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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
6
Dope fiends robbed the office of Dr. J. A. Taggart on Browstreet in Salamanca during late Thursday night or early Friday morning. The thief or thieves entered through a rear window, taking opium morphine and hypodermic needles from the medicine case, $4 in money, and a man's hat. Police are investigating and expect further developments.
The burglary was not found until Friday morning when the Paggett household members rose. Mrs Paggett woke and heard noises in the hall but no investigation followed. Police are reviewing the incident as an intruder entry at the Paggett residence.
In Garland a unusual shortage of bullfrogs is noted with humor. Quote claims frogs are scarcer than Tangern at a prayer meeting and attributes the drop to frogs being scared or “hornked.” Reference to Prof. Charlen Dunn and local county mentions add local context to the frog market phenomenon.
A nostalgic reminiscence describes a mother’s homemade cough syrup using sugar, glycerine and plant extracts, contrasted with modern store bought GLYCO-PINE cough syrup from Ajax Chemical Co. Akron Ohio. The piece warns about marketing claims and urges cautious use while noting family memories and a suggestive promotional line.
Public sale announced by Thomas Downey and Drig Company. Details were incomplete in the readable text, but the notice centers on a commercial or property sale action with listed parties and agency involvement.
David Sillwagon, an explorer in the Bay County Gas company, disappeared Thursday after leaving three letters. In one to General Superintendent Jy Angel he claimed about a long shortfall of 1 550 827 dollars, saying he kept the discrepancy a secret for months. The other letters were addressed to his brother and his wife. The case centers on funds missing from the company and Sillwagon faced possible prison time.
The report outlines tentative Mexican peace talks under Villa Zapatista factions with unspecified U S and Mexican actors. Eliseo Arredondo in Washington cites a Carranza camp approach to begin negotiations. Red Cross plans scale up relief for Mexican civilians as U S transports carry cork beans to Mexico City via Vera Cruz.
Former Representative A Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania returns to Washington from his Wis home in Stroudsburg. Next week he will join the court of claims appointed by President Wilson and retire from active politics. He resigns as chairman of the National Democratic Committee executive committee and as a member of the National committee. His seat on the committee will be filled by either W. McCormick, Jaat tall, or Jamies Blakeslee. The Pennsylvania Democratic committee will fill his vacancy in July.
Jolke Penrose of Minitid Staton Bonator from Pennsylvania will speak at a Warren convention on July 11. A planning meeting of rural carriers and local officials set the program, with attendance expected from four hundred visitors and delegates from Pennsylvania. The Warren Court House venue and barbers of Corry plan early closures on Wednesdays during June July and August.
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