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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
5
Parsons and Souders announce a summer schedule change starting Monday. The store will close at 5 30 p m until September 1 except Saturdays. From July through August working hours are shortened by thirty minutes to benefit employees and serve patrons with renewed energy and enthusiasm.
The report covers a Nov 47 gathering of Rache Chapter Order of the Eastern Star in Bridgeport with officers elected for the coming year and a reception hosted by Mrs. William Newson and Miss Milgred Lambred. It also notes a medal contest at Mrs. Lee Davis's home, a church temperance program in Adatston, and a reception at the Waldo hotel with singing and a dinner program planned by J. Frank Cork and others.
At this season many girls and young women plan seaside or mountain trips and seek light weight coats and suits. Prices on coats and suits have been cut, with $25 to $40 items now $15 and $15 to $25 items now $10. Fabrics include serges whipcords and mixtures in tans and greys across junior miss sizes.
Readable sale notice lists linen frocks in natural Pongee style Crasher and Ratine fabrics, sizes up to 40 for young women. Prices marked at ten dollars, with many dresses originally valued to twenty five. Remaining stock includes diverse patterns as the sale closes today.
Footwear from Parsons Sanders Shoes promises light weight and comfortable walking for vacations. Available models include Tan and dull black Calf Skin Oxfords at 3.50, Black and Dull Leather Pumps at 3.50, Tan Russia Calf and Black pumps at 3.00, Patent Kid Pumps at 3.50, one and two strap pumps, and White Nubuck Sea Island Duck Pumps at 1.95, highlighting a wide variety for travel wear.
Glove options include short and long chamois finished lisle thread in natural, white, pongee, and chamoisette styles. Prices range from 25 cents to $1 per pair with summer wear emphasized. Also notes lower prices for similar items elsewhere.
Hats in ratine with wide brims and soft crowns offer smart, undefinable style. Hemps in round flat effects appear in chiffons and colored silks trimmed with posies and velvet. Tawajerie and lace hats add dainty elegance. Popular prices range from eight to ten dollars.
New style dust coats of linen for auto and travel ready at a moment to be slipped over the dress or suit to guard against dust and grime. Prices from $2.00 to $16.50, exceptional styles $3.00, 5.00 and 6.50.
A notice indicates a sale the day before the fourth featuring guns bayonets and swords offered at steep discounts. customers are urged to visit Wednesday to select a Spring field Army Rifle for under ten cents on the dollar.
Springfield government records show a lot of 100 used rifles at $1.98 each, supplied for West Point Cadets target practice. Cost to manufacture was $20.48. shells include shot or ball, reloadable.
An old wartime lot offers bayonets in leather sheaths at 10 cents each and 144 pieces described as priceless to veterans. Also offered are ancient swords from the mother country for display in libraries or dens, suggested for patriotic homes. Auction or sale context implied by listing.
Wedding announced for Henry Alexander Davidson and Nancy Agnes Myles, married on June 27, 1912, in Morgantown West Virginia. The bride is sister of Mrs. J. W. Walden. groom an undertaker. They honeymoon in Portland, Oregon before a reception planned by Mr. and Mrs. J. Trumair for their daughter Cara Marguerite and Mr. George AP. Stoner on July 10 at 27730 West Pike Street.
Fragmentary France page excerpt reviews a translated poem about the Sultan of Morocco, touching on his fame as a writer of philosophy and his personal memories. The piece cites a Spanish translation and references the sultan's early love and enduring influence on life and independence.
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