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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1913
Page
3
Local column items list meetings sales church events and notices in Knowlton and Bradford area. Also mentions Dan Brennen’s arrival, Bradford High School trip, Elks Minstrels tickets, and family updates. Includes sale notices for Maple and Mast streets and various local business notices.
A. E. Pettit, Florist at 410 B Main St offers a range of gardening supplies including potted plants, meadow flowers, lawn grass seed, and various garden products. The ad notes Bolt 707 and references a depot three blocks away from Union 84.
The readable text shows a seed catalog style including mixed nasturtiums, turnips, beets, cucumbers, parsnips, radish, onions, cabbage, lettuce, corn, and grass seeds with assorted varieties and per ounce or per unit prices. Many names appear garbled or misspelled due to OCR.
A program at Lyric Theater features A Woman's Power, a special two reel The Stasterpiece With all the favorites. Also on the bill Vather and Son, a heart interest drama released Thursday with Vivian Prescott in the cast.
Reports from Cincinnati and Dayton in late March describe the Ohio River reaching record destructive levels in forty years as shops face seizure and price shocks. Refugees flee as crews assist the crippled cities while military units monitor shortages and rising water threats.
Fragmentary note shows a promotion offering canned goods at low prices with mentions of peas tomatoes and unspecified quantities. The text lacks clear dates or full details but indicates a sale with cheap pricing and promotional language.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a state official and a friend discussing legal representation during an investigation. The official asserts both sides will be represented, promising that the opposing counsel will misrepresent him.
Charles Johnson a youth about thirty years old suffered a serious leg injury in an accident near Lottsville while attempting to jump a freight train. Dr. Davis prepared to operate at Corry hospital, and a rig was rushed to transport him. recovery hoped if treatment succeeds. Johnson is known in the area for work on the John Miller place.
Report notes foreigners employed on the fire road in the city bought firearms from a hardware store. The article asserts a law bans aliens from owning or carrying guns, but claims no restriction on sale to them and mentions several firearms and ammunition were sold. The piece complains officers do not confiscate weapons on aliens promptly.
Germany allocates 141 to acquire an air fleet costing 37.8 million dollars, as protesters gather before Governor Siizer to oppose Hymnnst Wil erew bith. JP Morgan's condition remains favorable for eleven days amid cable updates from Rome. Nine firthe of New Yorke dreasmak ers and importers tied to a muggle conspiracy are uncovered in Boston with a six exnored. Henry J. Klote dies in Fordham Hospital after exposure to bombs that killed Helen Taylor and Mrs Madeleine Hor Tora TM and damaged Judge Rownleky's home.
The Palm restaurant on South Center Street is transferred from Charles Stewart to G. E. Guignon early this morning. Stewart plans a month’s vacation at Piney Lake after ten years of steady work, while Guignon, who ran the place six or seven years previously, assures patrons of continued good service.
A one hundred dollar reward is offered for the discovery and return of Air Harry Phelps who left his Union City Pennsylvania home mysteriously on Sunday March 16 1912. He was about five feet six inches tall with dark brown hair grey eyes pale complexion and wore a grey overcoat grey hat brown suit and dark tan shoes. Any information should be sent to Mrs Harry Phelps Union City Pa.
The funeral for Oliver D. Skinner was held at his son Edward V Sidmner’s home on East Irving Street at 2:30 PM with Rev. H C Shaw of the Methodist church officiating. Pallbearers were nephews Glyde D W and Frank Wilcox and three sons Edward V Oliver D and Roy. Interment followed at Pine Grove cemetery. Out-of-town relatives included sister Mrs Newton Wright and daughter Olive of Chautauqua Mrs Tha Kin near of Youngsville Mr and Mrs Cester Wright Warren Ira Simmons Bear Lake Mr and Mrs Arthur Huntley Union City Emmett Bemis of Fenn Mrs Belle Baker Columbus.
Notice warns that all Palm Restaurant meal tickets sold by C. M. Stewart must be redeemed within 30 days. The address 211 is referenced as the location associated with the issue.
Clark Washburn of Higin was brought to Corry on the Erie run. He is seriously ill and attended by no friends. He was carried from the train on a stretcher and taken by taxi to the hospital. His condition is expected to improve with treatment, but he will likely be a patient for several weeks. Fort Worry Home Watch plans a hall dedication on April 2 at 8 pm over John son’s Dry Goods. Louise Myrick, Recorder.
A local feature presents Leah the Forsaken with Viylin Prescott in three reels at Lyre Theatre Thursday. The program bills it as the best of all features with admission listed for four reels.
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