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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1911
Page
5
An exaggerated advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a miraculous laxative for the elderly and infants alike. It claims quick relief from constipation, improved bowel movements, and offers free samples and medical advice, with testimonials from supposed doctors and others.
An exhortation to cultivate cheerfulness and evoke uplifting energy in others. Encourages deliberate effort to avoid gloom and to project a hopeful, optimistic attitude as a social influence.
A mystery surrounds the disappearance of Miss Clara Carlson and Miss Felan Hansen as the bodies of William Hansen and Miss Carlson are found. Authorities suspect a canoe accident near Shailerville after a night out in the river. Carlson, 10, and Hansen, 1, are noted as residents of Middletown and Brooklyn respectively.
A ten thousand dollar transfer from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls disappeared after the mail left Northiest National Bank. The money was reported missing by postal authorities after the package arrived at the Sioux Falls post office on Tuesday. Investigation ongoing.
Bethlehem Steel Works received a contract from the U S government to furnish the Navy with 5000 Shelani 2500 1%Melr artillery projectiles. The order will keep the projectile plant at the Bethlehem works busy for the month.
A garbled passage discusses vipers and venomous snakes, mentioning Viperlie snakes in a hemisphere, crojulinae, and rattlesnake. It references Amsterdam and Venice like places, rivers and tides, with disjointed phrases about bridges and islands. The text mixes zoological terms and city imagery in a fragmented historic note.
An OCR fragment notes barley prices affecting distillers costs with terms like high raw material prices. References to whiskey timing and gallons appear, but the text is garbled, leaving unclear names, dates, or places. The piece hints at price-driven adjustments and production challenges.
The article urges taking time to be pleasant and practice small courtesies, noting they cost nothing yet may feel more valuable than wealth or fame later. it emphasizes mindful kindness in daily interactions.
An old time advertisement touts Rhenia and Rhewma products from N F Ames & Co, offering a money back guarantee and mail order options from Buffalo New York. It claims quick action on kidneys liver bowels and blood to drive out rheumatic poisons and offers free trial literature. It also promotes English Marhue for indigestion and stomach misery.
Lazata Shoneur tells police the victim deserved death and that he took revenge in the Howie area near Reading on Monday. He asserts no remorse and admits the killing of Charles Rotoch after a lengthy dispute. Also noted is the suicide of James W. Reynolds, a Fort Pitt hotel employee and former Yale Glen Club member, age about 40, with no stated motive.
A vintage ad describes Ferrowne as a vital aid for nursing mothers facing fatigue weakened blood and insomnia. It claims Ferrowne rebuilds, supplies material for health, vigor, and spirit, and promotes lasting well being, urging purchase at Downey's and all dealers.
The new school law states that all taxes unpaid before October first incur a five percent penalty. The school board will strictly enforce the provision with taxpayers warned to comply. TD. 8. Rowe, Secretary.
Surplus stave coal offered at big discounts to move stock immediately. Also freshly received agricultural lime sold at low prices. Acme Milling Company.
Ottetown woman Saya Goodheart disappeared with Daniel Irwin a Chester County seamster after writing a note to her husband Harry Goodheart of Spring City Pa. The letter claimed she planned to return home to save him from personal harm and Irwin threatened to shoot the husband if refused to go with him. Mrs Goodheart reportedly withdrew several hundred dollars from the bank before leaving. The couple had recently married and were from Chester Springs. Irwin Hall is described as a former regular Army soldier.
Sept 22. In Lake County jail a pair of prisoners overpowered Sheriff M Baker and seized his key. Baker’s wife alerted police. A J Appleton and deputies pursued and captured one suspect near the city outskirts. the other fled to a barn and was later captured in Ashtabula. Smith faced high way robbery charges while Jarring remained jailed on burglary.
Middletown Sept 22 Roger Birdasan pilot Cele flew from the ground to a high altitud and passed over the city toward Port Jervis. The ascent continued above the Evie tracks to Hancock New York 164 miles from New York City where he landed after a long polar journey.
A fragment recalls a past trip to Dovercliff in Haxland. The speaker mentions muttering in sleep about a belt out on a bin and describes a delightful journey with a friend several years ago. The text preserves personal reminiscence without clear dates or broader context.
Rusty steel should be soaked for hours in linseed oil and polished with powder once a core dipped in linseed has been treated. A horse can live twenty five days on water alone, seventeen days without food or water, and five days with solid food but no water. The Direct Route notes a marriage offer spurred by a claim of dependence on a rich uncle.
The Bank of England lifted its discount rate from 3 to 4 percent, bringing the rate to 4 percent again after being held at that level since March 9, 1910. In a separate item, a Philadelphia tobacco dealer was robbed on a city street by two assailants who fled with a gold water pistol and about $5 in cash.
A moral reflection on selfishness describing it as poverty of the spirit that brings no relief, intensifies pain, worsens losses, and can turn destructive when provoked, ultimately harming the individual.
Society notices tout Parisian Sage as a daily hair grower that cleans the scalp stops itching and dandruff and nourishes hair to prevent shedding. It claims to deepen luster, hide gray, and promote growth. F. Amey Co and druggists nationwide guarantee results with a money back offer.
Washington dispatch says Congress will consider a winter plan to finance two new battleships of the largest type. The naval estimates, apart from a single program, are ready for submission to Secretary of the Navy. Reports indicate the ships may match or exceed the size of the New York and Texas vessels, with possible armor and defense enhancements.
An early 20th century style advertisement touts Palnozone as instant relief for sudden illness and various muscular pains. It claims fifteen drops cure external and internal pains, including sprains, strains, swelling, toothache, neuralgia, and lumbago. Sold by Thos Downey in a local family-size bottle.
Rexall Rubbing Oil touted as the best on the market for the Durpene product. World famous trainer Dave Coburn endorses it claiming brilliance in a recent display at Madison Square Garden. Available in 25 and 50 cent sizes, sold at Rexall outlets.
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