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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1918
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes shorthand and touch typing courses offered by Corry Schooly in Mata Bt. It mentions day and evening sessions, a 10 percent KE discount, and references commerce and the Whig newspaper context. The text is fragmentary but indicates a language or stenography training program.
Services in progress at St Elizabeths mark the Forty Hours devotion with a 7:30 a m high mass led by Father Brock. Rev Juliene Kolodia of St John Kanty College and Rev Raymond Semindinger of St Thomas Church assist while Holy Name Cadets and Children of Mary accompany a floral processional. Dr Joseph Wehrle delivers sermons noted for powerful exhortation with a second service tonight and a final sermon tomorrow, ending with a closing procession.
The district draft board . says officers will induct men called for a draft Tuesday afternoon and strictly enforce laws against furnishing liquor to draftees. Violations have occurred before, and penalties will be severe.
Francis Ostrander, a Port land town hired tractor operator, was killed Saturday when the bridge collapsed under the weight of the tractor, pinning him beneath and causing fatal injuries in a small ravine. Ostrander worked on highway tasks when the accident occurred.
Meadville Tribune reports 22 year old D. Oxley is hospitalized with a bullet wound after a shooting Saturday night at Ausretts Park. The woman in custody, Mrs G O Muir, 45, refuses to shed light while police suspect a concealed assailant. Oxley had just left Meadville Hospital after surgery and claims he saw a man and woman on the entrance bridge before the attack. Police expect an arrest soon.
A column of sale notices listing items and equipment for sale including engines carriages harnesses and household goods. Entries show names and contact details such as Bell phone numbers and street addresses with brief item descriptions and conditions.
Theodore Roosevelt and William H Tutt, former presidents, met in a Chicago hotel for their first extended cordial talk since the 1912 Republican convention. They greeted each other at Roosevelt's table amid rising cheers from other diners.
Washington May 26 General pay increases for nearly two million railroad employees were announced by Director General McAdoo. The raises, retroactive to January 1, take effect next Saturday and follow the railroad wage commission recommendations. The total increase likely exceeds 300 million dollars, with about half distributed as back pay in a few weeks, ranging from around 100 to 200 dollars per employee.
A May cyclone near Smethport in McKean County caused about 100000 in damages. Poverty Valley suffered heavy losses including destruction of county poor farm buildings. damage there about 55000. The storm carved a one mile wide path, wrecking houses and burning structures below Poverty Valley. No fatalities or injuries reported in available reports.
Informed notice states moved to Columbus avenue and notes paying high prices for rugs rubbers tram and moval. Mentions Addo Sormnd handed bags and states no peddlers are employed. Caller asks to be contacted before ceiling and lists Bell phone 184 with initials L G Bastinon dated 4 19tt.
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