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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1912
Page
5
The advertisement promotes a sale on skirts at 4.95 with mentions of a three sided condition and a price of 12.50 for skirts, noting mills sacrificed and factory running costs. It touts dress skirts in whipcord two tone tans and greys plus black and navy serges in available sizes from girls to large women.
Fabrics include iFrench Organdies at 25 cents per yard with white grounds and colored designs. Embroidered Batiste 27 inches wide at 50 cents. Striped Dimities 27 inches wide at 35 cents. Trish Linnette sheer fabric 19 cents. Hally Batiste 12 1/2 cents. Striped Voiles 27 inches wide at 25 cents. Fancy Figured Voiles 27 inches wide at 18 1/4 cents. Plain Voiles 88 inches wide at 35 cents.
Parsons-Souders Economy Stores promotes a campaign to combat high living costs with a carload of seal glass jars in pints and quarts, graniteware kettles from 10 cents to 1.00, and assorted canning supplies on the basement floor.
Fifty linen and gingham pieces plus tissues and dresses offered at varied sale prices. Items include 440 dresses priced at 5 dollars 7.50 dollar equivalents and reduced goods from 3.75 to 1 dollar with a final clearance of broken lines.
For children aged 6 to 14, lighter summer woolens in cream and blue serges and mixes priced from five to ten dollars are now available for only 3.75. A limited run of twenty five coats is offered, urging quick purchase.
Group sales offer coats mostly junior sizes and light mixes with suits in black serges and small sizes. Skirts are light mixes with a range of prices from 3 to 7 dollars for bundles 5 to 25 dollars.
32 Serge Suits priced from 25 to 35 dollars in grades to close, with 15 dollar final offers. Creatit serges in plain and hair-line stripes, system tailored for misses and women up to size 38, marking a summer stock clearance ahead of fall.
A large linen sale this week offers thousands of yards at low prices. Ramie and crash linens in natural shades and various widths are available for tailored suits coats skirts and travel frocks. Prices range from 18c to 50c per yard with many specials on 27 and 36 inch linens.
A crowded social column describes a Monday lawn party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Souders with electric lights, music, a long banquet, and a daylight lantern parade led by Arthur Parsons and L. P. Souders. Also noted are a Mae Johnson birthday surprise, a July 6 ice cream social hosted by Mr. and Mrs. M. Brohard, and various card and social gatherings with local families attending.
Mrs. Cucuara Harding Dayla obtained a divorce in Chicago after alleging her husband was overly friendly with actress Bosale McCoy. McCoy had not been wed before and wore a notable garment in New York, highlighting her social prominence.
A local ad lists grass porch rugs with sizes 6 ft by 9 ft and 8 ft by 12 ft and prices 185 dollars and 4.50 to 3.00 per foot respectively. The note references 186.75 per foot for the larger quantity.
Classified listing shows grass porch runners in several widths with plain and stenciled finishes. Prices per yard range from 45 to 75 cents for 36 and 54 inch widths, up to 1.25 dollars for 72 inch stenciled runners.
The Board of Education invites sealed bids by July for a four room school building at Stewing Hare Thon. Plans by architect 8 W Ford are available at the secretary's office in Adamston and at the architects and Chemlen Company office. A $1000 certified check accompanies each bid and bidders must be bonded for double the contract price. The board may reject any bid. By order of the board Be PUR Bee
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