Fire sale moves stock to temporary headquarters
Fire destroyed the former Common Council Room and most stock, but the firm saved everything else. New goods will be shown at the temporary headquarters.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
4
Fire destroyed the former Common Council Room and most stock, but the firm saved everything else. New goods will be shown at the temporary headquarters.
Corry City and vicinity offer a mix of holiday goods and events. Shoppers can find electric percolators, watercolor displays, Christmas cards, and gifts at Sheely's while planners advertise basketball games, concerts, and a town book of notices. Local venues feature theater, library shows, and a dance in Maccabees Hall as December activities stack up.
A brief canned goods sale notice lists peas corn tomatoes pumpkin tomatoes and kidney beans from Knowlton Bros. The ad mentions Sauer Kraut and a general sale of assorted staples.
Fragmented ad copy touts savings on pork, canned goods, tea, coffee and sugar. Mentions flat prices, bread, six loaves for 26 cents and 12 cent canned items. Encourages shoppers to choose Wood's Cash Market for best toast, tea and pantry staples.
John A Messparren of Lancaster County is named Worthy Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange after an afternoon election and 5:20 PM vote count. The Grand adjourned after installation and announced the next state convention location, with Washington PA favored.
Mrs Eilen Dailey aged 80 years died last evening about eight o clock at her home on South Center Street Corry She was a pioneer resident and had been in poor health for some time Her two daughters Miss Lizzie and Miss Nellis and son John Dalley survive Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Agnes Kinney of Tenth Street and Joseph Paul Phelps of Corry were married Saturday at St Patrick's Church by Rev. Mgr. John J. Siwitt VY G. The couple will reside in Rome N Y where Phelps works as a bank bookkeeper. Attendants were Sabina and Edward Kinney.
The advertisement promotes Superb Chocolates as purer and tastier than others and announces securing the agency for the Huyler line. It invites customers to judge the confectionery by sample, noting packages priced from ten cents up.
Local man Carl Langrin, an employee at Fowld tunery, was injured Tuesday evening when he fell while leaving the shipping department. He was taken to Corry hospital by ambulance and is described as partially paralyzed and in exceedingly critical condition.
Nominating petitions for L. Ww. Md to succeed CL. Moxander on the City Commission were taken out this morning. So far only papers for one candidate, Aldute hinve, have been signed in. Friends of Mr. Olda fire rushed to file petitions today. All petitions must be filed by next Tuesday ahead of the special primary and election.
Retail ad fragment lists assorted nuts and fruits with prices per pound and quantities. Mentions Brazil nuts almonds pecans walnuts oranges grapefruit and other items with inconsistent OCR text and several misread product names and figures.
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