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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
16
Parsons Souders launches a week long carpet and rug sale branded This Is a CARPET and BUG SALE on the RIGHT TRACK. The promotion touts room size rugs at discounts from $15 to $75 with Axminster and Wilton options and assorted sizes. The ad emphasizes steady advertising steam but notes true success requires more than hype to sustain sales.
An advert praises a May sale as the best-done event of the season. It touts low prices on rugs and carpets including Axminster and Wilton varieties with per piece prices listed, asserting the store offers easy identification and supreme value.
Fifty pairs of Irish Point Curtains in white and Arab available at 1.50 per pair, down from 2.25. Serim curtains, Madras, and Voile Serim offered in various colors at sale prices. Linoleum and carpets featured with yard and sample prices, limited quantities for early buyers.
The advertisement markets Linen and Cotton Ratine as highly desirable for summer suits coats and dresses. It notes a soft fine texture with sturdy linen for rubbing, offers ten shades including white, and lists a 46 inch width with a price of $1.25 per yard.
Two lots of 160 high quality women and young women dresses arriving at the right time are offered this week at 1.00 and 1.50 dollars. Garments include lawns dimities ginghams and percales in many styles. The statement promises reliable value well below common price levels.
VADORIZE your porches with Vu dou Porch Shades. Make it a dining sion and enjoy the air as Gealare onteke ie.
Our regular stocks of Suitslave had a going over and prices revised. New summer frocks of linen and ratine, crepes and voiles, silk and cotton, plus wide gabardines and washable skirts in various fabrics have arrived today. Prices range from 7.50 to 21.50 for dresses and 1 to 4 for skirts. A notable lot of twenty-eight taffeta silk dresses priced at 15. These compare favorably with other offerings and provide value for money.
Mrs Harmer honored on return from Clarkeburg with birthday remembrances and 86th anniversary greetings. Westminster Guild hosts study on The New America. Invitations issued for Clarksburg High School commencement at Masonic Auditorium. Surprise parties and showers mark social week with many friends attending. Beatrice Girard hosts tenth birthday party with games and cake. Mrs Howell C Cooper hosts a tea for Brooklyn and local guests. Edward Croker of New York Fire Prevention visits to discuss department efficiency at Waldo hotel. Mrs Alice Miles attends Bristol School. daughter Francis set to graduate May 27 with senior class president duties. Delta Kappa Club to host a May Day dance at Waldo tea room.
The city hosts visitors from Parkersburg Buckhannon Weston Wallace and Fairmont including R E Finnell W Austin J C Roane and J Earl Morrison among others. Local dancing classes will be taught by Prof Finley W Knott while Mary Cameron and Merle Williams return from Washington attendance at Fairmount seminary. Advertising challenges arise from widespread illiteracy in Central and South America.
A reader claims relief from headache and nervousness using a cane ale remedy. The message thanks a Mr aero Olp and reports being cured and restored to normal health, noting the product is sold by dealers nationwide.
An old advertisement touts RHEUMA as a guaranteed cure for rheumatic conditions including arthritis and gout. It claims to remove impurities from the body and features a testimonial from J. K. Greenberg of Chicago praising the product. Welle & Haymaker Co sells it for 50 cents.
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