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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
5
Barsome Souders urges shoppers to start Christmas buying early citing supply, varieties, and avoiding delays. The piece notes packing out of packages and lists China Store offerings like fancy china glassware brasses and novelties to attract women shoppers.
An ornate department store showcases a Special Holiday Display featuring Persian ivory items and Romer articles. The display includes combs brushes and mirrors power boxes dressers hot pin molders tool boxes soap axes nail grinders small trays and a novel for children among complete sets.
Readable ad for a linen shop listing complete sets of table cloths and napkins, luncheon sets, napkins, fancy arts and covers, pins and handmade handkerchiefs, men's initials, embroidered towels, aprons, ready made underwear in boxes.
Holiday baskets and hampers displayed with Brown Teakwood and White Husk styles. Prices range from 0.98 to 5.00 dollars. New braided baskets, high stand work baskets, and various weaved grass baskets with plaited linings are offered.
Lacy boudoir caps debut with fancy ribbon trimmings from Hine. Price range 30e to 3.00, with items offered in Xmas boxes as appreciable gifts for women dolls. Special lace by the yard available for making saps and camisoles.
A catalog of men’s gift items lists neckwear in boxes suspenders garter and arm band sets handkerchiefs and socks. Includes combinations with silk hose gloves ties and accessories priced from $1.00 to $2.00 and up to $10 on bath robes umbrellas and other accessories offered in Xmas boxes and new colors.
Hundreds of customers praise Chas Domby shoes with styles for women and men. Prices list from 1.25 to 4.00 per pair for moccasins slippers and dress shoes in multiple widths and sizes, including patent leather kid and felt options.
scattered notes from Muddy Creek Ellsworth Inghram and Awe areas list wells No 24 No 2 and others in several townships. tests show gas oil or dusters with varying depths and outputs, with operators including South Penn Oil Carter Oil Heestwood and Hope Natural Gas among others. local districts include Pleasants Roane Clay Monongalia Washington and Ritchie counties with multiple farms cited.
Washington December 1 members of the Axles Club of 1847 in Washington gather to celebrate the ninety fourth birthday of Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur, veteran of the Mexican War and Vera Cruz siege, with music and dancing as the club's oldest member and vice president Colonel George Porterfield plans honor.
Paul W Dang of Fairmont and many others arrived or visited Tuesday. Names include Porter Maxwell from Peel Tree, Miss Helasénbrettet and Miss Sedeling of Brooklyn N Y, Mrs Howell Cooper's nieces, Laura Neale of Parkersburg hosted by Miss Margaret Coffman, Mrs G M Farner visiting Braxton county, Mo W Price from Jane Lew, H W Grayson from Wheeling, Oral Corder from Salem, Paul L Goldey of Parkersburg, C H Meeker in city, Jerome Cherry of Century, F Ankram from Toll Gate, H P Hillman of Parkersburg, W J Goble from Weston, F C Riester of Wheeling, M S Bush of Parkersburg a Waldo guest, Wayne Ferguson of Kenova, A M Jackson from Parkersburg, N H Reardon of Folsom on business, Bert Bradford from Petersboro.
The premium list for the boys and girls corn and potato show at the courthouse in December details class by class prizes for ten ears white corn yellow corn and single ear white and yellow corn along with largest production awards and monetary amounts for first second and third places.
An advert promises a $100 reward for proof of failure to cure a listed ailment using Gloonve jet and Chaether Stern Monsred remedies. It touts a cure attributed to Te Wsrang and urges readers to address F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. The text references Hall's Family Pills and a 75 cent price point.
Prize schedule outlines multiple classes for a college agriculture show. Classes include Sweepstakes for best ten cars, Isaay, Judging content, and crop and fruit exhibits with monetary awards from First to Third place. Donations fund prizes, with apples shown distributed after awards.
The body of Hemmia O. Fultz, three, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Fulty of Salem, died at a local hospital at 1 o clock Tuesday morning after an illness of appendicitis. The funeral will be held in Salem Wednesday after the body was returned home at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning.
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