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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1920
Page
2
The 17th Anniversary Sale runs for 10 days starting Wednesday to celebrate seventeen years of service. It promises bigger value and great reductions to help housewives stock winter needs, highlighting loyal patronage and continued effort to merit it.
Announcing an anniversary sale featuring wool plaid skirts in multiple styles and colors priced from 12.50 to 22.50, plus Georgette waists at 8.00 to 10.00. Many items offered at 20 percent off, with additional unlisted prices for assorted skirts and waists.
A historic ad lists all wool blankets from $4.50 to $20.00 in multiple colors and plaids, plus dress fabrics, silks, and notions. It showcases items like Huffatal blankets in white with pink, Ridge blankets, and Nashua Woolnap options, alongside cotton blankets and assorted fabrics and notions.
Shop advertises women's charmuese gowns and assorted dresses in tricotine serge and satin from $19.50 to $50.00. Includes embroideries braids and plain styles with cordian plaited skirts in navy taupe brown and black. A special lot of serge and satin dresses valued to $30.00 offered.
Minerva Silk and Worsted yarns offered alongside Angora yarns in black white and gray. Special price 41 cents per unit, 80 value items. Fluffed Cotton available in all colors. Silk and Mercerized Petticoats discounted with prices ranging from $3.00 to $7.19 and a 20 percent discount on all silk bloomers.
Anniversaries and domestic fabrics listed with bleached muslin and unbleached options. Includes prices for muslin yardage, pillow tubing, bed sheets 81 by 90 inches, and bed spreads. No clear seller or dates beyond a 9/4 fragment.
A selection of gingham and percale fabrics offered in multiple patterns and colors. Includes 42 to 45 inch widths with stripes and plaid designs. Prices range from 45 to 50 cents per yard, with various assortments available.
A fragmented advertisement lists mercerized Marquisette and Cretonnes with prices per yard, along with inlaid linoleum and related materials. Entries note 75 cent to dollar ranges, 46e grade and HemStitched Marquisette with lace edge, and various fabric and linoleum options.
A regional ad offers boys hose at 49 cents and girls hose at 59 cents with mercerized thread, plus men's half hose at 39 cents in black white and cordovan. Counts note ribbed school wear, wool or silk heel and toe enhancements, and standard grades across sizes.
An advertisement lists corsets from Ninis and Wyonecial with prices ranging from 2.19 to 6.00. Designs cater to heavy figures and offer multiple sizes. Includes Belts and assorted corset options such as $4.89 and $3.19 items.
American Lady corsets boned with Mighty Bone in 12 styles including low top and hip free designs, sizes 19 to 30 at 15 percent off. Women’s 80 cent plain linen handkerchiefs, sale 3 for 1.00. Ladies half linen handkerchiefs, fine quality, 4 for 1.00.
Advert shows price list for Bungalow Aprons at $3.00 with white and colored options, heavy pockets and trimming. Toweling items priced from 25 to 45 cents, including linen crash and pure linen Huck Toweling.
Old newspaper snippet advertises ladies hosiery with price points from 3.50 to 2.00. Features silk hose reinforced toes and double knee examples in black white and corded colors. Claims include pure silk lookalikes and fiber blends with special value for ladies.
Sale offers women's outing gowns in white and white stripe with high neck and long sleeves. Prices shown include 4.50 and 33.00 and a 289 window displays. Limited stock. buy during the sale period.
A fragmented listing shows house dresses offered at low prices with various figures such as 500 and 288, suggesting a local sale or catalog description. The text is incomplete but indicates promotional pricing and dress items.
Keyser union suits in multiple styles and sizes priced from 98 cents to 1.59. Children fleece lined union suits and separate garments offered with a 15 percent reduction and various colors. Ends with in-store promotions and clearance values.
The item lists residents and guests in Mendon and nearby towns. It mentions N Cohen & Sons at Kparmansburg, a Tuesday meeting, home transfers, guests staying for grape harvest, and locals like Mr and Mrs Sturdevant, Taft, and Patechen visiting or hosting relatives. Several moves and visits are noted among families and communities.
A garbled blend of names, travels, family updates, and sparse notices. Mentions moves from Tennessee to Buffalo, visits by relatives, a funeral, and various local names such as Mr and Mrs Charles Be taor, Clara Sehreckédghost, Riley Parker, and Mattie Forbes. The text reads like a messy OCR of announcements and social tidbits with no clear single event.
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