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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
6
O R Powell advertises various properties for sale and rent on East Main Street and Main Street, plus junk yard and boarding options. Also seeks loans and board, with notes on rooms, barns, and modern improvements.
On account of Dr Waggoner leaving the city a fine home is offered for sale at Haut Fredericks street Lot 60 by 149 feet. Modern improvements include slate roof and ty close near street exposure. Real estate agency handled by Robert Puttiroom.
A jumble of classified lines lists wanted workers and sale offers. Items include a welding or machinery request, a customer seeking a commission for a spiral homework device, a job ad for a contractor in Watnerforit, and several sale notices for livestock and household goods. Names and locations appear in fragmented form, with prices and dates partially legible.
Notice states an application will be made to the governor of Pennsylvania on Thursday July 11 at 11 o clock A.M. by Le R. Biles for incorporation under an 1874 act and supplements to regulate corporations. It covers buying selling owning housing and erection of buildings for purposes including a future company named Tentato. Attorneys are named but OCR garble limits full clarity.
A garbled wartime era-tinged report notes Professor Sucfaon remaining at Harrisburg amid departmental friction. Officials, including Patton of the State Department of Agriculture, indicate ongoing duties while a political standoff over substitutions and pilings controversy unfolds, with Governor Leoni awaiting clarification.
Burglars broke into multiple shops along Cherry Creek early morning, taking cash and valuables. Witnesses reported entry through windows at several locations, with minor damage but no immediate suspect identified. The thefts affected Hart Brown’s station and the GlorW food mill, among others, with cash losses totaling a small amount.
Property notice reads modern boilers and bath rooms with a payment term in July. Inquire of G N Roberts for details.
In Marathon Texas a mining employee named Shane Wood of unknown origin and company is linked to an in-progress altercation and investigations. Local authorities reported activity near Boquilas with unclear motives and potential clashes involving other individuals.
In a grim case near Hopking, a 15 year old girl was killed by her father who then ended his own life. Police report a male suspect used a revolver and poison in a staged attack, with the assailant fleeing the scene. The motive remains unclear as investigators catalog the grisly details.
A garbled ad style tale claims a daughter was saved by Thompson’s Barcade a scene with a mysterious back injury, cures claimed for bedwetting and liver disorders, and a sales pitch for Thompson’s Barcade products. It presents a cautionary moral tone and promotes remedies with pricing $0.60 and $1.00. The source lists Thomas Downey and NY Ambs as endorsers amid medical claims.
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