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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
5
Clarksburg store announces a brisk spring season sale featuring curtain scrims at 10c and other bright new spring and summer items. The ad emphasizes a welcoming, service oriented business with a classic building and educated staff ready to help customers maximize each day.
Unpacking fresh spring fashion with about 150 suits on display in Crystal Cases. Highlights include taffeta silk and checked serge combinations in brown and navy tones. Prices range from 25 to 55 dollars, featuring lingerie collars, draped effects, and brown leather trims.
The Made in America supper and social at the Baptist church tonight promises to be interesting and unusual. Attendees should be prepared to participate fully in the spirit of the occasion. Supper will be served at 6, 6:90, and 7 o clock.
Community clubs hold meetings and host events in Clarksbury and nearby towns. Mrs. Pettigrew of New York hosts a bridge luncheon, while the Tuesday Literary Club discusses colonial topics. A concert lecture by Halen Keller is announced for February 12, and several local residents journey for business and social purposes.
We are selling Burson seamless hose for women. The stockings are knit to fit without seams and are offered in black, Baldrigan, and black with split soles. Sizes 8 1 2 to 10.
Pillow cases and sheets in various sizes priced from 25c to $1.50. Hemstitched and scalloped options available with sizes 72x90 to 81x99 inches. Bolster cases in 42x70 and 42x76 inches priced 42c to 65c. All in Defender muslin at white goods store on main floor.
The article notes the Euro pea wax influence on national commerce, contrasting prior uncertainty with rising scarcity of goods. Stayle Dry Goods claims large stocks bought at 1918 prices, never paying more than 1915 rates, highlighting staples like Lancasta Gingham 8c, Rose Dress Ginghams 9c, and Simpson Prints 6c, among others.
Fashion notes describe spring dress trends with fullness at the shoulder and ripple silhouettes. It highlights middy, Norfolk, bolero influences in colored cottons, silk taftas, and crepe fabrics, plus woolens with checks and plaids. Mention of dye scarcity pushes white and pale shades as essential colors.
The ad proclaims Wirthmor waists as affordable, popular for all women and offering lasting satisfaction. It claims eight percent of business women wear white madras waists and touts about fifteen distinct styles, all priced at $1.00.
The economical woman should see these skirts. Fine serges and diagonals in black and navy were priced double when sizes ran full, and all feature the new fashion.
In the drapery department a Wednesday sale offers 2,500 yards of new curtain scrims in white cream and Arab at 10c each. Options include plain ribbon edges hemstitched or drawn work headers. Sale starts at nine o'clock.
An advertisement from Clarksburg promotes Women's Quaker Maid Stockings as artificial silk with reinforced soles and tops. The item is offered in plain black with a price noted as 0e, highlighting the store as the headquarters.
An operator explains the New Home sewing machines priced from 28 to 45 dollars. The guide describes the machine’s operation, ease of use, and how it handles various fabrics without changing thread or tension. Options include rotary, vibrator, or chain stitch models in several styles.
George W. Dudderdrier treasurer of the board of trade travels to Washington D C for the annual session of the United States Chamber of Commerce. The event gathers business leaders to discuss policies and trade issues affecting the nation.
A fragmentary column discusses changing views of female beauty over two decades. It notes a shift from delicate feminine types to a stronger American ideal, suggesting women now balance vitality with appearance. The text hints at evolving standards amid brisker public life and new social expectations.
A damaged text fragment reports a local court trial with jurors excused until Wednesday morning. The jury returned a verdict awarding $50 against an individual for services rendered amid alleged injuries and property damage.
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.