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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1911
Page
5
A fragmented ad article markets blue serge suits as the season’s top choice with bold claims of value and variety. It promotes rural menswear from a store named A Famous Actor and hints at a humorous dialogue about acting and burglary with unrelated quips and misprinted phrases.
A Corry resident, C.W. Arrunco of Fleet Ave, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble. He urges others with weakness, backache, or urinary irregularities to try the treatment, noting the pills’ direct kidney action and permanent relief. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, sells the product nationally. Remember the name Doan's.
The advertisement promotes Corry Lee water as absolutely pure from well water, distilled and filtered, claiming it is free from dirt or germs. It promises cleanliness, long shelf life, and odor control in refrigerators, with delivery options by year season or 100 pounds, produced in Corry. It also includes a claim about Hall's Catarrh Cure and a testimonial style endorsement by druggists.
An advertisement extols Very Best Flour as the key to ideal bread, claiming its use yields delicious results. It urges readers to order today to achieve the best baking outcomes with every loaf.
Albany reports a Sunday riot erupting after a fight at a saloon near the Delaware and Hilleon railroad. Antonio and EAtiga Clay enticed visitors to a resort, where a confrontation led to a woman shot, a man stabbed, and another killed in the ensuing melee. Police seek witnesses as brothers deny involvement.
Headlines sweep from Lord Kitchener and Madero travels to Panamanian matters to U S political moves in Washington. Reports include transit steamship fare changes, forest fires with heavy losses, Canada political stances, and a Tennessee senator’s wife seeking recovery in Denver. An accident in New York and a brutal beating after a vehicle collision are noted, with Governor Denene addressing direct primary legislation.
Robert, a pistol-pilot from New York, departed for Philadelphia in a winded airship, found in poor condition at the coast near here after several hours aloft. He reportedly swam about a mile to reach shore, aided by a rescue. A separate note tells of a London Haymarket performance where a nightingale and a jack were revealed to be mechanical birds operated by a winded wooden box and key.
Police and district attorneys examine alleged Ice Trust tactics in New York, detailing a system where a parent company pressured distributors and refused to sell to smaller retailers, pushing prices down for consumers and prompting an ongoing investigation led by District Attorney Whinmanry.
P. Swift, long prominent in Sagamore Mass. business circles as head of the Swift Packing Company, died at his home on Saturday at age 80 after a two month illness. Widely known in Barnstable County, he was considered among the area's wealthiest residents with an estimated fortune around $1.1 million.
National League standings show Philadelphia leading with 49 wins and Pittsburg close behind. American League includes Detroit, New York, Boston and Chicago with varying totals. Sunday's and Saturday's results listed along with game-by-game batteries and scorers. Eastern and State leagues provide Rochester, Newark, Providence, Toronto, Wilkes-Barre, Binghamton and Albany results and standings.
A garbled advertisement extols a quack remedy sold by Ames & Co. and Thomas Downey for kidney and bladder trouble. It claims the product cleanses blood and purifies urine, promising quick health at five to one dollar per bottle, using fear to sell the cure.
D. M. Jackson, proprietor, meets all trains at Union Depot and advertises worst class service to all parts of the city. Special attention to workmen and embraces franks and luggage handling. both phones listed.
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