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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary note reports Captain W B Wogent visiting the city with relatives and Harriet Fromeyer leaving on Saturday for Northust. Mentions preparations for a wedding and plans to travel by lakes during the coming period.
Dun Henley visited the city yesterday for a brief stay. Hazel Glover guest of friends yesterday. Ora Snell of Youngsville spending time with friends in the city. Florence Dunham of Detroit visiting relatives for a short time. Nell Cauley spent yesterday with friends returning home last evening. Provunce Lynch returned from Erie after a short visit with friends. Mrs. Charles Hackell and son Richard of Westfield visiting relatives in the city for several days. Mrs. Clavel recovering at Warren after lengthy visit with friends. Alla Woodring and Peart Nauh returned from Chicago after a week with Mrs. Cronin. Holle Lawbing back in Chewtauqua after spending Sunday with her mother. Barbara Lambing of Park Piven atroat visiting. Emilu Hownng returned to Manville from several days with James Manson party. Catherine Murray visiting relatives and returning to Chicago with accompanying guests.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic to improve blood, cleanse the system, and prevent sickness. It claims regular use can ease constipation, settle the bowels, and purify the stomach, urging readers to try the remedy via Babbitt and Son with advertised bid tablets or ten.
A busy string of social happenings in Erie features local residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends. Miss Katherine Elston returns from Chautauqua, Mrs Velma Parsons travels from Kane to visit, and Donald Craker comes home from Jamestown after a weekend with friends. Visitors include Willan Brown from OU City, Mrs Daniel Delury guests of Abe Gumbinsky, and Thomas Mead visiting relatives before returning home. Several Bradford and Bradford area guests, Pittsburgh travelers, Jamestown trips, and towns like Findley Lake and Olean are noted among the city’s social calendar.
Mrs Johnson of Philadelphia has been visiting relatives here for the past several weeks and is expected to depart this morning to visit friends.
Washington reports the American steamer Campana was sunk by a German submarine on the morning of August 6, 143 miles west of Te de Nur. Forty seven survivors were rescued, with four armed guards missing. The ship had been renamed Pondship Pond as Campana’s former identity was Dunholme.
A questionable health ad touts Thompson's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney issues and urinary problems. It claims rapid relief, urges readers to buy from Mr. M. W. Amox or Thomas Downey, and suggests using pills with bedtime enemas, pricing a box at 266.
An early 20th century advertisement touts ALER A ANTIBORTIO as a universal pain reliever and internal external remedy for rheumatic and neuralgic pains. It claims rapid penetration to affected parts, promises money back, and cites a promotional illustration. The contact shows Thomar Downty opposite Depot Carry, Pa, for purchase.
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