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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
5
In Honesdale Pa on February 11 a blind 70 year old man from Hatboro was defendant in a breach of promise suit. A 10 year old girl from Prompton seeks 710000 damages claiming he pressured marriage after she assisted in his household. The case heard before Arbiter and two others, with decision to be announced soon.
New York market report lists wheat futures for No 2 red May at 1.29, July 1.10. corn No 2 white May 76 1/2, July 7 1/2. oats prices 26 to 28 cents. pork 23,000 at 29.75. butter creamery and dairy varieties priced. cheese ranges. potatoes and flax prices. East Buffalo livestock market notes prime export cattle around 46.75 to 47.26. hogs and sheep prices. Buffalo hay and wheat indents receipts.
A Chinese judge named Wang presides over a case where a wife is claimed by two husbands. The elder husband loses claim after the judge declares the wife dead and orders burial costs, while the younger husband is granted the burial and care of the wife who remains alive. The judge finalizes the decision with a dramatic admonition and a court scene ending with a display of rich attire.
Partial OCR reads Raye Lamps for sale by B. W. Stennett & Son with scattered garbled text referencing Orangeward, fealty, trial taxes, and a night-time action. The readable fragments imply a classified notice or sale advertisement with uncertain details about items and dates.
A Lenox cemetery anecdote recalls a New England family buried with feet pointing inward to face the future relatives. A Browe widow’s daughter explains the custom as kin only presenting themselves at dawn. The text then notes Spanish royalty fossilization after death before interment in the royal pantheon, with varying times to complete the petrified state.
Buenos Ayres Feb 1 The French expedition ship Pourquoit Pas led by Dr J M Charcot was spoken by a steamer near Punta Arenas. The Sud passed the explorers ship at Port Gallant in the Strait of Magellan but news of the voyage was not received. Reports suggested a possible Pole discovery but details awaited a later announcement as preparations for further expeditions continue.
A New York World excerpt discusses spider behavior as intruders invade webs. It notes the instinct to retreat into holes, cannibal tendencies, and strategic web rebuilding after attacks, citing naturalists on why fights end in retreat or death.
Latrobe Pa Feb 10 A priest Rev Stephen Gulovich pastor of the Greek Catholic church at Snydertown near Latrobe was overcome by smoke while searching the burning church and fell unconscious. Firefighters rescued him and restored him. The church was destroyed with a loss of 80000 dollars.
A bashful suitor asks a beautful young woman to be his partner for life amid comic misreads and shy refusals. After three refusals he returns with a jest about a stout staff of courage, and the pair marry, as told in the weeks of a local readership.
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