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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1911
Page
8
A busy store advertises deep discounts on embroideries, silks, laces, linens, and dresses with prices from 10c to $1.75. The copy touts reliability, low prices, and a wide stock including Cadet hose, wool Ingrain carpets, lace curtains, and body Brussels rugs as crowds flock to the aisles.
The passage contrasts talent and genius, noting the world welcomes talent but often misuses genius. Talent is compliant, bending to the world’s expectations and constraints, while genius resists control and demands a freer course. It portrays genius as impetuous and unwilling to be constrained by conventional training.
A caller offers wall paper samples and proposes showing them at the homeowner's location by appointment. Contact information appears as a local phone reference. The wording suggests a door to door or at home presentation for wallpaper selection.
A scan of American League standings shows Detroit leading with wins and losses, followed by Boston Philadelphia Chicago New York Washington Cleveland St Louis. Sunday results list Boston over Detroit and Cleveland over Chicago among others. detailed box scores feature batteries and pitchers for several games across Detroit Boston Cleveland and New York venues.
Report describes a May 16 incident in Montgomery Alabama where a Black man allegedly killed another Black person and injured several pursuing members. A posse fired upon the cabin, killing two posse members and injuring three white suspects and four Black bystanders.
Keeney of a Warsaw village adds Jacoba Irene to his Jerky herd in Illinois. The dairy cow is famed as the world’s greatest for milk production and butter output. The record-keeping notes suggest extraordinary yields while referencing unreliable text about health and law.
New York on May 15 reports the body of Dorothy Arnold, missing since last winter, recovered from the East River near 89th Street. Coroner’s physician Dr Lehane states the woman appeared dead for less than two months. Police recover a purse and estimate the deceased stood about five feet four inches with brown hair and gray-blue eyes.
A dubious pill advertisement claims a pill form cure for all piles with a 3 percent failure rate and a money back guarantee. It mentions Dr Legnardt and Ames & Co and suggests avoidance of surgery and salves. The text is garbled and includes dubious claims and scattered contact references.
Summary of scattered Sunday papers notes Taft publicly opposed to BF. A Colorado regulator and labor leader were arrested for conspiracy amid rumors of a threatened mass action. Reports mention Harvard freshmen, a drowning near Cambridge, and U.S. Supreme Court appeals on Standard Oil and tobacco. The Empress of Germany and London coronation plans surface alongside labor treatment debates and price expectations for coronation routes. A manslaughter verdict is returned in Cincinnati, and Mrs Florence M Dodge faced two weeks of trial for the murder of William Hoath.
In New York on May 11 Henry L. Stimson, newly named secretary of war, decides to delay his departure to Washington for a week. He had planned to travel today for talks with the President about his office but altered those plans yesterday.
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