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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
5
On Wednesday July 14 Parsons Souders promotes a three day sale to help many folks prepare for vacations. The store touts a new kind of shopping aiming to trim costs as they clear stocks in anticipation of fall arrivals.
Time’s Soon Up For Sale Bugs offers a closing sale with stock depleted after ten days of lively selling. Special groups include Wilton Rugs 9x12 at 34.00 Axminster Rugs 9x12 at 20.75 Body Brussels Rugs 36x72 at 4.75 and 27x54 at 2.69 Axminster 36x72 at 3. Congoleum Rugs 6x9 at 3.50 9x12 at T Lower-Priced Mattings Japanese 21c yard Chinese 28c.
Ready Wednesday morning buy summer supplies at marked down prices. Men's B V D Union Suits sizes 34 to 50 at 89c. Wren's Half Hose in repeat colors 10 to 11 1-2, sets of 5 pairs for 1. Handkerchiefs fine linen five for $1. Night shirts muslin collarless large and roomy 50c.
Unpacking the first car of stoneware from Ramsbottom Bros across the Ohio River promises low prices and quality. The ad touts jars, preserves, milk pans, French pots, bean bakers, churns, jardinières, and wash bowls with prices from 10c per gallon to 50c for bowls and pitchers.
A sale offers 45 young women's thin frocks reduced to 3.75 dollars each. Freshly cut prices apply to sheer dimities and lawns in white and two tone combos. Styles include women and misses sizes from 16 to 20 and 36 to 44. Also voile dresses at 1 dollar in several colors and patterns.
The notice highlights the first shipment of the 1915 Hazel Atlas E. Z. Seal jars including Pints at 5c, Quarts at 85c, and Half Gallons at $1.10. Prices reflect the benefit of large scale buying and selling.
An assortment not to be matched elsewhere for either quality or variety. Organdie embroidered front blouses with Dutch and Quaker collars. Organdie with pleated fronts and plain with hand embroidery. Voile blouses with delicate laces. Japanese silk semi-tailored laces and self em Tailored linen blouses.
Social and personal notices are welcomed and may be sent or phoned to the Telegrams editorial department. Due to space limits and press runs, items may appear on page 3 as a continuation of this department.
The article extols the ParsonSouders Company as America’s largest brotherhood with 1834 members, promoting Bible study Christian culture mutual help and Christ's cause. Members pay one dollar yearly receive twelve lectures and twelve social sessions, two cents per notice.
A promotional note touts extensive stock with three days left for a 20 percent discount. It highlights wholesale- level pricing for fallbleached German table linen, 72 inches wide, 80 cents per yard, and items listed as 50 cent linens reduced to 40 cents, with higher grades up to two dollars priced at 1.60.
Mrs. Lloyd Rinehart and Mrs Gar nett of Weston are acting in the city. Ralph McWhorter of Weston was a visitor here Wednesday. W. B. Will of Alub Bridge was a Dusinans visitor. H. TL. Morris at Charleston is trans acting business here. Roy & Clarke of Huntington are here.
Navy remains dominant but soldat blue appears as a relief in blouses and linen touches on collars, hats with lace, and front details. Purple shades from deep pansy to light violet rise as the color par excellence for fall in a period tone fashion column.
A concise note describes wheat used in black white or colors as a versatile trim for ladies hats, highlighting its freedom of use alone or combined with flowers to create smart headpieces.
General Baptist Association executive board held its quarterly session at Parkersburg Tuesday afternoon with routine matters. The program committee drafted arrangements for the fall annual meeting and West Virginia Day events, while noting the special car for the West Virginia exposition on July 21 has been cancelled.
By decree of the Circuit Court Harrison County West Virginia a special commissioner will auction one eighth interest in a Pittsburgh coal vein tract in Bagie district near Wyatt containing about five acres. The sale will occur July 26 1915 at 2 PM at the Harrison County Court House with one third cash and the rest in six and twelve months bearing interest. Purchaser to furnish security and vendor's lien retained. Wade Coffmes clerk of the circuit court.
A scant response from residents and officials led to the cancellation of a proposed special service. Not more than a dozen people signaled willingness to ride, and Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials were informed the plan had been dropped.
Frank L. Wilson president of the Clarksburg Casket Company traveled to Wheeling for the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association annual convention now in session. He will supervise the firm's exhibit, described as one of the most elaborate displays at the convention.
Commissioner sale decreed by Harrison County Circuit Court on June 25 1915 for Felix Sutton vs Nannie Lowe and others. Sale on August 14 1915 at 1 30 PM in Clarksburg WV. Property: Lot No 2 in Lot 63 of Brooke Addition to Clarksburg with house and appurtenances. Plat by D D Britt 1903 recorded in Harrison County clerk office. Descriptions reference eastern College Brie st and Creek line. boundaries described by bearings and distances.
A garbled text fragment from a Harrison County Circuit Court sale deed outlines parcel boundaries and retained rights. It references a sale date, security requirements, and conveyance history involving Nannie E. Sulton, James P. Hyman, May Hyman, and Wade Corman as clerk.
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