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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1915
Page
5
Thrifty buyers flock to a rebuilding sale offering deep reductions to clear stock for the new season. Many items are featured at low prices, especially summer clothes, with the store signaling willingness to incur loss to move inventory.
Clarksburg offers a large collection of dress trimmings laces and nets at savings of twenty percent. Buyers are urged to choose from full assortments now to make selections.
Housekeepers visiting the Rug and Matting Sale tomorrow are invited to Drapery Section to see Scrim Curtains priced at 1.35 a pair. The curtains are all white with plain hem or hem stitched lace and tape edge.
Nothing compares to proper underwear for comfort and health in summer. We reject unreliable goods and offer two women specials: Corinth Silkene Vests with low neck and short sleeves priced 39c for sizes 5 to 9, Clover Combination Suits in summer ribbed fabric at 25c, 29c for sizes 5 to 9.
Attractive silk stockings enhance any outfit when paired with low shoes. We offer 600 pairs of full-silk fabric with lisle tops and soles in white, black, and colors suitable for canvas shoes. Special price is three pairs for 1.25, a value edition banner from the era.
Hand bags described as black pin seal and plain seal leathers with leather lining and moire silk lining. Lot of 50 offered, valued at about a half dollar more each than average.
Display ad touts 100 piece Chinese dinner service with gold floral handles. Slightly imperfect but offered at a special price of $18, promoting a limited opportunity to secure a new set during a rebuilding sale.
A wide sale offers fine Nainsook and Cambric muslinwear for women at special 1.00 prices. Also featured are talcum powders, toothpastes, massage creams, soaps, deodorized powders, and a range of hair brushes. Notable items include Queen brand talcum 19c, Lehu and Fink toothpaste 39c, Okay Massage Cream 19c, and Pearson pure bristle brushes up to 4.50.
26 dozen stockings in assorted grades from 45¢ to 19¢ with many styles offered at 10¢ a pair. Girl's Summer Hats half price or more. Children's Gingham Dresses for 6 to 12 years cut 20 percent from $1.25 to $3.00. Boys' Wash Suits by Mother's Friend, sizes 2 1/2 to 6 years, $1.25 to $4.50, reduced one fourth.
Social notes recount Auto Trip travelers Mr and Mrs Rock Bell and kin touring Columbus Toledo Detroit Cleveland then Buffalo with stops at New York Baltimore Washington and Woodstock Virginia for about six weeks. Local events include baked goods sale by Otterbein Sisters, piano pupils party hosted by Miss Belle McGowan, a dance for younger set in Winchester guest George Dearke, a reunion dinner at Ohio Wesleyan University, and multiple dinners and entertainments at homes in Parkersburg and surrounding areas.
A Victorian era tip advises cleaning black cloth or serge by steeping ivy leaves, straining, and using the infusion to revive the fabric. For damp feathers, sprinkle salt on them and shake over a fire safe area, keeping them from direct flame.
Our store features four new Wirthmor waists at one dollar each and stresses that these waists, via our maker agreement, are exclusive to this city. They are presented as superior to similar options at higher prices and are implied to be worth much more than the stated cost.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions crushing vems with a rolling pin and heating until hot, then tying it on the face. The text then oddly references “Divilon Dentists,” suggesting corrupted or out of context wording about dentists. The fragment lacks a coherent event or clear subject to report.
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