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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1920
Page
2
N Cohen & Sons announces its 17th anniversary sale beginning Wednesday for ten days. The store touts loyal patrons and promises lower winter-price reductions to help housewives stock up as the new season opens.
Anniversary sale highlights include wool plaid skirts at 12.50 and accordion pleated pants in all colors priced at 12.98. Shoppers are urged to explore wool plaid skirts labeled WU 1600 and related apparel in current sale offerings.
An anniversary sale highlights Wool and Cotton blankets with assorted prices and patterns. Featured items include white and plaid Wool blankets, Georgette waists, and silk dress fabrics with reductions. Various discounts appear on wool, cotton, and dress goods, with multiple price points and color options.
Buyers return from New York with a complete line of coats and suits at new lower prices. Ladies coats and misses coats priced from 5 to 25 dollars, children's coats 5 to 10, plus special values and notions including nets spools and laces. Store promotes deep discounts on an assortment of garments and accessories with several items highlighted as specials.
Women’s new charmeuse frocks priced around 29.50 to 50.00 with surplice bodices and long waists. Tricotine, serge and satin dresses in navy brown black and taupe range 50.00 to 50.00. One set of serges and satins values to 80.00 offered at 10.00.
Listing of yarns and fabrics with prices including Minerva Silk Mix Yarn 65 cents, Fleisher's Worsted 19 cents, Angers Yarn colors, pleicher Germantown, and various silk and mercerized petticoats priced from 1.69 to 6.50 with a 20 percent discount on all silk bloomers.
Annniversary sale lists bleached muslin and shirtings with prices. Lockhood and Lockwoot bleached sheets and 45 inch pillow tubing offered. Various muslin pieces priced from 22 to 89 cents. Bed sheets 81x90 priced at 1.85. A special lot of bed spreads offered at 1.9.
Readable ad fragment lists wash goods aprons and dress ginghams in multiple colors and sizes. It mentions apron ginghams 226 to 36 inches, dress ginghams 24 to 45 cents, bath robes with various patterns, and outing fabrics in white and colors with several inch widths.
Highly mercerized Marquisette and Cretonne fabrics offered in multiple widths and grades. Inlaid Linoleum and Congoleum flooring sold by the yard at discounted rates. Includes plain Marquisette and Hemstitched Marquisette with Linen Lace edges and assorted cretonne options.
Promotional notice listing children's hosiery in various sizes with prices 49 cents and 59 cents for girls and infants items, silk heel and toe stockings at 59 cents, and men's half hose at 39 cents. Indicates mercerized lisle blends and multiple color options, aiming at school wear and everyday use.
The ad lists Corsets priced from 4.00 to 6.00 with several brands including Niris American Lady and Splendid designs. It highlights heavy figures, multiple sizes from 19 to 30, and discounts up to 15 percent on select items with mention of Mighty Bone boning and hip supporting features.
Readable fragments show multiple ladies silk hose offers with prices from 2.00 to 3.50, highlighting pure silk with reinforced heels and toes, double knee features, and color options including black and white, indicating a local department store promotion.
Women’s outing gowns offered in white with red or white stripe, high neck and long sleeves. Sale prices include $3.50, $3.00 and $2.39 with discounts on regular stock.
An anniversary sale advertises women’s linen handkerchiefs at half linen quality and extra fine options. Plain plain hemstitched handkerchiefs and ladies half linen kerchiefs are offered with multiple quality levels and prices around 50 cents to 1 dollar, highlighting value and selection.
Local sale ad lists Bungalow Aprons priced around 2.50 and 1.25 for linen items, along with miscellaneous textiles and towels. It mentions white and colored aprons, toweling, and linen goods with savings, in a dense bargain-style classified notice from a period newspaper.
Keyser Union Suit styles include bodice or French top shells and tight knee in all sizes. Prices span $1.59 to 1.25 values, with 98 cents and 89 cents values noted. Children's fleece lined union suits and separate garments show a 15% reduction.
Inventory includes ladies tuxedo sweaters and men’s Back sweaters in all colors. Prices range from $4.98 to $15.00 with 20 percent off. Includes special offers, with items tagged at $5.98 and $10 noted for select colors.
Navy and Alice Blue middy dresses offered at $6.43 on sale from $7.50. White middies advertised at $4.00 and $3.49 with printed wash features claimed to prevent running. Repriced to attract buyers in a midseason clearance.
An OCR fragment shows an old advertisement praising Ban Cua Ointment sold for 860 or 59 a jar. The copy claims cures for sores, scalds, burns, bruises, and various skin ailments and mentions Ames and 'Ohiog' as endorsers. A patient recounts weight gain after treatment and a hospital stay of five years.
The Authors Club met in the evening at the library to discuss the Moorated Clubs constitution and general topics. Miss Condra was elected visiting member, with plans for a program including Longtetlow and Pilgrimages, and a successful program by Miss Puller and Tonpitt.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Bear Oil for hair and names such as Jundians and Sechey with scattered phrases. No clear event date or location emerges. cannot determine a full newspaper item.
An ad style piece touts a kidney remedy brand name with claims of restoring kidney function. It lists supposed testimonials and urges readers to buy the product at dealers, naming a city and distributor. The copy uses exaggerated praise and generic health claims in a period newspaper voice.
At 143 East Main Street in Corry Baumgarten advertises buying high prices for junk items including iron paper metals and magazines. The notice lists rubber and various metals as accepted items and provides a Bell contact.
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