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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1914
Page
5
May 20 Parsons-Souders promotes a carpet sale claimed to be the best they have had, promising easy recognition by customers and emphasizing value over price, with the idea that quality matters more than cost. The store asserts it sells only carpets that guarantee satisfaction.
Two lots of 150 well made garments for women and young women arrive at just the right time. Pricesare far below common levels with lawns dimities ginghams percales offered at $1.00 and $1.50 in all sizes. This notice urges quick purchase before stock runs out.
Ten years ago two Auburn shoe makers started making home comfort shoes with thirteen machines. Their factory now outputs 4000 pairs every ten hours due to good honest shoes offered year round at low prices. Available: Low heel slippers at 180, plain toe oxfords at 2.50, seamless oxfords at 3. Sizes for all women.
Advertisement for silk boot stockings in black white tan and assorted colors priced at 25 cents a pair. Also silk ribbed stockings for misses in white and black at 35 cents or three for one dollar, highlighting value and variety.
Social and personal items note upcoming ice cream socials at Grace Episcopal and First Baptist churches with 8 pm parlor events and penny socials for Sunday school adults. Wah Chapel Mtethogiet Episcopal social at 8 pm with free refreshments. details of a surprise party for Harry R Downe at 442 South Chestnut Street with games and charity refreshments. Reports of May dance by Thirty Club, officers for Tuesday Literary Club, 6 o'clock dinner hosted by Judge and Mrs James W Robinson, Junior Epworth League meetings, Home Missionary Society papers, St Pauls Missionary Society meeting, St Marks Lutheran Missionary Society meeting with musical program, and an upcoming Ladies Aid Social at Brad Oaks Methodist Church with song tables and refreshment notes.
A telegram of short personal notices lists W V Briceland Pairman Gentral District Tee phone Company official visiting the city to manage company matters. G L Bland from Weston P C Myply Morgantown Dreneacting biteness Kari G Davie from Wallace G A Alberton from Parkersburg Nelson Reid Parkersburg G W Broyles Buckhannon J Lytie Parkersburg H Carpenter Parkersburg A T Ward Peel Tree R A Croaby Parkersburg F G Brown Jane Lay I H Shald Diking E B Stone Parkersburg all reported in city business and social notices.
A Colorado state senate resolution invites Governor Ammons to resign amid a dispute over the governor’s mansion. Mrs Ammons opposes the measure and enjoys her role there. Holland funds old age pensions for 80,000 people over seventy.
The death of our brother Moses Sauhm is announced on Friday the eighth of January, 1914 by Joe Moses & Bro in Wallace, West Virginia.
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