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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1917
Page
5
Mnight has retired from a business trip to Pittsburg. Mrs Katherine Crowe spent Sunday with relatives in Jamestown North Dakota. J Lilly of Spring Creek spent the day in the city with friends.
A Philadelphia woman recalls years of severe cramps and health issues until she tried Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. After completing three bottles she says she was cured and urges others to publish her letter to help fellow women.
An advertisement offers Orrine as a trial treatment for drink habit. The simple program promises money back if no results after a trial. Two forms available No 1 powder and No 2 pills, priced at 1.0.0 per box. Talk with the druggists and ask for a booklet.
A string of short notices lists Mrs I J Selden and R G Oxborng visiting with friends, business visitors like C P Harrington and J Watson, and several couples staying in the city. Other items mention hospital transfer for Mabel Schoenwald, Elizabeth Lawson visiting Brooklyn, and Mrs D Burk recovering from a hand injury. Father Brock departs for Sharon to assist at the Forty Hours Devotion at St Joseph's Church. Mother Brock plans to return Wednesday.
Mrs H L Gordon of South Street Corry reports years of kidney ache and back pain eased after using Down’s Kidney Pills from Ames & Co Drug Store. She says immediate relief followed by long term cure and continued benefit from the pills sold by Foster Milling Co. Buffalo.
Fragmentary lines describe a crowd reaction and a general sense of enthusiasm during a past event with informal remarks and garbled phrases. No specific names, places, or dates are identifiable from the readable text.
Advertiser touts Hyomel inhaler as a cure for sore throat catarrh croup coughs colds and bronchitis. Claims no cocaine or morphine and that breathing through the pocket inhaler suffices with a full outfit available at druggists and N F Amos Co. Reports various local residents and professionals amid a list of names and scattered notes.
Reports from Clearfield and surrounding counties describe five deaths and multiple incidents. A hunter party near Graham killed a bear and cubs, while a car wreck on the Pennsylvania line caused three carcasses. Harry Smith dies in Columbus after illness. A Warren will leaves substantial sums to the University of Pennsylvania medical lab and to Anna Watson Byrns.
The Amindle Theatre hosts a double bill with Hater of Men and a feature performance by Algo. Pearl Whitt is set to star as Matal Ring, joined by Alo and Molly Kingudgaln. A large crowd expected for the night show.
The article details worries about a January thaw accelerating river flow as workers begin pulling falsework for a new bridge. It notes past spillways, potential flood risk, and calls for commissioners to push piling and framework completion while referencing tax changes and a social note about a local gathering tomorrow afternoon with Miss Mabel Me Ginny on West Washington Street.
Porter, an employee of the Sotional Porgs Company in Irving, shot himself after work. The bullet hit the brain and reflected along a rib. Dr. Shartt of Youngsville operated to extract it. Porter is a married man living in Irvine since the advent of the Sational Morge Company.
Wanted a house furnished or unfurnished rooms for Merit housekeeping. Phone 259 Bell. Also Porter seeks household furniture and a complete chest of carpenter’s tools. Mrs. Gerry Wentworth, 502 W Church Street.
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