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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1920
Page
5
A jumble of notices lists dining room help and kitchen positions, foundry and shipyard labor needs, carpentry work, and various sales, auctions, and real estate items. It notes hospital visits, weather remarks, and a church meeting, with community updates on officers, lost items, and local commerce.
In a late night collision on the main road, two riders were seriously hurt and transported to Who Jane General Hospital. Taxi driver Py Parker, from MN, drove the other vehicle. One passenger suffered life threatening injuries, with possible amputation anticipated.
A series of boxing notes from Cleveland and Jamestown report that the winner of the next bout at the Olympic A.C. show will face the winner of the Phil Logan Rondy Meyers event next Friday night at Lyrishwater. Frankie Floumning, Camillan lightweight champion with a three-round win over Benny Leopard, is secured. Also noted is a fatal auto accident near Sharon and a police disciplinary hearing ongoing in Jamestown about Officer Nelson.
The 105th Allegheny College commencement opened with President William J. Gramford delivering the baccalaureate sermon. Despite heavy rain and threatening weather, the church was crowded, and the address honored the decades of service by his predecessors and the many companions who helped build the college. The article notes a special Sunday train service disruption and a separate report of a burglary at the railroad office in Olean, New York, with around $200 taken.
A fashion advertisement describes a one piece frock with black earth and white georgette crepe, smoke and white silk touches, self material trim at the skirt edge, round neck, satin belt, and Bougette satin details. It lists sizes from 24 to 44 inches, waist measurements, and prices for Bourgette and satin trims, with R F Livermore & Co. as agents.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions vague medical terms and vague dates with scattered names and locations. The readable portion hints at a health topic but contains no clear event, person, organization, or place to anchor a proper factual summary.
A jumble of late edition classified snippets lists wants, finds, sales, and notices. Items include a no. 1 potatoes offer at Guigon’s Restaurant, an inquire for a small barrel olio ura, a wonk horse for sale, a lost money slip recoverable by P. R. freight, a mislaid handbill with $1.25, and cheap sale of a touring car with a new engine at 1818 N. Center St. Plus notices about farm land shares, grass sales by the acre, and animal feed like domino fans.
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