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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
17
A catalog note describes summer grass rugs praised for durability and cooling feel. New herringbone and stencil bordered weaves appear in multiple sizes and by the yard, with prices listed for Crex and Deuto styles across 27 to 72 inch widths and 6x9 to 9x12 feet dimensions.
Vader Shades offers porch screens made of broad linden wood strips with weatherproof colors. Available widths range from 4 to 12 feet and a drop of 8 feet. Prices span from 2.25 to 7.50 dollars.
Catalog note promotes a store in Clarksburg offering a wide range of women’s undergarments from top makers including Forest Mills. Features include women's vests in round or V neck styles, with sleeve options and silk tape at 15c 25c. union suits at 50c. pants ribbed jersey with lace or band tops. and lisle thread fine vests with silk tape at 50c.
A house furnishing store on the Basement Floor promotes its half yearly sale noting it leads the region in sales with affordable prices and strong serviceability of wares. Manufacturer assurances back its prominence in the market.
Local sale ends soon offering Standard Vacuum Cleaners regularly 10 now 7.50. Lambs wool brushes 35c to 50c, radiator brushes 35c, refrigerator brushes 10c, bottles 10c. O'cedar mops 1.00 to 1.50. Brooms 25c to 75c, dust pants 5c to 25c. Wash boilers 75c to 4.00, waste paper baskets 50c to 4.00, clothes baskets 50c to 2.00, hampers 1.75 to 4.00. Curtain stretchers 10c to 2.50, wringers 3.25 to 4.50, ironing boards 5c to 2.50. Space bags 5c, liquid veneer 25c to 50c can. Jardinieres 25c to 2.00 including pedestals 3.50 to 120.00.
The Upholstery Store displays many new draperies and seasonable goods including domestic cretonnes scrim curtains shirt waist boxes cedar chests and screens at special prices.
New waists unveiled this morning feature dow fiat collars and three quarter sleeves with hand embroidery. Prices range from $1.25 to $3.50, plus Crepes de Chine blouses in ten styles priced $5.00 to $7.05 in colors and white.
Miss Mary Mulvaney daughter of Mr and Mrs Mulvaney wed Mr Cramies Culagran at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 6:30 pm. Rev McDermott officiated. Afterward a dinner at the bride’s Elm Street home preceded the couple's eastward honeymoon on train No. 4.
Boyd Gr. Allen of Hepelbeh visited the city Memday and attended to business with G. Beal, a farmer in town.
Governor Habneld announces 14 representatives from West Virginia for the ninth annual weights and measures conference to be held in Washington at the Bureau of Standards May 26 to 29. Delegates include officials from mining, law, and women’s clubs, with focus on stronger weights and measures laws and possible early legislative action.
Charleston April 29 the state supreme court issued twelve opinions along with petitions and rehearing arguments. Decisions include Elliott vs Blie Barbour reversed remanded and State vs Western Railway Randolph county affirmed and others reversed or affirmed with writs of error certiorari or prohibition in several counties.
Professor J W Samples opened a special subscription school in the graded school parsonage to ready pupils for the next winter term. A petition seeks an eight month term under a new state act. Several eighth graders recently graduated and aim for the county high school. Clergy attendance and conference business followed services at Mt Whorter with multiple ministers assisting. Recent visitors include Mrs Warren Douglas Miss Teresa Boyles and Miss Metta Miller.
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