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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
5
A fragment discusses learning the ease of ironing by electricity with steps from hoard to stove and back, claiming hands stay clean and clothes stay neat. It promises a ten days trial to try the method or device.
Window listings advertise whip cord skirts at 4.95 in two tone greys and tans and other fabrics. The ad promotes cotton back pieces and all wool looks that differ in real value upon purchase. Lingérie and Voile items offered, many sizes, priced at 4.95 each.
Linen ramie fabrics draw shoppers with fashionable tailored suits dresses and top coats for auto and travel wear. The display features numerous shades including an, blue, gray, oyster, white, pink, rose, lavender and coral. Prices show 86 inches wide at 50¢ per yard and 46 inches wide at 60¢ per yard.
Charmeuse, a light weight Latin with high natural lustre, is showcased by Parsons-Soudets for the fall season in Clarksburg. The silk is offered in pink, light blue, maize, lilac, and white, width 40 inches, at $2 a yard.
A woman visiting Parsons-Souders Hosiery Store on Main Street praised the shop for offering a large selection and good value. She bought six pairs of pure silk stockings this week at 50 cents per pair in black white and three twill shades, with reinforced toes soles heels and top.
Tomorrow Friday a sale offers floral Batistes Organdies and Dimities at 19c per yard. The fabrics include checks and stripes with or without borders and were previously priced at 25c and 35c per yard.
Entertaining at Mrs Amon Wayne's home featured refreshment punch a guessing game piano numbers by Mrs Payne and Mrs Sheets. Guest list included numerous local ladies and Mrs George Rogers.
Advertises Bleacht Muslin sheets full double bed 214 by 2% yards at 50 cents each, bolster cases 500 units, bleacht muslin sizes 42 by 7616 inches at 25 cents each, 1000 pillow cases 42 by 36 inches at 24 cents, solid eyelet or lace flouncings 1.50 per yard, various quality flouncings 1.00 to 1.75 per yard, hemstadt rand effect flouncings 7 cents per yard.
A Clarksburg notice extols Dowst’s Kidney Pills with patient endorsements from local families. It links relief from weak kidneys and backache to use of the remedy sold at City Drug Store and promoted by Foster & Dourn, with Buffalo as sole U.S. agents. Also cited is Chamberlain's Liniment recommended for sore muscles and rheumatic pain, available from local dealers.
Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction the Main Street parcel in Salem Harrison County West Virginia. The sale follows a June 6 1912 circuit court decree in the Davis vs Bailey chancery suit. Auction date August 10 1912 at 1 30 PM at the County Court House front door.
Special Commissioner Crile announces sale of property once owned by Israel Bailey tied to deed from 1908. Terms require one third cash at sale, one third in one year, one third in two years with interest and secured by note and personal security. Clerk Wade Coffman true copy certifies.
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