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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1918
Page
3
Tremendous demand in recent days has wiped out excess Vaporub stocks. Last week orders reached 1.75 million jars while today's orders total 932,459 jars. Shipments are en route to jobbers and only small lot purchases are advised until supplies arrive.
A 1941 advertisement from The Vick Chemical Company urges retailers to place large VapoRub orders by parcel post due to a nationwide epidemic surge. It warns of shortages and outlines distribution steps, including direct shipments to retail chiatdmora and special handling for urgent orders, while promoting Spanish language booklets and home use methods.
A man attacked his wife at their Erie city home yesterday morning, forcing entry, seizing a telephone line and threatening harm. Police responding to the scene pursued and captured him after a chase. he was found in possession of items tied to the incident and was arrested.
An imperfect wartime notice calls for skilled specialists in the army. It argues some men lack intelligence for trade training under current conditions and urges establishment of trade tents to assess suitability and place men into appropriate crafts. The message underscores the need to identify genuinely capable workers for modern service.
An old fashioned Sage and Sulphur hair product promises to darken gray hair quickly. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold nationwide by druggists and claimed to darken hair naturally after one or two applications.
A garbled sales blurb promises savings by selling used or remade items and leather goods. It references a street address in Chicago and a call to bring items for evaluation or trade. The ad style imitates a storefront offer with exaggerated claims and typographical errors.
A Wisconsin reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing organic trouble and eliminating the need for surgery after doctors suggested an operation. The testimonial praises the product for curing pain and enabling daily work, urging others to try it and request advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Leading physicians and nurses have used and endorsed Sykes Comfort Powder for skin soreness in infants and children for over 25 years. Available at Vinci drug stores and others for 26 cents. Comfort Powder Co., Boston, MA.
wartime Army recruitment drives invite men aged 18 to 40 to enroll at Camp Fremont California for Reserve Infantry officer training. With a capacity of 10,000, the program offers commissions as second lieutenants, targeting registrants in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.
A fragmented OCR reads like a late 19th century price list and sale notice for ORD STREET MARKET. It lists groceries and household goods with fluctuating prices and references delivery by railroad, urging readers to prepare for a sale in November and to cut air costs, with emphasis on canned goods, spices, produce, and pantry staples under tightened winter conditions.
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