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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1915
Page
2
A Pittsburgh Fest editorial argues United States should remain out of the European conflict. It warns entanglements threaten shipping, cites costs and casualties, and urges refusal to escalate tensions despite rising global tensions and arbitration treaties.
A harsh note on California job seekers arriving this year for work at the exposition. It says the state is crowded with applicants, claiming ten thousand seeking each opening, and reports a Stockton municipal yard offering short term meals, baths, and lodging for hurried labor.
Corry druggist claims Aldursi buckthorn mixture relieves stomach gas and constipation quickly. A single dose said to stop troubles almost immediately. Corry agents for Albert Ein and Thomas Downey. Also mentions a Paris operation for Sarah Heimhardt postponed.
Seventeen applications for figureheads were filed at the Venango Court House by noon closing time. The Park Hotel plans to petition later. Of the applicants, thirteen are from Oil City, three from Franklin, one from Hibenton, with 17 total, down from last year.
Charles Read, an elderly Mt. Jewett resident, disappeared from his daughter’s home ten days ago. Searches continue with Boy Scouts and Consol-idated Window Glass workers joining Monday. A $25 borough reward remains unclaimed as efforts are renewed.
Mrs F A Whitford of 611 South gatoraireet celebrated her 82nd birthday on the 17th receiving congratulatory cards from fifteen states including Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Connecticut Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois North Carolina Florida and others. The event was a notable one and Mrs Whitford was happy with the remembrances.
Jay Owens was committed to the County Jail on robbery charges awaiting the March term. Eric Johnson, a Warren lumberman, said Owens threatened to shoot him for his money at Busher's Mill. Owens allegedly carried about $50, met a companion, and was threatened near the Conewango Refinery.
Ed Becker sent in grasshoppers found at the Bhadlie farm south of the city yesterday. A field there was alive with insects as warm sunshine drew them out, signaling a remarkable season alongside a maple cigar making blast. Robins appeared in notable numbers as months shift toward spring.
The Corry business touts its largest production in 19 years with loyalty from residents and home industries. It cites superior work and lettering, modest prices, and new designs with improved machinery as reasons for optimism in 1916.
Local ad boasts low prices on oysters and groceries with 200 gt shipments arriving Theaday and Wednesday. It lists dozens of items including homemade goods, molasses, and drug staples while claiming no rent or clerk costs and a low insurance rate to explain prices. The notice invites readers to compare prices and visit the store four minutes west of the post office.
Italian laborer Perasine Kane, 22, was suffocated in a rear room as a fire destroyed one house and badly damaged two others near Lewis Run. Mr and Mrs Fresh and two boarders escaped by breaking windows. flames spread to two more dwellings before Bradford fire crews controlled the blaze.
Erie Pa Feb 30 One thousand delegates are expected from all parts of Pennsylvania for the state convention of Sunday schools to be held in Erie in October. 6 008 men from Erie county are being tied up in Bible classes to greet them. A conference was held to make provision for this work and the preliminary meetings were outlined. Dr B Scott will take charge of the moms Bible section and Rev W T Bhanks will act as president of the City Sunday School Association.
Weatffeld Madison 210d. A prominent Westfield businessman died at home about 7 PM Friday after a prolonged illness. He had been improving recently and spent hours buying calve for a shipment, while his partner Harold ran the meat market. He had led Westfield’s cattle buying for thirty years and was a major local figure.
Sugar Grove hosts a two day farmers institute at the Methodist church February 26 and 27. George A Woodalde and Robert J Weld lead the county board with local arrangement committee members B R Horepool Charles Broughton John B Dalits Gerald Younto and H L Wilbur. Speakers include Prof Franklin Mongen York WW Theo Wittman Allentown and Leon Otice Van Noy Troy. Weld to speak Friday afternoon on improvements.
Report by local fish companies shows Dunkirk fish interests achieved a record year in 1914 with catches near 2000 tons, led by Desmond Company's boats at 1600 tons. Officials attribute the surge to hatchery spawn and expect more boats to join spring fishing starting mid March.
An old advertisement touts Thompson's Barayma promising backache relief and kidney health with a money back guarantee. It warns of kidney disease and promotes accompanying Thompson's Dandelion and Mandrake Pills, urging readers to request testimonials and mail order for the product.
A fragmentary OCR line presents unclear phrases about a day and a person named Nouri. Context and details are unreadable, making it impossible to identify a clear event, location, or participants.
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