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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1917
Page
4
Mrs Frank Brighen is visiting at Pitlubure with relatives for a good time. Mrs A J Aruitiage of Spring Creek was a visitor with Corry relatives yesterday.
Ben Henderson of Spartanatnirs visits the city while C. Brown Jett plans Moailville travel for the day. Mrs G N Roberts and son Harry Jett make a brief Erie morning call. James Hollis returns to Gowanda for a family visit, and Mrs H Hollis reports steady improvement for Patterson. Capt J F Austin leaves Erie on business. Hunter Darling visits relatives. Prof M C Wilson travels to Union City for a biannual class. Marshall R Mertick of Harbest Company heads to Erie for a few days of business. Leon Watson of Erie R. visits Meadville en route from the coast. J J Riley goes to Spartansburg and Titusville for K K Shoe Company business. T Kincaid returns from a St Louis trip on legal matters. Mrs Jennie W Keeley of Corning arrives for an extended visit with her brother H Woodward.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are promoted as a mild yet effective laxative and liver remedy. The copy claims quick liver improvement without teeth damage and warns calomel causes gum injury and tooth staining. Boxes priced 10c and 25c.
A jumble of short notes records Mrs Sherwood Simmonn traveling to Detroit to visit son Nelson Simmonn, Miss Katherine Stone arriving from Warren to visit her aunt, and Mr Walter Bronnomian returning after a death in the family. Also mentioned are Mrs Thobey's death, Harry Hickmont visiting, and local residents heading to training camps and relocations, with notes on local lodging and real estate offerings.
A Fox Production WL Yeahown features Virginia Pearsons in a melodrama titled Thy Wrath of Love. The Dixie beauty stars in a show described as a vivid romance with strong dramatic contrasts at a Virginia venue, drawing attention to a night of theatrical intrigue.
Fragmented notice reports a lost poker book containing a sum of money. The item is sought by the Journal with a reward offer and return instructions. Likely includes personal identifiers and a missing person or owner details in a damaged OCR snippet. The text is garbled but indicates a request for return and a prize for recovery.
The State Grins up and Marble Works at 140 Maple Ave Corry Pa advertises monuments priced from 45 to 150 dollars, claiming prices are at least 1 percent below market. Workers wary of labor shortages and rising wages face uncertain conditions as efforts to retain skilled labor fail.
List of letters advertised at the Corry Pennsylvania post office for the week ending October 1 1917 includes Minn Gamidine Gibbons Miu Mazie Herrington My David A Dolina Mr Stewart Hanes Mr G Nelson Mr B A Stranagan plus a local Moose order. A D Colegrove P M
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