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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1905
Page
5
Christmas offerings include La Fox and other furs with items like cluster neck scarfs Long Pelerines Brushtail Boas fur cravats and four in hands Plus ladies coats at discounts up to 20 percent and an array of holiday handkerchiefs umbrellas and scarves with prices from five to twenty dollars and more.
The Talk of the Town column notes holiday shopping at multiple stores with sales on coats, umbrellas, lace, and linen, along with local social events. It covers a Methodist choir rehearsal, a granite chapter meeting on January 26, and a report on an Italian Thalian growth from 11 to about 1,500 in Barre. It also mentions a motorist incident near Montpelier, a barber shop theft inquiry, and two separate horse-related injuries in the area.
A long jumble of local notices and ads recounts Perry’s shopping scene with new stock at McWharter’s including lace goods and dresses priced at 38 cents per yard, plus mentions of fresh shipments at Averill Music Co. and the Woman's Home Mission meeting at Mrs. R. F. Lowe’s. Also notes a hospital operation, a granite monument dedication, and church memorial services planned for November.
An advertisement from A. P. Abbott & Co promoting The Daylight Store asserts its handkerchief selection is the largest in the city and superior in quality. It claims direct import from Gribbon Brothers of Belfast, Ireland to offer better prices or better goods to customers.
Handkerchiefs for ladies and children in white or colored borders plus pure linen options with embroidery and floral designs. Holiday ad highlights two for 5 cents, Swiss embroidered handkerchiefs at two for 25 cents, plain and Hemstitched styles on sale table.
Ladien buy very freely at the fengon of Gents' Handkerchiefs. Excellent values and soft tints in Bettien Handkerchiefs at cheap prices. Gents' All Pare Lunch Initial Handker chiefs at two for 2c while they last. Gents' Large Silk Initial Handker chiefs available for 50c to 1.75 each. Silk handkerchiefs in muffler size in black white and colors with figures. Quantities of these ere gtern gentlemen neck scarfs every season.
A local store advertises an assortment of Swiss embroidered collars at low prices plus hand made neckwear and handkerchiefs. Special Silk Braided Collars and Roman embroidered collars are featured. A. Maroon & Brother to display Oriental goods December 15 to 26.
A fragmentary passage describes granite from a quarry carrying 40 to 50 tons daily at a minimum price of $1.20 per foot. Mentions various rings, cards, firms, and suppliers with unclear context. No clear events or dates.
We were never better prepared to care for your Christmas wants than this year. Our stock is complete, large, and our clerks are ready to wait on you. You can find something for every member of the family in our store. You are welcome to look our goods over, whether you buy or not.
The note expresses gratitude for strong public confidence in the store during the Christmas selling period. It states stock remains plentiful and urges customers to visit in the coming days to see continued features and dependable service.
The Toy section is a Mecca for buyers. German, French and American toys fill the shelves. Dolls for girls and mechanical toys for boys attract great fascination and wider variety. The city offers a superb array to bring joy to children on Christmas morn, with the urge to buy now.
A promotional pitch urges selecting an open stock dinner set as a gift for a wife. It touts ease of replacement if pieces break and suggests the catalog’s broad patterns. The ad emphasizes value and reliability for a sentimental holiday purchase.
Preparations long in progress reach their climax this week with hundreds of pieces of crystal in the finest cuttings. Bowls, mugs, trays, carafes, vases and a wide range of popular shapes are offered in an array of styles. Prices claim superior value for quality, material, and finish. The goods invite early inspection.
Brookfield residents recall the passing of a long respected elder, Col Wixby attends the funeral in Brookfield. The decedent, aged 81, left a wife and four children, with services held at the Methodist church. Other notes report a court hearing in Tanbri for assault on a wife, and two men surrendering after a boat-boat incident.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a death by self harm involving Ga Lowall and Charles Cooke, aged about sixty, with unclear surrounding details. Mentions a hotel and a restaurant in Rostino and North Choline area, plus a plea regarding the Lundlow, Tack Bay, Boston.
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