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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1917
Page
8
R F Livermore advertises 50 Dozen items with 15c to 29c price points and 19c to 89c specials. It emphasizes daily buying and selling efforts and urges readers to save money while noting large size and variety including plain white and colored borders.
A fragment ad row lists lightly used Kimball pianos at Hendersons 440 North Center Street and other items for sale including a new lawn mower garden tools and furniture. Also mentions a piano and valance sale and a furniture ad at various downtown addresses with scattered contact cues.
A jumble of classified style notices from Corry Pennsylvania includes job seeks such as machinist assistant, clerk and delivery roles, a six room house with attic for rent near April, a sale listing for a city restaurant, and various wanted postings. Names and locations appear in towns like Greenville Mereon Stowabara Meatvill Whiaville Sungertows Honnbaulvilly Erie Sharon and Rochester NY. The ads show urgency with immediate starts and price or rent notes, plus a veterinary or medical listing for a chiropractor in Corry and a seed of telegraph company worker requirements.
Local classified ads offer farm for sale near Columbus on Alderbottom road with 250 acres timber pasture and cultivated land. Several houses and lots for sale or rent on South Center Fourth Avenue West Congress Street and nearby streets. Furnished rooms and tenement rentals listed with contact names and addresses. Lost items include a pin set and automobile chain with finder noted.
A jumble of property sale notices references 127 West Washington Street and adjacent streets. Listings include houses with garages, a six acre parcel on West Smith Street, a barn and shop on First Avenue, etc. Names appear such as W. C. Powell H. D. Bracken G. M. Roam Mrs. E. bh. Athro and Robert Patter Won out Hotta Agency. Multiple ads indicate quick sale incentives and various payment terms.
Listings show services for First Baptist, First Presbyterian, Elizabeth’s Catholic, Saint Thomas Catholic, Christian Science, United Church of Christ, Salvation Army, and other congregations. Times span morning and evening worships, Sunday School, catechism, and weekday meetings. notes include parish events, liturgy, and community announcements.
Apparent Cleveland era dispatches describe unrest and incidents across Ohio counties. References surface to a railroad station fire in Gallipolis Archin, a property destruction case at Vinton and a sensational arrest for arson and fuel-related charges. A Warren death linked to a traffic mishap is noted alongside a patriotic display at Lorain involving foreign workers.
A noisy town theater scene mocks old methods as Dowlaig escapes tradition with shock value, showing how modern staging relies on bold dialogue and spectacle rather than routine. The text hints at a climactic approach in a piece titled Climbing For Orders, urging direct impact over verbose flourishes.
Mixed grain prices and livestock values appear in a dense market round up from Cleveland. Substantial figures include corn at mixed cash and futures, wheat near standard levels, and cattle and hogs showing varied bids with notable mentions of futures contracts and shipment values.
A historical health note promotes hot water with phosphate as internal cleansing. It claims daily use clears toxins, improves skin tone, and purifies blood by flushing the stomach, liver, and kidneys. The piece extols internal sanitation as more vital than external cleansing.
An old advertisement promotes Bulgarian Blood Tea and Tablets claimed to cure rheumatic headaches stomach kidney and liver troubles. The notice appears in a Downey drug store listing, urging buyers to try the product as a cure-all.
Fragmentary OCR text references Navy recruitment and presidential attention. Mentions congress, executive authorization, large enlistment need, and a call for action by officials. Content is garbled with missing words and nonstandard spellings.
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