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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
6
Inventory note details left over wall paper borders from stock. Company closing sale to clear space for new stock and goats.
An odd promotional notice invites readers to visit and browse sample hooks at a location offering papers. The message suggests bringing material to pair with items and hints at a display designed to brighten the reader’s paper in a single room.
The notice promotes sugar offers with discounts tied to purchases. It states 21 percent off granulated sugar for 10 cents with every 500 worth, 51 percent off for 250, and 10 percent off for 60 cents with every dollar spent on other goods. The text is garbled but centers on discounted sugar incentives.
Great advertising sale offers Wood s Best baking powder at half price with multiple can sizes and prices. The ad promises savings with single can promotions and urges customers to use half the contents, promising a refund if the product isn t the best they have used.
A garbled advertisement offers 25¢ pies of Mixen Lawn Grnng Beed at 25 cents each or two for a deal. Peddlex Punch cigars 1 cent each. Home made saver kraut peel and yeast bread promoted. A large tout for 7 cents appears in the broadsheet item.
A flood of short notices lists residents and visitors in Warren and nearby towns. Names include Miss Opal Bracken in Bete, Jack Howard to Warren, Edith Capsey in Warren, and many others from Erie, Toledo, Cambridge Springs, and Cleveland visiting for the day or on business. The page also notes a vaudeville troupe traveling to Warren, a charity bake sale, a church meeting, and town glimpses of municipal planning.
Prices listed for assorted catches including pike, salmon trout, whitefish, mullets, sheepshead, sea trout, and herring in Fulton Market. Fresh fish offered live and ready, with rates starting at eight cents per pound and reaching four and a half cents for select steaks.
An advert claims NO MORE RUNNING SORES from Sai Cura Ointment sold by Ames & Co and Thomas Downey. It touts rapid healing of sores and piles while asserting miraculous results and offers mail orders. The piece cites testimonials and medical claims, naming Thompson Medical Co and N. J. Amex & Co. as publishers.
A partial, garbled overdub appears to reference a female performer and a piece titled Sine Of bridge with unclear wording and misplaced quotes.
AmuseU Theater presents a light comedy featuring Florence Lawrence and Arthur Johnson with the Joudins in supporting roles. A lab production called to mind by the cast promises light humor and breezy entertainment for local audiences.
An old time advertisement touts a vapor heat flatiron that claims to save money and protect health and nerves. It highlights no electricity, yard testing, no wear, and a simple left handed operation. Sold on weekly payments by Perfection Sel Houtinz at 27 North Park Row Help.
A garbled listing describes an extravagant New York residence for a senator and his family. It boasts vast rooms, opulent features, secret doors, hidden closets, and lavish amenities including a grand dining area, living rooms, and numerous bedrooms. The text conveys a sense of a palatial urban dwelling with extensive decorative details and luxury fittings.
Fragmented text recalls a debate on gender roles and tradition, noting men do much of the work while women face scrutiny. It mentions a husband’s pocket, a curious incident with a box of gold and money hidden outside a window, and a police report involving an elderly woman claiming the savings. The piece mixes social observation with stray crime notes and regional references.
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