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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
5
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An advertisement for Orline a home treatment to cure drink habit claims it destroys the craving for whisky beer and alcohol. It offers two forms a tasteless powder and a pill with private administration options and promises money back if no results. Price is one dollar per box and a free booklet is available from C C Babbitt & Son druggists on North Center Street.
A four-corner debate on socialism drew audience interest in Altoona with speakers including J Adio Bude and Willan Park. The event, featuring Berry democracy and socialist topics, followed a prior quartet session held last Monday evening.
A garbled 19th century style advertisement touts pills and cures for headaches and catarrh. It touts Pillozones and Lomnered Pilloxania, mentions a Thomas Downey seller, and claims universal cure with constitutional treatment from CHENEY & CO. The text mocks medical authority and promotes dubious products sold in bulk.
Readable notices list church services across Nosh Corry and Columbus. Includes Sunday School times, sermons, evangelistic meetings, and home rallies led by various pastors and visiting speakers. Also mentions Salvation Army meetings, Christian missions, and parish activities with multiple churches noted.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Swlen Horses and three Tiorses per hundred weight, mentioning Bwitzerland with the smallest population of many aduiies. The text is garbled, limiting clear facts about persons, places, or events.
The report notes interest around Bedient as a pitching talent after a tumultuous prior season. It mentions Dunn praising Bedient’s emergence as a problem for rival teams and hints Providence management offering a sum amid bids. The piece weaves in other pitchers and seasonal anecdotes from Boston and New England circles without a clear outcome.
Dr James Gallagher of Pittsburgh, returning from an errand, encountered a masked robber who demanded money. The physician resisted and struck a blow as the assailant attempted to seize his watch, escaping with minor injuries and the robber fleeing.
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