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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1911
Page
7
A late 19th or early 20th century Corry Pennsylvania advertisement page catalogs numerous real estate and rental offerings. It lists single and multi family homes, farms, and vacant lots for sale or rent, with prices, street names, and nearby landmarks. Also includes personal notes and small business notices.
Notices call for Republican primaries and Democratic primaries across Erie and nearby towns, naming candidates for coroner county treasurer county commissioner and district attorney. Signatories include G M Cardo William G Walker J T Barker I W Bonnell and D Bentley with dates ranging to 1914 and 1911.
Job opening advertised by Brown Lives Nurseries in Rochester New York seeking reliable men to plant and care for fruit and ornamental trees shrubs and related tasks. Permanent position with a free outfit. Apply at the Journal Office.
Live stock for sale includes White Wyandotte cockeral pair, trained goats for driving capable of pulling five hundred pounds, and a sash driving horse with top buggy gear. Also notes a humorous clipping and stray humorous anecdote about a cashier poet waitress in Chicago. Local listings by Marvin Wight and W. Broderick Street, Union, Indiana.
Property listings show multiple houses and building lots with prices ranging from 600 to 2600 dollars. Notable entries include a double house on Main Street, a 66 by 62 lot with rent of 718 monthly, and a 93,000 price on a Gosì 24 W. Congresh property. Also listed are building lots on Smith Street, Wayne Street and Church Street, with tones of barn, outbuildings, and frontages.
A reflective note argues that true benefits come from elevating the city’s souls rather than destroying its roots. It insists that great spirits deserve modest homes, rather than enslaved peoples inhabiting grand dwellings.
An 1900s guide explains making finicky ribbon flowers from velvet or satin for dresses and decorative pieces. These tiny bouquets decorate bodices, linings, and underskirts, with colors chosen to match or contrast gowns. They brighten table covers, cushions, and centerpieces, adding a delicate touch to home embroidery.
A dense, erratic meditation on culture and mental cultivation. The author argues culture arises from productive, rural labor like plowing and sowing, linking moral progress to disciplined thinking. It extols self reliance, focus, and avoiding fear or vanity, urging personal growth through practical work.
A decayed dialogue frames a teacher advising a young woman on the benefits of learning a new language. It argues language opens career options, broadens social circles, and enriches thinking, concluding that studying languages yields mental exercise and future prospects.
A textile feature describes chenille dots, mesh designs, and Spanish volt patterns with rose borders and daisy motifs. It notes popularity of NixagontaneN inspired shadows, imported luster, and outlines a fashion emphasis on decorative embroidery and lace effects.
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