04 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1911
Page
1
An advertisement touts Papas Diapepain as a natural digestive aid for indigestion and a weak stomach. It claims rapid relief within minutes, improved appetite, and a clean stomach and intestines, urging readers to buy a 60 cent box from their druggist.
Fragmentary item reports Governor and Assembly action on appropriations and governance. Mentions Hy Brith and Harris Bickhart, with unclear ties to state offices. A garbled line references a hunting or firearms incident with a foot wound and a 22 caliber bullet.
Chairman Hooker accuses the highway commission of political influence and improper methods while Governor Dix defends nonpartisan operation. Senator Earl Alama indicates the panel has faced opposition as debate over abolishing the commission continues amid audits and calls for reform.
Chief engineer Goethals travels to Washington and Panama to oversee cable montage and fortification matters related to the Isthmus project. Reports note arrival plans in New York aboard the Colon with President and officials coordinating canal legislation and defense preparations.
Congressman Bennett voices indignation over the printing of his signature in the IW Literacy Test Bill. He asserts the misprint could affect the bill’s legitimacy and questions the process used by the printers.
Congressman Willan S. Honnett complains after his signature appears as Wille Bennett on an illiteracy test bill. He rewrites the signature, then the corrected report shows WHIT Bennett. The printer fixes the name, with Bennett noting the mistaken mark resembled a nervous caterpillar.
Rebels advancing toward Juarez with machine guns and field pieces threaten to bombard the town after notifying the Fortegn Consuls. Juria Mexico garrison 309 and -. 200 armed men defend river front as reinforcements move from Fort Clark. Washington reports Mexico may seek permission for troops to cross U S soil en route from Sonora to Juarez to avoid long marches.
Unscrupulous dealers pressure corn remedies with caustic agents. Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor marketed as purely vegetable with claims to remove corns and callouses. Price 260, listed by Thom an Downey with the address 131-F 9-4.
Reports from St Petersburg describe the trial of Dr Panchenko, accused of poisoning counts Boutourlin and de Lassy, with testimony from medical experts on diphtheria toxin and poisonings. Witnesses include Count Boutourlin's widow and Dr Kudravino, detailing the couple's alleged relations and the murder plot.
Gabriel Munn, proprietor of a Philadelphia store, received word from Washington of the marriage of his ward Anita to Raymond A Blolter, a former student of the University of Pennsylvania. The union, hastily noted, drew notice as Anita is 18 and the match faced parental objection over the groom’s age.
London Feb 8 Elder Dempster and Co announce a new steamship service with a red steamship portico between New York and West AltoN starting March 18. The steamer will call at Helport from Tats Pula to Larqaeritabucht.
A promotional note presents Chatingoret from Oil City Pennsylvania claiming assets sizeable enough to stretch from Oil City to New York City if converted to dollar bills. The message invites business partnerships.
First National Bank of Warren Pennsylvania proclaims its forty fifth year as the oldest bank in Warren County. It notes charter dates from 1864 and extensions through 1904 under President CW Jamieson and Cashier C T Conarro.
An advertisement warns that aging men are avoided in hiring as corporations retire men at fifty. It touts Parlalan Sage as a guaranteed remedy for dandruff and graying hair, claiming it stops falling hair and preserves youth, sold by N. Z. Ames & Co. in Corry, Pa., for 50 cents.
A pistol duel at the Rembtena ranch between men identified as Offle McNeill and a Mexican cowboy ended with both dead. Details unclear due to damaged text, but authorities reported the fatal shooting occurred last evening at the ranch location.
New York February 1 resolutions urging ratification of the propriety procity agreement with Canada were adopted by the Chamber of Commerce and the Produce Exchange here.
R G Dun & Go reports improved conditions across many trade lines with iron and steel showing stronger signs. Union Pacific double tracking in the West boosts optimism, rails and export orders to Mexico and steady but cautious dry goods competition mark overall activity. commercial failures rise to 4. likely weekly deterioration seen in some sectors.
A fragmented report claims the cruiser Prince Teupert was wrecked south of here. The note mentions a Canadian priest Rath and dates in February and June, but details are unclear and unverified.
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