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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1910
Page
6
An old ad from Wood’s Fulton Market offers 26 boxes of large meat as honey and Luscious Borida Oranges at 100 with a limit of 14 oranges per customer. The vendor urges division and a show to all customers.
Fragmented ad listing a wide range of foods and prices including horseradish mustard olives fish roe chowder clams codfish honey and peanut butter with several misspellings and garbled product names. Highlights items such as Maryland Fish Roe 10c can Underwoods clam chowder 0c can and Old Orchard Beach clams 10c can.
Mixed prices show Brazil nuts at 15 cents per pound and California walnuts at 18 cents. California pecans 16 cents per pound, almonds 5 cents, and various canned goods and medicines listed with prices. Egg and dairy prices appear, noting market changes and downward price trend as the week progresses.
A local shop announces Arbuckles Ariosa coffee is back in stock for a limited time after a cash purchase by a hard up jobber. The store promises courteous treatment, clean fresh pure goods, full weight, prompt service, and aims to save customers money while pleasing them.
A mixed page fragment recalls shopkeeping woes with meat and shop goods in disrepair. Local notices mention visits by Dr J B Koehne and others, plus residents moving between Corry Warren and East Pleasant Street. A water telescope used by Norwegian fishers is described, and rustic proverbs mocked for impracticality.
The article traces chess origins from ancient Persia to modern times, noting drastic rule changes. It cites Sir Walter Tilchet’s quip on long life, and discusses early forms where queens moved one square, bishops operated oddly, and promotions altered diagonal moves. The piece history shows a later, standardized game.
A fragmented note suggests butterflies are described as sleepy, with odd phrasing about going to bed early and staying up late, reflecting a whimsical or garbled remark rather than a factual report.
Fragmentary dialogue from a London Telegraph item notes money in manufacture and pockets and implies a husband unable to come for a small job. Mentions a man sent by his wife to explain he will not attend to a town with the unemployed and a promise to go around town.
The article describes two oval light densities in the night sky near the tenth pole, likened to nebulae. They are named in honor of Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, credited with early observations guiding global voyaging.
The Bee Hive Store runs Underwear Week with a semiannual clearance. Odd tote and broken lines of underwear offered at special low prices. Includes children's underwear at 19 cents and 30 cents, men’s ribbed cotton shirts 10 cents, combination suits 79 cents, and bleached suits in regular and extra sizes.
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