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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
4
Eye Strain Eradicater advertises extensive experience and a focus on recommendations. Claims daily testing of eye strain forms and success in thousands of cases with correct glasses. Warns against eye-glass peddlers and bargain glasses. Office listed as Ajax Building Corry Pa.
Cramped vault in Old Trinity burying ground on Queen Street hosts a rowdy group of men playing craps amid bones of colonial era occupants. Neighbors hear noises nightly as the vault decays and is believed haunted in this Philadelphia report.
Washington wife Diana Morgan Hill, 28, also known as Miss Diana Morgan-Hill, jumped from a Regent's Park nursing home window on June 21. At the coroner's inquest today the jury found death by her own action while temporarily insane.
New York market report dated June 26 lists No. 2 hard wheat, oats and butter prices with state dairy figures. Buffalo livestock prices on June 25 show primes, steers, cows, heifers, and hogs with per hundredweight figures. Buffalo hay market notes Timothy prices on track.
Modern patent medicine advertisement claims Thompson’s Barosma cures kidney ailments including backache and high colored urine with immediate liquid action. It cites testimonials and suggests Thompson’s Dandelion and Mandrake Pills for constipation, offered at 10 cents and 1.00 dollar by N F Ames & Co and Thomas Downey in Titusville, Pa.
A dated shop ad lists assorted toiletries and household items with bulk pricing. Items include Armour complexions soap, shaving powder and cream, spirit gums, kok or laxatives, tooth powder, perfumery, castile soap, and other personal care products with varied priced offers. The entry reads like a catalog of sale items with prices interspersed.
A Corry resident praises a niece described as the prettiest girl, attributing compliments to her spotless waist and careful washing habits. She favors Easy Task Soap, claiming it cleans dirt without harming fabrics and costs a nickel per cake.
Office hours 8:80 to 11:80 a.m and 2 to 8 p.m. Other hours by appointment. We leave June 19th at 2:80 for four weeks rest and return June 27th, resuming practice Friday June 28th. Ajax Co. phones.
Piano care offer promises a thorough cleaning and moth prevention through the instrument for two dollars and fifty cents. It guarantees tuning and includes use of bellows to blow out moths and a bright light to inspect for pests. Order now to save expense later.
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