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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
4
Twenty eight silk dresses priced from $10 to $18.50 and selling at $598 for the collection. Norfolk dresses newly received at $5 and $6.50. White lawn dresses trimmed stylishly from $8.50 to $8. Tailored suits offered at half price.
The article reports Theodore Roosevelt denouncing the platforms of both major parties as radically wrong and argues he would enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act. It notes his view that backing down on pledges would harm the country and mentions political figures like Governor Wilson and Hadley as context. A second item discusses a painting misattribution involving a Van Dyck portrait under a flower painting, plus brief historical notes on scorpions and a caricature of a begging man's reply.
An Irish soldier on furlough turned up for parade missing his left eye and told the major he would keep an eye on his kit in his quarters. He appeared on parade in May with one eye, displaying his characteristic readiness despite partial blindness.
A Newark News fragment recounts Smitty, born in Manhattan, visiting New Jersey during holidays and remarking on the country’s many names. A Newark business man tests an office boy with a dollar, revealing humorous language barriers and delays in finding the right words.
A young woman living in two rooms explains she washes light clothes without hot water after using Fels-Naptha. She claims cool or lukewarm water, not boiling, cleans more thoroughly and quickly. The ad urges apartment dwellers to follow wrapper directions.
A Dutch law protects intoxicated wanderers with a home escort for 15 cents and a portable chair can add 86 cents. The exchange includes a quip about gloomy heartbreak and a remark on shaving prompted by a heartless remark.
Philadelphia July 6 A young bride of four days from Germantown set out for Wilmington with a high school pupil to marry in Delaware. The father learned of the plan and a warrant was issued for the groom on perjury, while the girl was jailed. she was spanked and confined as the father pled to restrain further elopement until she renounces her husband.
Police recovered knives and clothing from the Blackstone River near Woonsocket and Manville as part of a murder investigation. The body of an eight month old woman was found near a mill. Henry Teslous faces a hearing July 12 for murder related to the missing Angele Parmentier Delmar. Connections involve Deslouyre and Putrolian Brady, with artifacts including a man’s shirt bearing inscriptions and spectacles noted by examiners.
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