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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
4
Advertisement lists various Nainsook fabric trims and finished garments including lace trimmed bodices bodies and tops in blue pink and white with ribbons. Mentions Philippine hand made hand embroidered pieces and silks on sale from 5.00 to 5.90.
Imperial long cloth offered in multiple sizes with price per 10 yard pieces. Jap Nainsook comes in white and flesh and assorted pricing per 10 yards. Bloomers and Billy Burke Pajamas appear with color options and price ranges plus crepe and ribbon trim fabrics shown.
Mohawk Sheets hemstitched and pillow cases offered with multiple sizes and prices. Includes Ivory and Special Pillow Cases, Barker and Lonsdale cottons, unbleached and bleached sheetings in nine to ten quarters, with Mohawk Pepperell and Foxhall brands noted as standard weaves of similar grade.
The text appears to mention prices around $1.40 and $1.90 for items, plus an amount $8.88 and notes about materials and trimmings. The readable portions are incomplete and do not specify a clear event or subject.
The listing catalogs variegated fabrics including white and colored organdies, dimities, batiste, voile, pajama checks, gabardine, and beach cloth. Prices range from 35c to $2.25 with multiple widths like 36, 32, and 40 inches.
Baseball scores from June 10 show Philadelphia losing to Cleveland 7 to 2 while New York defeated Detroit 7 to 5 after rain halted play in the eighth. Boston beat Chicago 8 to 1, St Louis routed Washington 15 to 1, and Ruth hit his 16th homer as New York topped Detroit 7 to 5 in a rain-affected game.
Baseball scores from June 10 feature eleven inning thrillers and late rallies. Boston edges Pittsburgh 2 to 1 on a ninth inning rally aided by Ca ton error and Maranville single. Cincinnati wins 2 to 1 in eleven over New York. St Louis defeats Brooklyn 9 to 3 amid umpire confrontation. Gallia lassos Chicago 9 to 8 in Philadelphia as Paulette scores the winning run.
The United Commercial Travelers district for Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Maryland and the District of Columbia met in Roanoke at 9 am. Roanoke welcomed delegates with addresses by John Wood and R H Angel. T J Phelps spoke for visiting delegates. Initiation of Roanoke council added over fifty new Knights of the Grip. The Roanoke World News ran a photo of Grand Counselor E A Leonard. A stray note on sombreros closes the item.
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