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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
8
Jumbled notices advertise male help wanted jobs and goods for sale including a horse mare 1400 pounds dining chairs rabbits and heating antinals. Listings mention address fragments and a wire for responses.
Fragmented sale notes list a two story house at 240 West Congress Street with attic finish and basement, two car garage, furnace, and bank contact for inquiries. Also mentions local political notices and state senate nomination announcements amid damaged OCR text from 1930 newspaper page.
Reports from London describe Labor Day marches planned across the country with workers aiming for a broad stoppage. Organizers failed to secure a general strike message, and most public outlets remained quiet. Strong efforts to mobilize are noted despite limited widespread action.
United Press reports State College hosts Farmers Week starting May 1 with expected attendance around five thousand. The program features demonstrations and talks on growing vegetables herbs soil fertility farming machinery and livestock care. Officials emphasize practical farming improvements and new agricultural methods.
Public sale listing for the Tavill estate at Sho Col nial Farm near Wattsburg Pa on May 10 1920. Property includes 82 head of cattle described as purebred Holstein grades plus five to seven year old cows and calves, described livestock and bankable paper notes, conducted by auctioneer TL Wilcox with clerk Parnell and executors Mrs Camrewte and Metannahod.
An old advertisement explains whooping cough dangers and convalescence. It praises Vicks VapoRub for local relief during active illness and convalescence, noting its external use and safety for frequent application. It advises gentle dosing and invites samples from Viele Chemical Company in Greensboro, NC.
This week we reselved a good shipment of popular children dresses for ages 6 to 14. Prices range from $9.00 to $500 per item. Middies offered in plain white and blue with collars, priced from 30.50 to 325. White or blue cotton bloomers listed at 1.50 to 2.00.
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