Christmas Thoughts on Friendship and Gratitude
A holiday reflection on Christmas fostering remembrance and affection. The piece lauds thoughtfulness and yule-tide generosity as keys to happiness and lasting friendships in daily life.
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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
5
A holiday reflection on Christmas fostering remembrance and affection. The piece lauds thoughtfulness and yule-tide generosity as keys to happiness and lasting friendships in daily life.
Advert shows three women’s shoe styles GLARA priced 8.50 a pair with patent kid vamp and white calfskin top JOSEPHINE an English walking shoe at 5.00 in black calfskin with heavy soles CATHERIN a 10.00 model brown kid vamp ivory quarters and heels plus another version at 9.00 with patent vamp and rose taupe tops and heels, suggests gifts for Christmas lists.
Umbrellas for men feature ivory and blue steel handles with gold inlays. prices range from 95c to 12.50. Women’s models include sterling silver, gold plated, ivory and wood handles, priced up to 15.00. Suit cage umbrellas sell for 4.00. Silk varieties from 2.00 to 12.50, plaid ivory tipped at 8.50.
Oriental Rugs are as good gifts as ever they were and fairly priced. Saraloud Cabestans and Shiraz rugs with bold figures and striking designs in sizes around 3x5 4x6 and 5x8. Prices range from 18.50 to 90.00. Special in Mr. Kanam's collection shown on the Third Floor.
A pre Christmas sale offers 75 suits priced 10 15 or 20 and 87 dresses at 16 75. Garments include broadcloth gabardine velour and cheviot in blues blacks greens and browns with one of a kind items in various sizes. Second Floor Salons.
Parsons-Souders Company offers extensive Christmas shopping via letter or phone. Customers far from the store can select thousands of brand new gift items and have orders executed with scrupulous care. Write to Clarksburg or call Bell 313 314 315 or Home 178 for information and instant results.
Cotton blankets priced 90 cents to 2 dollars 75 cents. Part wool blankets 3 dollars 98 cents to 5 dollars. All wool blankets 6 dollars to 15 dollars. Silkiline covered comforts 3 dollars 50 cents to 7 dollars 50 cents.
Social and personal items note a birthday dinner for Mr Doyle with mayor Gordon and others praising his work as street superintendent, a Queen Esther chapter meeting, a Camden-on-Gauley wedding, a Broad Oaks Mothers Club gathering with nursery fund drive, a Christmas candy sale at Bain's Millinery, wedding announcements for Miss Mary Belle Stuart and Wylie Creel and for Mr and Mrs Albert Lohin, plus a Norfolk sale terms section and eggless cake recipe quoted from 1803 deeds.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Hutton guests of friends in the city went Thursday to Fairmont. J W Boise of Keyser is a visitor here. Ja E Smith of West Union was a business visitor Thursday. J B and G H Trainer were here from West Union Thursday.
A vintage recipe outlines a Pinafore Cake with butter sugar eggs milk cream of tartar soda flour cornstarch salt and flavoring. Instructions emphasize beating ingredients well and note the mixture as a prize cake entry.
Good guest towels for Christmas giving are described. Towels come plain or with handsome damask borders, all made of pure flax. Hemstitched at 25c, hemstitched with damask border and space for initial, 50c, scalloped end.
Daitleymaire and brocades in pink and blue at 29c a yard six or seven inches wide. For fancy work girdles trimmings stripes satin ribbons and Paisley designs 5 to 7 inches wide 25c to 65c a yard Main Floor Bust Aisle.
The notice highlights leather items and travel gear. Men prefer wallets belts trunks and suit cases. plenty of small wares near the front entrance and a wide selection on the third floor.
Hundreds of ties priced at 25 cents up to 2 dollars. The Kayser New York tie starts at 1.00. Lounging robes offered as gifts from 3.50 to 12.50.
A note highlights a large toy collection found in West Virginia likely the biggest in the state. Shoppers are guided to the third floor and told to take the elevator for access.
New stock arrives in the city for the Christmas season. Merchants showcase two thousand pairs of silk stockings ranging from 50 cents to 3 50. The latest restock includes 240 McCallum black silk stockings with the See stripe top priced at 1.25.
A charity or department store promotes a large holiday china exhibit featuring breakfast sets teapots vases celery trays and various dinner services from 10¢ to 225 with domestic English and French patterns priced from 3.90 to 225 highlighting deal values and diverse styles.
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