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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1912
Page
6
A State Department summary from U S consul in the Peruvian Amazon describes peonage as prevailing in rubber districts. The report cites abuse by a Irish tuber company and notes tensions over labor and trade relations with Brazil and Britain.
Market notes from New York and Buffalo show varied prices for wheat pork butter and dairy items with reference to lots at Buffalo Provision Market and East Buffalo Livestock Market. Prime steers and cows in demand at Buffalo with prices around 2.75 for steers and 6.25 for cows. Lambs and veal also listed with broad ranges and several commodity codes and abbreviations.
An OCR fragment touts Sin Cura Ointment for piles and skin ailments. It claims rapid relief from itching and protruding piles, promising complete healing and a money back guarantee. The ad urges purchase from N. F. Ampa & Co. or Thomas Downey, and promotes Sin Cura Soap as well.
Mary Murray agent for Ross Wool Clean ing and Dye Works promotes odorless dry cleaning with clearly superior results opposite Ham Jacobson Co clothing store at 15% South Center Street. Conkey's Nox-oide claimed to kill germs when mixed with water, marketed to poultrymen stockmen and housekeepers by Durham Drug Company at 158 N Center St.
A garbled-era ad text touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as improving digestion and blood richness. It argues men are richer, women fair poorly in health, and claims the remedy nourishes nerves and red blood, promising cures and medical guidance from Dr. Pierce’s materials.
A reader laments the shock of unexpected visitors and dirty table linens. She praises Bany Task soap as the cleaner that would make fabrics spotlessly white and notes that a washday should become Busy Tank day. A typos filled segment follows about icebergs near Newfoundland and a harbor, with a ponderous reference to a distant fortress.
An old promotional notice claims Pillotonce cleanses the stomach and flushes bowels to cure constipation within a day. It promises renewed energy, appetite, and vigor the next morning, urging purchase from local agents.
Junk dealer H Wells advertises at 250 Delaware, corner of W Wayne, reachable by Bell phone 283-7nf.
Easton scholar Kirkpatrick, a 25 year old graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Technology, wins the Beaux Arts prize worth 2000 dollars. The competition drew 180 entrants nationwide and honors excellence in architecture education.
The gunboat Tacoma was ordered to proceed to Nicaragua near Bluefields to protect Americans amid a revolution led by General Mena. It travels via Giantanemo and Santo Dosario to deter violence and safeguard the western coast, with more American presence expected around Bluefields and Corinto as the crisis unfolds.
Philadelphia authorities hear a case over whether a lobster can suffer cruelty. Judge deliberations focus on a woolen “prize” lobster displayed in a shop window and whether laws against cruelty apply to invertebrates. The matter hinges on definitions of cruelty and the role of animal protection groups.
A mine fire raged for months at the Shamokin Iron Company shaft trapping workers and halting operations. Eleven or more pieces of equipment were damaged as crews struggled to contain the blaze while emergency teams fought to save the mine and surrounding structures. The Philadelphia Reading Company and related firms coordinated efforts as men were evacuated and the shaft remained unsafe.
A civil suit in an Ente Brittoy court by Frederick Jo. Johnson of Newark accuses Democratic politician Toman Wi Pinca sans and all stockholders of the Ablow Independeart Pole mine of fraud since it began operations in 1908. The action seeks two thousand three hundred dollars in damages.
Two women testify about relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Loyd of Moorefield Ohio reports back pain and weakness improving after starting the remedy, while Mrs Reynolds of South Williams town Massachusetts says fatigue and weakness subsided after one bottle and leads others to try it.
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