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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
8
An old fashioned ad touts Cascarets as a remedy for costive bowels headaches colds and indigestion. It claims a 10 cent box cleans stomach liver and bowels while you sleep easing sour fermenting food and promoting healthy digestion and bowel action for months.
Alexander Macbeth, famed glass magnate and head of Macbeth Bynns Glass Company, died in Wishowe after two months feverish illness. A Pittsburgh industrial leader born in Urbania, Ohio, he shaped the local glass trade for over fifty five years and leaves two daughters. Survived by two daughters.
From New Castle England February 11 The British schooner Blawick Manor was beached at Yarmouth in a crippled state after damage described as severe. Dispatches received by owners indicate the crew was distressed but there is no confirmation of loss or casualties.
Fragmentary notice lists pay rates for junk metal including rags tubber copper brass and red brass with postal inquiry. Mentions prices such as 2.50 per 100 sounds and per ton figures, but details are garbled and incomplete.
In Ashtabula on February 10, 27 year old Fierta Orato, a saloonkeeper, stabbed councilman Wick Corrado, 58, and was shot by Corrado in front of the New York Central safety department HQ on Columbus Street after Corrado tried to restrain Orato. Orato died on the operating table. Corrado was severely wounded. The fight followed Orato’s arrest earlier for carrying concealed weapons and pointing a pistol at Corrado. The sole eyewitness named Hermial G. Mricborger of Cleveland.
An old testimonial from Clare Burr extols Vinol the medicinal extractives of cod liver oil with peptone and oil, claiming it restored strength and relieved nervousness in overworked women. The ad promises refunds if Vinol fails and lists Corry druggists C. C. Babbitt and Son offering bottles at 14 to 48 cents or monthly rents in Corry, Pa.
Druggist J G Bendy of Malliver Moss praises Rexall Orderlies as a reliable laxative for the home. He notes customers appreciate gentle relief from constipation and the product’s daily candy tablet form. The store holds exclusive selling rights for this remedy priced at 10 cents Trialize.
Judge J C Work of Magetts County filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the local district court. Assets total 859900.51 with liabilities at 721400.64. The filing appears to involve interactions with the section and home county courts, and relates to his financial status.
F. Ames and Co arrange with makers to supply Vesuvio Tonic bitters forCorry and vicinity at about 40 cents. It is touted to build appetite and aid digestion, claiming to add color to cheeks and a spark of health.
The page describes lace corset covers, their materials, and construction tips. It notes lace relates to cami patterns and fabric choices like satin and embroidery. It highlights pattern numbers, perforations for stitching guides, and washable satin trims, with mention of Black corset covers matching black and white fashion trends and prices from R. I. Livermore.
A G Leger and Company leather dressing shop reports another anthrax case. Glovaraville worker 10-Milon Reynolds contracted the disease by rubbing a neck pimple while handling a deep phing from abroad. Surgeons amputated flesh, but his condition remained critical as health authorities feared spread via shop tools. Several coworkers exposed. shop closed and fumigated. Another employee, John Henry, had anthrax earlier in March and recovered.
An advertisement urges readers to improve vitality with Scott’s Emulsion claiming rich blood and strong digestion make work easier. It targets workers, students, and house tasks, arguing a month of use builds tissue and vigor and ends with a seller’s contact.
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