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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
4
Democratic congressmen mocked the president as a delivery wagon stood nearby bearing the inscription Reorganization sale Tremendous reductions in all departments. The sign referred to the business activities of the firm that owned the wagon.
National League standings show New York and Chicago leading. results include Brooklyn, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia games with varied box scores. American League standings list Boston, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, and New York with recent results and batterymen. International and State leagues report Rochester Toronto Jersey City and Albany with scattered results and scores.
A 20 000 gallon molasses tank was wrecked when Lehigh Valley trains collided near Trame lontown Pa on August 18. Both boilers telescoped and damage is estimated at 930 000. Crews escaped by jumping and local residents scooped molasses from the spill.
An old advertisement touts Zemo Medicated Soap as a wonder cure for skin ailments. It promotes washing to remove all traces of disease and claims multiple uses including a gentle head wash. The text emphasizes reliability and likens the product to a health remedy available at druggists nationwide.
In Pollytown Pa a 10 year old boy William Hatciker died after a worker was fatally burned by a live wire carrying 4000 volts. The accident occurred as young women left slopes and factories when a wire fell and a man was struck. He was engaged to be married.
A dubious advertisement touts a freckle treatment that costs nothing unless it removes freckles. The claim promises a clear complexion after a single night of double strength ointment, with money-back guarantees if unsuccessful. The text warns buyers to beware of imitators selling the same product.
A Garret Pa letter from July 6 1915 describes a mother's recovery from long fever and leg swelling after using San Cura bought from May Ding Co Pittsburg and sent by sender Mrs John Nelson Garrett Pa The note claims relief and better mobility after months of suffering with a San Cura guarantee by Thos Downer and N F Ames & Co.
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