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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1917
Page
3
An OCR fragment notes gasoline availability at Wests Grocery on 1st Avenue in Ose with pricing and stock details implied by the listing. The compact notice positions the shop as a local fuel source for residents and travellers.
A garbled job and sale notice lists openings for a corset company, cleaning work, upholstery, dressmaking, and general repairs at various street addresses. Also advertised are a bay mare for sale with harness and a Thoroughbred steer bull calves, plus a land lot sale near Corry. Names include Dit high school, J. Rupp, and Mrs. Margaret Dempsey with addresses in New York area pockets.
A Texas nurse Viola Salada of Van Ormy credits Vinol with restoring appetite easing cough and improving weight after a run-down anaemic condition. Advertisement notes a money back guarantee and pharmacist endorsements from CG Ol Babbitt & son and boat store in every town and city.
South French Creek notes list local visits and arrivals. Names include Clarence Splinks, Gorse Saxton, William Betnle, Clarence Belin, John Hopking, Guy Johnson, Pearl Hopkins, Mrs Owens of Oklahoma, Mrs J Canter, and Mr and Mrs B A Williamson. Casual social calls span Saturday to Sunday with brief visits among neighbors.
The Whooligned will offer a public sale at the farm located in Cop County Township, 12 miles southwest of Cor ty, 1 12 miles south of Hidee church. On Tuesday Oct at 10 o'clock sharp. 23 head of stock 9 dairy cows 1 spin farm apparatus 1 pallet colt 2 years old 1 colt 4 months old 8 ewe sheep 1 ram. Terms: cash for under $10 and under, good endorsed notes for over $10. Proceeds to support Ladies Aid noon. Auctioneers Boutwell Powers.
Commissioner John Priv educknon announces Corry has the fewest police of any city. The report by the Department of Labor and Industry compares 31 towns, noting Corry has 104 policemen for its population, with Wilkes-Barre at one officer per about 27,000 residents and Carbondale boasting lower per capita costs.
The text discusses penalties like hand cutting in Central Africa and critiques the logic of corporal punishment. It argues against forcing workers to excessive hours and warns that production goals should not justify brutal discipline. It mentions labor and electricity power as related factors and references watchful standards in practice.
President and Cabinet members plan a campaign across the nation to back a new war loan. Key figures including McAdoo and labor allies will appear in major cities and college towns, urging support and detailing the loan’s purpose and terms.
Five men were drowned during a big gale while at the Lav e Fiiron sho re. Rescue efforts were hindered by the rough sea and strong winds as the tragedy unfolded near the Grew shoreline.
An old advertisement touts a remedy claiming to cure kidney trouble. It targets readers in Ames and Co. and Thos Lowney with promises of relief and a money back guarantee after trying the product. The ad rates the tonic at 60 cents.
The Athens Snow of the river trade moved from Farhor Teich Michigan to a Canadian voyage with a cowled crew. Near Southampton Ontario the tow line broke and the barge Athens, 289 Legh long, was owned in Buffalo.
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