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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1914
Page
5
An advertisement promotes Petticoat Week utilities with ice box tips and a price list for Odorless Refrigerators showing discounts from 7.00 to 40.00, arguing the cost of lost ice and leaks justify the purchase. It emphasizes food care and energy savings rather than specifics of models or brands.
Linen dusters offer fresh, immaculate finish after trips. Large roomy styles with cape or raglan sleeves in natural linen, price five dollars for a 14 to 18 year size and 34 to 36 dust measure. Imitation linen options in natural color range from two to two fifty dollars.
Women with sizes in the clearance cor sets can wear a truly expensive corset below regular prices, as sizes are broken and must be cleared. Several styles are offered including high medium and low bust models, with the call for low bust goods dominating the sale.
A delightful, refreshing washable silk blouse with organdie collars and cuffs, plain style, raglan sleeves, low neck. We have 60 to sell today at 1.50 each, a stylish Jit fle affair offering value and charm.
An advertisement touts Kayser's silk gloves selling for one dollar. The gloves are white with white or black stitching and are described as best in quality, claiming Kayser's as the source and noting superior double fingertip design.
A long social column details a large kitchen gathering with guests from Medford and nearby towns, including Misses Hood, Bailey, Miley, Halley, and many others. The event featured decorated tables, a 600-person capacity, a later ice supper, and a canoe party planned by college students under Morris Hall and Charles Petti.
Frank Edward Gardner, 30, well known city resident, died Sunday at his Sycamore Street home after a lingering illness. He is survived by his widow, a son, his mother Mrs Anna Gardner of Philadelphia, two sisters in Philadelphia and Baltimore, and two brothers Clarence L. and Jesse T. in Baltimore. English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones has arrived seeking rest and possible new plays for negotiations here.
Chicago activist Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton, leader of women workers and head of the Juvenile Protective association, sails for Europe to study vice trades including the red light district, alcohol dens, and related industries, aiming to report back on conditions and dangers.
A notice states that items will be sold at below cost and that porch furniture will not be carried over to next summer. The instruction appears as a brief public sale or clearance type bulletin.
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