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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1917
Page
6
Busy early ad page lists numerous sale notices including farm items, household goods, a truck, baby carriage, organ, washing machine, cattle, hens, gasoline tank, and a touring car. Several entries mention contact points and local addresses while others are partial or garbled.
A brief item notes a 54 inch black and white shepherd object with a one dollar value. The record preserves the terse catalog style and frames the sale or description as a simple price tag.
A tattered pattern description notes a summer dress design in gingham, with a blouse piece and fabric sizes listed. The ad mentions prices four to twenty cents and a pattern number from R. I. Livermord, highlighting a faded catalog entry from a fashion section.
Aug 18 auto race scene ends in tragedy as Donald Arbuckle and mechanic Frank Koltmayer suffer serious injuries after a crash at the curve. Arbuckle appears critically injured with internal damage feared. Koltmayer hurt as well. Both taken to hospital as about 2000 spectators look on including Arbuckle family amid wreckage and splinters.
Advertises tailored garments priced at 42 with a claim of below manufacturing cost. Announces discounts of 4 off on wash dresses and 4% off on wash skirts in white and colors. Lists 10% off on underwear including silk, muslin, and gauze, naming Shiller and Phoenix underwear.
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