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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
5
The store advertises a limited weekend sale with a 25 percent average savings on every dollar spent. Featured items include cut glass sets, goblets, and etched ice teas with several price points and bulk deals.
The display features the season’s prettiest thin frocks in white fabrics. Exquisite embroidered organdies snowy lawns yolles and crepes dainty nets and novelty linens. Some styles include satin girdles or sashes for a bright touch. Ideal for summer dinners or dances.
Union suits in sizes 34 to 50 priced at 89 cents. Men's fibre silk half hose in black and colors come in packs of five for one dollar. Linen handkerchiefs with narrow hems sold five for one dollar. Men's night shirts priced at 50 cents.
White canvas stumps with high heels and ivory soles sell for 4 dollarsand a second shipment this season moves quickly. At 2.50 dollars white canvas pumps with low leather heels and ankle straps are offered alongside 2 dollar girls low heel pumps in white canvas with ankle straps Sizes 11 1 2 to 2. New four-strap patent kid slippers with hand turned soles and medium heels debut at 4 dollars today.
Social and personal items from the Telegram describe gatherings at the Junor Whist Club hosted by Mrs Boyd Fleming and a venue at the country club. Other notes mention Mrs Maxwell’s grounds entertainment, a testimonial about Diarrhoea Cure, a Milford road sale advertisement, and a Children’s Day service at St Pauls church with a reception hosted by local residents. Also reported are visits and hospitality for guests Edith Martin Helen Zeigler and Miss Kathryn Barris with a party on Ann Street, and an auto trip by Mr and Mrs G D Sears and son Walter to Indiana towns.
Miss Mark Ferrell hosted a swimming party on West Fork river near Spring Hill for Miss Mildred Alexander from Charleston who is staying at Mt Camden the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Camden Sommers. A 1 o'clock luncheon for twelve followed.
A feature suggests a recipe box as a practical wedding gift for prospective housekeepers. The wooden box holds alphabetically organized recipe cards covering beverages cakes frozen dainties salads soups vegetables and other standard cookbook topics. Mrs. George M. West hosted a dinner party on Mechanic street with Rev H J Allsup Mrs W ATietcher and daughter Lots Miss Lafles Alice Wardel Grace Thompson among attendees.
The notice warns linens are scarce and prices may rise. A 20 percent discount sale on table linens ends Saturday night. Offers include line quantities priced at various per unit rates through the sale period.
Advert announces sale of refrigerators and ice cream freezers with many units available tomorrow. Prices start at 6 dollars for a refrigerator and 1 dollar for a freezer, up to 44 and 4 dollars respectively, with details to be provided.
Ready in morning this week's shipment of Wirthmor waists. Four new waist styles debut Friday with prices at one dollar each and exclusive sale here. Each model features embroidery, lace trim, organdie collar, or surplice embroidery and appeals with dignity and refinement.
The store shifts stock to clear shelves selling 40 skirts from higher price lines at 2.00 and 35 skirts for 1.50, after the initial 100 skirts failed to sell.
A young housekeeper explains how a recipe box with blank perforated cards is superior to a book. Each card holds one recipe and can be inserted at the right place, keeping the collection clean and reducing mix ups for the cook. The ad notes a Globe sale with crepe de chine waists at 1.29 dollars.
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