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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
9
The China Store advertises stocked china ware from open stock dinner ware to crackers and cheese dishes with last minute delivery options. It promotes a large coat sale from big makers offering substantial savings and lists new waists and spring styles, including Georgettes and Crepe de Chine, with prices and sizes for Misses and women.
Christmas shoppers flock to the fur section as small furs and novelty pieces arrive in abundance. Fox, seal, muskrat, raccoon, coney, and Hudson seal coats are highlighted on the second floor, with fashion and popularity emphasized.
The advertisement promotes Pyrex Glass Baking Dishes as the ideal cooking ware for women. It emphasizes sanitary materials, nonporous surfaces, quick even heating, and the ability to see food while cooking, noting their attractive presentation for table use.
Special Christmas music programs will be presented by the First Methodist Episcopal Church choir and the boys choir with a full ensemble, under directors Clyde Beckett and Mrs. Tonlay Smith Cupper, featuring an organ prelude, antiphons, soloist numbers, and carols. A Sunday morning service at First Baptist includes a sequence of hymns, anthems, a solo, and a Christmas-themed sermon. Local announcements note weddings, social events, and community visitors.
Pittsburg dispatch notes Miss Emma Catherine Verrlattle of New York a renowned soprano will wed Charles Zaruba of Perrysville Avenue in late January. The ceremony is planned after a southern trip, with future home expected in Pittsburgh.
Ly and Mrs J Phillip Clifford and daughter traveled Saturday to Buckhannon to spend Christmas with Mrs Clifford s grandmother Mrs Thomas Farnsworth. Sydnen and Benjamin Britt planned to go west to Sniffall. Henry Alexander returned from Parkersburg to attend to business. Robert Bland of Weston visited the hills Saturday. Miss Lena Buchler, guest of Miss Lester Litetetter, returned to Morgantown. May Frances Tupper and daughter from Yonkers were mentioned in travel notes.
Cordova hand modeled leather pieces are crafted by war artist craftsmen with no machinery. Each item is finished by hand from design to completion, driven by skilled hands and fertile brains. Cordova Hand Bags priced at 13.00 15.00 316.00 and 18.00. Cordova Card Cases priced 2.50 and 3.00.
A collection offers umbrellas of many materials and sizes for men women and children. Silk umbrellas with gold plated handles and other options in sterling silver ivory gun metal and natural wood priced from 5.00 to 12.50. Suitcase folding umbrellas reach about fifteen inches at 4.00 and 5.00. Plaid silk designs for women priced around 5.50. Various umbrella values highlighted as practical gifts.
Silk underwear offered at reasonable prices with a fine quality range. Kaiser's Italian Silk vests 1.50 to 2.00 and union suits 4.00. Kayser's Envelope Chemise 4.00. Niagara Maid oil jersey bloomers 2.00 and Niagara Maid slips 1.50 to 2.50.
Christmas stationery presents affordable options with attractive styles priced under common inferior papers. Boxes and boxed papers come in color combinations, with correspondence cards and children's stationery offered in 25¢ to 75¢ ranges. Highlights include boxed Christmas papers and assorted colors for cards.
A large sale announced today at Sturm and Wilson offering heavy reductions on all Holiday merchandise. The ad emphasizes broad discounts across departments and invites shoppers to visit the store for the promotions. The notice highlights limited-time pricing and seasonal selection.
Mary Miller, 12, saved her seven year old cousin Jas Bayne from drowning at Cumberland Gulf. She received a Silver Medal presented by Miss Sadie Dart and Mrs Julia Loy as Girl Scouts and Boys Scouts joined in the ceremony. Attendee Mary returned to aid her cousin after reaching shore.
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