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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
5
In Clarksburg the Parsons Souders store promotes the New Idea line with a plea for customer feedback. The ad emphasizes meeting customer desires and convenience, inviting shoppers to view current merchandise and request any missing services to improve the store’s offerings.
A list of novelty items offered for graduation gifts includes hand painted celluloid fans priced from 50 cents to 2 75 dollars, fans and lace fans 50 cents to 2 50, gold tap pins 25 and 50 cents, and a sale on charming trimmed millinery at 2 95 dollars. The items emphasize affordable keepsakes and decorative accessories suitable for graduation celebrations.
Parsons Souders advertises the famous orderless Odorless Refrigerator offering the driest air circulation to save ice costs. Various grades styles finishes and equipment are available with prices from 7 to 40 dollars.
Several hundred brand new women’s dresses coats suits and skirts offered at surprisingly low prices. Silk dresses in various fabrics from 10 to 25 dollars, wash dresses from 1 to 25, tub skirts 1 to 3, cloth suits 12.75 to 25, linen and Palm Beach suits 10 to 15, white chinchilla coats 10, white corduroy skirts 4.95, golfine coats 10. Items emphasize good taste quality and spring summer wardrobe appeal.
Ten years from now households will cook with minimal heat using gas only when needed. The Eco-Thermal Fireless Stove, new at Parsons-Souders in Clarksburg Harrison County, promises all meals cooked through after initial prep. Price 75 dollars. Used by GOOD HOUSE KEEPING in recipe testing.
Advertises Ohkay Massage Cream at 25c and other beauty items. Large jar Dorin Rowse cream, La Dorine Face Powder in several shades, Pompeian Night Dreams at 25c and 30c, powder puffs 5c to 10c, Baby Balm 25c, Sempre Geovine 3c, Tout Mon Jardin of Roses jars priced 36c to 1502. Lavender Lares 75c jar.
Will You Look at This 4 White Pump Tonight. A high grade White Sea Isle Canvas style with New White Ivory Leather sole and white heel. Plain toe White Covered Buckle on a lass. Special buy at 4.00. Mary Jane White Canvas Slippers light turn sole white kid lined. Sizes 8 1 2 to 11 2 at 1 75 and 11 2 to 2 00. Ladies and big girls 2 1 2 to 6 at 2 50.
An ad describes several blouses priced at 1.95 including striped quarter sleeves in Jap silk and crepe de chine in white flesh and maize. Other items feature chiffon silk at 2.95 with polo dot pattern, a new sailor collar option, and a linen finish flaxon waist at 1.50.
The Carpet Store presents bright summer matting rugs in old fashioned style. Several kinds offered at reasonable cost. Matting Rugs 9x12 feet with floral and oriental medallions at $2.50. Reversible heavy woven matting on either side in greens blues reds tans at $3.50, 9x12 feet. White close woven matting with plain center and stenciled border special $4.00, 9x12 feet.
The Alaska shop offers ice cream in two to five quart sizes from 2.25 to 5.00 while North Pole prices range from 1.25 to 2.25 for one to four quarts. Stock reduction follows, with building operations starting June 1 and discounts up to 20 percent to clear inventory quickly.
Notice of a clearance sale on Vador Hammocks with discounts from $150 to $7 grades reduced to $1.20 to $5.60. The seller cites rebuilding and urges buyers to act before the first of the month.
Social and personal items note well attended prayer meetings at Christ Episcopal rectory led by Rev Charles B Mitchell, and parlor gatherings at multiple homes including Mrs Coffman, Mrs Edmond Braggfl, Mrs James Renshaw, and Mrs Harry Curtin with Hamilton party leadership. Bridgeport School Program and forthcoming events listed with dates May 22 to May 28 and a special note on home grown asparagus from Martin Bros.
Ernest Rider returned Friday from Wheeling where he spent a week at the Metropolitan Life Insurance office. George William Albright arrived Saturday from Jacksonville to continue studies at the Florida Military Academy. Charles Powell, Fairmont attorney, and other area residents were in town Saturday.
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Cameo buttons shown in various shades and patterns including mosaic and striped mixes with contrasting centers in colors like tango black purple green. Jet buttons on vests and neckwear, large crocheted designs on coats and dresses, plus new stitches. residential work by Miss Lelia May Lacy offering hair dressing and beauty services at Bell 1333-R.
Executive memorandum dated May 31 1915 announces daily train service between Elkins and Gassaway except Sundays. Train 5 departs Elkins at 10:10 pm arrives Gassaway at 5:25 am. Train 6 departs Gassaway at 7:05 am arrives Elkins at 6:45 am. Trans N es notes existing Nos 1 and 5 remain on current schedule. General Manager Le Dye and Assistant General Passenger Agent W P Funky.
A Still Newer Scotch Art rug design showcases about 40 colorings in a plain center and figured border. Yarns dyed with Alizarine produce fast colors for wool. Available in 26 sizes from 30 to 60 inches and up to 12 by 18 feet. Special orders fulfilled in 3 to 5 days from receipt. Main Street between 2nd and 3rd.
A rust resistant black satin enamel oven with porcelain panels splasher boiler and drip pan is advertised to save gas and food and relieve operator strain. The Direct Action Oven Heat Regulator is shown at the store priced at $4.00 cash, with other stores charging $9.00 and up.
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