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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1914
Page
4
A local appeal promotes home trading by allowing customers to spend their own money at the store and save with a trial order. It argues you can buy at the same price as Corry and decide spending freely, emphasizing personal financial control.
A chaotic page notes social gatherings and club meetings with references to Sharon eyeglass mounting and the Hmmanuel Guild meeting with Mrs. Louis Olde, plus a Tiffany event. Also listed are hyperlocal ads, a Scarlet fever outbreak in St Marys with quarantine, warnings on catarrh medicines, jail death house news, liquor policy notes, and various small town notices including theater, a barber arrest in Jamestown, and deer hunting restrictions in Pennsylvania counties.
A garbled newspaper item lists a Home Restaurant on West Main with quirky menu phrases and repair services, a church gathering hosted by Mrs William Pion, and a postal rate table by George Rogers. It also reports a Sunday shooting near St Marys injuring Frank Ziegler and Dr Dunn, with driver Howard Eaton hit in the arm during a touring event.
The November report shows state revenue from personal property tax reaching a record high, with a breakdown of balances and receipts. It notes funds from personal property lists, corporate fixes, and October balances in the State Treasury, plus allocations to school and motor funds and unsettled amounts awaiting investigation in Philadelphia.
A historical note describes an early marriage between an ex convict and an orphan girl, followed by a troubling sequence. They married after eloping, honeymooned at a Chicago hotel, and later she faced abandonment and hardship after being left penniless and told to wait for funds. The story mentions parole history and subsequent flight to Kankakee.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania sues Mra. Emma A. Flury for arson in burning her automobile. Witness Lloyd Miller testified he agreed to burn the car for $100. he set the vehicle ablaze on a dark road near the Pennsylvania Railroad works, then jumped from the running machine as it caught fire. Miller admitted arranging the act with Mrs. Flury who promised payment. The trial before Judge Walling continued with defense witnesses to follow.
Texas exercises involved 3,000 U S Army troops under General Jobb briefed at Paso and attacking a simulated enemy in a major drill. Artillery fire echoed through the city as the Sixth Regiment pressed a decisive roadside advance, routing the dummy force in a large scale exercise near El Paso.
Report notes possible withdrawal of federal troops from a Colorado strike amid tensions with state authorities. Mentions Kentucky and Alabama figures and a Washington conference as the pullback discussion unfolds. No clear date or outcome given.
A broad selection of overcoats promises to meet every man’s taste and special requirement. Shoppers are invited to explore styles, fabrics, and fits designed for diverse preferences and occasions.
London dispatch reports the German cruiser Emden, long called the scourge of the Pacific, was driven ashore in flames by Australian cruiser Sydney on a Cocoa Island in the Keeling group southwest of Java. Three Sydney crewmen were killed or wounded. Minden reportedly saved. Koenigsberg also attacked off Attlee.
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