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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
3
The readable text is fragmentary and does not convey identifiable people, places, or events. No concrete facts, dates, or organizations are present to summarize into a coherent news item.
A. E. Pettit Florist announces a special sale on melted vases and assorted floral arrangements at their southeast Mate Street location. Limited stock offers temporary discounts to attract customers.
A local shop advertises a Valentines display for next Monday with a range of mechanical and drop Valentines priced at 2 for 6 cents and 5 and 10 cent drops. Special tissue designs and two tone creations are offered with window pricing. Also promoted are Valentines books and Liggett’s candy at 80 cents a box as suitable gifts.
A historical ad lists various patent medicines and tonics with low prices, promoting liver regulators, laxatives, headache remedies, blood tonics, celery compound, cough syrups, and quinine pills. The vendor touts discount pricing and urges customers to purchase from the Pen’s Drug Inn, claiming wide stock and money-saving rates.
A jumble of local items from Oneida Market to Corry outlines odd scraps of life. Vendors advertise goods like cigars and pencils while community notices share births, a hospital stay, church events, a sleigh ride, and a fire of brisk winter weather. The page weaves prices, plays, and local names into a lively, if chaotic, snapshot of daily town affairs.
An excited runaway occurred on Main Street this afternoon around four. A brood horse team belonging to a noted broker became frightened on W Main Street near the Climax stops. The horses dashed to a Downey’s Drug Store area, then to the sidewalk and halted near Nantes Grocery. No injuries were reported and the rig remained intact.
In this reminiscence from the Outer a Book era narrator recalls hunting trips with a willing old mare. He remembers river hunts, deer, rabbits, a stubborn horse, and the long days that yielded a hefty wool harvest of 875 pounds from the mare who long outlasted her pair. The speaker notes how times have changed and praises the mare’s enduring strength.
A fragmentary excerpt from Linplacott’s Magazine discusses the common pimpernel as a native plant nearly expelled from the garden by cultivation. It notes the flower’s beauty, morning opening around 8 o’clock, and closing later, and mentions a peculiar feature of a shower effect caused by its petals. The text includes a brief dialogue about fashion and a jab at a new hat.
An advertisement touts Thompson's Barosmata and Thompson Medical Co claims of curing kidney, liver, and bladder ailments. It cites numerous testimonials from patients in Titusville and Tryonville, Pa, and asserts a money back guarantee by N F Ames & Co and Thomas Downey.
A vintage ad copy touts a soap named It Jan's for hands, claiming it softens and cleans without harsh odor. It promises protection for delicate skin, noting jars contain antiseptic properties and that the product costs no more than ordinary soap. Your grocer carries it.
A garbled excerpt appears to reflect a child’s mispronounced numbers and a parent or teacher’s instruction tied to church or Sunday school. The fragment suggests instruction about counting tied to numbers, possibly referencing parents, Willie, and a teacher figure in a classroom or religious setting.
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