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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1911
Page
8
A local store advertises flouncing embroideries at 75 to 59 cents and Swiss cloth at 59 cents per yard. Galoons are priced at 50 cents, black taffeta silk valued at 1.50 is on sale for 1.10. The ad emphasizes summer white dresses and various trims to attract customers.
New York provision market reports mixed prices across wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs and potatoes with No 2 red wheat around 99c per bushel No 1 northern spring around $1.07 and No 2 yellow corn about 48 49 1 2c per bushel while oats hold at 344 percent with various freight and fob quotes. Buffalo market shows No 1 northern wheat carloads and No 2 yellow corn around 48 1 2c with white oats 34 4 percent and flour values near 5 75 to 6 00 per barrel. Livestock in Buffalo ranges include primo steers 36 60 to 66 with fat cows 6 00 5 05 and veal up to 10 25 10 75 while hogs run 7 60 7 65 with sheep and lambs at 5 00 5 50 and 4 00 4 40 respectively. Timothy hay No 1 around 15 50 and No 2 around 14 00 14 80 with straw 7 50 8 00.
Poetic reflection urges expressing love and comfort to living friends before they depart. It contrasts lingering regrets with wasted tenderness once voices are gone, urging immediate affection while kin are present.
An advertisement promotes a double strength ethine preparation by C. O. Babbitt & Son claiming removal of freckles and a clear complexion. It guarantees a refund if ineffective and asserts safety for tender skin while urging customers to ask for double strength othine.
A humorous note warns that households fear missing out on Vox of Candy on birthdays holidays and state occasions. It suggests buying an extra box tonight to avoid deprivation and pleases readers with a lighthearted push toward sharing sweets.
In Maranopolis Indiana on Feb 28 the Indiana House passed a bill granting women the vote in city and town elections by a 48 to 41 vote. Many Republican supporters backed the measure, while some opposing members reportedly switched votes at the clerk’s desk. The scene drew tears from some suffrage supporters as the result was announced.
Exot and evil art lie in deficiency or excess, including humility misapplied and courage misjudged. The text cites learning pedantry, ease, indulgence, zeal, and fanaticism as imbalances, arguing right and justice reside in moderation and the golden mean as a true balance.
New York reports detectives have found no trace of Mrs Maldowin Drummond's missing 190,000 in pearls and diamonds aboard the Hamburg America liner America after the robbery last Saturday night. The Drummonds insist their servant is not suspected as the thief and Mrs Drummond remained at the Hotel Plaza with her husband while authorities search pawnshops and circulate descriptions.
The text extols Bing Puxodl, a remarkable figure likened to Leonardo da Vinci for his broad intellect and logical mastery. It notes his early death at thirty and claims his fragments will immortalize his name. Also mentions Mercury’s speed, with Mercury at 1,776 miles per minute, Venus at 1,800, and Earth at 1,190.
A brief notice targets workers and merchants, claiming quick private money lending. It promises coins payable in weekly or monthly installments to avoid deducting from earnings. It invites readers to write with details and an agent will contact them with money. Open day and evenings.
A fragment notes Frinco Ge Wanhingto involved with the Panama Canal project in 1915. The text references pulling away Ban Jeans and a harbor or horn el to the Pa ma Canal, indicating an era focus on early canal work and related figures.
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