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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
5
The store touts quality and long service as the core value, while price is described as a fleeting whim. It argues that wise shoppers seek enduring satisfaction through quality and service rather than temporary cost. Parsons-Souders items are framed as incidental to lasting value.
The notice promotes porch shades with a seven foot drop and sizes from four to twelve feet. Shadows are marketed as durable against all weather, available in dark grown, mottled olive, and mottled olive with brown. Prices range from $2.25 to $47.59 and delivery is promised soon.
A local ad highlights a window of green parasols in varied shades and patterns. Parasols named Tulip, Mushroom, Hamilton, Nippon, and La Vogue are offered in many combinations with checks, stripes, woven effects and dots. Prices range from 2.00 to 10.00.
Linen suits for young women are displayed in a cool summer line. The garments reflect influence from foreign models and fashionable cloth suits, showcasing highly effective results. Prices range from 8.90 to 18.60 dollars, with several mid tier options.
An ad text touts Redfern corsets improving old gowns with a focus on fit and style. It highlights a price drop from 8.00 to 5.50 and mentions a preferred method to achieve a prop en look. The copy references private fittings and urging readers to buy for a refreshed appearance.
A description of a blouse that changes the wearer's look as if it were a completely new gown. Emphasizes the latest styles, materials, and a charming range of new colors showcased in current fashion. This vivid overview markets the blouse as a wardrobe upgrade with diverse colorings and fabrics.
Fragmented ad text describes nightgowns offered at 39 cents with garbled wording. The readable phrases mention poor quality fabric and a sale style that hints at discounts. The passage references children and clothing in a vintage catalog-like item.
A garbled note references striped skirting sales at 39 and 50 cents per yard with repeating phrases. It mentions oyster white grounds and a rare item at 846 and Boe, then shifts to a vague Amal purchase and a winddr of varia. The readable fragments hint at a catalog or ad missive with fabric descriptions and quantities.
Cretonne fabrics gain popularity with women sewing dresses and accessories. Gowered cretonne used for skirts, tats, bags, parasols while striped varieties feature in native wear and men's items. Drapery department notes inventory and patterns in the latest fabric wave.
An article advertises a new odd size wool poplin suit for large women priced at $14.50. The navy blue and black piece features a conservative cut with a touch of trim, tailored to sizes 41 to 60, offering individuality in design.
An OCR fragment shows a 4 thread Silk Lisle Stocking offered at 25 cents with garbled text about a person or item and a cryptic exchange. The readable lines hint at a promotional listing with incomplete phrases and stray capitalized words, lacking coherent context or dates.
A sales notice promotes sample size women shoes in sizes 8 to 6 44g with prices under wholesale. Four groups offered at 2.00 2.25 2.50 and 3.00 to attract bargain buyers, asserting strong value and fashion appeal despite casual phrasing.
A new line of Pyrex glass cooking ware is introduced with export demonstrations planned for several days. Customers may inquire and learn about sanitary cooking products including casseroles as small as one quart to two and a half quarts, round baking dishes, bread pans, pie plates, ramekins, and more with prices from 13 cents for ramekins to two dollars for casseroles.
Large purchases bring 1160 pieces of dinner services on sale today at half price both for sets and open stock. Each 46 piece set includes a twelve inch platter seven inch nappy two covered pieces plus cream sugar butter and more in white and gold decor. Pyrex ware adds heat capacity and sanitary cleaning advantages.
Feeney McCormick and D P McCormick both of Burnsville wed Friday night at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The couple, attended by Mike M McDermott and Pred Nurpty, will honeymoon ten days, then reside in Burnsville. McCormick is the daughter of John Keeney of San Bernardino, California.
A collection of home remedies and tips includes cleansing fur with meal and grape, a cold towel for croup, a hot grease match for a Pythian Sisters gathering, and a lemon juice gargle for sore throat. Also mentions social events and temperance notes.
The Rev and Mrs Foglepong and son Kukenn returned from the Ballachapel area where they attended the Fairmont district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Judges Atkinson and Lynch visited Buckhannon for Wesleyan College graduation exercises. Mrs Landen and daughter Margaret visit Mount Camden. Dr Fetener attends West Virginia Catechetic Association convention. Minor of Fairmont engages in business in town. Various locals, visitors and transitions noted from Shinnston Sutton Charlestown and Parkersburg. A new paediatric needle date and a Chicago Dairy ownership change are also reported.
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