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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
3
Local page lists events and notices including a Monday musical comedy at the Pavilion, a dance night, and various society and community items. Also notes about a ball at Mah Warden’s, a highway accident involving a brakeman named Cunningham, upcoming dress and coat sales, and a late freight wreck near Sterling Run delaying arrival.
A Saturday market ad lists Knowlton's price cuts on watermelons sweet potatoes full cream cheese and other goods with low prices on Fall Shirts at St. Pierre and Frew. A park concert drew a large crowd with Losey’s Invincible American and Milon Waller’s cornet solo The Bride of Ui Wavan praised by attendees.
Amateur and major league standings appear mixed in this OCR fragment. It mentions teams like Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Milwaukee with scattered scores and player names. A weather-related accident note references a lightning strike at a shoe factory, causing injuries and potential substantial financial loss estimated between seventy five thousand and one hundred thousand dollars.
A local theater presents the complete Carmen score tonight featuring soprano Geraldine Smith. The performance, conducted by an unnamed maestro, aims to revive the opera's vibrant arias and ensembles for a concert audience.
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A reminder notes that penalties at per cent accrue on all city taxes for August 1916 and that August 31 is the last day to pay at face value. City Treasurer WM. Postlethwait urges prompt payment to avoid extra charges. Also a notice: boy wanted at offices of Western Union Telegraph Co. advertisements.
Concord Aug 4. Rural residents increasingly head outward this week. The Man-itators are credited with solving the problem. Mr Mary Cook of Corry visits guests D R and Myrtle Hinkesles and Mr and Mrs Charley Fisher of Pasadena California, spending the season at Chautauqua. O M Thasun hosts Monday evening. Mrs Meredith entertained the Ladion Aid with Mr Orrin Bugher of Olivet Michigan visiting. The McCray family attended a One Dearing reunion at Sylvan Park last Thursday. Several cameras captured pictures as Myrtle Akan and Ethel Wolben of Wentfield visit William Akan. Miss Gladys Akan visits Miss Put Wade.
Geraldine Psrrar stars in Carmen with a complete musical score by Misa Smith at Lyric tonight. The swashaloon ja worth the price and a treat of the season. 100
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