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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
5
Local sale notices advertise embroidered scarfs and table coverings with prices from 25c to 5.00. Items include hipter pieces, squares, and dailies of various sizes, noted as missed or soiled but offered at deep discounts. Mendable trims include scalloped, hemstitched, and lace trimmed embroidery, with Mexican work mentioned.
A few sets remain from the Christmas sale offering Theo Haviland Dinner Sets. Each set contains 100 pieces and is priced at 14.00 instead of 80.00, presenting substantial value. Some patterns include tentain options with two pieces available, and a reduction of one third applies.
A crude ad promises women’s hand bags at 98 cents each with vague claims of value and satisfaction. It urges shoppers to shave a dollar and visit for four bags, presenting a garbled promotional offer with unclear details.
A fragment notes women’s jewelry at Toc Olholtho offering sash beauty and lace pins. Items described as finely assorted yet priced at ten cents each. Question asks how many pieces are offered.
Friday morning brought 200 coats on hand with 50 Kelly Greens received today. The splendid petticoat is made of heavy messaline silks in plain, changeable colors. Silk Petticoats priced at 3.25 and 1.95.
A new cotton blouse in Canton Crepe arrived this morning priced at 1.25. It features long sleeves a round stone white button neckline and is described as very chic and smart for spring 1914.
A local store notes a shipment arrived the day after Christmas containing $2.50 bath robes and sample blanket robe patterns. Prices marked at $3.15 and $4. The writer suggests the robes are worth more than two dollars and urges buyers to speak up to claim them.
Chinese markets report daily shifts as post holiday bargains cut prices on items to five to fifty cents, reshaping trade dynamics. Retailers emphasize broad discounts and steady turnover across departments.
The federal migratory bird law is in effect locally and overrides stricter or shorter state seasons where applicable. In West Virginia woodcock seasons differ, with the federal rule narrowing to October 15 through December, while state law runs July 1 to January 15. Also noted is a plan to address land ownership in California through universal love and Christian brotherhood as a mission.
Reverend Kakich Tsunasuna of the Congregational church sails December 31 on the steamer City of Manila to the United States to address the California land issue. He intends to appeal to Americans and report that true sight, countenance, and elevation will guide his mission. The mission aims to help solve the land question in California.
Deeds filed show Amanda J. Gadd to Fair Grounds IRA Company for one sot of land at Elk Creek Development to Elsie H Road, 1 lot at Stonewall Park. W. M. Hudeon to Fair Grounds Improvement Company, 1 lot at Riverstoin WN, and to Improvement Company for 4 lots at Northview. Names include Rkoda A Lyons and Charles M Lyons, 3 acres at Marehville, and Ti. Bancroft with C. Reeder, 1 jet at Salem. Verschied entries note Australis and Victor around twenty-five percent.
A swell of Yuletide events filled the week with festive gatherings. Notables attended a church Christmas program at Bethel and a Goood Hope appearance featured Christulus entertainment. Local schools hosted Christmas programs as Santa visited West Milford and gifts circulated. The print shop employees celebrated and showed appreciation for management, while a Masonic temple hosts the fifth annual holiday ball with elegant decorations and a live orchestra.
A detailed account of a grand Christmas celebration at Cloverbury highlights include lavish decorations, floral arrangements, and a large Banquet ball with dining and dancing. Seventeen tables hosted card games in the reception area, with American Beauty race decorations and a popular gentlemen's smoker. Organizers Meagry and Pettit led planning, while numerous guests from Washington, Parkersburg, Buckhannon, Columbus, and other cities attended. Mrs Horner hosted a card party on Pike Street, reflecting the season’s festive gatherings and society participation.
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