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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1915
Page
5
A local sale advertises 600 pairs of women's silk stockings from $1.00 to $1.50 per pair, with stock from Medalia Mills and Gordon stocks. The event features black, white, sand and putty shades, in all sizes, advertised as flawless and in a grand sale at limited quantities.
Retail note advertises a special lace sale at the store with lace sections to view. Describes laces lending retirement tone to lingerie, edges 2 to 5 inches wide, with 86 patterns and 116 dozen pieces available. Plain, promotional language with incomplete phrases.
A fragment describes a Monday sale of various silk ribbons in moire and plain taffetas. It lists pieces at 25c to 85c and mentions 100 pieces forming a total lot, noting widths from four to six inches and many colors. The ad invites shoppers to come Monday.
Fragmentary notice lists silk crepes in colorful fabrics with prices and quantities. Mentions shipments, yardage, and a credit by a buyer in a coastal area. Contains garbled names and places, unclear dates, and a total value of 129 dollars.
A local store showcases new spring apparel with daily arrivals. True Values advertises coats, suits, dresses, and skirts now on display for shoppers.
Hand bags little purchase of new styles in crepe seal pin seal and all purse shapes leather and silk bed with fittings priced at one dollar each in this assortment are one twenty five and two dollars.
Reconstructed from an old catalog note, the item lists cushion skins priced reasonably. It mentions stamped pieces, coarse white or natural thread embroidery, and color combos including green blue, green and red, with about a dozen Dutch blue tones offered. The ad urges prompt action with a small quantity available.
A silver coin buys a gold fish and shows four sizes at prices of 10c, 16c, 26c, and 0c. Also listed are bowls from 16c to 7pc, castles at 25c, a carob plant at 10c a bunch, and fish food at 10c per box.
The social column notes a February wedding at Dola with Brooke Michael and Miss Plata Harbert, an ox cart conveyance due to bad roads, and a Washington Birthday gathering by the John Waldo Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. It also lists numerous local residents visiting, guests at the Waldo hotel, and attendees at a public Washington birthday event in Salem.
The article outlines thrift sewing ideas for housewives using remnant fabrics like ginghams for porch cushions and pillow covers. It describes cutting small scraps into quaint motifs such as cretonne patterns and Dutch figures, transferred with paper and pencil for decorative designs.
Alfred Miorent of Northview appeared before Magistrate Ws 2 and faced a hearing on a charge of violating the prohibition law. The case stems from an incident Sunday evening at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad stations, where Miorent was allegedly involved in a disturbance and was arrested by police.
Feb 22 report on coal regions notes a dull month with reduced output due to seaboard shortages and low demand in England. Despite hardships, miners and families report no food or clothing shortages and expect improved conditions as operators retain labor for future production.
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