Waists Offered in Voil Batists and Organdies
Market notice advertises waists made of voil batists and organdies trimmed with lace and embroidery. Up-to-date styles in all sizes, priced at $1.50. Choose from a selection advertised for quick sale.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
8
Market notice advertises waists made of voil batists and organdies trimmed with lace and embroidery. Up-to-date styles in all sizes, priced at $1.50. Choose from a selection advertised for quick sale.
Advertises $3.00 values in white gowns with color veils and batists, featuring large collars and latest styles in all sizes, plus $1.50 items.
A jumble of antiques and household goods for sale. Plano pianos, upright models, baby gear, counters, show cases, drawing instruments, and a washer. Various street addresses and phones appear, with prices from ninety dollars to bargain deals. Also listings for livestock exchange and building lots.
A jumble of field notes lists numerous property and job ads mixed with garbled OCR. Items include FOR SALE houses and farms, inquiries for West Smith Street and Wright Street locations, farm buildings, and livestock facilities. Several WANT ADS seek clerks, upholsterers, carpenters, and general labor. Names such as W. J. Wilcox and T. Mager appear with scattered street references and contact hints. The page reads like an era-specific classifieds column with damaged text and partial addresses.
A detailed, albeit tangled, sewing instruction outlines folding, perforations, and plaiting to shape a side plaited skirt. It covers pocket placement, belt integration, and edge finishing with references to perforation counts and sequence for aligning plaits with the front panel. The text ties to a specific pattern No.23 and describes stitching, fabric choice, and final closures.
A local retailer advertises a variety of suits in black and color blends and mixtures. The query notes available styles and options but details on price and dates are not specified in the readable text.
Bargain coats and dress fabrics offered in corduroys jersey cloth serges broadcloths and mixtures with a choice line of plaids and mixtures advertised in a mid century catalog style.
Silk, satin, and wool dresses featured with complete summer line of veils batistes and organ dies in new up to date styles and finishes.
Wash Goods sale offers sport cloths and silks at reduced prices. Items include batists pongees and wools in various colors and designs. Sale prices range from 21c to 60c per yard, with original values up to 85c and 75c.
The article reviews a dramatic skit about a new fashion pattern with four unique features including different pocket shapes and front openings. It details fabric layout, front gore placement, perforations, and pattern guidance for a long ankle-length skirt with back gore and belt placement. It notes yardage needs and hem allowances for a 36 inch waist pattern.
This community update lists residents and visitors including Luke Plowgent families from Canton City guests Mr and Mrs WiTMille, Laura Shermin, Carl Weber and family, Hiram Hiukaon, and Mr and Mrs Henry Hynnisters. It notes a Sunday visit, a gathering at Wattebare, and a funeral-related event plus several social greetings among neighbors.
The undersigned announces executorship of the estate of Alice B. Rilhwoeth, late of Corry, with letters testamentary granted. Notice to all concerned to present claims or be barred by law. Public administration and probate actions proceed per applicable statutes.
A Maryville resident says twelve years of severe monthly cramps confined her to bed for days. After doctors failed, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her cramps and she praises the remedy, urging others to try it and write for guidance.
Dr F G Emerson announces chiropractic services at 41 King Street with hours 2 PM to 7 PM. The notice notes no nursery or medical care provided and asks callers to arrange appointments through Health store reel.
E. L. Hotchkiss of Mebane Erie County seeks the sheriff nomination for the September primaries. The western agricultural sections lead over the eastern development, as farmers claim county politics is dominated by city interests.
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