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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
8
Handkerchiefs offered in multiple patterns and sizes. Sixteen item box sets include six 4 Hand embroidered pieces with different designs. Men's mercerized hems and pure linen options are priced individually, with initials available. Various edging like lawn lace and initial embroidery mentioned.
A list describes prices for kid gloves in various shades and styles including Baby's knit mittens and Boy's and Girl's knit gloves. Items priced at $100 per pair and other shades noted, reflecting a vintage clothing sale list.
An old classified listing advertises silk crochet ties in changeable colors and tau, kimonos in crepe and silk with prices around 1.50 to 2.50, varied bath robes in heavy material, and decorative plumes including black tips, French tips, and large French plumes priced up to 80 dollars.
A garbled list of fur items and prices appears with mentions of mink, coney, opossum collars and surrounding odd spellings. The fragment reads like a retail catalog note for gifts with assorted animal pelts priced from a dollar to about twenty dollars. The readability is low and entities are inconsistent.
Sale on coats and suits with reduced prices on children’s garments and women’s wear. Readable items include children’s coats from $1.95 to $2.50, girls’ clothing at $8.00, ladies’ coats around $5.00 to $8.60, fur coats about $8.60, and women's cloth coats listed up to $25.00.
Two teenage boys Harry Horton and Harold Potts boarded a southbound Pennsylvanian train from Titusville on December 13. They planned a short visit in Erie before heading west. Mothers and guardians in Titusville have been notified and authorities seek to locate and return them. Harold Potts is a former Corry resident, known locally from his work at the Traction Office and Arcade.
Rev G H Sharpley outlines final sociological lecture series The Coming City or the Problems of the Municipality to be illustrated with views at Emmanuel Church Tomorrow evening The program covers New Impulse Civic Centers public buildings parks and the city beautiful and healthy while highlighting corporate corruption civic self government and housing goals The church plans sociological sermons guided by the International Social Service League and praises humane society works for needy children and local independent Tax relief efforts in the county.
Rev sharp ley will speak at Emmanuel Church tomorrow morning on proposed name change for the Episcopal church in this country. Leaders consider dropping Episcopal for The American Catholic Church. Roy Sharpley supports the change and will outline his reasons. A large attendance is expected to hear the discussion.
The ad lists multiple blankets including white bed blankets, extra large wool nursery blankets, and baby quilts with prices shown as low as 1.00 to 2.25. It mentions regular prices and February sale values and notes sizes like extra large and double bed. Local shop names appear as scattered fragments.
A fragmented dispatch recalls quirky notices from Hartford Berlin Johannesburg Melbourne New York and London. Reports mention a man posting warnings on a door, stolen wine found in a headquarters, capes made from skin, wireless station busts, a wife’s written complaints, suffragette license protests, and a tax refund dispute over a nonexistent lot.
Ad copy promotes Carmega Toilet Powder claiming it stops waste through perspiration. It asserts the product turns perspiration into a protective oilorleaf peroxide, strengthens tissues, and rejuvenates the skin. Price listed as 28 conta.
Wire dispatches note Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury hosting a dinner where bachelors were showcased and guests socialized in the Carleton bar room while women smoked. A New York suffrage movement uses voiceless speeches printed on cards displayed in shops and windows. Judge Ben Lindsey urged abolishing the jury system as a relic of the dark era. In Johnstown Cambria Steel planted pines and posted watchmen ahead of Christmas to protect public access to the land. Denver health inspector H A Baker finds a new cockroach killing method by poisoning them.
Mercy Sundays will be held in different churches at various times throughout the year. The plan aligns with the Erle organization and Humane Society spirit, ensuring every local church devotes at least one Sunday to the cause. A Russell Sage Foundation representative visited Corry to collect statistics on aid to unfortunate children.
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