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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
5
Vacationers flocking to Parsons Souders before leaving town as the store advertises a wide range of new clothing and accessories including hats shoes stockings and bathing wear. The notice urges shoppers to visit before the store closes at 6:30 p.m. for vacation needs.
Sunlit porch advice promotes Vuderize products with delirioful comforts. Vuder Porch Shades offered in four to twelve feet widths at 2.25 to 7.50 each with color options to match homes.
Social and Personal items from Page Three cover church society events in Cumberland and surrounding areas. Mrs William Carr of Adamaton and other society members attend the Methodist Episcopal gathering with devotional exercises and refreshments. A Cumberland wedding announcement notes W W Slaith and Lavanio Hays honeymooning in Clarkaburg after their Cumberland ceremony, planning to settle in Bhirley. A Baptist Sunday School picnic at Fairview Park drew 400 attendees with a full day program and abundant food, while local clubs meet at Hartland and East Main street homes for sewing circles and auxiliary gatherings.
The page lists church social plans at Third and Mechanic, family travels to Neosho Missouri, and visiting relatives including Mrs. M J Lantz and Mr. Hyn. It notes the death of Mrs. Tom Anawalt and funeral details, the sudden death of Mr. W W Dent, and births and hospital news. Also mentions a brick project on John Isley’s Love house and local weather, market notes, and a local beauty product contest winner.
A brief note describes a crafted wavy hair accessory with three separate stems. It enables a wearer to fashion one two or three strand styles, offering versatility for creating a pretty head dressy look.
Palm Beach fashion items from Kool Gloth Mo hair Crash Linen Mixtures Silks without lining. Garments feature tailored finishes in dark and light colors with stripes and solids. Coats range five to fifteen dollars Tailored suits eight ninety to twenty five dollars Skirts one to ten dollars.
A local ad promotes White Mountain family size refrigerators priced at $25. It emphasizes unsanitary conditions of old units and urges customers to trade in for a cleaner model.
An ad notes bottles that keep liquids hot or cold for 36 hours. It highlights Thermos bottles in various sizes and shapes priced from one to ten dollars, suitable for night drinks or children’s use.
A shipment brings silk blouses in colorful combinations, with options priced at 8.85 and 5.00. Some designs are conservative for women choosing modest styles, offered at 3.85 and 5.00, noted as durable and well made despite the lower price.
An advertisement promotes canvas hammocks for one dollar before stock runs out. The items include hammocks with all fixings and a range of chair awnings in stripes and khaki priced at one dollar each. The sale has been ongoing for several days with purchases growing each day.
An advertisement touts no work freezers that simplify ice cream making. It claims you add the basics, let the device run, and return to ready ice cream. Quart size two dollars fifty cents, two-quart size three dollars.
A shopping notice describes a range of bathing hats and shoes to match a sun dress. It highlights various cap styles from straight brimmed to Tam-like crowns with ornaments and fruits and flowers. Prices range from $3.00 to $6.00 for hats and 50c to $1.00 for shoes.
Rugs offered in various sizes from 18 x 36 inches at 1.25 to 86 x 72 inches at 5.00. Heavy Turkish cotton, double faced and reversible, in five sizes 24 x 36 to 36 x 72 inches. Colors include gold blue brown pink and others. washable and color fast.
Instructions describe frying bacon halves to brown, then adding onion and fat. Use top of round or chop portions, brown in meat, add water to barely cover, season with salt and pepper. Layer meat with bacon, cover, and simmer about thirty minutes for a delicate flavor.
In Weston during July the fourth massed of deaths were quietly reported in different homes. The notice mentions time, plaster, cement, sand and sewer pipes among materials. Prices right, quality and service highlighted. Both phones listed for the Road Supply Store.
A Philadelphia Bureau of Social Research report examines delinquent girls in reform and correctional insts. It finds most had normal mentality but grew up in poverty and broken homes. Reforms favor preventive work, home interventions, and poverty elimination to end the cycle of crime.
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