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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1913
Page
8
Sale ad lists 17 ladies and misses suits in fancy materials with satin lined coats, priced below original $39. Also offers white embroidered waist blends at 9c, Latin Marseilles spreads 80x90 at $2.50, black hose 10c, small Turkish towels 5c, Turkish towels 10c, and bleached towels 18x36 at a bargain.
Berlin reports a laborer in disguise attempted to stab Frederick II, grand duke of Baden, as his carriage rolled toward Mannheim races. The grand duke used the sword hilt to jab the assailant, who fell aside. police say the attacker claimed to be a paper hanger, but telegrams suggest an anarchist prearranged plot possibly tied to broader schemes against the Kaiser.
A reader recounts giving Vihol and YonimencAa to a sick child with observed health gains. The ad claims Vinci strengthens weak sailing children using cod liver oil and iron, offering money-back if no benefit. The note lists suppliers J Edmund Miller of New Haven and O Babbitt & Son of Corry, Pa.
National League standings show Philadelphia 687 top with losses and wins by Chicago St Louis Brooklyn New York and others. Weekend games include Philadelphia 3 New York 2 Cincinnati 9 Chicago 4 St Louis 6 Pittsburg 3 Brooklyn 4 Boston 1. Sunday action featured Cincinnati over Pittsburg and Chicago over St Louis with battery crews listed for each contest.
The fragment lists multiple city matchups with scores such as Ilkes-Barre six to Binghamton one and Elmira four to Scranton, along with at venue notes like Albany Albany four to Troy one and Syracuse two to Utica six, ending with Wilkes-Barre versus Binghamton six and Scranton versus Elmira.
Jamestown reports 18 year old Louie Hammermiller drowned in Chautauqua Lake between Celoron ball grounds and Crystal Bend on Saturday night. His stepfather Robert J. White, who was with him, escaped via the overturned boat and was rescued at dawn by a party of youths. A quart bottle of whiskey found in a basket near the scene.
Report mentions passage of a free wool schedule within the Underwood tariff, while medical journals attack Dr. Friedmann for alleged unethical conduct. The piece also notes aviation injuries in France, a deadly heat wave in New York, a bombed strike scene in Paterson, and social outcomes around royal wedding preparations.
A page contrasts the moods of Bryan and Johnson in state leadership roles with notes on their official positions, policy emphasis, and public reactions reflected in contemporary reporting. The piece highlights differing tones in the secretary of state and the California governor’s approaches to governance and public trust.
In Arle Pennsylvania May 5 Fire Chief McMahon bans cigarette smoking among applicants and current firefighters noting cigarettes harm lung health and reduce alertness. He reports only a few in the department smoke and urges staying with pipe or cigars during duty hours.
An ad promotes Putnam's Wart Extractor for warts on hands and corns on feet. It promises quick, painless removal with no after effects. Sold worldwide, 350 per otto, recommended by druggists and Thomas Downey.
Readable text indicates a relocation of a laundry business by Young Sing to the Payne Block located at 109 East Main Street, scheduled for Monday. The fragmentary OCR preserves a local business move with unclear surrounding details.
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