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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
5
Parson Souders promotional notice lists hat styles and prices. Sport hats Leghorn Milan and Panama varieties discounted from regular values, with caps and women and children’s hats. Sale closes 9:30 p m with Patrons urged to attend.
An old advertising blurb extols Wirthmor waists as the best inexpensive choice. It claims wide popularity in hundreds of cities, praising comfort and value at the price of one dollar, and notes availability in a single good store in each city.
A hundred new hats arrive from the work room to the tillinery parlors this morning. They feature trimmed flowers, wing and ribbon details, imitation gourah, and a variety of shapes including sailor, artistic, and fancy patterns. Prices range from $4.50 to $10.
Personal notices report a marriage at the Ash Chapel Broad Oaks with William Hayes and Eva Swixer tying the knot. a Moody Bible Conference at Mountain Lake will feature top preachers July 1 to 20 under ML Gray D D. a Taylor novel play in Jane Lew and Lost Creek High spanned debates on preparedness. a rainy evening song recital by Gillian Brandon Spang and Jessie Ronstiag impressed an audience at the First Presbyterian church. parish meetings and women’s club sessions planned May activities.
J ALOYSIUS WRALY promotes private instruction at your residence or hotel and classes for children and adults. Offer includes private elnases, lessons at schools and clubs, and invitations to contact by writing or phone at Waldo Hotel for service.
A fragmentary local item list recounts visits and movements in Buckhannon and Wheeling. Mrs Ada Jones returns from a two week visit in Paltoisot with her parents J Hilleary. Deputies J H Tenney and others attend federal court in Wheeling. Names include Denny Shortthana Wolfe John Blern Glorence Yannart and Prof J C White from Morgantown visiting the area.
A fashion note highlights suits and silk frocks with wide pleats and narrow trims. Lingerie frocks reveal skilled handwork and simple charm. Delicate handkerchief motifs and horn buttons add subtle elegance to this season’s ensembles.
West Virginia briefs report opposition to a retail selling bill in Charleston, high school enrollment rising past 13 000 with a gain near 2 000, and a mammoth gas well blowout in Frackston County causing equipment loss. A Grafton bridge accident kills a worker, Glen Porie plant labor disputes intensify, and Wheeling hosts state tanker convention speakers. Deaths include Eliud Wilcox of Marion County, while virus outbreaks and a murder case in Elkins are noted. The Kanawha county election aims to fund $360 000 upgrades in May.
Advertise ment claims Cham berlain's Liniment provides lasting relief from chronic or muscular rheumatism. It asserts pain reduction is worth many times its cost and notes availability everywhere.
Fragmentary ad proclaims a pamphlet form by Judge Rutherford on destruction or fate of Milltariany. Claims cure and freedom through Nimwhi Nugum in Shianston West Virginia. Advertisement notes availability upon request.
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