towns
Aug 14 Waveun Pay reports a four year old girl, youngest child of Mr and Mrs Jonori of 144 South Vive Was removed to hospital after a fire started by a burning bet upon her attire. Neighbors say she was playing outside when a horse slipped and hog fuel caused a blaze. Fire spread rapidly with the girl badly burned and trapped in a bucket before being smothered as flames reached her clothing.
W. Veo informs Marioad of Bornee street that his brother in law was stabbed to death Friday night near Bradford. Marshall Devine, 44, a Bradford resident for four years, former hotel employee, died from a stabbing with his body to be shipped to Bradford for burial. Devine was married with no children and a member of LO C F Moose and Bartenders Panton. His mother visits Bradford for the funeral with Mr. and Mrs. MacParland.
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