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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
17
In Clarksburg on July 2 Parsons-Souders promotes safe and sane Fourth of July shopping. The ad rails against flashy deceptive advertising and promises best goods at lowest prices with a square deal and permanent customer satisfaction.
The article notes more women favor high shoes in summer for reasons like cold prevention and ankle support. It announces two advance fall styles: an all dull kid seamless shoe with diamond tip priced at 4.50 and a patent toe boot with low heel and reinforced arch priced at 4, both button.
Special offer on 75c flag sets 4x6 feet with pole rope and window bracket plus small porch flags in multiple sizes priced 5c to 1 20 a dozen. Also porch pillows offered at 25c each.
The modern woman seeks to preserve youthful grace through exercise and care. Warner's rust proof corsets promise flexible comfort and fit, with designs informed by top fashion experts. Prices range from 1 to 3.50 dollars.
This ad promotes luggage and suit cases for the 4th with prices on suit cases at 3.60 and 4.00 and handbags from 2. It highlights Indestructo and Henry Likely trunks discounted by 20 percent.
Social and personal notices from the Telegram describe a linen shower hosted for Mr. and Mrs. George LaChappelle at Northview with many attendees, plus society meetings, picnics, cake sales, birthday celebrations, and multiple guests visiting from nearby towns. The items note editor contact by phone and frequent page continuations due to space.
A ribbed advertisement promotes Rheuma as a remedy for rheumatism sold by Wells Haymaker Company and druggists, offering money back if not effective. It asserts the disease endangers the heart, links rheumatism to worn kidneys, and promises quick kidney cleansing and restoration.
Save odd bits of toilet soap including expensive perfumed and ivory varieties. Soften in water on the stove, then mix with violet water and a few drops of lemon juice to whiten the skin. Pour into a mold and let harden for a simple home cosmetic. A delight.
All members are requested to meet in the basement parlors of First Methodist Episcopal church this evening at six o'clock. If raining, a picnic dinner will be served there.
Garters bearing the Buster Brown name are shown as high standard items. Wide elastic with rubber cushion toes come in black or white. Babies 20c per pair, boys and girls 25c, women's 25c.
A printer friendly note advises saving every soap fragment. By melting and recasting small yellow soap pieces, households can reduce waste and produce useful bars. The guidance emphasizes treating leftover scraps as valuable ingredients for future cleaning tasks.
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