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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
4
A promotional piece extols Durham's Store as a premier department store with extensive lines of goods and ongoing growth. It highlights regular stock at modest prices and upcoming special sales designed to deliver value, aiming to attract new customers and position the store as a winner in the current season.
The Kodak Brownie offers easy picture taking for boys at a low cost. A fold ing post card size camera plus basic outfits are available, with stock on hand and a Kodak catalogue mailed upon request. The ad promotes affordable photo supplies and prompt service.
Cheap staples and household goods advertised for fair week. Listed prices include Tateum powder 18¢, Mead Taleum powder 25¢, Armour's Taleum powder 12¢, life DuRells Taleum powder 9¢, Elderflower soap 18¢, Vigo soap 10¢, Castile soap 2¢, A D S shaving powder 17¢, Hysen toothpaste 18¢, Meads Thistle Bloom cream 16¢, Oat Meal Face Cream 16¢, Perfume Crushed Roses 42¢, Hair Brush 43¢, Burdock and Prickly Ash compounds 25¢, Vitae Ore Pills 106. Save enough to visit the fair daily.
Edison phonographs bring vast pleasure to homes with popular Fireside model and net horn, complete for 32 dollars. Outfit can be bought on trial with one dollar weekly payments. Free catalog details alternate combinations from 12.50 to 200 dollars. Edison cylinder machines and Victor style offerings range 15 to 200 dollars.
The Corry fair Poultry Department thrives as breeders expand into incubators and brooding. Eggs and birds from Corry fanciers bring large sums in markets, with entries rising and a diverse display including ducks geese turkeys bantams and stock. The exhibit features Asiatic Brahmas Cochins Plymouth Rocks Wyandots Rhode Island Reds Leghorns and more, drawing admirers and promising a finer fall show than last year.
An advertisement proclaims reliability and growing popularity for The American Drug Sista Syndicate. It claims an association of authors and druggists formed long ago and promises a remedy for every ailment, offering to supply preparations to those who request information.
An ad itemizes pens ink pencils paper account books carbon paper typewriter ribbons filing cases and rubber stamps made to order with ink pads daters and related office essentials.
Customers are invited to buy razors from $1.40 to $5 and related shaving items. The store lists standard blades, safety razors, and accessories such as straps, soap, mugs, bay rum, face cream, powder, and a fountain pen. Notable pens include John Holland $2 to 86, Alox Self Filling $2.59 to $4.00, and Parham's Dollar Pen.
The catalog highlights a range of pocket knives favored by the average man. Prices span from 25 cents to a dollar twenty-five, with multiple makes and models offered to suit daily use and practical needs.
The Terrier Cuttery Co. presents warranted files and tools for buyers. Before you shop elsewhere, consider previewing their selection to compare quality and value.
The catalog markets a range of box papers tablets envelopes and assorted stationery supplies noted for breadth and perceived quality. The listing highlights a supplier with a focus on variety and value for business offices.
A list of educational essentials includes pencils and pens, ink, tablets, pencil boxes, erasers, carrying cases, paints, and rulers. The compilation emphasizes basic classroom supplies for student use and organization.
The advertisement touts a wide rubber goods stock including hot water bottles syringes nipples atomizers elastic bands sponges finger cuts teething rings medicine droppers complexion brushes and similar items all offered at reasonable prices.
A local paint sale advertises top quality wall paint now in order with limited time pricing. Gallons cost 1.75 dollars as white and regular colors, with quarts and smaller quantities listed. Customer supplies their own can and stock up before the sale ends.
The advertisement promotes peroxide of hydrogen as an essential home antiseptic deodorant. It lists strongest grade pricing: quarter pound 15 cents, half pound 25 cents, one pound 40 cents.
When the doctor calls to see you and leaves an eight prescription for medicine bring it to us for careful handling with the best and freshest drugs. Old family recipes are skillfully prepared and our charges are modest.
A tobacconist showcases top local and national cigar brands inviting customers to explore brands offered at popular prices. The ad notes prices such as 10 cents and quantities of 2 for a small bundle and 8 for a larger pack, urging smokers to become familiar with available selections.
Advertises latest magazines now on sale with orders taken for any publication sized. Subscriptions available at low rates, with combination orders encouraged and figures requested to accommodate requirements.
The Corry Fair features the Tompkins Wild West Show a genuine Wild West act offering free daily exhibitions on the track. The program includes Indian War Dances by a troupe of hearty Indiana riders and cowboys performing tricks and feats for the audience.
The article notes that while many varieties lay more eggs in winter, Leghorns remain the top year round producers with proper care. It emphasizes breed representation and urges breeders to select exhibition specimens. Secretary Morgaridge has secured entries from several large breeders who will bring their birds to the Corrytall show.
Acme Milling Company advertises surplus stove coal available immediately as weather repairs loom. A carload of agricultural lime is also offered at a very low price.
Madame Myers is reported to be at home on West Main Street with many friends gathering around. Details about the visit or event remain sparse in the fragment.
Black Malie Valein and Ce Mt and Medi are listed in this brief notice. The entry includes names likely tied to a local business or event, with limited readable context. Further details are not present in the fragments.
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