Mrs. Mary L. Harris, dressmaking
A dressmaking business that Mrs. Mary L. Harris of Berryville advertised in the People's Journal in June 1910, offering to "cut, fit and make all suits in the latest style"; a Mrs. L. Harris advertised dressmaking in the paper again in January 1912.
What the sources support
The People's Journal of June 1, 1910 carried a signed advertisement for Mrs. Mary L. Harris, dressmaking, Berryville: "I want to cut, fit and make all suits in the latest style; and guarantee satisfaction."
See the source and its limits
The People's Journal of June 1, 1910 carried a signed advertisement for Mrs. Mary L. Harris, dressmaking, Berryville: "I want to cut, fit and make all suits in the latest style; and guarantee satisfaction."
What the source supports
That a Berryville woman advertised her own dressmaking business, in her own first-person words, in 1910.
Uncertainty
The wording is a transcription of the People's Journal, which condenses some entries; the newspaper OCR was not re-read for this claim. The printed page was not recorded. An advertisement is the advertiser's own account and does not show custom or trade.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The June 1910 signed advertisement.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., 1 June 1910, Vol. XVI No. 173
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1910-06-01 (publication)
Locator: Signed advertisement, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageMrs. Mary L. Harris, dressmaking, Berryville ... "I want to cut, fit and make all suits in the latest style; and guarantee satisfaction."
Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
The People's Journal of January 1, 1912 carried a dressmaking advertisement for Mrs. L. Harris: "Special attention given to children."
See the source and its limits
The People's Journal of January 1, 1912 carried a dressmaking advertisement for Mrs. L. Harris: "Special attention given to children."
What the source supports
That a dressmaking business under the Harris name was still advertising in 1912, and offered work for children.
Uncertainty
The wording is a transcription of the People's Journal, which condenses some entries; the newspaper OCR was not re-read for this claim. The printed page was not recorded. That this Mrs. L. Harris is the Mrs. Mary L. Harris of the 1910 advertisement is probable from the name and the trade, and the reading notes make that identification, but it is not established.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The January 1912 advertisement.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., 1 January 1912, Vol. XVII No. 192
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1912-01-01 (publication)
Locator: Advertisements, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageMrs. L. Harris dressmaking, "Special attention given to children."
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: contextualizes. The June 1910 advertisement naming Mrs. Mary L. Harris.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., 1 June 1910, Vol. XVI No. 173
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1910-06-01 (publication)
Locator: Signed advertisement, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageMrs. Mary L. Harris, dressmaking, Berryville ... "I want to cut, fit and make all suits in the latest style; and guarantee satisfaction."
Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
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