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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
7
City notices require all license applicants to file at once before June 30 1915. It lists common license classes including hotels restaurants drags skating rinks and real estate brokers. Also warns of penalties for failure to renew and invites early applications at the City Office.
The farmer enjoyed one of the biggest wheat years on record due to favorable weather. He tilled the soil and sowed as in the past, and conditions boosted yields. The paper notes readers should not rely on weather for results from classified ads.
Trinity M. E. Church led by Rev. Mapson F. Hayling holds morning service at 11 with the sermon One's Salvation a Social Duty and an 8 o'clock evening service on The Lifting Up of a Temple. Sunday School at 3. Midweek prayer meeting at 8. Also noted are a baseball game between Gratton and the Riley's Giants at South Side Park Thursday July 1 and a Mt. Zion Baptist Church meeting for Young Men's Finance and United Club officers Tuesday June 29.
A versatile gown in dull black crepe meteor with grosgrain silk embroidery in silver features a lace vestee and undersleeves, plus front braided rattail trim and cut steel buttons. Paired with a stylish hat, it transitions from morning shopping to afternoon formality, designed by Mme Gertrude Chambers of the Fashion Art League of America.
A column contrasts Mollie with traditional heroines, praising her independence and willingness to move on after heartbreak. It weighs Mollie’s potential as a wife against Chadwick Hatton’s steady charm and Pat Sullivan’s strength, while musing on evolving female ideals. The piece blends literary reflection with light classroom humor about a teacher and a tenant.
A columnist offers aphorisms to new husbands about married life. The piece contrasts the idealized bride with the reality of habits, expenses, and daily routines. It urges honesty about income, shared finances, and not idolizing or overchanging the wife while embracing partnership.
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