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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
5
One thousand yards of outing flannel in light and dark colors, extra heavy quality. Saturday price is 7 cents per yard. Samples available. Also kids dresses at material cost with various Saturday prices ranging from 1.25 to 2.56 dollars.
Local notices recount a mix of entertainment offerings and shop chatter in Barre Vermont, including tavern and fair notices, circus acts, a public whist, eye wear sales, and a dancing monkey act. Mentions of Mary’s execution and a prison event appear among community updates and upcoming performances.
Local notices report a run of shopping and travel in Barre with Moore & Owens promoting ladies rid ge near Burlington, J Wy Vaughan visiting Boston on business, Mrs Shepard trimming hats at half price, and a rummage sale featuring clothing, furniture, and talking machines. Also mentions a nine days old child burial, a depot square military equipment move, and upcoming Hale Pavilion entertainments.
An advertisement extols Hyomei as far superior to patent medicines for catarrh. It emphasizes a eucalyptus based formula with antiseptic, aromatic, and healing properties delivered via a pocket inhaler. Claims include pneumonia prevention, broad respiratory relief, and a 99 percent cure rate backed by Rickert & Wells with an unconditional money back guarantee.
A P Abbott and Company advertise their Daylight Store as among the largest dry goods and garment shops in the state. Located near Depot Square, they invite Christmas shoppers to visit for a wide range of useful gifts and note proximity to the state’s largest toy and crockery store.
Garment sale offers ladies fur and plush coats priced 16 to 80 dollars, cloth coats in black and color, children's coats from 2.98 to 12 or 15 dollars, fur muffs and tails from 2.88 to 50, children's parasols 1.25 to 5, silk waists in India tafla and peau de soie, plus apron skirts as gift options with easy exchange after Christmas.
In the dress goods section the shop promotes waist patterns in wool, new plaid fabrics, plain and fancy silks for waists, and white goods for separate waists or dresses. It features fleece back fabrics for wrappers and waists, dressing sacques, and extra heavy fleeced robes.
A vintage ad announces a wide selection of handkerchiefs for men women and children with prices from 5c to 2.50 plus silk mufflers school bags shawls and a large line of ladies Christmas neckwear including top collars stocks and rabots special value on all handmade stocks from 50c to 1.75.
A. P. Abbott and Co advertise roller-skating at the Pavilion this afternoon and evening. They mention a chance to buy children's dresses at about material cost at Perry's on Saturday. Averill Music Co is also noted in the listing.
Several hundred cords of dry Black Wood available along with stove wood and four foot lengths. Contact for pricing and delivery options.
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