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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1911
Page
6
The Corry Floral Co located at Columbus Ave and Center promises fresh flowers and pretty plants for all occasions from their greenhouses. They offer bouquets and special attention to the sick and solicit patronage on the street car line.
Fragmentary text oddly references London's Lord Mayor's Show and a person likely Sir Norman but provides no coherent event, date, or clear facts to form a proper summary.
Local residents and guests are noted in a string of short mentions as Crippen, Mrs Verte Allen, Mrs George Dean, Melvin Parkhurst, Mrs Carlton King, Walt and Crane, Mrs Ajlle Taylor, V. R. Deku, Miss Ann Honratia, Capt Conover, Martin Aprons, George Macdonald, Rush Miller, Mrs Dr Edmunds, Red Pollette, Mr Walker, and many others travel or visit. Hospital, Erie trips, and a few social calls bookend the day with a talk of illness and sympathy.
Catalog note praises Roxford Fabric as a top value paper, describing fine cloth type, available in red or pink, and offered in an attractive half-pound package at a competitive price.
A brief boast on value and price tradeoffs claims this paper outperforms competing papers in quality and content. It notes a feature distinguishing this edition from others and hints at a limited sale price of ten cents, inviting readers to compare and buy.
Newspaper ad lists numerous sale items including Rob Roy flour, Irish potatoes at 45e a bushel and 12¢ a peck, crackers, peanut butter, table syrup, white beans, rice, popcorn, granulated sugar, and other groceries. Offers mention bargain prices, larger quantities, and money back guarantees with specific per unit prices and bundle deals.
A Corry advertisement touts Ice Made in Corry as a clean refrigerant solution. It cautions against contamination from mills, butter, or meat and promotes Corry Top Company as the delivery source offering prompt service at reasonable prices.
In Atlantic City on February 1, agents of the United States government joined the search for Philadelphia postmaster R. T. Ashurst. Fred Nelson, seeking informant status, confessed he could not solve the case. A report of a frozen body in a Meadowland lumber yard prompted townwide excitement, but the corpse proved not to be the missing postmaster William Patterson, about 70.
Dre in China relates the Saxon origin of porcelain and the 1710 discovery by Böttger. It notes an accident revealing the secret paste and the exquisite clay from Ane used to craft vessels, marking the finding of porcellain material.
A vintage health ad claims fatigue stems from rested nerves and promotes nerve nourishment through Nero Tables. It touts renewed vitality, restored vigor, and daily energy, asserting the product supports the nervous system. Available for 500 per box at local dens stores in Corey.
A local ad promotes toothbrushes described as carefully selected bristles that clean teeth and improve appearance. It promises various sizes and a brush guaranteed to benefit users, with a refund if not helped after trying the first box.
Alvin Covett, a young Corry business man, to wed Colby The couple plan a nine week honeymoon. Friends and family extend congratulations as the ceremony nears in a Corrsy area city.
The funeral of A D Young was held at two o'clock in the afternoon from the Methodist church, largely attended by relatives and friends. Rev Rankin led the services, with the Masonic lodge in charge. Pallbearers were H W Manley, W T Dawson, J A Pond, Mex Melanea Jr, G M Roam, and De Wood. Interment was in Ping Trove Cemetery.
Crawford J K Crawford and Joseph Crawford, brothers and officers of the American Trust Co, were sentenced to three years in county prison and fined $500 each in quarter sessions court. An 1900 state examiner report found cross manipulations and misappropriations totaling about $896,000.
Value and location details for multiple properties in Corry Pennsylvania. Includes large lots on Main Street and nearby parcels with water access, several houses, and barn sites. Addresses referenced as 72 11 feet frontage and 1468-19 feet depth. Inquiries directed to local agents Brown and Powell and others listed.
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