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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1912
Page
3
City and vicinity listings advertise Gordon's coffee and bacon specials for Saturday, Alden-Ragon Coal by Ladies Auxiliary for Corry Hospital, Parent-Teacher Association meeting at the High Beta, March plane bargains, and a Material Association monthly meeting set for Monday evening in the Presbyterian parlors on March 4.
Evening skating at the Armory Rink with gents 25 cents and ladies 15 cents. A separate item notes a Sunday church service at Epic Sopral church aimed at fostering unity, plus remarks by Dr. Brashear about trade schools replacing shop apprenticeships.
A collection of brief items notes sales at Gordon's including bacon and lard prices, a rug and window unit for sale near 126 Park Street, and local misfortune updates. Also reports a revival at United Brethren Church led by Miss Linburg, a plan by the Erie Dispatch to fund a new airfield for Earl Sundt, a counterfeit dollar bill hoax uncovered in New York, and two wrecked tramp workers surviving a train derailment near Union City with a missing overcoat.
An ad promises a whiskey and alcohol cure called DRRINE with a money back guarantee and cheap trial. The notice lists Q. Babbitt & Son Druggists of Corry Pa. plus health notes on a local family member and Dr. Camden M. Coburn of Allegheny College preparing for a trip abroad and ancient history research.
Sixteen women filled the Pittsburg Sun offices at 8 am and took over duties through the day. They wrote editorials, gathered news, interviewed locals, ran presses, and distributed papers, highlighting the era’s suffrage momentum and declaring that woman suffrage "would have happened" with a vote. Mrs Blakewell, managing editor, called it a historic epoch with enduring impact for the suffrage movement.
David Williams of Sharon, summoned for the current term, fell on the ice near the court house portico in Mercer, Feb. 29, and sustained a fracture of the wrist.
The hall meeting of the Stockholders of Corry Hospital Association will be held at the hospital Wednesday March 13 1912 at eight o clock p m election of the Board of Directors for the ensuing year J P Canby Secretary
Lyric Feature Night Three presents bent reels of film shown in Corry during the winter season. An advertisement confirms the regular schedule. The snippet notes exhibition and timing, signaling ongoing local cinema activity.
Remember our 19 cent luncheon at At the Palm. A Lenten lunch is served on Wednesdays and Fridays, featuring affordable meals across 150, 152 locations. It notes the weekly schedule and the price point for diners.
A fragmented note lists dramatic titles and names in a show business context. It mentions memory, Doll, Western Life, A Bird to the Hand and Jang, with a playful and elusive pairing of foreign sounding titles and a battle metaphor.
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