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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
3
Local items include a weathered mix of notices about events at JDB Murraya and talk of a Washingtons Birthday holiday, scattered names like Joe Flynn and J. J. Adams, and assorted ads for flowers and comics. A missing person case and a church note appear amid unrelated bits from the city and vicinity.
Boston College Girls vs Municipal Club basketball game announced at State Armory on Monday Feb 24 with tips at 8 15 P M Also opening of Ladies and Misses Suits and Coats on Friday Feb 21 with exhibits from leading makers Mrs Kate M Minington seeks 30000 from Pennsylvania Railroad in death claim and a flood related theft at Bell Telephone office is described Jamestown Railway work to raise tracks and flood repairs noted Also a note on Mrs Charles Brooks recovering from injury and a new member admitted to the T N B Club
Automobile for sale in good condition at a reasonable price. Also mentions signs of spring with honeybees, a visitor note, and an invitation to a local event. Temperature noon today 58 in the shade. Fragmentary text references a building and a future meeting.
Mr. D. J. Bracken offers his new Victrola for a Senior Class concert in the High School Auditorium. The event will feature grand opera and minstrel pieces with recordings from late records. A benefit collection will fund the Washington trip and a modest admission price is planned. The date will be announced soon as the auditorium is prepared for a public entertainment event.
John Such hung himself with a clothes ring in his attic on February 20. Neighbors Jot Koren and Dr. Hy B. West aided and worked for an hour to resuscitate him after Such failed to die, with Koren using a saw to cut the beam as rescue effort.
An advertisement claims a clone of Pape's Cold Compound ends grippe and eases headaches fever sore throat and runny nose when taken every two hours until three doses are used. It emphasizes no quinine and urges prompt relief with the product.
A 1919 essay notes the shift from store as a rare visit to a modern shop serving daily life. It urges readers to study Evening Journal ads to see how merchants now prioritize comfort and convenience for customers.
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