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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
5
A 1916 sales pitch promises a fourteenth annual sale with new fashion items including silk and cotton dresses, suits, shoes, hats, gloves, stockings, and toilet requisites. It touts a wide selection, color and fabric choices, and discounts up to $25, urging readers to visit for the latest in fashion.
The notice advertises a white sale with new in fashion items described as fresh and original. It emphasizes quality fabrics and modern styles including dresses and lingerie.
The advertisement touts curtain purchases at twenty percent off regular prices. It claims limited time savings and urges housewives in Chapksburg to take advantage during a local sale. The notice mentions various places and lists a broad regional audience.
Fragment reads about dresses with price 35 cents and mentions sizes and conditions. The readable text is garbled but indicates a sale or listing for children's clothing, specifically white dresses, at a low price.
A late 19th or early 20th century social page describes an attractively arranged card party hosted by Mrs. Molye al Shaerfort and her daughter Mes itow Mo ry. The event featured eleven tables, a banquet at the Walde hotel for about thirty guests, and a program by pupils of Max Moan Durie and Kennedy school. The piece notes the closing of a local school in Clarkabursag and mentions Mrs Kennods and Miss Headford.
An unclear note mentions a court or social event involving John Nanton and a reference to a warden. The text is fragmentary with several garbled phrases and appears to reference a dinner or meeting setting with food items like cheese and spoons.
A chaotic Bridgeport page recounts a series of lectures and entertainments in the town, including talks on advertising by Slan Halilih and a short history of Bridgeport by Mira Lena White Kane. The report lists varied topics from the English novel’s development to mineral sources of West Virginia and notes performances by local speakers and students. The piece describes decor, refreshments, and attendees, highlighting community cultural activity and a lively but sprawling program.
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