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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
8
An advertisement touts the greatest selling corset on the market claiming unmatched satisfaction and comfort. It markets at 59 cents, noting a battering claim of 75 cent value and urging buyers to seize the deal.
A local shop advertises a new shipment of Simplicity House Dresses. The offer highlights dresses in mostly dark colors and notes the price is for the cloth only while the dress is provided at no cost to buyers. Prepared for economical shoppers seeking fabric value.
Corry shoppers are offered deep discounts across a wide range of apparel. Linen suits at 3.85, children’s muslin drawers at 16 cents, large size women’s union suits, ladies’ hose, gauze lisle hose, silk hose, and underskirts all prominent. Diverse items include corsets, ribbons, rompers, night gowns, and summer union suits with substantial savings.
A fragment shows Mrs Proines asking when actors at the theater earn pay and a prompter present. Bourderam remarks about intelligence at the theater as Mrs Prunes demands prompts. The text reflects a boarding house journal style snippet with garbled dialogue.
In York Pennsylvania Mrs Jilly Miller, wife of W K Miller, was severely burned about the heart and breast yesterday while protecting her baby and five year old son from a fire that started in their sleeping room. The blaze caught curtains and furniture as bystanders sprang to help, and Mrs Miller’s clothing ignited.
Juan Malcom, son of George J. Malcom of Malcom & Coombs, stock broker, married Florence Scott of Rochester in Jersey City's City Hall on July 21. The ceremony unites two prominent families with ties to the New York financial scene and Rochester social circles.
An English sheriff who died years ago kept notes on drunkenness cases. A woman arrested 167 times in 28 years broke windows when intoxicated. An old soldier with a head wound stole Bibles while tipsy. A man could do nothing but shuffle spades, a woman favored shawls, another was fond of paloes. Grubl was jailed seven times for stenting tubs, despite no tub interest.
Wilmington Delaware July 41 Charles Corey a Negro was discharged on arson charges after proving an alibi that he was at home asleep during the alleged time of the fire at Lydia Archer 813 Buttonwood street The testimony showed the Archer dwelling was destroyed but Corey maintained his innocence and was freed. The case underscores the difficulty of proving arson and the severity of potential punishment in the state.
Local shoppers discuss a new Simplicity house dress line praised for its exact porcale representation. The advert promotes a $1.00 price point, signaling a bold entry in the market.
Schedule in effect July 1 1910 shows cars leaving Corry for Columbus at six and seven a m and again through the day with numerous departures. Additional cars run for east Wayne, connections noted with Penns Myers Bonth and Flye lines, late runs to North Cor.
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