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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1916
Page
5
Parsons-Souders pledges fair dealings and reliable service in a brief retail notice. It emphasizes supplying customers and serving business partners with firm purpose and caution against misleading printing. It insists on honest communication and responsible purchase outcomes.
The New Home sewing machine showcases a ball bearing drive wheel the most approved type and a fully new wooden case with four side drawers and a large center drawer. It is automatic with the head engaging when the top leaf is raised, designed for durability and lifetime service with emphasis on simplicity.
The Bethel Guild of Christ Episcopal Church will meet Tuesday evening with Mrs. Wright-Harding, continuing the social and personal notes on page three.
The wedding of Eleanor Haymond Blackford and James Edwin Watson Sr is set for Wednesday evening June 14 at the Parkersburg Country Club. Attendants include maid of honor Catherine Berry Campbell and bridesmaids Misses Denise Kearsley Watson Denise Butterfield Helen Butterfield Clara Louise Myers Eleanor Ferguson Conant Caroline McKinley Neal Laura Talbot Neal Elise Gill Gibson Josalie Zell Morrison Juliette Rathbone with flower girls Mary Blackford Camden and Mary Eilen Bukey. Best man list features Kanna Clark Edward Hart J Robert Buckingham Allan Read George DeBolt Frank Haymond Harold Bfitchinson Charles Wastman Danforth Jr Marvin Pardes. Blackford is a granddaughter of Colonel and Mrs. Hsymond.
Mrs. John L. Ruhl travels to New York while Dr and Mrs Percy Goff and son Nathan Goff Jr visit Mr and Mrs James M Duncan in Parkersburg. Numerous locals and visitors are noted across Parkersburg and neighboring towns with addresses and brief remarks on illness and events.
The Woman's Civic Club annual business meeting will be at 3 o clock Wednesday afternoon in Christ Episcopal parish house. The program includes treasurer and committee reports and officer elections. all members urged to attend. Occupy Bummer Home. Mr and Mrs J Carl Vance occupy their summer home at the Techub.
Private dance classes announced by Jay Hwaly formerly of New York City and organized by Mies Thompson. Information available by phone at Wilds Hotel during business hours. registration for adults and youths ongoing.
An excerpt notes that demonstrations of the latest dances were to be shown to Assembly Club members but were canceled. The event was not held and instead a demonstration was moved to another club for a different audience.
Lakin of Charleston, president of the state board of control, visited here on Monday while Dr. Hy Aven Whisler's business matter shaped local activity.
A column offers simple kitchen and sewing hacks. It details making an omelet with peas using eggs cheese and toppings, then folding onto a hot dish. It also explains mending rubber using black dress braid stitched along the tear with a neat overhand and buttonhole finish.
The Young Woman's Christian Association funds a club house for employed girls. A red cedar bungalow, built on the bone estate, features a ball room music instruments and sewing machines, inviting
The Young Women s Christian Association held a May 18 hard house warming reception in the exposition building. A bronze tablet was presented by the exposition director to Miss Milesbath Dodge of the national board, who accepted and spoke. A reception followed.
The J R Johnston Brokerage reports low-priced orders exist but will be filled as needed to complete window pane production. Joseph Neanan of Cleveland and H Hi Plott of Pittsburgh met with workers and manufacturers to set pace for finishing orders, as the season ends at noon Saturday.
The Clarkshare Trynte Water Company announces operation at 609 Baltimore Street producing Tripura water praised as the purest in the world. Impurities are boiled at 212 degrees and mineral matter bacteria are filtered out. pure air and oxygen are recirculated, with vapors being vented. A sample bottle may be obtained by calling the Clarkaburg Tripure Water Company at the bottling works.
An article explains that true musical tone comes from wood, not metal, with Vitaphone using a solid wood tone arm seasoned like violin wood. The arm carries sound to a stationary sound box, producing upward wave motion for a natural lift in voice records.
Berlin reports show a drastic drop in newspapers and publications since the war began. The Imperial postal district tally indicates 1,265 titles dropped from the 1916 list, averaging more than three fewer issues daily.
The Bank of She Pon announces a two percent reduction in its interest and discount rate. The move aims to support industrial enterprise by lowering borrowing costs and encouraging investment.
Frad L. Day and Cain Nicholga were noted as qualifiers for a state administrator role. The report mentions bond amounts around 4700 and references Tasae Brobard and Owen Moore in supervisory positions with unclear context and several garbled names.
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