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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1913
Page
3
Small town notices list a job ad at Lewis store for a capable young man and various ads for groceries and spring produce at Hoss Grocery, Med and Washington markets, plus advert for a millinery maker and a sales lady. Funeral service details for Mrs Bile Myron noted along with a new gas supply company forming to serve Cambridge Springs and nearby towns.
Local tidbits include shop ads for coffee and fruit, a box sale and auction at J De Murray’s, social mentions of bridge parties and house guests, a spread on Sunday School event plans, church and coal notices, plus scattered crime and obituary references from Crawford county papers.
A recent legislative session signed by Governor Tener raises pay for county officials and election officers. Jury commissioners will be paid four dollars per day, up from two fifty, with mileage four cents per mile unchanged. Election officers receive higher daily rates, judges’ pay and township election wages are adjusted, and assessors’ pay rises to two fifty per day.
A review of a double feature with The Yellow Man about the Junanese Secret Service in Washington and Japan, plus This Honeymoon Lodging a clever comedy and The Younger Sister a Victor drama. Five cents admission.
Anters, early tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, and celery plants are ready now at A. E. Pettit’s Pierist Greenhouses. Call or visit 810 Main St to order porch and window box plants, baskets, and vases for delivery or pickup. Evening hours are lighted for convenience.
Fragmentary items show floral adverts and market notes from Corry. A hotel hamperment and spring stock mentions appear beside sidewalk work near the Mayor's Office. Landlord disputes and waste disposal concerns are noted with unclear resolutions.
Mrs. Mary Crosby Doud of Columbus prepares to return with her two daughters to the Philippine Islands. She arrived at her old home about a year after living in Manila with her husband for four years. Mr Doud oversees the harbor and transportation of Manila and will stay in his post for the next years. The family will leave Columbus next month.
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