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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
6
A man identified as Joe Schmidt, 40, was crushed under an Erie freight near Kinena bridge after crews repairing tracks near Mt Jewett. Police and coroner investigated and issued a death certificate. body found partially clothed with one leg and shirt remaining.
James W. Gerard reports the navy authorized the sale of the historic wooden warship Portsmouth to Jobu Burke of Brighton Massachusetts. The ship 728 was moved toward the junk heap as part of the disposal process in Washington on July 14.
The Mutual Co voted unanimously to raise authorized capital from 400000 to 1000000 dollars at a stockholders meeting on Monday night. Reports showed strong growth with many more telephones in use and higher service demand. Board members named were William J Trask, George B Kath, William Spencer, Thomas O Morse, and W B Hagen. A new section to the board was installed to coordinate expansion for 1000 more subscribers and enhanced operations with new switchboard features and faster service.
Crescent Tool Company plans a large addition to its Jamestown plant at Harrison trot and Foote Avenue. The new three story building will add floor space for manufacturing and handling business, extending from the current machine shop toward Foote Avenue. Ground between Harrison, Foote, Chadakorn River owned by Crescent will be used for the extension as plans were prepared locally.
Article notes flood risk along Olean Creek and Allegheny River with public works officials outlining commissions and engineers to submit plans. Major General Wotherapoon and others oversee progress while a committee reviews recommendations for the water control project.
In Northumberland on July 16 a bay horse wandered into the Van Kirk bar. Patrons feared delirium tremens or a prank as the animal approached the mahogany counter and dipped its head toward the tub. Klinnes intervened, the horse was led outside, and its owner John Stepp confirmed the creature had broken loose from the stable and fled toward the hotel.
Nemus Point July tale tells of Horng a Jamon Sulvers blacksmith helper injured when a rivet bar struck his body causing a severe arterial wound. Dr J H Kelley stopped the bleeding and Horng’s condition improved though initially thought grave. He remains under care and is rapidly recovering from the peculiar accident.
A nostalgic letter promotes GLYCO-PINE as a home cough remedy. It claims mothers used it for children and a baby, recounting a dry cough leading to a successful cure within 24 hours. The writer cites a druggist endorsement and a money back guarantee.
Ad notice cites Thoma Bawhey and Jurham Drug Company advertising a sale or remedy. The fragment suggests a local commercial notice promoting a product or service with names of a drug firm and an individual, framed as a sales item in the public notices column.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled names and places such as track and field references. Readable items mention a likely regional meet with teams and dates unclear. Further context is needed to identify participants, venues, and outcomes for a coherent summary.
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