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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
5
Parsons Souders advertises in Clarksburg as a thrifty shopper’s haven citing growing business, reliable service, and consistently low prices for good merchandise. The copy emphasizes superior policy and value for careful buyers who cannot be deceived.
A local seller advertises 4 by 6 foot flags with pole ball rope and bracket in quantity of 500 for a townwide decoration push. Prices quoted include 5 for 6 dollars or 120 per dozen for small porch flags and large cretonne porch pillows at 25 cents each.
Noted makers offer bath items for added pleasure. Jergens Rose Geranium Bath Tablets and Amours soap from Chicago promise delightful scents. A range includes Glycerine Violet Peroxide Elder Flower Stork Castile and Colgate varieties. Talcum powders from William’s and Colgate’s come in 5c 15c and 24c sizes.
Social and personal items note upcoming events and entertaining in Mannington and Baltimore. A picnic at the Country Club honors Adele Furbee and Helen Frisch. Mrs Candell hosts a children’s party with about twenty guests and a peanut hunt. Miss Kennedy receives a farewell at Mrs Curtin’s home with fruit punch and small stations for guests. An ad: Chamberlain’s Tablets promise liver support and digestive relief for chills and related symptoms.
The Parsonssouders Company hosts Agnes Hood Bertha Bland Lillie Koblegard and Grace Flowers. Hebrew Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday at 3 00 at Mrs Rosenfeldt 209 East Poplar Street. Enjoyable picnic at Garrisons Mills by streetcar then automobile truck food shared. attendees include L Brown Hedrick family Snodgrass Geogella Stephens. First Presbyterian church lawn fete moved to old Despard property East Main Street cream and cake to be served. public is invited. Mrs Ashby Bowes visits. Maud Hall visiting Wheeling. Masonic corner stone laying at Shinniston draws members to Masonic temple. Fire safety tips: sprinkling gasoline fires with wheat flour absorbs and smothers. do not use water.
Genuine leather suit case made of sheep skin with striped cover, leather straps and handsewn padded handles. Inside pockets, riveted hardware, measures 24 13x6 inches. Special price 3.60. Limited stock eighteen units. Another slightly better suitcase available for 4.00, also at a special price.
Secured months ago through importers from a Belfast manufacturer. Full bleached table linens in five patterns: The Rose, Chrysanthemum with stripe, Polka Dot with Tulip border, Pansy border, and the Poppy. Width 72 inches, price one dollar per yard. Also three new German linen patterns at same price.
A newspaper blurb promotes a range of coats and dusters priced from 2 to 5 dollars. It notes linen-like fabrics and Palm Beach cloth options, with lengths varying from full to knee. The ad emphasizes value but contains disjointed lines and weather notations.
An article promotes portable comforts for touring and picnics with items like a refrigerator basket thermos bottles and carafes and canned heat worth 10c for hot coffee boiled eggs or frying. It touts practical, affordable gear and invites readers to learn more.
The Vudor porch shade, praised as original and economical, offers heat and glare protection with continuous air circulation. It ranges from four to twelve feet wide and costs between $2.25 and $7.50 each, selling well in Clarksburg with strong customer satisfaction.
Four color porch valances blue brown green or tan with white trim offer a 27 inch drop for 35c. A yard wide valance costs 45c per yard.
Vader Hammocks announces a 20 percent reduction on all models. The hammocks are described as reinforced at wear points, larger and more comfortable, with materials cited as premium. Prices drop by about SL 0.50 to 7.50, reflecting the discount.
Silk stockings priced from $1.25 to $3.00 with multiple brands and colors. Emphasizes full silk, varied sizes, and fashion demand. Includes Kayser and Vassar options in black and color blends.
The store fills with sports wear options including a knitted silk sweater coat at 5.00 a watermelon pink golfine skirt at 5.00 and a Palm Beach cloth tropical suite for 10.00. Additional items feature a Chinchill checked coat 18.75 a white English needle cord skirt 5.00 and a Jap silk sports blouse at 12.50.
A catalog notes 40 inch Crepe Meteor at 2.00 a yard and 36 inch Black Fair Silks, Black Pongee Silk for travel wear, and 40 inch Charmeuse silk in several grades priced from 1.35 to 2.00 per yard.
Miss Helen Frisch of Baltimore, visiting J Miss Axgues Hood, becomes guest of Miss Grace Haymaker who invites a small afternoon tea from 4 to 6 PM Wednesday at her East Brein Street home. Bir and Mrs John Ruhl 2nd family, settled in Mt Lake Park summer home, and Miss Ewing departed today.
A fragmented excerpt offers tips for women on kitchen tasks including using a chopping knife instead of a meat pounder to avoid damage, caution about sleeve cuts, covering frying eyes, and placing a small charcoal dish or refrigerator to keep items sweet and absorbing.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Presbyterian church will host two lawn social events next Thursday afternoon and evening on the lawn at the old Despard property on East Main Street. All are invited to attend.
A small amount of salt or camphor is added to lamps to improve light and save oil. Welch and Fullerton, druggists, deliver to all parts of the city.
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