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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
2
The notice announces a January sale to clear winter stock including underwear blankets wash gloves outing gowns and all winter moisture gear. Prices are reduced to move leftovers before the coldest weather arrives. January 18 sale day noted.
Readable catalog notes blanket items including pure wool half wool and cotton blankets with varied prices and sizes. Also offers Canton Crepe silk crepe de chine broadcloth satin crepe and silk waists with clear three lot pricing and half price sale on remaining waists.
Local store advertises deep cuts on hosiery and dress fabrics including Hill’s Muslin, Pequot and Dwight Tubing, Linen Toweling, Outings, Marquisette, French Ginghams, Renfrew Zephyr, and Pillow Cases with prices noted for each item. Purchasers urged to shop for lower prices on textiles and apparel.
New taffetta and cloth dresses plus coats arrive daily with price tags ranging from 5.98 to 65.00 and dresses listed at 14.98 to 27.50. One lot dresses offer values around 5.98 to 9.98 with a 21.00 value lot and a 27.50 value lot also shown.
A local advertisement lists prices on ladies and children's union suits from $1.25 to $2.00, dress goods including Poiret Twill and navy serge, skirts and bathrobes, outing gowns, flannel petticoats, and a range of silk hose. Special discounts noted include 25 percent off on corduroy bath robes and 25 percent discount on all Outing Gowns. Bundled items feature various Richelieu and Radmoor hosiery.
The ad promotes linen damask yardage and matching items with discounted prices. It lists 72 inch all Linen Damask at 2.50 value, 72 inch Trish Damask at 3.00 value, 72 inch Satin Damask at 3.75 value, 19 and 22 inch linen napkins, Madeira Napkins, Luncheon Sets and Tray Cloths all heavily reduced.
Shop offers Gossard Rengo Niris and Just-Right corsets with dozens of styles. One special lot includes all sizes and new items, and another batch features discontinued models valued up to 10 dollars during the sale.
The ad lists prices for man’s and children’s sweaters, three piece sets, and booties caps and scarfs with discounts. Men and women receive heavy sweater coats valued up to $10. The notice includes miscellaneous pricing and a stray figure of $298.
Raymond Shachett of Kane admitted guilt in a fraud case over a written instrument. Judge Joseph W. Boutin sentenced him to six months in county jail and a $5 fine after a January arraignment in Smethport court.
Wayne Township audits show 1922 taxes collected amounting to 9,700.85 with cash on hand in the General Fund of 455.86 and sinking fund of 1,964.45. Transfers list bonds and notes, including Linkinites and Corry Motor Club, with outstanding orders 86.60 and total receipts and expenditures totaling 17,238.58. Auditors certify Treasurer S R Lyons’ accounts as correct.
Jamestown January 12 The first step in the proposed Hotel Jamestown project was taken when notices were served to owners of adjoining properties. The Met corporation through president Frank O. Anderson announced options to buy the First Presbyterian church property and the Squire's Court property. Notices went to Charles W. Herrick chair of the church trustees and to Fice & Ross owners of the Squire's Court property. The church option involves paying 8140,000 for its site and for the Squire's Court property.
A daring thief attempted to steal a mail pouch in front of a Delaware and Hudson station in Olyphant near Scranton but the pouch fell from the car as he drove about two miles toward Peckville. The incident halted when the bag dropped, foiling the theft.
Dunkirk January 12 sheriff's deputies arrested Thome Hi Larkin a local attorney on a court order in contempt related to the George Foster case. Larkin held in police custody as efforts continue to raise 208 dollars required by the court. Foster, indicted for manslaughter, allegedly killed a fellow worker in a railroad camp near Brigham Road years earlier.
Indigestion relief remains elusive with stomach tablets offering no immediate help. The ad promotes Mio as a guaranteed remedy by Ames & Co with contact details for prompt repair service and delivery options.
Local notice from a Bell Main Street firm asks about plastering work, naming G N Stewart & Co and addressing concerns over metal ceilings and plaster integrity after a fall. The fragment discusses work quality and potential cracking.
An advertisement detailing interior painting and wall coverings as well as drapery fabrics, hand blocked chintz, tapestries, nets, and fringed or tucked Quaker metment curtains with emphasis on quality and service. Location listed as 34 North Center Street.
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