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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
5
The Parsons-Souders agency declares the New Deal patterns and aims to serve customers beyond merchandise profits. It emphasizes honesty, prompt service, courtesy, and usefulness to patrons, thanking supporters as it pledges to improve and earn continued patronage.
A rummage sale offers about 200 waists in sizes 34 to 44 in styles including lingerie linen cotton voiles china silk and silk striped. The entire miscellaneous lot is offered Wednesday morning in the bargain center basement floor at 75 cents each, with values worth more.
Hundreds of housekeepers will appreciate this offering with a wide range of tin aluminum and granite ware. Included are 7 Jello moulds, 15 round dish pans, 5 oval dish pans, 10 coffee pots, 6 tea kettles, 10 stew kettles, 25 Berlin kettles, 6 double boilers, 17 mixing bowls, 16 large wash basins, 2 turkey roasters, 3 flue cake pans, 3 milk buckets, 14 square flue cake pans, 12 round flue cake pans, 2 steamers, 86 egg poachers, 40 milk attainters, 6 salt boxes, 6 calendars, 2 cake pans, 4 jem cake pans, 10 chambers, 25 open kettles, 84 small kettles with lids, 2 small turkey roasters, and 2 pitchers.
About 50 winter skirts are now priced at 4.95 each with a variety of styles described as elegant and versatile. Some items feature broadcloth, corduroy, and mixed materials. alterations are available with extra charges.
Prices range from 3.75 to 6.75 for girls coats in winter styles. Coats include belted, box and novelty designs trimmed with velvet or fur. Cost increased by fractions from one to eight on several styles.
Readable catalog snippet lists girls wool knitted caps in white and gray priced 0¢ and 41.00 Angoria wool skating sets in white purple blue rose and green with cowhats and cap trims. A tam o shanter style hat and a new pilece of handwear include a todox gan cap with a scarf neck piece in white and dark colors priced 2.00.
An advertisement proclaims a woman can buy a good raincoat for five dollars. It promises a raincoat not merely fair but good, made of desirable material in a new style. It notes raincoats of similar quality typically cost six dollars or more.
Wirthmer waists have won favor with hundreds of Clarkaburg women who report steady satisfaction. Four new styles of the famous $1 blouse arrive every Saturday offering value and style at a dollar each.
Social and Personal items note a farewell dinner honoring Earl N Pettit who departs Monday for Baltimore to become assistant national bank examiner. Howard L Cunningham presided as toastmaster with guests sharing jokes and well wishes. attendees include Roy Parrish, S R Harrison Jr, John Newton, William Leachman, Frank Hugill, J C McManaway, and others. Also listed are church notices, meeting changes, and local visits.
In Clarksburg thrifty shoppers eagerly await the annual sale of 1 000 remnants on the center basement floor. Dresses silks linens and cottons offer deep one for to one half reductions from regular stocks. Early 8 oclock start with extra sales staff and brisk crowd expected.
An offering to Clarksburg households promises 161 Lindsay and Welsbaugh inverted lamps with burner globe and mantle. Lamps sell at 9 cents each, special 39 cents, aiming to remove dimness in kitchens and kitchens.
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