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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1912
Page
5
Consumers seek maximum value as markets face heightened analysis of prices and actions by merchants. The passage notes shoppers weigh cost against quality amid intensified scrutiny of retailer practices and offerings.
Forty eight house dresses newly tagged at 1.00 1.50 and 2.00 dollars. An overstock from a regular maker arrives just in time for a summer dress sale with prices set at 1.00 1.50 and 2.00 dollars.
Expect wine ginghams in grey striped plain square neck habit back style. Available for sizes 34 to 44 as comfortable home attire.
Petticoats That Will Wash 500 is discussed with a note on Clarksburg lacking a local mill for girls’ employment. The piece cites Parkersburg selling 300 Petticoats at 500 and offers favorable fabrics such as grey stripe ginghams and white with black stripe porcelales in 87 to 44 lengths.
About two dozen soft felt hats available in the $3 to $10 range arrive for early fall wear. Advance selections invite shoppers to come and see them before buying.
A new linen fabric from a Chinese and East Indian origin plant offers a strong lustrous fiber woven loose yet firm into a soft pliable fabric ideal for summer dresses. Sold in Oyster color, 36 inches wide, priced at 50 cents per yard.
Norfolk style garments described: skirts and a coat or blouse in white linen with a black belt. Skirts feature high waist, panel back, side fastening. Available in junior and young women sizes. Sold separately or as a suit for two dollars.
A Salvation Army backed account tells how a young girl, lured to Cleveland, was abused and rescued by the Rescue Home for Girls. After two weeks in care she recovered, returned to parents in southern Ohio, and later married. The piece cites broader Army work in cities, noting high recovery and employment among rescued girls and plans for future detention facilities.
A Monday night 8 to 11 social at 127 West Pike street hosted by Mrs. H E Cork and Mrs Wilbur E B Cork. The lawn glowed with Japanese lanterns and the Cadenza orchestra led by J Frank Cork performed. Three year old Wilbur Cork Jr impressed guests with a trap drum performance. An elaborate luncheon followed the musical program.
An old product notice touts Hall's Pailly pills for roast and cures for diarrhea and bowel complaints. It mentions Cheney & Co druggists of Toledo Ohio selling remedies with the claim to be dependable and available from dealers. The clipped text warns readers to watch for natural lotus of the bowel and promotes Chaud, Chandlerlain's Dolle and Diarrhoea Remedy.
2 story slate roof six room home on a 40 by 126 foot lot near a car stop. Finished in oak with bath pantry cellar built in book case china and linen closets and shaded mantels. Rented for 20 dollars a month. Swap for a home or investment terms easy.
Priced at 3500 dollars in Hartland a newly built 7-room two story home with slate roof sits on a 40 by 120 foot lot near the car stop. Finished in oak with double floor waxed oak doors cabinet mantel bath pantry cellar and all modern conveniences gas water sewer no city taxes terms flexible to suit.
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