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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
5
Parsons Souders promotes courtesy day with banner claim that daily prices match or beat spas sale prices. They emphasize value over amount paid and offer new stock in standard and fine lines with prices described as moderate and further reduced during sale periods.
Clarkburg announces its greatest sale of carpets and rugs lasting six days starting Monday with Courtesy Day on Saturday the 16th. The ad touts abundant stock, generous guarantees, and low prices from top makers, inviting customers to inspect and compare prices confidently in a welcoming, pressure-free environment.
A May sale advertises room size Axminster and Brussels rugs 9x12 and 9x11 feet with large discounts from regular prices. Other items include 18x36 inch and 27x50 inch sizes, plus China matting and curtains and draperies to be featured in Friday's Telegram.
Velvet carpets and hall and stair patterns offered at 85 cents per yard with a year round price except May sale. Extra wide four quarter linoleum priced at 2.50 per running yard, four yards wide. Ambiguous brand and availability noted.
To Buy Tapestry Carpets for this sale 18 the day on which real buying begins. The grades at these prices are unmatched. 8 wire at 0c regularly 60. 9 wire at 7ic regularly 85c. 10 wire at 85c, regularly $1.00. Splendid variety new patterns for hall stairs living and bed rooms. Made laid and lined free.
Social and personal items describe a children's party for Miss Jean Axton with games, cake, flowers, and gifts attended by many young guests. The same column notes the wedding of Laura Jane Leachman to Albert John Bishop at Immaculate Conception and lists Civic Club officers elected for the upcoming year plus upcoming events and meetings.
United States motion picture film exports jumped in March, reaching 23 million linear feet, with nine months ending March totaling 148 million feet, four times 1913 levels and nearing the 1912 peak. Exports pricing fell, with unexposed films dominating after a shift from exposed stock, England as primary buyer and diverse global markets including Cuba France Japan Argentina and the Philippines.
Repete of Misa Brenda Francklyn of England supports Ohio suffrage efforts. Her exile to Cleveland arises from hints by relatives that she should keep out of English suffrage activities and jail risk. She states she will not throw bombs in Ohio as it will not be needed.
The article notes growing demand for American produced films and expands on export trends. It cites US exports rising from four million to over seven million dollars in a year while France also increases shipments, reflecting a broader global consumption of cinema articles. It mentions a 1914 public notice about a state license to carry a revolver and identifies Frank Abruzzino as the resident store entrepreneur.
Local notes list residents and visitors including Ransel Romine from Last Creek, Mr and Mrs F Harwood of Charleston, W Jones from Mannington, C A Brealey from Fairmont, E C Turner from Morgantown, CE Hiner from Buckhannon, H L McIntyre from Smithfield, W H O’Day from Mannington, W A Kemp from Morgantown, Charles A Smoot from Parkersburg, Albert Wilt from Biking, W G Colburn from Burnsville, Louis Bennett from Weston, Benjamin F Thompson to Parkersburg, and Paul W Lange on business. ad inset references a question about Lem.
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