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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
6
Waldo Wood’s store advertises a third annual “Red Tag” sale with wholesale prices on groceries. The list includes beans, corn, tomatoes, sauerkraut, pineapple, preserves, coffee, flour, and canned meats with marked discounts and a “buy a hundred pounds a week” promotion.
A fragmentary scene questions high prices as farmers, gardeners, and a grocer joke about costs. Nearby clippings mention visits, hospital notes, and travel updates from Erie Times era, with local names and places such as Durham, Waterford, New Castle, Corry, Meadville, and Jamestown Journal. Also appears are notices of cancer sanatorium work and catalog ads for typewriter ribbons.
N F Ames Co advertises a no cure no pay offer for Rheumatism promising refunds if not effective. It claims kidney cleansing and reversal of rheumatic symptoms, urging readers to act quickly to try their remedy priced at 50 cents per bottle. Mail orders addressed to Rheume Co. Buffalo New York.
A dramatic account of a Silk Special fast freight train from the Orient bound for New York in four days, detailing a huge speed run eastward, precision dispatching, and the vast value of the cargo. The narrative emphasizes the immense cost, the power of multiple locomotives, and the coordinated efforts of division dispatchers to ensure smooth passage.
A fragment explores why men avoid home during cleaning and the appeal of a quicker method. It jokes that the task would end sooner if soap could erase all grease and roaches, noting the danger of leaving critters to nest in beds.
A fragment notes a sale of robes described as heavy and well made, with emphasis on comfort and a price near Dale’s. It hints at a limited stock and a light promotion but provides no firm dates, names, or locations.
A fragmented, reflective text extols earthworms as builders shaping soil and history, noting their unseen influence on plows, oceans, and climate. It weaves references to wind, rain, ancient lore, and a Boston critic, while a lecture scene hints at student dialogue about belief and knowledge amid evolving scientific ideas.
In New York on February 10 the Mackay interests decided to dispose of their holdings in American Telephone and Telegraph stock totaling about 10 million dollars. The announcement notes AT&T has acquired control of Western Union and the Mackays plan to convert their holdings into AT&T stock.
Fragments note proclamations issued by Congress during a tumultuous era. Details are limited due to OCR quality, but references to a national thanksgiving amid revolutionary events suggest formal declarations or recognitions by governing bodies.
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