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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
5
A local shop advertises a Saturday sale on ladies gents and children's handkerchiefs in linen lawn and embroidered styles. Offers include six for 25 cents on several categories, two for 25 cents and three for 25 cents, plus special embroidered ladies handkerchiefs at 25 35 and 50 cents each.
Fragmentary item notes Christa Wai and others at a banquet for Zeta Oil fraternity at Young's Hotel in Boston. Mentions Rathskeller on Pearl Street as a dining spot and film listings at the Rison theatre including The King's Pardon and a French play LArlélienne. Also references a song sung by Mr. Lond.
Local notices describe shop sales at Crown's Show and Shepard's, stope dates for dances, visitors in town, jewelry offers, a piano contest, charitable events, and church meetings. Residents travel to Walden, Alorrieville, Swanton, Buffalo, and Northfield. A Friday tea house and Odd Fellows ball are listed with dates and venues. a freight train incident near Dodge's bridge is noted. a Barre tragedy dancer is praised and there are wedding and society notices.
The Manchester Union argues for early Christmas shopping to ease crowds and improve selection. It notes shop girls’ workload and suggests shoppers delay risk of poor service, affirming that buying ahead benefits both customers and staff.
A. P. Abbott & Co promotes ladies and misses winter coats, noting excess stock. The ad urges shoppers to buy now at Janway prices for three weeks of wear before the January sale, promising unusual values.
Tatikee COGS offers ladies black coats with rich satin lining and heavy interlining, priced at $20.00. The coats, trimmed with braid and satin bande, resemble fur-lined warmth and previously sold for $25.00.
A list of ladies colored coats priced from 10.00 to 20.00, describing unique one or two style garments. Coats in various colors and fabrics including plain broadcloth and novelty cloths, with several pieces offered below their former higher prices. Some coats feature braid, satin bands, and lining for warmth in black dress, plain colors, and mixtures.
Local shop clears remaining coats for children and teens from 0 to 17 years. Limited stock includes Missitos and Conte styles in broadcloth with quilted lining, reduced from 12.00 to 10.00 and other coats at 2.25 to 7.50. Shortage of cloth prevents duplication and remaining pieces are offered to move inventory.
A. P. Abbott & Co. and E. M. Tayntor return from an osat ern business trip. Y. P. A. to meet at Presbyterian church Thursday evening. One Quaker plant with hot water from PB. Burn Bs on North Main Street near mag store to be freed with clinical chart and Goddard Dannore. Prices and tuner on city this week, not again until February. Orders left by Friday will be attended to. A brick fell from a scaffold injuring a passerby. the man calmly remarked about the white man. An unnamed man’s name forgotten. a humorous aside about marriage and mischief. Shot—Lippincott's.
A mass meeting of insurgent opponents to the current House code was held last night. The report from a committee proposed at the prior meeting was read, urging a nine member panel to select future committees. The plan calls for a fixed work day and a single committee to set rules, but no action was taken. The session adjourned to January. about 23 members attended, with roughly 24 more needed to join Democrats in pushing rule changes.
A fragment recounts Castle Stalker’s return to Stewart ownership after centuries, detailing lineage from Appin Stewarts to Achare and the Airds estate. It notes the castle’s origin around 1300, ties to MacDougall of Lorn, and a later rebuilding era, with era anecdotes and a quoted exchange about loyalty and pursuit in the Highlands.
Our store offers a wide range of men's garments, headwear, and haberdashery ideal for Christmas gifts. Choose suits, coats, robes, underwear, shirts, gloves, hosiery, ties, and more with early selection encouraged. We clean press repair clothing and fur coats for rent.
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