Local Drug Prices Highlighted in Ad
A newspaper ad lists 25¢ guard cold tablets 50¢ Listerine and 1.25 Anacin as everyday consumer prices. The compact listing emphasizes affordable over the counter remedies and hygiene items for shoppers.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
11
A newspaper ad lists 25¢ guard cold tablets 50¢ Listerine and 1.25 Anacin as everyday consumer prices. The compact listing emphasizes affordable over the counter remedies and hygiene items for shoppers.
Washington reports a mathematical corn hog ratio that guides pork supply. With the ratio near 11 to 1 and rising toward 13 to 1, experts explain that substantial pork increases are unlikely until late 1949 due to delayed fattening cycles. Corn prices and a big crop push down futures, delaying immediate beef and pork gains.
A rural account describes a shooter encountering a grouse family in second-growth timber and the hen’s protective display as chicks hide. The narrative shifts to discussion of beef supply, cattle herd numbers, and how corn prices and meat demand affect future beef availability. It also mentions naval stores as a trade term for gum or pitch products.
Northwest Sportsmen discuss the controversy over using chemical sprays to control brush along rights of way and roads. University of California research on ammonium sulfamate shows low toxicity to animals in some tests, but concerns remain about impacts on wildlife and prolonged exposure near habitats.
The article notes the 1856 laying of the first Atlantic cable between Newfoundland and Ireland. It also mentions vegetation changes from a bend cut, claiming non woody plant life will thrive, thickening growth to boost wildlife forage.
Public auction announced by the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County for a property described as part of Block 204 BG in the city area with a 40 foot frontage and 110 feet depth. The sale, under the authority of the Pennsylvania state laws, specifies a lender claim and deed transfer to John Doe upon successful bidding with closing procedures to follow.
A fragment explains tree anatomy noting the living outer layers contrast with the heartwood at the center, which is technically dead. The passage highlights that only the outside of trunks is alive while the core consists of dead living tissue.
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