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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1911
Page
4
A New York passenger nicknamed "Cigarette" by Cunard liner Caronia travelers describes a 22 year old brunette who enjoyed cigarettes and highballs. She refused to give her address, and reporters note she smoked on deck and in cabins, saying public smoking drew attention aboard.
Philadelphia July 25 Three goats charged the Germantown fire scene hindering the Hines Street stable blaze. Fireman Joseph Nagel of Engine No 19 leapt a fence aided by a goat, another goat knocked William Hoffmaster over the barrier, while the rest of the crew refused to touch the ground until the goats left.
In Roodesboro New Jersey on July 18 Augustus Sparks and Thomas Metlate of Rural Telephone Co faced a crash when lowering gear failed and the car veered through a fence into 12 feet of water. Sparks broke the glass screen and cut his arms while he and his companion surfaced injured. The automobile, the company’s property, was recovered later badly damaged.
Reading, Fs. duly £-Despondent because of continued ill health, Mrs. Dante Soncer, aged 42 years, of Philadelphia, swallowed morphine at her brother's home and died an hour later at Reading Hospital. The notice provides no further details.
A man startled by a unbidden guest at a dinner basket in Willow Barn Tul Pb-Noute Chistyy of Hone Rus yesterday. He found a rattlesnake over four feet long and fat six inches in the basket and killed it after a hard pant.
Ephraim Prandt, 54, a furnerman, fell down stairs during work, breaking his neck after waking from pain, amid a hot spell worsened by heat. A second victim, Joseph Zets, 1 laborer at Golo brook furnaces, collapsed at work and died of heart failure, reportedly from excessive water intake in the heat.
The Most Rev. Idmuid Francis Prendehenst was yesterday enthroned archbishop of the metropolitan see of Philadelphia at the Cathedral of St Peter and Paul. The ceremony was elaborate with dignitaries and clergy filling the cathedral, as Archbishop Patrick Tyan presided over the rite.
In Mlentown on July 28 Robert Rathbun charged Howard Borneman with joy riding at night without the owner's consent. The new ban imposes a $10 fine or 30 days in jail for using an automobile without permission.
Electric flat irons toasters hot plates fans washing machines and vacuum cleaners add comfort and convenience at any time. The Lighting Company inaugurates a new day current and offers demonstrations or installations on trial. Building materials and electrical supplies carried in stock include pulleys hangers shafting couplings cement plaster structural and reinforcing steel wheelbarrows electric lamps wire socks and switches.
Heirs in York County pursue a large estate said to be left by a German donor. Henry I Muse and J Hoffman Muss represent residents seeking a claim reportedly tied to a Moraul fortune. The case involves substantial costs already spent and ongoing disappointment among heirs.
Six sons and one daughter were named heirs of Mary Ann Malk of Salisbury, a wealthy widow who died near here. A blind daughter will receive the income of the entire estate after her oath as heir. The seven other children are to be disinherited.
A corny ad extols Carry Ice as absolutely pure, distilled and filtered from well water. It claims no dirt or germs, tastes pure, and melts slower. Delivery options include by year or season, with lower prices than nearby towns. Located in Corry, promoting the CORIICE CO and a Fire Insurance note.
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