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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1911
Page
4
Snakes charmers grind snake root and seal it in an earthen pot with a snafe. The victim grows stypated torpid and too weak to hell or bite. They expose the snake to his tongue and seek blessings. Marie explains a quarrel with her former sweetheart as tension rises.
A fragment list of visitors and homecomings in Corry and nearby areas includes Mrs. B A West visiting Conneaut Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Wil Darton of Corry as guests, Mr. N. O. Dewar entertaining the McGraths, Acton Tyler visiting Westford, Mrs. Curtis recovering from illness, Attorney Monroe visiting Fredonia, Mik Ollie Wood of Kane staying with Mrs. Fry and Mrs. Stuart Wallon, and several others arriving or traveling. Also mentions ladies from Radies meeting, Alma Orhn visiting Center Ville, and a note on Curios about Australian tribesmiths in Germiny for tourist money.
An old advertisement promotes San Cura Ointment and San Cura Soap from N. F. Ames Co and Thomas Downey in Titusville Pa. It touts healing claims for painful sores, skin conditions, and poisons, with customer testimonials and mail order availability via Thompson Medical Co.
The August 8 191 Mr. Henry Decean died aged 80. Funeral held at M EB church Spring Creek at 2 30 p m Thursday, burial in Spring Creek Cemetery. He left a wife, nine children, six grandsons as pallbearers, and a sorrowing family. Messages of thanks from relatives and friends across Spring Creek area noted the kindness shown during illness and at the service.
The readable text references Ireland and various names such as Trincurcal and Ben New, with unclear surrounding context. It mentions Frat Inhabitants of Ireland and possible groups or descriptors like Phorniotana and Ash ate people, but the passage is garbled and contains many nonstandard terms.
A local ad advertises seven pieces of gingham at 25 cents and 16 cents for Little Girls' Gingham Dresses. It promotes a food assortment of gingham dresses for girls aged 2 to 12 at one third off, noting upcoming school dress needs within weeks.
An amused narrator describes an inventive gardener who repurposed an umbrella into a centerpiece. She fashions a colorful vase mound by inserting pods around the umbrella frame and planting flowers of varied hues, then arranges additional vases around the house, following a rustic maxim about abundance of color.
Homestead advises turnips as dairy cow feed and a versatile kitchen staple. It covers sowing times from the tenth to the twentieth, weather effects on flavor, storage plans, and cultivation tips including spacing, thinning, and cover considerations for hardy growth.
A note on crop pairing suggests adding rape seed to hops and rye. Nine small rape seeds sown with rye may improve overall yield, with hops performing better than rye alone.
The fragment outlines agricultural tips about curing wounds and preserving produce, praising the golden wax helm, noting water dipping and warmth for tenderness, and cautions about overheated homes. It mentions health, nutrition, and the link between inputs and nanodetenses, plus a brief line on plow attachments, wheel tools, and seed handling.
An advertisement touts a freckle remedy using ethine twice strength from G. C. Babbitt & Son. Apply a tile of product nightly to remove freckles and obtain a flawless skin. a money back guarantee is offered if results are not achieved.
A long list of visitors and guest stays from Warren Pa Centerville Union City and other towns detailed through a Sunday and Monday sequence. Names include Mr and Mrs Christian Marker Mr and Mrs Lane Emith Miss Minnie Jackson and family Dean Fisher and LaVerne Wood with multiple households hosting gatherings and a noted literary aside about a Vera Grey novel and its author.
The notice offers unusual chances for youths to enter business fields and notes growing industries. The General Motor Company will employ hundreds of bookkeepers and stenographers, with positions opening as soon as trainees are ready. Classes start September 6, with arrangements and information on payment terms available. Students can access reduced Pennsylvania Railroad rates for daily commutes.
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