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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
4
Local ad notes a sale of coffee five pounds for $1.25 at West's 584 W Church St. Also lists other notices including a meeting of the Atruistic Circle with Mrs Jennie Bowell and rental notice for a newly papered suite of rooms with bath gas and water on the first floor.
A wartime recruitment style notice urges men to apply for opportunities, promising a path to advancement. The ad claims many men are already taking part and invites readers to fill out a coupon for free information and home participation.
The page blends shop advertisements from the Columbia Shoppe and a mix of for rent notices, real estate listings, and social notices. It also reports travel and train details, an incident at a store, a town hall event, parlor gatherings, job ads, and community happenings around Wil scox and East Main Street with names like A Harts Charles Bughee and Pat terson active in the notices.
Notes show multiple classified items at American Castings Co including laborer positions and a farm work posting. References to Corry Country Club dinner and local business ads appear amid industrial labor notices and wage offers. Seemingly dated community notices mention workforce needs and prices at local shops.
Pennsylvania granges push a $250000 fund to erect a memorial residence hall for girls at Pennsylvania State College. Twenty five granges across ten counties pledged up to $1000, with a plan for a Dollar Day before September 6 to raise partial amounts and complete payments by April 1 1924 to start construction next spring. A Reading origin five decades ago frames the drive and the state grange aims for 100 percent participation.
A humorous verse decries the idea of spending money on family photographs. It contrasts John Henry’s frugal life with the expense of memories, arguing many fear the price to capture children’s images while valuing other vague offerings.
Small building lot on East Pic Street near Concord offered for $500 by Robert Patterson. Corry Battery Service at 107 Main St advertises Westinghouse special radios and HY batteries claiming reduced static.
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