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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
8
A quirky line about a rooster named Ronster and the joke that a rooster would claim greater credit for waking early if he did not crow. It reads like light local humor or a playful exchange without a clear news event or date.
A reader questions the number of manufacturers producing 00d shoes and notes over a hundred firms making high grade shoes with little price variation. The piece asserts long-standing claims of fair value and equal money’s worth over nine years, challenging those who doubt the offer.
In Cobttan Virginia a driver named Chaloner, brother of Sheriff Gob Chanter, fired a double barreled shotgun at a motorist who tried to force a horse and cart to continue. The motorist and Chaloner were knocked into a ditch. both escaped without serious injuries. Chaloner advocates arming farmers with shotguns and revolvers to stop motor traffic.
A chaotic report notes assaults on the Mormon settlement near Pacheco in Sonora Mexico. Colonists fled into the mountains after attackers seized horses and threatened residents including Maria Jolyn Whotlet and others. Local leaders planned counter moves but were silenced during the escape.
London May 21 Professor Bolas of the Laine observatory telegraphed that the seismic record Sunday showed an apparently catastrophic earthquake. The event appeared distant at 5 00 miles, with a time frame of about two hours and twenty four minutes, and notes Italian peasants’ diet as described in the transmission.
The ad touts Candies and Confectionery with playful lines about lollipops and new flavors. T. A. Paver signs the notice, claiming an enviable regulation and prices adjusted to current times.
A fragmented recount of Galileo building and using the telescope in 1610 and early praise of its impact on astronomy. The text mentions his curiosity, the instrument’s simple design, and its role in observing Jupiter, with occasional asides about the instrument’s evolution and historical anecdotes.
Washington May 23 Secretary of the Navy Meyer has practically decided to appoint Pay Director Thomas J. Cowie to be Paymaster General of the Navy, succeeding Hustace D. Rodgers who will retire as rear admiral. The formal announcement will come this week. Rodgers forwarded his retirement application to Secretary Meyer for approval.
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