This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
5
A Christmas message from The Shopping Centre of Central West Virginia urges gift giving as a means to strengthen friendships and family bonds. It extols warm hearts and renewed affection during the holiday season, stressing that happiness comes from friends rather than money.
Fur buyers are flocking to the Parsons Souders store after a big fur opening. Hull Hudson seal and other fine pieces arrive including mole, skunk, raccoon, lynx, and French coney with demand for black fox, beaver, and lynx.
Suitcases priced from 5.00 to 25.00 with fitted cases available at 12.00 to 25.00. Third Floor Tale Elevator.
A brief feature highlights new combs and hair ornaments. Describes their variety, appeal as gifts for debutantes or older sisters, and notes their delightfully different and effective designs.
Diverse selection priced at five dollars features women and men handles, silk covers, silver caps, and ornamental woods with golden and long silver handles.
French Lingerie Waists command fashion as gifts with two hand embroidered voile styles and one lace and organdies option. Collars adaptable high or low. Prices range from $2.00 to $5.00. Special tomorrow features a table lot of fresh items at $2.00 each.
Rotary club shifts to noon meeting at the Waldo hotel to elect new members and discuss membership. Clerksburg Woman’s Christian Temperance Union reports on national convention and peace arbitration. Civic Club plans 2 pm talk by city nurses on public health, tea to follow. Christmas bazaar set by St Paul’s Missionary Society. Delta Kappa Club Christmas dance at Waldo hotel. Assembly Club Christmas dance at Masonic Temple. informal tea hosted by Mrs Britt and guests on South Chestnut Street.
An advertisement promotes Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar as a home treatment for catarrh, catarrhal deafness, and head noises. It claims quick improvement often after one day, noting relief from breathing difficulties, head pains, and sensory loss, and asserts most ear troubles stem from catarrh.
Michael H King of Randolph County visits Elkins on business. Ernest D Lewis heads to Washington tomorrow night on business. George Davis arrives from Lost Creek on Tuesday. Hugh M Martin also in town Tuesday from Shinnston. Samuel A Elliott of McAlpin was here Tuesday on business.
Castle Hess returns from Clay after serving Hartland Colliery as payroll clerk. Os mans Swartz and others from Parkersburg Wheeling Morgantown and West Union appear on various errands. Pythian Grand Officer Thomas Ray Dille visits for duties. Ragtime Santa Klaus at Masonic auditorium Tuesday night.
Baltimore Md December market report shows steady demand for veal calves at 1 11 2 and 1 21 per pound with various weights. lambs and sheep offered with per head and per pound ranges. live pigs and shoats listed by size. beef cattle prices include first quality per pound around 7 7 4 cents and bulls, steers, cows and oxen quoted per head or per pound. Milk cows priced around 30 dollars per head.
A historical recipe fragment outlines butter and almonds with sugar and eggs. It mentions blanching almonds, slipping skins with hot water, shredding them, and flavoring with a bitter almond extract. The text reflects old kitchen technique and measurements, showing a dessert preparation method.
The Silk Stocking Section showcases pure thread silk stockings in many colors including black and white and twenty three others. Special at $1.00 a pair for women's stockings from toe to top, marketed as a remarkable hosiery value in a twelve month period.
A convention of the Progressive party of Northview is set for 7 30 Friday evening in the auditorium of Northview public school. The meeting aims to organize a complete party ticket for the upcoming annual municipal election. The notice appears amid other text about a kitchen recipe and appliances.
Thirteen matching luncheon sets priced at 8.50 include cloth table coverings and a dozen napkins. Additional table sets available in 10 12 15 and 18 dollar ranges.
A party executive committee chairman HW. Peter invites all 5 and all others interested to attend a meeting on January 4. The notice urges prompt response from those listed and any interested individuals.
Friends of Mrs. J. H. Buringt learn with pleasure Tuesday she is fast improving from the effects of an operation for fistula. She is in St. Mary's vital.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.