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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1911
Page
8
In a bold mid-summer sale, prices adorn dresses, linen, silk, and towels. Notable items include 1.75 dollar dresses, 110 yard wide silk, 1.00 dollar taffeta, 1.25 dollar 12 4-4 grey blankets, and 0.50 corsets. Aimed at men women and children, with emphasis on fashion, fabrics, and value across multiple departments.
A concise ad noting higher pay for greater value invites applicants to demonstrate skills and reliability. It emphasizes earning potential through proven capability and strong work ethic, appealing to Jornal readers seeking rewarding opportunities.
An advertisement touts the Economy Vacuum Washer as a nonmechanical device using vacuum principles to clean items with soap and boiling water. It promises cleaning in 19 to 30 minutes, claims simple operation, and offers a $3.59 price with a 39 day return guarantee if not meeting stated claims.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a melodramatic scene with a desperate suitor urging a nobleman to wed his daughter. The dialogue hints at passion, coercion, and parental authority in a terse, period-voice style.
Congress has been asked by Brigadier General William Bisby to appropri ate 250000 to thoroughly explore the mud beneath the wreck of the Maine. The aim is to determine if a submerged mine caused the explosion that sank the battleship. Officials say deeper exploration and a redesigned chamber would be needed. Existing funds total 31650000, with a new request enlarging the total to 300000.
A fragment shows a mother arguing with her ill boy about a doctor’s orders. The boy asks for a reading of his own, while the gangster character pleads to hear the text aloud. The passage conveys a tense domestic moment with unclear context.
A notice from Wokomo Indiana dated August 2 reports the marriage of James A. Graley aged 48 and Lin J. Lean aged 43, both residents of the city. The OCR text is garbled but indicates a formal marriage record in the local newspaper.
New York market report lists varied prices and terms for oats pork and potatoes with terms like standard oats 45 14 pe rice and futures integers. Mentions New York provision market date August 28 and references several items with irregular OCR text implying price ranges and product types.
Fragmented OCR style listing for Buffalo Provision Market in AUS with mixed items including WHEAT CORN OATS FLOUR and various product descriptors. Contains unclear figures and mislabeled entries. reads like a market price board with multiple errors and stray terms.
Fragmented market wire listing shows cattle steers heifers and cows with varied prices. Hog and sheep data appear uneven with mixed figures and unit errors. Strong entities include Buffalo, market, cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs, prices around 1.8 to 8.75 per unit, but text is garbled.
C R Rogers & Co Inc advertises electrical and lighting improvements for homes with new equipment and demonstrations. The copy lists items in stock including split steel pulleys hangers belting shating couplings cement plaster structural steel reinforcing steel wheelbarrows electric lamps wires switches fuses tape batteries gas engines concrete mixers and more.
A devastating flood and rainstorm caused loss of life and extensive property damage across Bradford and nearby counties. Several individuals are reported missing or fatally injured, including workers near a Buffalo railroad incident and youths near Humphrey. Drowning cases in Marin Avenue and local creeks are confirmed amid chaotic rescue efforts. Elsewhere Turkish minister Shovker Pasha fights intestinal illness amid cholera concerns in Constantinople.
The General Greeting Company offers rapid growth in industries needing bookkeepers and sonographers, promising hundreds of positions for graduates. Fall term starts September 6, with flexible payment terms and low Pennsylvania Railroad rates for daily travel.
A promotional notice advertising home piano tuning with a money back guarantee if work is not completed in the factory. The price is 2.60 dollars and includes thorough cleaning. Contact Burkhardt at Burkhardt Art Shop, 123 North Center Street, Holt, phone 2108.
Office hours listed 8 30 to 11 80 and 4 to 6 pm with other hours by appointment. Offices Room 2 Afar building Real dance 206 Maple Ave Anton Phong 140 Members of A ce.
The fragment lists a timetable for the SORRY and COLUMBUS Street Railway with departures from Corry to Columbus and Columbia, noting early morning and afternoon trains, connections to North Garry and East Wayne Street, and several transfer points. It mentions specific times such as 6:00 a.m., 6:20 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 6:40 p.m., with references to car connections and additional cars for North Garry and East Wayne.
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