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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1913
Page
7
A garbled ad-like note offers a free sample and premium catalog from a Canton Ohio based magazine. It invites “every lady” to apply, promising a bound world of content. The address appears as Canton, Ohio with unclear postal details and date.
Washington Neb 17 A private examination of former Congressman Towel G Sibley on letters he Wrath to John Aranhold of the Standard Company war antouns today as the next move of the Clapp investigating Committee One of the Senators with the clerk and stenographer will make Me Sibley's testimony at Franklin Pa three Congressmen' s ow s
Bert Mosher presents a city attraction titled The Girl and the Outlaw featuring Roy LaMar in a series of performances. The show is billed as a premier event and LaMar is praised for his previous work in several productions. The event occurs at Library Theater on Monday February 24 with active casting notices for participants.
Kane Pa February 18 Last work the Init Tor was issued from the Du ng wawmill at Lolets Porust county with its long run for several years by the Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company. The large tract of land once covered with virgin hemlock has been disposed of, and the town Loleta, once thriving on the mill, is ceasing to exist within Forest Nut Loleta now faces decline as its sole industry closes, leaving mill workers and the region in regret.
A vintage ad extols Cascarets as a cure for bilious headaches and digestive disorders. It promises a clean inside, relief from head throb and yellow skin, and claims gentle, non harsh effect with a 10 cent box. It notes children may take Casparets because they taste good and never gripe.
Regular 25 cent cups and saucers drop to 15c while white china decoratives join a storewide 25 percent price cut. Fine Japanese and German china pieces in bright decorations are included along with sugars creams salads vases pitchers plates cups and trays. Nearly all first quality white china now one fourth off.
Marie Dunn a 22 year old Oil City woman vanished Sunday evening after meeting a relative and planning to return for dinner and church services. Neighbors and family report she left well but did not arrive home, with searches by anxious relatives and notices across town. She is described as about five feet six inches, slender, with dark hair and two small marks on her face, last seen wearing a brown dress, grey coat, colored hat and black velvet shoes carrying a black muff.
Bold ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast relief for colds and grippe symptoms. It claims to ease headache, feverishness, nasal congestion, sneezing, sore throat, and rheumatic twinges after taking doses every few hours, with no interference to daily duties.
At Derry Pennsylvania on February 18 seven men were killed and nine injured when a rope on an incline at Amurlite Window Glass works parted. The car train rolled from the quarry toward the stone crusher a mile and a half away. The first car jumped the track and the others followed, piling the men in a mass as the grade descended rapidly.
Poet Joaquin Miller, famed for his Sierra writings, died yesterday at The Heights on the Wills overlooking Berkeley Oakland and San Francisco Bay. He was 72 and had been bedridden for weeks. His wife and daughter Juanita were present. Miller built a stone funeral pyre for his body and had lived in a 10 acre compound with separate modest dwellings for family and guests. He was known for writing in bed until noon and dressing in western attire for visitors.
John M. Patterson, president of the National Cash Register Co., and 28 others were convicted of Sherman antitrust violations. Patterson fined 5000 and one year in jail. 24 co-defendants sentenced to nine months to one year and costs. Several defendants received jail terms while others faced fines. Judge Hollister noted anti-competitive methods in the company’s operations.
An old advertisement touts Parisian Sage hair tonic promising heavy, dandruff free hair worthy of fashion. It claims widespread appeal among women in Paris and America, selling for 50 cents with a money back plan, produced by Giroux Manufacturing in Tuttle NY.
Letters from mothers and young women describe pale anxious girls recovering after using Lydia B. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim relief from nervous spells, weakness, backache, poor appetite, and irregular periods, urging others to seek restoration through the product.
A local message invites readers to seek affordable eye care. It encourages those with eye issues to bring them in and promises glasses at a very low price. The ad emphasizes gratitude for good eyesight and offers assistance to improve or restore vision.
Dr D Padoll, optometrist, and Opticlin announce a new office in the Traction Building. The room is No 1, with availability every Friday for eye care services.
Local ad lists best graphic groceries at low prices. Items include fresh eggs, macaroni, spaghetti, dried apricots, new corn, canned soups, crackers, mustard, coconut, and jars of various condiments with promotional per unit prices. Stores emphasize aggressively low per pound and per can rates to attract shoppers.
The National Bank of Corry advertises its banking services including interest on time deposits drafts on foreign and general banking needs. It lists directors G J Smith H Keppel D H Andrews L W Olds HL Heath Elmer BH Kincaid TM Hi Cogswell Gerry T Kingilid and related offerings.
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