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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
5
The notice announces renewed energy for a major selling week starting Monday morning. It highlights a large stock of snowy garments and fresh supplies. The event emphasizes value and strong inventory for shoppers.
An advertisement advertises fabrics including White Cotton Corduroy Waxon crepes and cotton crepes with price cuts. Yardage listed at 20 to 29 cents for various grades, voiles and Madras offered at discounted 39 to 29 cents. Towels quilts and linens also featured at attractive prices.
A quirky shopper note highlights new flouncings and a 39c lathe27 item. It suggests women who have found a pattern for a white dress can make it themselves, and will discover the right dress patterns in this fresh lot.
The item described is a 30 inch wide fabric or material praised as attractive, durable, cool to the touch, and affordable, with good washability. It appears to combine appealing aesthetics with practicality and a reasonable price. The source mentions a specific brand or maker but is unclear.
Several hundred women have taken advantage of HE Seductions are you going to Warneesy.00e up for grades 1 up Redkreens 460 up for grades 8.50 up RL and G M9 up for grades 1 up Nevias 2.60 up for grades 3 400 up Farris Wemp for grades 31 up Lucilles 880 up for grades 1 up
A brief retail note highlights dresses sold for one to three dollars, with remarks that many pretty percales winfliauts and cool lawn fabrics offer dainty rummings and finishing touches.
A fragmented notice promotes a week long sale offering wares including artwares, brass, and brasses with discounts up to 20 percent and additional savings of 25 to 50 percent on select items. The ad mentions a $20,000 value and emphasizes bargain terms during the sale period.
Grass porch runners priced by yard and size. Items include 450 inch plain yardage at 65 cents per yard, 54 inch plain at 7 cents per yard, 54 inch stenciled at 1 dollar per yard, 72 inch plain at 1 dollar per yard, and 72 inch stenciled at 1 dollar 25 cents per yard.
Women from distant cities buy gowns as husbands accompany them. The display features beautiful models priced from five to sixty five dollars, with popular ranges at fifteen twenty five and thirty dollars. The ad promises offerings for every hour of the day catering to those who appreciate dress artistry.
Four styles of women's low shoes offered as a special purchase with prices typically ranging from $2.50 to $3.50 elsewhere. Styles include White Duck Colonial Pumps Sterling Silver Jrickle covered heels White Duck Tailored Pumps and White Sweatsland Duck Pumps with straps and white heels.
A social note describes the forthcoming Gulfport wedding of Mr. Harry B. Kincaid and Miss May B. Lowry at 544 West Main Street and a later trip home to Clarkebore. It also mentions a large list of local guests, a church program by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, a Waldo hotel concert by the Cadenza orchestra, and a post program social at Firth Presbyterian church. The piece notes a Loyal Temperance Legion meeting and Flag Day activities, with Mrs. W. S. Cheuvront leading the talk and candidates signing the district muster.
Incomplete OCR reads a Thursday afternoon reference to members of a group identified as Giltei. The rest of the text is illegible, preventing a clear event, date, or outcome from being established.
In the county deeds register several transfers were recorded including Wya4 coed Mane Stealey to W. Geoghan for four lots in Union Heights and AM. P. Berminghofer to Sarah E. Green for seven meres in Simpeon-district Essex. Also Ove A. Willin to John Williams for four lots in Beidweyorts Dillan and Jemima Bailey heirs to EB. Bailey for 154% xeres in Union. Anverni Green to Willan De Curlin for Vmeres in Eagle districts and Martin Brathera Company to Jeter aon Houmht for lots in Haywind.
Charleston June 1s Adjutant General Charles D Billott will be an assistant sergeant at arms of the Republican national convention Though a supporter of Roosevelt the friendship between Senator Scott and General Billott is such that before leaving for Chicago yesterday Billott admitted he had a warrant commissioning him to that office in his pocket
Members of Adelphi Lodge No. 8 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows are urged to attend a Sunday afternoon gathering at 3 o clock in the Odd Fellows hall. They will march in a body to Oud Helows cemetery for the annual memorial ritual service.
Weston notes the death of Joseph Twyman at St Marys Hospital from typhus fever on Wednesday morning. A longtime member of the Westport signal crew, he served as conductor on the rail line between Richwood and Darkshore. He is survived by his wife and daughter, with a summer visit planned to Europe and other countries.
Text fragment states Mr. Brooke had his thumb twisted and a passenger was unharmed in a collision scenario with a coach or vehicle, but details are fragmentary and unclear. No other injuries or damages are confirmed.
Secretary at state issues charters to West Williamson Land Company of Williamson and Americus Gleb of Wheeling for social improvement. West Williamson’s capital stock 500,000 with incorporators E W Muse ROMI Mu wick N Ho Stanakee G B C Wiles B Tt Mian. Americus Gleb’s charter lists Triesler Morrie Josie Thomas Harpin WF Brenan and others.
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