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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
6
Local ad highlights quality plaids and mixtures offered at deep discounts. Dress fabrics and furs featured with emphasized low prices to attract shoppers, urging timely purchase to avoid missing the chance for savings.
A garbled newspaper item notes a choice collection of shirts and white goods ending soon. It mentions a 25 cent quality special and a great sacrifice sale with bargain prices, though the fragmentary text is unclear on details or dates.
Local store advertises coats in every size at closeout slaughtering prices to move stock quickly. Craft and attire are promoted as available through limited time sale with emphasis on bargains.
Numerous rental notices list rooms suites and furnished lodging at addresses around West Bond Street North Center Street and Maple Avenue. Listings include furnished rooms unspecific apartments and a house with garden in Corry Pa with inquiry contacts Johnson Patterson and G H Henderson Piano Company and others. Several sales announce farm land country properties a two story house with lot 6 room house and various items for sale including a piano and air gas stove with inquiries directed to local offices. Also legal notices appear including court summons and master appointments with dates and firms.
In the Western District of Pennsylvania a notice orders all creditors of McCarthy to intervene by May 4 1947 regarding labor and materials furnished for the construction of the Garry Post Office in Corry Pennsylvania. The United States Treasury and court directions specify intervention rights and pending judgment against Creed and others. The case names McCarthy and Creed as defendants with the firm history of prior orders and security for payment.
James I Barns executor of the estate of Bothoy A Hawley deceased offers at public sale on the October 2nd at 11:00 AM the property in Wayne Township Luzerne County Pennsylvania. The parcel measures one hundred and thirty six perches with details of old deed referenced to Miron Hawsey and Herty Ann Ulus. Cash on delivery terms.
A busy week in Clymer features a narrow furnace blaze thwarted by Mrs Wiggers with timely water, prompting a cautious home recovery for the family. The community notes Miss Netts Duméot’s appendicitis surgery in Corry Hospital, election results in the local W R A, and the passing of Mrs William King. Regional visits include Mr James Crovocut, Mr Bertha Selhouse, and soldiers from the C. A. 10H Regiment returning from Texas, with many neighbors greeting the returning men and their families.
The column lists residents and visitors in Union City and nearby towns. Names include Katherine Jarriigtoy, Mr. J Welch, Mrs. J Wetmore, Miss Maymie Crowley, Mr. and Mrs. Ladd, Mr. Harrington, and Mr. Woodmansen. Activities cover weekend and weekday visits, brief trips, and a funeral in South Dakota.
Fragmented ad copy describes a remedy for tired, sore, and swollen feet. It claims quick relief, easing burning and aching sensations, with lines about feet glowing in comfort and removing swelling. The text resembles an old newspaper drug jingle.
An old ad promotes Golden-Lax tablets for constipation liver headaches and digestion. It notes a forty tablet carton fits in a vest pocket priced at 250 with distribution through drugsellers Amon and Co Thomas Downes Led-anc Dr Andrew and others. The copy includes a timetable and addresses in Park Pinca Park Pines Gorrz Corry PA.
A fragmented account discusses shift in dress and advertising value in Southern India. It notes heat as a factor but emphasizes changing norms and a nod of approval from an American influence. The piece contrasts past caution with present openness to new trends.
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