Clever Crook Fleeced Men at Jamestown
Jamestown residents were duped by Frederick Brokaw 22 who posed as a London contact through reverse checks and long distance calls. Oswald Laverack and W H Layernsk aided the scam by advancing $50 to verify the tale. Brokaw pleaded guilty in city court to securing money by false pretenses and was jailed after the Jamestown Journal reported the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austrio Express
Jamestown Journal
Jamestown
Sculding
London
England
Frederick Brokaw
Tadge Hager
Fale
W. H. Layernsk
Ashland Avenue
Tridge
Corry Firm Credits Loyal Locals for 1914 Growth
The firm notes 1914 was its largest year in Corry despite hard times. It attributes success to local support, better work and prices, and forward look with new designs and improved machinery. Fire Starr Granite and Marks Works, 140 Maple Ave., Corry Pa.
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Corry
Busine
Fire Starr Granite and Marks
Maple Ave
Corry Panayrite
Brewery Barn Fire Destroys Lang Plant in Salamanca
Fire caused by a gas leak at the Gerhard Lang Brewing plant rear at 95 Atlantis Street burned the barn and office and damaged the tea house and bottling works. Firefighters saved horses and wagons. damage estimated at $2,000. Eugene Lamphar and D L Terhune escaped injury.
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Salamanca
Gerhard Lang Brewing Company
Atlantis
Brewing Company
Eugene Lamphar
Andrews Hardware
D. L. Terhune
Lang Company
A Young Woman's Part in the Development of Corry
A Corry High School student argues that young women can aid city development as much as men. She urges civic participation, education, and cooperation with public officials, praising the Civic Improvement League for improving streets and appearance. She envisions women's franchise rights future and calls for collective effort to boost Corry.
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Corry
Juliete Cottrell
Corry High Stool
Mint
Gerry
Durdalyen
Civb Improvement League of
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
An old newspaper ad offers a hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It quotes FJ Cheney & Co of Toledo and includes testimonials about Cheney’s honesty and financial reliability. The pitch describes the remedy as entering the blood through the stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
FJ. Cheney
National Bank OF Ci Meare Eiall
Estimentala Fem Frye
Fanny Crosby in Bridgeport Remembered on Death Anniversary
Obituary note recalls hymn writer Fanny Crosby who died yesterday in Bridgeport Connecticut at nearly 96, born March 24. The item references her famous hymns and wide appeal, with other local notices about coal ovens firing and utility pickups in Uniontown and Martin, plus a stray line about garbage collection alternatives.
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Fanny Crosby
Dea
Bridgeport
Conn
Crosby
Safa
Texas
Bowie
H Weiss Promises Payment By Phone Or Mail
A note states that H Weiss will pay by telephone or mail upon request. It emphasizes convenient payment methods and references the individual's willingness to settle debts through these channels.
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Corry Evening Journal
Pas 10
Consoso Vm Paor
Ann Eniror
Covaanova
Ny Mail
Tered
Poat
Cover
Charice
Buffalo
van Praag & Co
New York
Harris Block
S West
Main Street
Uniontown
Tower Hill Coal & Coke Company
Tower Hill Nobie
Republic Tron & Steel Company
Martin
I. C. Frisk Cox Company
H. Weiss
Castle
Victor
Barlow Hardware
Tower
Neverleak
Hades & Hyman
The
Barlow Hardware Co
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