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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
5
Weekly inventory showcases 27 inch wide blue fabric and 27 inch wide orange material, silk yardage in changing shades, and large lots of gauze ribbed underwear and fine ribbed union suits. Lingerie waists span multiple prices from 98 cents to 1.50, with selections across 25 dozen silhouettes and assorted colors.
Silk boot hose priced at 25 cents and silk Lisle hose in tan or black at 25 or 50 cents. Good quality tan or black hose offered at 1 cent and 15 cents, indicating a sale or promotional listing from a local retailer.
An advertisement touts wash dresses for children at 1.50 and ladies dresses from 3.50 to 8.00, urging readers that buying from this stock will pay off. The copy promotes affordable dress options and signals a retail sale event to shoppers.
A local retailer promotes new long coats as a value choice, claiming high quality at the lowest prices. The store emphasizes saving money while sourcing durable outerwear for winter wear.
A Washington Star snippet quotes Alias Cayenne debating whether women are won by fat or charm. The remark suggests some prima donnas would marry easily, reflecting dated gender notions in a brief social quip.
An old advertisement fragment touts Parisian Sage with promises of hair restoration and beauty for all ages. It includes a money back guarantee and lists N. F. Ames & Co as the seller. The page also features a recruitment note seeking more girls for the Nu-Bone Corset factory with light work and decent pay.
Junk dealer H Wells operates at 260 Doinware, with a corner location at W Wayne. Contact via Bell phone 235-1 for inquiries or services.
April 29 1942 social notes from Spartonsbure record visitors departures and arrivals Mrs Kerr spending weeks at Mrs A B Day home departed for Low Tagelel Cal to Peaume Hin work Mr and Mrs C I Mesenger visited and spent week with friends in town Well a Green of Youngstown Pa visited Sunday Branley Platt and Mrs A J Morton of Meadville attended at Branley Platts home David Bixby and family return from Bakersfield Cal to stay some time Miye Bertha Hockenberry Jett visits Oyar Pa with parents Crawford Thurston of Lina Ca spent weekend with wife and friends Mr and Mrs J C Taubut of Hele visited over Sunday Mr and Mrs Paul Gillespie of Ow City arrived to attend funeral of cousin Wran Helen Field of Pleasant Valley visited Myrna Thomson Mina Lucile Brown of Corry visiting at Tauber home Junior reception held Tuesday evening at Winans hall Frank Thorn of Pittsburgh arrived home to spend week with sisters the Misses Thomson Delia Bates of Corty visiting A J Eldred Marie Thayer of Lineville called home to care for ill uncle.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ling on May 1 in Columbus were largely attended with Rev. Wooden officiating. Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Swinson sang, offerings were ample, and pallbearers included Manwarren members and Schramming. Out of town attendees came from Buffalo and Crosby Pa. She was laid to rest in West Side cemetery amid community mourners.
Ardmore Pennsylvania May 1 An hour before the ceremony Mary Welchere was warned by a telephone call from Haw and McNallys that her fiancé Tony Giotance had vanished. He left without notice from his employer and boarded a train out of town. He does not seem to intend to return.
The Corry tea company proclaims its ice is made from the finest spring water, evaporated to steam, condensed, and frozen to be healthful. They assure customers that the ice is purer than water and sell at a low price, urging readers to choose Corry Ice Co for safety and value.
Notice to teachers advises submitting applications by Monday, May 0. D. B. Rows, Secretary, requests Baye their applications for early positions.
Reprinted medical ad touts Dr Pierce's Invalids' Hotice and related devices as treatments for neuralgia sciatica rheumatism and chronic diseases. It emphasizes home correspondence access through Buffalo New York and claims extensive success and modern equipment including Night globes and high frequency apparatus. The piece promotes a broad range of conditions claimed to respond to the Golden Medical Discovery and associated preparations.
Notices instruct Cream Skim milk Butter milk and Cottage Cheese be carried on morning milk routes with special deliveries in the afternoon. Orders should be phoned in early to Corre Pure Milk Go.
A shipment arrives from Acme Milling Co featuring a carload of feed items including chicken feed, corn meal, and cedar quality products. Transits report steady supply with noted freshness and readiness for distribution.
A muddled item describes hats and gloves cleaned along with clothing washed and dried. The note references unclear terms and stray letters, offering no clear names, dates, or places to anchor a specific event or person.
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