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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
6
An appeal from Parsons-Souders Store in Clarksburg urges women to visit daily for merchandise and service tailored to their desires. The message emphasizes customer needs over manufacturers’ wants and invites feedback to improve offerings and convenience.
The article extols American rug selections noting strong merit and favorable prices. It lists Wilton, Axminster, pestry Brussels, and body Brussels rugs in 9x12 foot sizes with prices ranging from about $16.50 to $65, highlighting seamless Wilton rugs at $45 and similar deals.
A catalog lists Calfskin Suitcases in genuine dark tan at $5.50 with full straps and brass hardware. Auto Cowhide Suit Cases priced at $6 ideal for weekend trips. Kasratol suit cases for auto parties $1.00 and Auto trunks $13.50 in black vulcanized duck, dustproof and waterproof, ready to attach to autos with three cases.
Mothers Club to meet at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Will Nicholson of Northview with Mrs. Henry Trunick as president. Discussion topic will be Alcohol and Citizenship. Also reports on final vows at St Joseph's convent and marriage at First Baptist parsonage. Fourteen girls camping at YWCA Barnett camp near Clarksburg reported no rain delays. Engagement announced for Miss Grace Nelson and Francis Eastbourne with wedding planned in November in Pittsburgh area.
Lowell C Moora and Thomas A Henneghan of the city are among the camp members who wrestle in camp. Mr Doyle plans another summer return. Rotary Club members Robert Wilson George Dudjor lunlue loge Jr William A Vener and Daniel Howard will attend a Raturlang convention in Clneln pati this week with a one week stay. A large city attendance is expected at a Young Woman's Christian Association fund event at Kan Kill Kare starting Tuesday afternoon. Harry Z Wilson and family move to Morgantown. Aubrey Wilson to enter university and Evelyn Wilson to attend the seminary. Mrs Loyd Souders hosts guests this evening and Mrs Nathan G Stealey hosts an evening party tonight at 10 o'clock.
Walter Ben state deputy prohibition commissioner attended official business in Parkersburg. Hugh Lyon and A J Garrett visited Hepzibath and Hepzibat respectively on Monday. Joseph A Fox returned home from a trip to Staveland, Cedar Point and Detroit. J G Jackson, en route to Bulem, stopped at a Maltor theatre Monday morning. Mina Tenbelle Quitin returned from Philadelphia Monday after visiting friends and relatives.
Two good specials offer a second shipment of fast selling sports blouses to pair with white skirts. Made of twilted pepperal jean, one in all white with a navy blue and pink straw collar. the other in solid rose and Belgium blue with white self smocking at the collar and cuffs.
The article notes a shift from simple middy regulations to a variety of middy styles. It highlights thirty styles priced at $1 each, with a featured Junior Norfolk Middy described as heavy peppéral jean, navy collar, and large buttons. Extra special priced at $1.00.
Local ad offers wide mouth jars ready for canning season with quart jars at $1.20 per dozen half gallon jars $1.80 per dozen jelly glasses with caps $1 per dozen. Also hammock chairs swing sets advertised at $1 each regular $2.50 price, ten left, made of red and white striped awning material with rope glide.
Article discusses historical shifts in college education for women, noting early limits on female enrollment, women becoming teachers, then a later pull toward careers abroad and other fields. It surveys parental reactions to daughters leaving home for study, and cites several society notices and local movements, including names and places.
A rare shipment of genuine white laces from before the war arrives in this city and will be offered at unusually low prices. Edges and insertions range from one to three inches, in multiple patterns, ideal for underwear trims, fancy work, and curtain decoration. Window display showcases the selection and the producer’s claim of unmatched affordability.
A downtown basement store advertises deep cuts on refrigerators freezers and fine china as it clears old stock. Highlights include Oderlowy refrigerators from 8 to 90 dollars, White Mountain and North Pole freezers reduced by up to 20 percent, no work freezers at 2 dollars for one quart, and a French china collection with pieces marked 10c to 1.00.
A vintage guide suggests two large pasteboard pieces to form collar cases without folding. Cover with decorative fabric, attach ribbons to the bottom cover for secure tying, place the collars inside, and keep them fully open. Also notes reheating lemons in hot water to restore juiciness.
Devonshire cloth middy dresses for children age two to six priced at 1.50 with navy blue and pink candy stripes and white lace collars. A second version adds collars cuffs and a silk lace throat fastening also 1.50. A linen chambray smocked dress in pink green or light blue also 1.50.
The hosiery and underwear store promotes summer comfort with abundant stock and value prices. Offerings include cotton ribbed and silk blends, white and colored hosiery, and a wide range of women's undergarments. Prices from 10 cents to 3 dollars per pair and hanging stock priced 10 cents to 4 dollars.
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