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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
5
The fragment notes a local update about a person and place, with unclear details. It mentions a name or entity, a location in a community, and a notification context. Readable facts are minimal. the record presents an obscured notice without clear action or date.
Fragmentary OCR note records a transaction involving 4 Indalete rented to Ana for payment of eight units, with unclear further details and parties. No clear dates, locations beyond Corry. Needs clarification for a complete summary.
A large fire in Warren county caused extensive damage to a home and its contents, with a nearby farm struck by fumes and debris. Firefighters fought the blaze, saving some furniture while many goods were destroyed. A separate county report notes a charity appeal and public notices including a class banquet and tax receipts. The chaos disrupted a planned banquet and public service announcements amid reconstruction efforts.
A runaway milk wagon charged through Smith Street to Center Street yesterday at 1 pm, terrifying bystanders and injuring no one. The horse bolted across intersections, narrowly avoiding damage as a crowd watched in alarm before the wagon was halted near Bowth entrance. Pedestrians flocked to witness the striking escape amid Christmas dinner crowds.
Fragmentary notice notes Clara Kimball Young in a production titled The Pylon She Paid at Amusell Filling Bayou Acts. Text is garbled but indicates a film or stage event featuring Young and a specific venue or time fragment.
Social notes recount a decorative Christmas gathering hosted under Professor and Mrs. Warden with a Canadian style tree and an orchestra hidden behind greenery. Attendees from Union City East Meadsville and other places exchanged greetings, and Mythian Sisters planned a New Year party. A couple celebrated forty years of marriage and a Grange charity masquerade dance was announced for New Year’s Eve. A pickup incident noted a missing handbag containing $25 after shopping in Wart on. A special Stanford Hose Company meeting announced and chief election set.
The Pythian Sisters plan a Christmas party in the lodge hall honoring members and their spouses. Invitations have been extended to all sisters and their husbands, with arrangements made for a festive evening of food and merriment in the festive setting.
A garbled report describes a medical remedy trial with a product named Lavontik and an aluminum eye cup. The text mentions a mother seeking relief for her child’s inflamed eye condition and notes a one week period where symptoms subsided after use. The exact ingredients and context are unclear.
The partnership between Alben L. Hush and Samuel G. Sweet is dissolved by mutual consent. Albert L. Hush withdraws. Samuel G. Sweet continues the business and will pay all accounts owed. All debts due payable to Samuel G. Sweet.
Pittsburg dec 24 a street car bound for downtown rushed from a tunnel near the South Side and Hills districts plowing along Carson street. The car left the tracks, rolled onto its side, tore a telegraph pole and slammed into a pole. Seventeen reported dead and many injured though morgue tallies varied with hospital canvasses. Eight women and several children among the dead.
Federal agents uncovered packages of ammunition and several hundred rifles buried under hides aboard the Russian freighter Shilka, which arrived under Bolshevik control. Officials suspect the consignment was for the Industrial Workers of the World and possibly to aid Bolsheviks in spreading unrest on the Pacific coast. A large quantity of liquor and newspapers were also found aboard as the raid continued.
Halifax officials reveal a preliminary estimate of 4 000 dead and 20 000 homes and properties damaged or destroyed after the Mont Blanc munition ship explosion on December 11. The study, by J H Wingfield, places total losses at around 40 million with 7 million in unrepairable stock, 8 million in damaged furniture and personal effects, and 25 million in public and industrial property losses. The report notes the figures are conservative but likely understate the total disaster impact. Meanwhile, St Mary’s Cadets seek scheduling for a game with any Erie-area team.
A Corry shoemaker John Ansinn recommends Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney weakness. He says his family used them with benefit and he bought them at Downey's Drug Store. Poster mentions Doan's and Doan's Kidney Pills as trusted remedies.
Blain e Kincaid City Clerk states that persons having pills against the City of Corry must file in the office of the City Treasurer by December 27 1917.
The undersigned administration invites all claimants of the Kingford Davis estate in Wayne Township Pine County to present claims for payment and all debtors to call to settle with Administrator N o Howard. Kinod and Kinawld represent the estate.
Durham Drug Store figures in a local business notice listing Cor Conler and Tranklin GTA as principals. The brief item records a shop name and partners in a small enterprise context.
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