Inexpensive gowns and county liquor actions in 1912 notes
Greenville board appeals for white dresses under $5 for graduates to promote simplicity. Venango county licenses grant renewed liquor licenses to four Franklin hotels and one Oil City hotel after suspensions. Memorials include Mary Collins 96, Jamestowner Floyd Woodward arrest, and other local notices on taxes, public works, and public safety.
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Greenville Board of Education
Venango
Franklin
Oil City
George S. Criswell
Venango County
First National Bank Loans and Reserves Totals
Financial statement lists loans and discounts totaling 1 076 175 76 with overdrafts 2 184 20 and U S bonds 100 000 00. Premiums on bonds 2 000 00, banking house and furniture 120 000 00, due from banks 213 237 50, checks and cash items, fractional currency, and lawful money reserve totaling 81 495 00. Redemption fund 5 000 00 due from U S Treasurer 1 700 00, overall assets 1 653 706 39 with reserves and specie 75 995 00 and legal tender notes 7 500 00.
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U.S
del UehBasical Cantoreas
Ecia
U. S
Amdenis
Galeton Teachers Join State League
Galeton Pennsylvania teachers voted at a faculty meeting to join the State Teachers of Pennsylvania. The local league lists Professeur R. PB. Foit as president Miss M. Pauliner Lambert as vice president and Miss M. Liu Jackson as secretary and treasurer. The league aims to secure the pension bill and joins a statewide body of about 10 900 members.
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Galeton
State Teachers of Pennsylvania
Professeur R. PB. Foit
M. Pauliner Lambert
M. Liu Jackson
Fire destroys Wellsbure business district after locomotive spark
A locomotive spark started a blaze that wiped out Wellsbure's business section six miles south of El Mira. Two hotels, three general stores, two feed mills, a carriage factory and five homes burned. water pressure was out due to the village reservoir being cleaned. Estimated loss: $75,000.
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Wellsbure
Elmira
Farmer Fatally Hurt After Wagon Is Spooked by Trolley Car
Willard Rounds of Ceres New York about 50 years old was seriously injured when a team he drove was frightened by a passing trolley car. He was thrown from the wagon and dragged. Doctors held little hope for recovery as his left side was caved in with several broken ribs. Rounds is a farmer living seven miles south of Bolivar.
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Willard Rounds
Ceres
Bolivar
N. Y
Lake Outlet Dredging Sought by Chautauqua Supervisors
Chautauqua county supervisors urge legislators to secure funding to dredge the outlet of Lake Chautauqua in Jamestown. The aim is to prevent future floods that have caused heavy property damage in Jamestown.
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Chautauqua County
Chautauqua Lake
Jamestown
Big Force at Locomotive Works in Dunkirk
Brooks Locomotive Works increases force to 2000 workers and adds night shifts for machinist and boiler departments. Dunkirk union boilermakers elect James Sause as delegate to the international convention in Little Rock Arkansas starting June 10.
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Brooks Locomotive Works
Dunkirk
Union Boilermakers
James Sause
Little Rock
Ark
Central School Fire Destroys Ithaca Building
Fire, the second in two months, utterly destroyed Ithaca's largest grade school the Central School. Pupils from the recently burned high school were in classes there along with many grade school students who had not returned home. About 509 pupils marched out in order but left their wraps. flames followed closely. Loss placed at 50009 dollars.
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Ithaca
Chauauqua Summer School of Agriculture Announced
The Chautauqua institution announces a summer school of agriculture to be held on a 125 acre farm adjoining the assembly grounds on the west. The land, purchased from John H Prendergast, is regarded as one of the county’s finest. Students will live in tents on the farm and assist in farm work as part of their studies.
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Chauauqua
Chautauqua
Summer School of
Assembly Grounds
John H. Prendergast
Fire destroys home and barns near Corfu Station
John F. Siles residence and outbuildings two miles west of Corfu Station were burned. Fire likely started by a spark from a Central locomotive. Occupants awakened by the whistle. Engine rushed to Corfu and back with men. Stock saved. building loss about 12000 dollars.
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John F. Siles
Corfu Station
Corfu
Veteran Burned in Perry House Fire
Fire at the William Fitch dwelling in Perry New York trapped Civil War veteran Mr Fitch inside forcing escape through flames. He suffered serious facial and hand burns with clothing badly scorched. Mrs Fields was away from home at the time.
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William Fitch
Perry
N. Y
Fitch
Utica Dairy Board of Trade Holds First Meeting
The Utica Dairy Board of Trade met on Monday with W. J. Bennett of Steuben elected president Samuel Kappler of Lee Center named vice president and W. H. Deshon of Utica chosen secretary and treasurer. The season is backward and cheese is scarce.
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Utica Dairy Board of Trade
Utica
W. J. Bennett
Steuben
Samuel Kappler
Lee Center
W. H. Deshon
Cohocton Clergyman Resigns Pulpit
Rev. Francis W. Berger, pastor of the Cohocton Presbyterian church since Sept 1 1909, read his resignation letter at morning service Sunday and the church voted to request the Presbytery of Steuben to dissolve the pastoral relation.
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Cohocton
Francis W. Berger
N. Y
Steuben
Man on Prospect Street Slashes Neck in Mishap
Randolph Sorason of Prospect street Arcade New York slashed his neck while trying to button a collar. A manicured knife he held slipped and pierced his throat. Two physicians attended. He is expected to recover.
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Randolph Sorason
Prospect Street
Arcade
N. Y
Soranson
Oakfield Quarantined Against Rabies
The town of Oakfield New York is posted against rabies by state agricultural department officials. Frank O Root is named special patrol by Sheriff Hart of Batavia to enforce the quarantine.
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Oakfield
N. Y
State Agricultural Department
Frank O. Root
Hart
Batavia
Poor Interest Sparks Private Strife
A short note reflects on how others may care about one’s troubles but often their concern has little real value. The author implies social pressure to seek sympathy may be misplaced.
Local numbers appear without context in OCR fragment
OCR fragment presents a sequence of numbers 200 000 02 882 11 232 27 35 000 without readable names, dates, or events. The readable portion lacks identifiable persons or organizations to anchor a sports or news item. Further context is needed to generate a proper headline and summary.
Glove Tip for Clean Writing Before Going Out
A practical hint advises saving discarded kid gloves to cover fingers while writing. Slip a glove over the middle finger and another over the forefinger to keep ink off, saving time and avoiding stains when a note must be written before going out.
The Kinds of Lies
A Chicago university professor, after exhaustive research, classifies ten lies. The list includes the fantasy lie, vainglorious lie, defensive lie, heroic lie, white lie, societal lie, business lie, art lie, and adulterative lie.
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Chicago University
Needlework influence shifts in Japan as English methods spread
An Englishwoman in Tokyo noted Japanese maids favor sewn cuffs and frills inside out. Since such reports, Japan’s needlework has improved greatly with English methods taught widely. The result appears in the popular drawn thread work sold in Britain.
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Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
Wingless Wasps From Cold Weather Surprise Insects
Naturalists noting wingless forms in far northern and alpine insects tested freshly hatched wasps in an icebox for 48 hours and consistently produced wingless specimens. They repeated the experiment with other species and observed the same outcome. Subscribe for the MAIL.
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Antarctic
Alps
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