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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1924
Page
7
Legacy of a Chinese pagoda tragedy centers on an ambitious dream of peace under Emperor Wang Lott. A tender young maiden’s fate is set against a ceremonial, muted stage with a distant orchestra playing during a tense intermission.
A compact dramatization follows a boy peering from his window as the world parades past. The piece blends sketches of everyday people and drawing room scenes to sketch life, neither pure comedy nor tragedy, but a polished hit.
Neighbors presents the return of the title boy next door in a humorous slice of rural life. The piece depicts well meaning individuals as they prepare for Homecoming and the comic mishaps that follow among homely townsfolk.
A Oil City jury found Adam Hrezoski not guilty but ordered him to pay the costs in a pool hall case. Testimony described a stranger leaving a bottle of liquor. officer Irwin asked for a drink, and Brezoski’s role in handling the bottle and drink, with varying accounts from pool players, formed the gist of the defense and prosecution narrative. An unrelated recruitment ad for agents appears amid the courtroom testimony.
An advertisement asserts Kho Rheuma from N. F Ames & Co quickly removes rheumatic poison and other related pains. It promises a money back guarantee and warns rheumatism can affect the heart, urging readers to buy a bottle today to drive the disease from the system.
An advertisement touts Sulphur 70 as a cure for broken out skin, eruptions, and itchy blotches. It claims quick improvement, including next day results, and urges applying a small amount with heat to relieve fiery itching and eczema. The copy markets Mentho Sulph as a related product and suggests buying from druggists.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for chronic abdominal issues said to mimic appendicitis. It claims the product cleanses the upper bowel and removes waste, offering relief when other systems work only at the lower bowels.
George Sisler sends thanks to Franklin fans for a telegram at the season opener. He expresses appreciation for the kind gesture and wishes them well as he notes hopes for St. Louis Browns in the American League race. United Press reports from Cordova Alaska recounts and pilots awaiting Dutch Harbor arrival.
Market notes show quiet and unchanged conditions across produce items including pork lard coffee sugar and dressed poultry. Entries reference traders and grade remarks with miscellaneous figures and names mixed in from the period.
The article profiles Annie Herder a reputed cave-dweller near August Corner in Crawford County. At about 70 she is described as armed and self reliant, wandering Plewantville stores for simple purchases, once producing income from property but now living modestly with no livestock. Reports mention long walks to Oil City and occasional stock kept, now nonexistent. For sale notices list four Hassler Shorky Aborbers for Ford and cows available for trade or purchase.
An old ad style note promotes Emerald Oil as a home remedy for varicose veins. It urges readers to obtain a two ounce bottle and apply nightly and morning to swollen veins, claiming the oil is a harmless germicide with guaranteed results and reduction to normal vein size.
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