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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
7
In a fragmentary survey, a trio of figures steadies a nation beset by factional pressure. The text hints at a landscape of shifting alliances and public debates, with key leaders navigating a tense political scene and seeking cohesive direction amid unrest.
A Warren woman, J. P. Jorson Anyon, was instantaneously killed by a special train of the D A V and b railroad near the Rankin residence on Fourth Avenue just after dusk. Engineer Charles Kepple applied emergency brakes but the wheel struck the victim in the middle of her belly as she appeared to be crossing the track toward the Rankin home where she was a frequent caller. Conductor Claude Mmmona oversaw the extra caboose used for Labor Day traffic.
An old advertisement promotes Lax Urie as a weight loss aid for the fat public, claiming quick relief from headaches and rheumatic symptoms with regular use. It touts the Journal’s sale points and lists local stores in the area. It also includes a wartime census note about Belgian battlefield burials and census figures for 1911.
The Jefferson County race heats up with multiple candidates for judge. John W. Reed seeks re election as term nears 1975 while Stewart Whitehill Brookville and Edward Carmoll Brookville enter the race. Charles V. Corbett Brookville and James Murray Punxsutawney ally with other hopefuls. District Attorney J C Long Punxsutawney and Gillespie Carr Brockville seen as likely contenders.
Telegrams report German staff movements from Cordogen to Loenwergen and a sinking off the Scottish north coast with all officers reportedly saved. Japanese forces land 130,000 near Lungkow and advance toward Chao Yuan. Berlin announces a German war loan and Lloyd George cites support for small exporters. French Private Jan Guiliard awarded for single handed flag capture in 1870. Echo de Paris notes German gains and frontier depots amid heavy casualties. Franco-British forces sustain large-scale fighting with tens of thousands reported out of action.
Market report covers wheat butter eggs potatoes and flour prices in New York and Buffalo. Includes livestock figures for cattle hogs sheep and hay with price ranges for prime steers shipping steers cows and wool offerings. Prices listed in dollars per hundredweight or bushels with varied quality notes.
WANTS include domestic help listings seeking a schoolgirl to assist with housework for board, a good girl or middle aged woman for housework, a dining room girl for St. James, five ladies for room with boarding or boarding themselves above Guignon Hardware, and a second girl on Washington Street. Also one ad seeks a small home or apartment with one room and bath, modern and reasonable. RENTALS show furnished and unfurnished rooms and flats, with locations at 29 East Congress Street, 221 N. Center Street, Journal office area, Brown block Leo Runsell’s Harness Store, and a general house with modern conveniences on a paved street. Multiple notices reference rooms with baths, suitability for two people, and Septa availability.
For Rent OMag Building 117% North Center St near Bend's Grocery described as suitable for a Niles office or small store with a seven foot front and potential modern front glass. Includes three rooms, storage, a toilet, skylight, and 15 foot rear width. Enquire Dawson Bros ad 13ft. Vinest store in city with all fixtures at 22 W Main St H M Norton bt. For Rent 34 Weat Pleasant Street well furnished rooms large and alry. Hult x double house Inquire 1228 White Street.
Four high grade Holstein cows due to freshen soon bred to registered Holstein bull also one registered Berkshire boar Loveland Farm Corry Pa RD WANTED A good sound road horse about 1100 pounds 7 or 8 years old George MacDonald Hello phone 22 Wwig FOR SALE Four high-grade Holstein yearling heifers Inquire Dingfelder RD No 1 Wear adv
The text advertises a Pennsylvania investment firm offering cumulative preferred stock at five percent annual dividend, paid quarterly. It urges potential buyers to invest, noting a one fourth percent return every three months, and provides a contact at A. S. Karr, 1612 Irwin Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Corry listings advertise farms, vacant lots, and multiple houses for sale or lease. Offers include a Desirable 50 by 100 foot lot, a 66 1 3 acre farm near the city, two new B room houses with moderns, and several properties on East Pleasant Street and Church Street. Also promotes loans, insurance, and agency services.
Corry Pennsylvania report notes a retail listing for Everett's Racket Store with a cryptic phrase TE NOUKE OF 4 1t 41 reflecting a historical catalog or advertisement in the local press with sparse legible details about stock or pricing.
Public sale notice due to illness lists Parker farm sale west of Carter Hill on Tuesday September 15 at 10 oclock. features 12 cows farm machines wagons gas engine wood mill sap buckets and miscellaneous items. Auctioneers J A Williams V J Powers. advyiwi2e FOR SALE CHEAP second hand stove pipe and gas pipes inquire at Journal office.TYPEWRITERS FOR SALE Remington Smith Corona at factory prices Remington Typewriter Company Bria Pa. adyJibts HEAVY WRAPPING PAPER For sale good to wrap carpet rolls at Journal office. adtt
Public legal notice by executors Kincald and Kincaid of Corry Minnesota dated September 6. Legal actions and deadlines appear under file L814. Court and local official references indicate a probate related matter requiring filing or summons.
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