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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
5
Fragmentary notices mention Lander Smolen at Vauglan's and a party Saturday night, a Phelps company prize, toys for sale, and Fraser restaurant details with prices for tickets and worksite meals at 74 North Main.
The column reports a flood of small notices from Barre Vermont including town visits, sales offers, social events, performances at the theater, dance plans, a Memorial Day committee, and local news on visitors, musicians, and upcoming community activities.
Vendor touts bent grade colored taffeta silks at reduced prices. Advertised items include 26 inch black taffeta at 7. price, 21 inch black taffeta nearly a yard wide, and a cream option at about $1.00. Also mentions children’s coats and small prices.
Several of these values have been advertised before. They are goods you may be able to secure at our prices for a profit. Apron Ginghame by the yard in small checks and stripes for any quantity at a low per yard price. Crepe Chiffon and other fabrics offered in various colors for children and adults.
Mr Morse bought a selection of sample suits in New York during the week. Prices span 12.80 to 20.00 for chiffon, worsted serge, and all wool ensembles in blue brown and black. Sizes 4 and 36 noted with bold styling and lined finishes.
A mix of local ads notes A P Abbott Co spring jerry underwear at Vaughan's and Perry's offering three wrappers for 490. Ladd Co features women’s suits and a Quit Business sale at the Arcade with Panama tailored suits priced at 8.84. City visits include John We Daley of Burlington. Widespread small items include maple syrup at 1.00 a gallon, strawberries at 20 cents, and local entertainments such as a bridge whist club and a western comedy at the opera house The Fiske Block 0 presenting A Cow Boyirl next Monday.
A bright ad invites mothers to outfit boys for spring and summer with suits in new Spring models, single and double breasted, sailor and Norfolk styles, prices from 2.00 to 7.50, plus Spring Top Coats 3.50 to 7.50. It promises ready service cleaning pressing and repair and invites readers to visit the store to see more offerings.
Old style menu from Hotel Otis features vegetable soup with cucumbers lettuce and mixed pickles, olives and tomatoes, horseradish, boiled meat with cream sauce, dandelion greens, chicken, orange, mince, pumpkin pie, strawberry shortcake, cheese, saltine wafer water, mixed nuts, raisin tea and cow milk.
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