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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
5
A garbled OCR list references city notices and local happenings. It mentions a hotel event at Muropann Hotel, a polling question about Merle Amy, a watchman at the Boule Monroe street, a Perry White recovery effort, and a Monday noon incident at Trofelock where a person was seriously injured.
An old advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white external ointment using mustard oil that relieves headache and a variety of cold and chest ailments without blistering. It is suitable for sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and rheumatic pains. The ad emphasizes no stomach or heart effects unlike some internal medicines.
A garbled page reports tavern events at the European Hotel including meals and social facilities, a cabaret named Happy, and a police incident involving Albert Roth who was found unconscious from loss of blood after a confrontation. It notes Roth’s prior arrests for drunkenness and a possible gun theft case, with Pittburgh police pursuing potential mail fraud connections.
Glen Matchwitchett a 27 year old Russian employed at the Rimportum gun button plant died at Tdgway hospital Monday evening from injuries after a bully broke at the plant. He suffered 24 fractures and other injuries as workers attempted to help, with details unclear from broken OCR. Amid political chatter, reports recount a close 1876 presidential contest and a late 19th century election. a mysterious deer sighting near Rough and Rondy farm is described with dramatic detail.
An old time ad promises rapid relief from gas heartburn indigestion and a sick stomach with Pape's Diapepsin. It claims effects within five minutes and asserts no sour stomach odor or lingering discomfort. The fifty cent bottle supposedly serves the whole family.
Notices show OT M upper Friday evening event for AUL members, Ladies Aid Hodgly of Presbyterian Church to meet November 10 at 2 pm with Mrs Barbara Lambing, Jolly Ten gathering with Mrs Guy Trawn, and a Cabaret event tonight. Also report that Pennsylvania Railroad plans for a new passenger station in Warren were discussed at council with hope to resume footbridge and subway projects after delays.
A serious fire swept a house between Wear Spring Creek and East Broweh yesterday, destroying the Taylor home of Mr and Mrs Edward Taylor. Mrs Taylor, age seventy, narrowly escaped as flames blocked exits and she crawled through a basement window to reach safety. Origin of the blaze remains unknown.
The listing promotes five act features starting with Samuel Tonight Present The oast In five wonderful acts a story of action from the start George Baden in The Pawns of Fate Saturday Robert Warwick In The Supreme Sacrifice all big features and ads
Washington reports an explosion during a test of a novel aeroplane bomb over Indian Island Maryland. Lieut Welsh and Lt Bronson were killed when the bomb detonated beneath their aircraft, sending wreckage into the Potomac River. A recovery party searched the scene but only fragments of the plane and a piece of its tail were found.
In Springfield Ohio on November 9 coroner Aust in Austin advanced the theory of double murder after the deaf bodies of Antonio Bilgeuth and his wife were found at their home. Police initially said the man killed himself but a revolver was found near him. The coroner said someone else must have shot both. No motive was given.
Wire caused a fire at the Big Four Milling Co elevator in Cleveland on November 9, destroying a five story wooden structure encased in sheet iron. The blaze sent flames 100 feet into the air as grain stock valued at about $80,000 was burned, according to owner A B Stanley. In Fremont Ohio, November 8, four year old Stanley Mishlanaki suffered severe burns when his clothes caught from burning leaves.
An old advertisement touts Jad Salts as a kidney and bladder remedy. It warns that meat forms uric acid stressing kidneys and promises relief by taking four ounces of Jad Salt dissolved in water daily for eight days to flush acids and toxins. It frames Jad Salts as a benign effervescent lithia water popular with millions.
Grain, provisions, live stock prices and futures from Cleveland and Pittsburgh show mixed movements. Dairy, potatoes, wheat, corn, lard and cattle quotes appear with varied figures, some unclear due to OCR errors, including hogs, lambs, and sheep prices and several cash and futures listings.
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