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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1911
Page
3
Mixed updates include hiring signs at 608 North Center Street and 411 Rosaries offering jewelry and worn items for sale, a birthday surprise for Mrs Wank ODay with music and gifts, a mistaken Halloween party date adjusted by SK of Pag, railroad plans affecting Moravia yard space as P R A expands, and a Pittsb urg night express timing rumor. Also Kimball's sale items and a K of P Halloween party planned for Nov 1 with lunch and program.
Our shipment from the importer arrived with Hyacinths Daffodils Crocus and more. Nurserymen offer lilies roses carnations ferns primroses and primulas for floral designs. We are only three blocks from the depot.
A. E. Pettit, florist at 326 East Main Street, offers bouquet selections and plant gifts. The Union business lists telephone access as 84 for orders and inquiries.
A dealer displays a broad range of rubber items including hot water houses, combination and fountain syringes, whitening spray and gun sights. Prices are marked in center showcases, with emphasis on competitive rates and customer satisfaction.
A lively Halloween gathering for Mish Marguerite Myers and Elizabeth Alighey at Elizabeth Alighey’s Center Street home featured decorations games and refreshments. The week’s library theater program promises the Carr Trio with notable stage effects costuming and masterful performances. Local reports note political and theft incidents plus wider rural concerns including bee industry bear activity and grape nicking season in the Erie area.
A Pekin dispatch dated Oct 29 says 27,000 soldiers forming the Second army threaten to attack Pekin unless a complete constitution is granted. An assembly at a secret session urged constitutional demands and a memorial to the throne. Some Manchus will seek foreign intervention to uphold the dynasty amid rising alarm. Military reforms and budget control are demanded, with navy desertion and guards moved to protect railway approaches.
Yesterday's 8 PM readings show clear skies in New York 50 Albany 44 Atlantic City 52 Boston 48 Chicago 48 with rain or clouds noted in Buffalo 60 and Philadelphia 60. Washington 48 and New Orleans 86 report cloudy conditions. Philadelphia and others display clear or cloudy states.
A reader asks if the sought journal has been found today, stressing its value above all others and inviting confirmation of a discovery.
A brief entertainment item announces scenes in France titled Driven for the Tribe An Indian Story presented by the Friend of the Family Society. The program notes suggest a dramatic performance and lists an upcoming show date Tuesday November 7 with reference to the Worlds Championship games.
Arcade Hot Sodas invites shoppers to warm up this fall with hot drinks. Bring friends to enjoy steaming sodas and a welcoming atmosphere during cool days in the arcade.
In Washington on October 20, Fola LaFollette daughter of Senator Robert LaFollette married playwright George Middleton at the Senator and Mrs LaFollette’s home. The Rev. A G B Pierce officiated with only close relatives in attendance. Paul Kester and Mary LaFollette attended as witnesses. The couple's New York home followed breakfast. LaFollette plans to continue acting, starring in The Scardcrow in upcoming weeks.
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