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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1915
Page
5
The article notes Christmas is welcomed worldwide including war scarred Europe. It recalls a skeptic who, on Christmas Eve, carried packages, illustrating the season’s generosity. It highlights visitors to the P S Store as evidence of a heartier Christmas welcome than before.
Social and Personal items note a meeting of the Christian Women’s Board at Mia Johnson’s home on Milberry Street Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Silgiton as tender. Cards and visits are planned as Mrs. Grove and daughter entertain at the Masonic temple. A Women’s Missionary Society meeting at St Paul’s Methodist Church sets plans for a bazaar at DeForest millinery on Friday and Saturday. A Christmas sale of fancy articles occurs at Central Christian all day Thursday with a luncheon. The December Altar Guild meeting of Christ Episcopal parish is announced with Winter plans.
Advert sees a range of bed covers advertised with various fillings and sizes. Prices span from 1.60 for comforts filled reversible Indian blankets 62 by 72, to 20 for lambs wool with silk covers. Capps Wool blankets priced 7.80 with fast colors and 62 by 72 inch size. They claim genuineness.
Store advertises white Turkish towels with large blue initials Avoven in stock at Main Street. Towels measure 23 by 42 inches and are priced at 25 cents each, with a bold call to hurry as limited quantity remains.
Women love handmade gifts for Christmas and these Colonial cretonnes offer many usable items. Suggested projects include clothing bags, lamp shades, doilies, dollies, covers, boxes, purses, holders, and storage, with prices from 2c to $1.25 a yard. Elevator to the third floor.
The article notes fur prices surged 6 to 800 percent since prior purchases while dealers claim no price increase on current stock. A blue fox skin recently sold for $260 in St Davis as demand peaks for fur trim. The shop advertises marked prices at the normal margin with no added markup, at Pub Salon on 2nd floor.
Crane's Stationery reveals new department items including tints and novelties in writing paper, correspondence cards, and envelopes. All chosen with care to offer choicest pieces. Holiday boxes priced from 2bc to $8.00 for dainty to fine stationery selects.
The Phisian store advertises a wide selection of gifts for December shoppers. Bud vases, coffee pots, percolators, kettles, candle sticks, trays, and electric items are featured with prices from a few dollars to around five dozen, aiming to lure gift seekers with quality goods at accessible costs.
An association session was diverted to discuss health matters while Albert P Hoey heads to Jacksonville for the winter. Weston visitor George W Smith and Clarence P Stout from Ben Lomond are noted locals. A recipe fragment describes a soup with onions mashed through a strainer, onion removed before serving, with instructions for thickening and seasoning.
Sibnon Sala outlines a method for a salmon and cabbage dish using one can of salmon and eight French dressing. The recipe details include slicing cabbage, serving on platters with pickles or olives, and a sauce with bil vinegar salt and pepper. It mentions mixing milk and cooking in a double boiler with water.
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