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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
8
Local Mecca store in Corry lists summer wear savings with $2.00 waists advertised at reduced prices. The damaged ad highlights white waists and dresses, Dutch neck styles, embroidery, and various fabrics priced from $1.25 to $3.50, claiming strong bargains across women’s apparel. It emphasizes affordability and timely summer pieces.
Corry store advertises season patterns with Flaxon Dimittes at 19¢ yard, lace trims and embroideries up to $1.25, plus cambric lace trimmed skirts, eyelet embroidery, galoon trimming, silk hose, and white undergarments with special prices. Includes linen torchon laces, dresses for $1.69, and various fabric bargains aimed at women and children.
A fragment notes dress items with dressing saques for sale. It mentions figured lawns, trimmed sleeves, and narrow edgings with the material valued higher than the price, offered at 15 cents. The text reads like a catalog line or sale notice from a historical newspaper.
Albany July 14 Governor Dix signed Assemblyman Aaron J Levy's election law amendments favored by the Democratic organization. The law creates three state appointed superintendents of elections at 5000 each, with offices in NYC region, upstate, and the state cities, plus five deputies at 1000 each. It raises state and county costs to about 290000 overall. Counties form bi partisan boards of elections, voter identification rules extend to upstate voters, and ballot integrity measures curb duplicate or fake nominations amid fears of fusion. Rural provisions require annual enrollment records from prior years.
An advertisement promotes home piano tuning services by F. Burkhardt of Burkhardt's Art Shop at 128 N Center, Bell, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory. The price listed is 2.50 and includes thorough cleaning. Phone contact is 210F.
Governor Dix announced amendments to align the registry with the new law. Electors who voted by aerial method shall be copied on the registry. those who did not vote last year must appear in person to register, with registrations limited in towns under 900 inhabitants. Also noted are marriage gossip items about Ethel Barrymore and divorce rumors, and a Corry Columbus Street Railway timetable effective July 1, 1914 with multiple daily departures and weekend variations.
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