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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1913
Page
8
Our first shipment of Spring Coats and Suits is on display in the Cloak and Suit Department. Snappy exclusive designs in beautiful materials offer a wide choice of colors and combinations, with assurance of full value for every dollar. New season cuts and trimming feature short jackets with cutaway styles, silk and satin linings, Persian collars and cuffs, and plains. Skirts are plaited or plain.
Market data from New York shows closing prices for May wheat and No 2 white oats at 39 to 40 and 36 to 40 cents respectively. Butter creamery extras fetch 35 to 60 cents per pound. eggs state and Pennsylvania white varieties around 30 to 31 cents. flour prices for patent blends range $5.50 to $6.25 per barrel. Cheese and potatoes prices listed with varied values across grades and stores.
East Buneio market lists prime steers at 8.26 to 8.65 per pound in 1200 to 1400 lb range, with cows 6.25 to 6.75 and heifers 7.00 to 7.66. Hog prices include light Yorkers 8.90 to 9.00 and heavies 8.80 to 8.85. Timothy hay on track 17.00 to 17.60.
A Decatur post office incident halted parcel post flow when a package of fresh skunk hides was rejected after the rural route carrier delivered them to the building. Clerks withdrew through another door and the parcel will be sent back to the sender.
One drunk caused trouble as the B P O Minstrel troupe conducted its first complete rehearsal last evening. Mrs O O Davis in charge of music praised the progress and the chorus training, noting the company as a top Corry talent group with old stars and several new faces in Elk’s productions.
Last evening took place in the lodge room of the Mils Home and from this week up to the date set for the affair the gatherings of the entire company will occur regularly.
Mrs Lottie McKinney, after completing a course at Eastman School in Poughkeepsie, leaves Corry this morning for Rochester to enter Rochester Business Institute for a modern course in typewriting and stenography. She plans a five month stay to qualify for teaching commercial subjects.
Health officer Bierce reports an outbreak of measles and chickenpox on the Cornplanter reservation. About 25 people were stricken in a short period. The illness is serious and linked to long term effects, but no fatalities occurred with good care and containment. Separately, Stanley Zoch sued Dora Zoch for divorce citing cruelty and extravagance since their 1911 marriage. He contests the ceremony as binding, claiming she cannot assume marriage duties.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe. It claims four doses every two hours, up to three consecutive doses, will relieve headache nasal congestion feverishness and rheumatic aches with a 25 cent package sold by any druggist.
Career notice seeking youths for an office role after completing a bookkeeping stenography and typing course. Emphasizes up-to-date equipment, real business methods, and placement after graduation. Free booklet requested.
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