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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
5
An eloquent exhortation to knitters and volunteers across ages and sexes to support wartime relief. The Red Grass Knitters pledge broad participation from mothers and grandfathers to road workers and maidens as the nation unites in sorrow and steady effort. The Parcels Post will deliver supplies quickly to all needy regions.
We continue the sale of furs with yesterday's exhibit praised as satisfactory. Daily new stock until Christmas promises a rush as we offer dressed furs with correct names and fair prices. Additional assortments will be kept daily to attract eager buyers.
This sale features 24 coat styles including seal fur cloth options with trim and fur collars. Prices range from 15 to 25 dollars with fur clad varieties priced 21.50 and 25, and a broad selection in black blue brown green white and mixtures.
Christmas sale at Parsons Sauders features a large linen handkerchief collection. Hemstitched varieties in weights and sizes priced 25c to 86c, plus hand embroidered initials 15c to 50c. Children's hemstitched and embroidered options range from 10c to 50c.
A compact reminiscence notes a quirky phrase about memory and friendship. The piece hints at playful language and nostalgia, suggesting how simple words carry shared meaning among close circles. No clear event or named parties.
The Clarksburg Battalion Army ordered 30 copies of the Christians War Cry official publication. Command st Booth praised a pictorial, speechless presentation meant to unite nations and colors, noting it as a valuable, harmony driven volume. The piece links Salvation Army history and shows 10,000 attendees at Crystal Palace in Britain.
Washington dispatch notes social and personal honor for Rep Fatativorsambe and other congressmen at a Commercial Travelers gathering in the chamber of commerce rooms Thursday night. W J Fields of Kentucky and more notables will attend. several will give brief addresses on matters of travel, salesmanship, and local business.
Readable items note the Woman's Missionary Society meeting at Mrs C C Stealey's home in Point Comfort at 7:30 PM. A First Baptist Church Christmas sale runs today and evening with a large variety of fancy work and domestic articles, plus refreshments. Officers were elected for the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the East End Sewing Circle plans an 8 to 10 PM gathering hosted by May and Genevieve Connell. A Central Christian Aid Society meeting is scheduled for 2:30 PM Thursday. The double wedding of Bartletts and Melges Bartlett to Graves and Solomon is set for Wednesday evening at the Bartlett home with a 7:30 PM ceremony and reception to follow.
A busy roster: J F Colline from Grafton and A Jarvis from Grantavale visit the city. A D Lees, Huntington hotel inspector, makes a trip. P J McDermott from Wheeling arrives as a journeyman visitor. Omar W Swiger from Wallace visits Tuesday. Totonie A Moss of Wheeling has aviation business here. Ginnell from Parkersburg among guests at Hotel Gore. Lon Davidson of Richwood on a brief business visit. George J Cochrane of Wheeling transacts business. Charfer Weber of Parkersburg attends a business session.
The general reviewed 44 000 Army members with over 2000 veterans attending. Officials noted public events had speakers translated into thirty three languages to aid foreigners. The crowd heard remarks on duty and unity amid the large scale procession and ceremonies.
A Senate and House banking committee move to consolidate rural credit legislation. A subcommittee rewrites the 18 bill to subordinate to the Federal Reserve System, abandoning earlier plans. The commission behind the Fletcher-Mosrldl credit bill aimed at long term mortgage credits for farm aid.
William Eady, a middle-aged city inmate, confessed to stealing a suitcase found at the Battery Moreland depot. Police linked papers to Lt. Stewart, with most clothing traced to Holdy, who had altered outfits after the theft. the valise was concealed under concrete in No.2 pole area.
Local A A C N M Shrine members are called to meet at the Masonic temple this evening at 8 o'clock to arrange Thursday's ceremonial events. Potentate Wade Corffman urged full participation and readiness for the rites.
A reader from Blastprilg recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for her son Ray who suffers croup. She claims it provides faster relief than other remedies and that she always keeps it on hand as a positive cure for croup.
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