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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1913
Page
6
The Pelhams with Miss Mabel Pelham perform tonight at the Library Theatre in Royalty Plays. Parish P BIEST is offered at popular prices 10c 20c 80c.
Roy Patterson and Wesley Howard journeyed to Erie and Warren on business while 4 Charles Couch and George Bosworth left for Erie and a nesatera trip. Lee Smith spent a day in Meadville on business. Mrs N W Hulla rests with a burned foot. Wilbur Jones visited Warren before heading to New Castle. Miss Javoby from Bartlesville returned home after visiting Mrs Alice Timer in Corry. Mrs J B Brown left for Brooklyn to attend a niece's wedding today. James Crown and G P Northrop noted on trips to Erie. Jack Hastings and others confined by illness or visiting friends in nearby towns. Mrs James Shields to Cleveland. Frank Howard from Sherman. Will Jordan in Titusville and Oil City. A M Howard in McKean county. Zoe Wilcox to Warren. Nelson to Bear Lake for funeral duties. Mrs Ethel Black and R F Livermore noted with visits. Emma Lockwood returns from Jamestown. Youngstown visitors with Emmet Price on North Center street.
Pat McGrath of Higin and Spencer Myer of Union City were in the city for brief business today. D. M. Alford arrived back this afternoon from Erie on a business trip. Mrs. Palmer of Elgin returned home after visiting relatives in the city.
William Byrd Henry of Philadelphia pleaded guilty to stabbing nine people during Gettysburg fiftieth anniversary events. The Adams county court suspended his sentence, citing temporary mental aberration, with costs as only penalty. Henry’s letters from governors and officials supported clemency. He faces civil settlements resolved out of court. His father is Major RR Henry of Tazewell VA.
Titusville reports Ernest Bold, a ticket agent, found a man hanged by his collar in the station closet. The unnamed Austrian, 40, identified as Jack Leakin, revived, then tried to strangle himself with the suspender before police and doctors intervened. He says he wants to die. Leakin worked on PRR construction near the city.
An old fashioned patent medicine ad urges readers to buy Cascarets, claiming a natural aid for constipation. It argues aging weak bowels require regular support and that Cascarets is a safe nightly tonic costing 10 cents per box at any drugstore. It compares bowels to muscles and suggests youth can be more erratic.
Detroit Detroit area reports property damage running into millions from a fierce gale and blizzard that struck the Great Lakes region. Wind speeds reached 66 mph on the Detroit and St Clair rivers and up to 76 mph on parts of Lakes Huron and Superior, with extensive impact on shipping interests. In Cumberland Maryland snow blanketed the mountains to depths of two feet as the Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials confronted a grave situation.
The Pelhamus open their engagement with a strong showing in The Penalty Mina Mabel Poltan as the wife excelled in a tough role. Tonight the company performs Dan Sully s The Parish Priest.
An incoherent OCR fragment references Albany and Democratic party maneuvering over a proposed tax or constitutional measure. Mentions signatures, a governor, and a December 8 date, with unclear names and actors. The text hints at legislative timing and procedural steps but remains unreadable.
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