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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1924
Page
2
Beginning Tuesday July 15th and continuing for 10 days through July 25th Our Annual July Clearance Sale offers reduced prices on men's athletic union suits from 85 to 65 cents, bathing suits, knickers, ratines and voile fabrics, silk hose discounts, and rugs. Includes large selection of voiles, silk hose values and rug deals.
A local sale advertises discounts on muslin underwear and dresses including 33 1 3 percent off, items priced at 21.50 and 25.00, down to 5.50 for pure linen pieces. Lace curtains, petticoats, chemises, and umbrellas appear with varied sale prices and a general 20 to 25 percent reduction across curtains and accessories.
Church listings outline morning and evening services across First Methodist, First Baptist, Christ Scientist, Advent Christian, Alliance, Alliance Gospel Hall, Pentecostal Assembly, Salvation Army, St Pauls Lutheran, and First Presbyterian. Included are Sunday School, youth activities, prayer meetings, choir offerings, and sermon topics. Notable features mention Rev Brainard’s Chautauqua connection, Advent Church sermons on Pauline themes, and planned youth activities and pageant-style gatherings.
United Press reports a federal prohibition raid sweeping through New York urban gathering spots. Officers pursued illicit liquor operations, encountering resistance and counter actions as they closed in on alleged centers of illegal drinking and accessory distribution.
An old prose fragment notes that defining sin involves a wild act and mentions BeWell Mercury with misread country references Spain and the United States. It claims California and Texas provide funds, while a lone worker named Wileh Ix is associated with mercury production. The text states mercury occurs in metal form only in small quantities.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a doctor, Plas pallet, and a person or place named A Jong in a dated, unclear context. The readable elements include names and terms but no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
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