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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1916
Page
6
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a universal remedy to cleanse the stomach and bowels overnight. It claims Castareta remove congealed matter, cleanse liver toxins, and prevent headaches, biliousness, colds, sour stomach, and constipation, costing 10 cents per box.
Warren Pa Feb 19 a disastrous and costly fire swept the Pennsylvania Stave Company plant in Sheffield this morning. Officials estimate the blaze may reach 125000 to 150000 in total losses as over 1,000,000 stave lumber and three large sheds were consumed. Witness statements were not released as officials refused comments. The fire was fanned by sparks and spread quickly.
Fire swept across eight wooden sheds used by Jointers at the Elk Tanalog company after embers rekindled following an unquenched stove fire. The blaze damaged three sheds before the fire department and a powerful engine from ElkTanalog helped bring flames under control by late morning. Workers endured freezing conditions as they battled the blaze and protected other structures, with insurance coverage expected to offset losses. company officials said operations would resume. Nearby residents watched from towns and hamlets as the inferno drew crowds.
The Meadvill e court sentences Guy Humes of Cambridge Springs to pay fines and costs, restore stolen property, and endure imprisonment up to two years. Merritt Mitchell has sentence suspended for good behavior. Amos Carey is fined fifty dollars and jailed for days. John Hulluch pays six hundred dollars in fines and months in jail. James Moore from Titusville must pay four dollars weekly and post bond. Ward Burnt bonds for three thousand dollars weekly. Mayme Marin receives a fifty dollar fine and jail time. Humes remains under a long parole, with a future decision pending. Snyder brothers and Reeser of Titusville await a fourth Monday ruling.
A circulating claim says Adier-t-ka a bowel cleanser made from huckthorn bark glyrine and other ingredients delivers instant relief. One spoonful purportedly eases constipation sour stomach and gas within a minute by acting on both upper and lower bowels. The notice cites Thomas Downey as a druggist endorsing the remedy.
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