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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
4
A promotional note announces a one night sale of fine blouses priced 1.05 to 1.95. The copy promises a long preparation period and urges customers to hurry as the event may reach them at an unpredictable moment. It emphasizes summer fashion and a rush to acquire new items.
Tonight only a sale of over 300 blouses in four new styles. Prices at 1.05 each with organdie, embroidery touches, pleated options, and travel wear designs in White, Peach, Maize, and more. Includes heavy Japanese Silk options with two in one collar.
A variety of parasols arrives with prices from two to five dollars. At two dollars a plain silk parasol in colors and black features a slender straight cane handle. At three dollars are black and stripe silks and Persian silks. At five dollars offerings include new black and white and color combinations with distinctive shapes and named styles.
Hundred or more summer millinery offered in new styles designed on smart lines and well made. Stocks include white and light colors to pair with summer frocks and tailored suits. Prices range from 1.95 to 7.00 with many hats priced 3.50 to 7.00.
We are ready with Clarksburg's larger and better collection of Palm Beach suits for women. Choose the finest seasonable fabrics and expert tailoring with fit beyond compare. Suits priced around ten to fifteen dollars suit outings motoring shopping travel seashore and country wear, mirroring Palm Beach styles.
In advance of restocking, a local sale offers 20 percent off many bulk items including wash boilers tubs galvanized buckets garbage cans kitchener cans bread boxes hammocks ice cream freezers baskets clothes hampers and various baskets for lunch shopping and waste paper use.
advertises flag sets including 4x6 ft bunt ing flag with double stitched stripes and seams. fly-end reinforced. hardwood pole 8 ft with ball and halyard. galvanized iron holder. price listed as special 75c. perfect for Poli Ball event and parade use.
The Rev and Mrs A M Hammond organized a Ladies Aid Society at Mrs George W Bland home in Stealey Heights. Officers were elected and the group will work for the new Methodist Episcopal church. Prizes awarded at Washington Irving high school included Miss Willa Smith winning five dollars for best essay on History and Joseph Rosensbine winning five dollars in gold for best essay on Peace. Wedding invitations issued for Maude Wilson to Charles William Woitle on June tenth at the Methodist Episcopal church Weston WV with at home to follow after July first in Washington PA. Ta temple No 169 will meet for initiation at 8 o clock in the Pythian building. Several local residents noted as visitors or travelers.
A column offers domestic advice on cleaning by applying shaved soap to warm water without rubbing, boiling water methods, and cooling tactics to prevent burning foods. It also notes removing canned foods from heat promptly and greasing pans with a 2/ prush. A card of thanks from Alfred Debroux and family expresses gratitude for kindness after the death of Mrs Mathilde Debroux.
An archived fragment notes a boast that Barley is food for the stomach backed by a Clarksburg physician. The ad promotes Package Breakfast Barley as a grocer’s item and urges advertising.
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