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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
5
A garbled ad lists domestic goods including cotton crepe kimono in blue lavender pink red and black with Persian borders priced around $1.00 plus toilet preparations Colgate wood paste talcum powder toilet water and soap at 25 cents. Sheer namook combination lace trimmed offered at $1.25. Black silk shirts of chiffon taffeta with soft collar and stiff fronts priced at $2.50.
Totten advertises luggage bargains with genuine cowhide suit cases at $5.00, black walrus leather bags from $7.50 to $11.50, and imitation leather cases at $3.00. The copy stresses savings of about one-fourth and emphasizes sturdiness and long-wearing construction.
Waist fashion notes warn against ill fitting waists due to poor patterns. Haysbns-Souders advertises roomy styles claiming Royal-Max Hold Marquise fits neck and body better. Linea shirts laundered at $1.00 and Linen shirts priced $1.50 to $3.00 with soft collars and cuffs from $1.0 to $3.90.
Wholesale market notes scarce supply of Latin Charmense Double Width silks offered at 2.00 per yard. Compares to 2.50 yarders in stock with daily arrivals expected. Highlighted is a select run of Rill Mussatine at 1.00 per yard, 1250 yards, 25 pivers each color including Black and White, 86 mmes wide.
A Women's Clothing Store advertises new fall suits priced from 10 to 21.50, promising good quality without discounting style or value. The notice appeals to women seeking affordable options while asserting quality remains high.
An old classified note offers bleached 64x64 muslin drawers for children aged 2 to 12. Priced at 10 cents a pair and 15 cents for another option, the text describes stains, double felled fabric, finished legs with tucks or ruffles.
House furnishing questions about needed items for kitchen pantry bathroom and laundry over six months. Detect broken or worn pieces likely to fail soon and estimate costs from now to Christmas. Visit House Furnishings Store on basement floors for a wide assortment and low prices.
A fragmented program note lists Victrola selections for tomorrow at the Pureons-Bonders store and nearby venues. It names performers and pieces including Hayden Quartet, New York Grand Opera Chorus, and Vocal ensembles along with a pupils recital and a charity notice. The long schedule mentions venues in Bay Collins and Mineral Wells with multiple performers and groupings.
I am prepared to personally make sittings for home portraits in your own home. The line of work is exceedingly popular in the East and commands the highest price. This is for the highest class of work only. No calls answered for work. IO or telephone Mrs. Barick.
An OCR fragment discusses design features for a modern school playground funded by the United States Bureau of Education, praising open access and year round use. It cites Henry Curtis and references Peabody funds and leaders shaping Southern education reform. tone reflects early 20th century progressivism.
Yaunty reunion of the Dudley Boggess McDougal families will be held at Willow Tree church on Dunkard Mill run September 7. The church stands on Mannington Street car line.
Those seeking concessions and exhibition spaces for the Clarksburg Fair to be held on September 17 and 20, 1849, should communicate with Secretary James Hess at Empire Building, Clarksburg. The text also contains garbled phrases and unclear references that suggest a health or epidemic note, but the essential notice requests contact for fair accommodations.
President taps committees to probe possible wrongdoing and inefficiency in government service. Officials outline scope, aiming to uncover duty failures and potential malfeasance.
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