If You Buy a Sewing Machine
Fragmentary ad promises guidance and proper instruction with sewing machines. Mentions a guarantee and long-standing service presence at a Century Avenue location.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
3
Fragmentary ad promises guidance and proper instruction with sewing machines. Mentions a guarantee and long-standing service presence at a Century Avenue location.
Local market advertises a surge in fish and meat sales with multiple species mentioned. Notes include the availability of pike, haddock, yellow pickerel, and live trout substitutes, plus fresh catch pricing and egg and butter offers. Some garbled text suggests varied quantities and prices, reflecting a bustling seaside or lakeside fish shop.
Local page itemized notices and ads from a small town paper listing theater bills, sales, auctions, and community notices. Includes references to Washington's Birthday events, dining room help, jewelry specials, book sale at Babbitt's, Grange meeting, and a marriage notice in Franklin.
A brief lunch notice promotes Bacder's Geil offering at noon with a simple call to try the meal. The fragment hints at a food option for midday meals and a casual dining cue.
Bizarre advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a miracle cure for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims quick relief from pain, burning, and urinary issues, urging readers to buy from pharmacies or mercantile agents and to trust the product as the sole effective remedy.
A discussion on witness oath and the duty to answer Direct quotes and historical notes illustrate that witnesses are not bound to give only yes or no answers The piece cites Vernon Quay and a Philadelphia case to explain limits of categorical replies and proper cross examination etiquette
A young PhiLi Melphin woman and Aidan, a penniless suitor, were out shopping for flowers when a hurried misprint caused a florist card intended for the beloved to be misdirected. The mishap, noted in the Dorlat shop, led to a brief delay before resolves.
A long, playful survey traces ancient Greek humor about scholars and professors. It recalls Thorectes of Alexandria and a parade of clever professor gags, from drowning to crossing ships, to teaching a horse to eat, illustrating timeless student and faculty wit across eras.
A garbled excerpt shows a mock courtroom exchange with phrases like you are charged and I poked him, attributed to an old Judge's Library. The text appears as a damaged OCR snippet with unclear speakers and context.
A discussion on visible light and what lies beyond violet in the spectrum. It explains human vision limits, ultraviolet and infrared concepts, and how photography can extend sensitivity with special plates and color screens. An anecdote about a cashier and a salesman appears as a narrative aside.
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