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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
3
An advertisement promotes ORRINE as a home based cure for drink habit. It claims a money back guarantee if no results after a trial and offers two forms, No 1 powder and No 4 insert, with a $1.00 box price. The pitch emphasizes privacy and affordable treatment through Babbitt & Bon druggists.
In Mayville and surrounding towns voters weighed liquor sales under the new state law. Charlotte, Chautauqua, Pomfret, and Westfield maintained dry status, while Cherry Creek and Westfield kept permits for hotels and drug stores. County licenses totaled 18, with Dunkirk and surrounding areas holding the majority, and several towns reporting closures or renewals as districts shifted to enforcement of the dry rule.
An advertisement claims Taroline Jam uses Trotene in a family remedy for piles and skin diseases. It promises a refund if not pleased and prices a package at 260, mentioning Thomas Downey as the advertiser.
United States District Court yesterday granted the petition of receivers of the defunct Federal National Bank of Pittsburgh to sell property of the Sowall Lamphor Lampshy of Fayette County West Virginia to the Babcock Coal and Coke Company of Pittsburgh for $480,000. Stockholders opposed the sale citing concerns about liability exposure for director H L Babcock who led the bank when it failed.
Corns dissolved away by painless remedy promises quick relief with no pain or plasters. Apply as directed to remove corns warts bunions and canine conditions. Sold by Thomas Downey at 25 per bottle.
This week only offers cut rate flour 49 lb sacks at 1.60 with barrel 6.26 and winter patent 49 lb at 1.45 per bag. Sugar 2 lb 44¢ or 5 lb bag 35¢ with other purchases, ginger snaps 2 for 6¢, crackers 2 for 16¢. Fresh crops including cranberries onions potatoes cabbage and fruit advertised with low prices and daily specials.
A brief feature promotes Victrola as the source of the finest music, claiming it brings the world’s best sounds closer to home. The copy references modern audio quality and convenient listening at your leisure.
A damaged warning note advises mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for a constipated child. It claims a single teaspoonful will purge intestinal waste within hours, describes symptoms and urges to seek the genuine California Syrup of Figs from a trusted source to avoid counterfeits.
A large audience praised the Library Theater performance of A Pair of Sixes. The farce moves from a lively opening to a final twist as two partners try a poker plot to resolve a dispute. Miss Nellie McHenry impressed as Coddles, with Kearney and Kendal Weston supporting well in a strong cast. Tonight and Saturday feature Seven Hours in New York, a lively musical comedy from a capable company with popular songs and dances.
An old time drug ad touts Nervaline and Nerva Wine tablets from N I Ames Co as remedies for nervous headaches insomnia and nerve disorders. It claims no opiates, non injurious to the heart, and promises calm mind and body improved sleep and digestion with a 25 cent box.
War brief reports confirm doubts about Colonel von Forstner's fate after the Zabora incident. An officer’s roster entry dated Sept 1 hints he may be dead. A Romanian steamer reports plague in Constantinople as fighting rages near Ancona.
A five ton motor boat Mar-Lydu is loaded for an extended winter voyage from Albany to Florida with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, and St Petersburg then south to the Keys and return via Lake Erie region. Passengers include Mr Douglas O Allen Mrs Sliso0 and others, sailing Friday from Mist.
The Evening Journal is sold at the Plato News store on South Center Street and at the Union News office.
Automobile for hire offering one two or three cars by the hour or trip. Harold Hasbrouck at 319 Con. vod street Bell phone 311 W.
An ad copy touts the Victrola and piano brands as the pinnacle of modern music, claiming living value and evoking hearing a living performance at the Barrow Hardware Store.
An advertisement claims every woman may use a rope remedy to relieve headache backache languor nervousness and depression linked to debility from indigestion or constipation. It promotes the product as a general tonic for female ailments and circulatory issues.
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