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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1916
Page
5
The advertisement claims the Parsons Souders Store offers a complete, carefully selected stock across divisions. It invites inspection, promises a wide assortment at moderate prices, and asserts they can satisfy customers by knowing their needs and providing what they want for every season.
High cut lace shoe in black calfskin with low heels and welted soles. English style last praised for fit. Price four dollars. Rubber footwear emphasized for shoe service with Goodyear rubbers priced at 75 cents. Boys rubbers at 65 to 75 cents, children's storm rubbers 50 to 65 cents by size.
Winter clearance winds down as salons offer coats from 19 to 35 dollars and suits from 15 to 20 dollars, opera coats from 19, dresses 10 to 21.50, worsted sweaters 5 to 10, and college sweaters 7.50 to 10. Fifty model no spring styles remain, with many fur trimmed options in black brown blue and green.
A short notice notes pillows depicting pine scent offered for fifty dollars. A verse sung by a performer briefly jars nerves before the soothing effect of pine odor is described as calming.
Bathrobes for children ages two to twelve offered in pink blue and red as well as blue red and green mixtures. Small but choice assortment priced from 1.00 to 2.25 dollars.
A local ad highlights travel luggage and wardrobe trunks sized for brief stays, with prices from 16.00 to 20.80. Exquisite women’s toilet cases at 9.60 to 19.20 offer spaces for articles and clothing, plus finer leather suit cages and bags by Indostructo and Henry Likly at 4.00 to 15.00. Guaranteed savings of 20 percent ahead of Monday inventory.
Wirthmer's offers tailored waists for business women at $1.00 with four new blouse styles and fifty new corded madras tailored waists. Saturdays sale features two corded madras models plus assorted new designs aimed at the business girl.
More women visit Parsons-Souders waists with the Blouse Shop boasting the largest, busiest store by offering the greatest selection of foods. The $5 Blouse Sale ends on the thirty-first with five new styles added today on the 2nd Floor.
Shortened skirts and spats prompt fashion notes from the writer of fashions. Skirts will be wider and shorter this coming season and women will greet the change with anxious interest. New cloth spats with flat pearl buttons suit both high and low shoes. White $1.50, light gray and bisque $2.00 per pair.
The Duff Street Art Club elected new officers at Thursday’s meeting held in Mrs. W. W. Simmons home. Officers: President Mrs. W. M. Simmons, Vice President Mrs. C. J. Anderson, Secretary Mrs. R. D. Post. A social afternoon followed with refreshments and music by Mrs. BR Post and Miss Tarte Simmons. Members present included Mesdames Ray Smith, W. M. Simmons, Harold Ross, J. L. Anderson, Harley Rogers, G. J. Ross, M. W. Need, and Misses Nola Simons, Anna Moneypenny, Iva Cunningham. Visitors included Mrs. Ada Smallwood, Miss Mildred Slith, and young Ray Rogers, George Lee Anderson, Clove Sims.
Wallace defeats West Milford 66 to 41 in a Central High School Athletic League contest. O'Dea and Whiteman score near forty for Wallace, Wilcox leads with 25 as Wallace builds a first half 26 to 11 lead and solidifies second place with the win.
A catalog fragment describes 500 Odd Saucera via Clearaway priced at 2¢ each and 500 more via Clearaway at 2¢. An accumulated lot includes platters, cups and saucers, dinner and dessert plates, bowls, glasses, and fruit pieces. About 200 pieces remain in the collection.
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