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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
8
A colorful old-time ad touts a "good family blend" flour at four sacks for $1.25 per ack with unlimited supply. It guarantees bread-quality results, promises money back if not satisfied, and markets buckwheat flour and fancy maple syrup from Occident dour with a confident sales pitch.
Two patients at the State hospital in Warren escaped on Saturday. Mabel Cupp, committed from Kane, is considered dangerous and was at large Sunday. Mary Dobson, 45, is described as five feet six, stooped, wearing a white waist and black skirt, and not considered dangerous.
James Lay of Fotioe is jailed after an arrest at Hotel Stewart for attempting to pass a doctored two dollar bill. The device involved cutting ends from a larger note and attaching crudely altered portions, with further speculations of similar currency alterations in the area. Lawrence, a Janitor at the Trust Company building, denies involvement and says the money came from a local merchant who also denies possession of the bill.
A. F. Messenger & Son announces a sale of past season fabrics from the International Tailoring Company of New York City. Prices cut for those seeking tailor made outfits including overcoats and trousers in their own measure and taste. calls urged to view and select fabrics.
Dr Andrew H McKelvey advertises chiropractic treatment at office No 2 Park Place claiming to remove the cause of disease. It lists ailments from appendicitis and asthma to rheumatism and infantile paralysis as conditions treated.
Meadville Messenger reports Crawford county Grangers oppose a proposed 50 million dollar statewide highway bond plan between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Local meetings in Guy Mills Prenok town Wayne Center and Mi Hope discuss refusals to back the bond, fearing misused funds and benefits. Residents warn the bond would push highway improvement costs onto taxpayers and question benefits for their communities.
Fragmentary passage notes a proposed plan tied to apportioning an amount among counties and references a boulevard Joker in the Sprout. Details are unclear, but the items seem tied to political or administrative funding and a named local figure or element.
Waterford residents report gas strikes at 119 and 140 feet during water well drilling at J F Boyd’s property. No water found yet, but drillers plan deeper wells this year or next spring. Vernon Roe, of McKenna, notes rock formation matches mineral-bearing sites along the Indiana shore.
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