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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1911
Page
8
Corry shoppers are urged to visit The Mecca for up to date summer attire at low prices with a wide range of hats coats and dresses. The sale features value buys such as skirts and embroidered garments with marked reductions and special prices around 1.85 to 2.00 dollars.
Frayed OCR text outlines a textile ad with yard goods and notions, listing various valies and patterns. Mentions children’s hats and sashes, white dress fabrics, embroidery, and garments. Prices quoted include 40 cents per yard for some items and 860 yards in another claim, with references to fabrics like cotton and damask.
In a brisk sale page the ad highlights inexpensive childrens wear and household textiles. Romper for 85 cents, corset cover embroidery at 45 cents, 25 pieces offered at 60 cents yard, white crochet bed shends and spreads from a dollar, plus assorted goods noted as good value for shoppers.
Advert shows white uniforms and house dresses offered at dollar-level prices. Text touts $6.00 value dresses offered for $4.45 and $1.00 sales for simple trimmed options with embroidery and lace details. Includes descriptions of fabric quality and V neck styling.
S245 WHITE Waists FOR 1.25. Squire Dutch Neck features menswear details with French lingerie fronts and finely embroidered handwork. A stipling organ is offered at only 31.25.
Floured lawns and kino ue sigeves form a trimmed fabric described as worth more than the garment. A special sale offers the piece at 15 cents.
A fragment describes a dress item priced at 25 cents. Mentioned are fancy colors and kimono sleeves with decorative trim. The text is incomplete but indicates a garment sale or listing in a period advert.
Handsomest Pongee Coat advertised with collars and cuffs trimmed in black. Features a stylish design meant for cool evenings, with a promotional price of 3.95 dollars. Limited stock highlights the value compared to typical 86.00 dollar coats.
The season presents patterns in dainty dimitles suitable for U1 design with sidebands. Made from Flaxon material, the fabric is described as beautiful, fine, sheer, and fast colored. Special price listed at 25 cents per yard.
Retail note promotes ladies silk hose with 5pe heel sole and toe, tops are tight fitting, rest are 4M style. Claims strong sales and high customer satisfaction, warns about imitation copies. Special price offered at 59 per pair.
An ad promotes lace trimmed skirts and a soft finished face rimmed skirt with an erect yoke. The sale highlights prices around $1.00 to $1.75, noting a special value for Flo and other customers.
This advertisement proclaims two white underskirts priced at 1.90 each. One style features rows of lace with tucks and insertion with ribbon, the other offers 18 inches of embroidery. The items are described as soft finished cambric. Regular 2.50 skirts elsewhere.
About 1000 yards of all new Torchon laces and insertions offered in widths up to 9 inches. Priced at 1 cent, with a special deal noted for the selection.
A peculiar OCR item describes a white robe with Boo-Peep girly motif and tiny earrings. It notes a special price of 75 cents and calls the piece neat and interesting in a playful catalog tone.
Bargain alert for house dresses priced at one dollar each, a limited sale with specials under two dollars. Regular prices around four dollars, offering notable savings on selected styles during this event. Limited stock, first come, first served.
Readable text notes 106 pieces of ginghams offered as the handsomest dress fabrics. Colors described as up to date and fit, with a 150 duality special price at 106 yard.
In Bridgeport on July 12 the Federal Express hit a crossover switch at 60 mph, derailing and smashing ten cars. Engineer Curtis and fireman Ryan died, with about 50 passengers injured, several seriously, as the train ran behind schedule. The crash occurred on the Fairfield Avenue viaduct near the station, with officials noting excessive speed contributed by the run to catch up. Additional items cover Russian politics, a newspaper editor assassination, and reflections on decorative glass in old houses.
Six heat related deaths were reported in Brooklyn with 30 prostrations as New York sweltered at 95 degrees. Citywide heat warnings persisted though forecasts suggested no large drop in temperature, with higher records in other northeastern cities noted for July.
A vigilante committee flogged a horse thief Abram Ithouds near Quarryville at Kirk's hotel then moved him to New Danville. Samuel Henry, recently discharged from Quarryville, held the stolen property. He faced a Grumhead court martial, was tied and flogged, and jailed in Quarryville before being chased from town. Also reported a child’s death blamed on a house fly in Union Hill New Jersey. A London Limited Edition tale recounts an old man’s will to fund a nephew to edit a private paper. Tips on coal use to reduce fuel waste and improve heating efficiency from Suburban.
Detectives search for two men suspected after crosties and ties were piled on the Northern Central track above Dauphin Harrisburg. A freight rider is believed to have dropped off nearby hoping to steal valuables. Authorities pursue leads in surrounding mountains.
In Pottstown Pennsylvania on July 11 locals described a strong fruit outlook. The raspberry and blackberry harvests show robust production while huckleberries also ripen, suggesting a favorable season for various crops in the region.
A reflection on recognizing countless small acts by household members that improve home life. The writer urges thanking and acknowledging those attentions rather than taking them for granted.
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