This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
5
Beautiful Wash Silks in five color combinations for dresses blouses shirts and pajamas. Linen look fabric priced at 1.192 yard. White gray with narrow black lavender stripes blue with white stripes. Width thirty two inches. Colors are described as fast and durable.
Fragmentary textile ad notes Sheer s00ds with White Flaxons and ice range from 18c to autiful figured flax 8 in embroidered effects. Mentions White Cotton Crepe in 28c and 25c.
Four styles of women s vests for summer wear in sizes 4 through 9 offered at 2 for 25c. Fine ribbed fabrics, sleeveless and wing sleeve options, neck and armholes trimmed with tape crochet beading. Full size, very elastic, valued from 2c to 18c depending on size, sale Saturday at 2 for 25c.
Continuing the sale of finn Shadow Silk Voiles exclusive to us, offered at less than half regular price. Describes sheer colored fabrics ideal for summer dresses and evening wear with a wide range of staple colors and delicate shades. Special sale price is 19 cents per yard.
A special sale features collars in wet Marquisette dotted Swiss with Cluny and Wallaces trimmings and beadings. Large collars in popular demand shown for the first time in this sale. Special at 25c.
Clarksburg store promotes a broad sale on carpets rugs lace curtains and draperies. Offers include Smiths velvet rugs Wilton velvet rugs Axminster and oriental styles at substantial discounts with low sale prices per yard and complete window shade and matting options.
A retail notice promotes a new collection of dress trimmings featuring Val and Venise laces, macrame, imitation crochet, embroidered nets, and metallic effects. It highlights wide and narrow fringes in black white and subtle shades, plain and tucked nets cloth of gold bugle fringe beaded braids and Venise crochet inserts in matched sets.
The ad promotes Niagara Maid undergarments in pure Italian and Venetian silk. It highlights vests and combinations in plain and embroidered styles and invites readers to visit the underwear department to inspect the new silk stock.
Many models priced at 16.50 20.00 and 25.00 cover styles and materials women favor Practically every style is showcased in this offering at a price not matched elsewhere in the city Suits at 16 50 feature Weverly tailored serges navy tans and black new arrivals Norfolk jackets and white serge coats also listed long white serge coats at 16 50.
A local advertisement promotes dress ginghams sold by the yard 32 inches wide from Anderson's fine material line. It highlights fifty patterns in new spring styles including plain colors novelty color combinations stripes plaids checks and broken checks for women and children wash dresses.
Spring sale items feature fine knit underwear for women in sizes 4 to 9 with options including long and half sleeve vests knee length pants and corset covers. Merode pants and vests come in fur bleached light weight options with sizes 4 to 9 and union suits in four styles priced from 25c to $1.00.
One hundred pairs of Lace Curtains offered direct from three leading mills at 79 cents per pair, normally selling for 1.50 to 1.75. White and ecru colors available, new stock introduced for immediate sale.
Great sale of Otis balbriggan men’s summer underwear for Saturday. Five hundred pieces available in shirts with long or short sleeves and drawers ankle length. Sizes 32 to 50. Garment worth 69 cents, Red Letter Day price 49 cents.
An advertisement offers a wide stock of brassieres priced from 50 cents and up. It promotes fashionable foundation garments for the season with plain and embroidery trim options, laced back designs, and low bust styles designed to pair with evening gowns.
An assemblage of fine embroideries includes Galcons Swiss bands matched sets Dress Flouncings in widths of forty-five and fifty-four inches Beautiful Plauen embroideries and Swiss Corset coverings in a score of new patterns.
An item listing serviceable fabrics for general wear with prices for yard wide blous2 linens in natural colors 19 25 35 39 50 cents. Automobile linen 36 inches wide heavy 50 cents, Ramie linens 36 inches white and colored 50 cents, waist linen 7 to 50 cents, 45 inch thread dress linen 75 cents, Trich linen 50 cents, 90 inch dress linen 1 dollar. All pieces advertised as pure linen.
Women are offered complete stocks of Onyx silk stockings in all sizes and colors. Pure thread silk hose in black and white available at $1.00 per pair, with fine double-weight options at $2.50 per pair for enhanced comfort and service.
Beautiful reversible fancy prints scrims with bordered designs and plain centers. Large assortment bought from a leading mill offered at about half regular value. Special sale Saturday at 12 14 cents per yard. All day Saturday only 12 440 yard.
Saturday night April 20th features gowns priced low with a new jet dust revolved assortment in sizes and styles. Made of bleached muslin with low necks and short sleeves, trim work with yokes and embroidered details. Special price and strong workmanship noted. Also a new lot of black silk Gloria fabric items with fast color, steel frame and red insert, suitable for men and women, offered after supper at 980.
Ad copy offers 50c women's silk boot hose with reinforced toes and garter top. Claims durability and color black. Door Sunday night special price quoted as 95c pale, with mention of past prices and mercerized finish. Short, period-voice catalog snippet from a local shop.
Towel sale continues for Saturday night offering Huck towels in neat hawned narrow striped fast color borders size 20x40 Faeries medium weight for service use. Ends promised as a rare opportunity to save on utilities at Nonaehold foods.
An advertisement touts 18 men’s 50x and 40x mercerized Maco yarn socks with reinforced heels and toes. Extra good value at 18c per pair or 2 pairs for 5c on sale Saturday night, with 18 pairs for 25c two-pair offer.
Yard wide black taffeta advertised at 69 cents per yard. Describes silk bargains and fast dye quality, promising wear guaranteed. Highlights limited sale time with Saturday night price of 69 cents per yard. Includes other taffeta lines and a note on value.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.