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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1907
Page
5
A holiday shopping roundup lists affordable gifts with wide price ranges and discounts. It highlights coats, blankets, towels, bed spreads, kimonos, leather bags, and varied handkerchiefs, emphasizing markdowns and practical choices for all budgets.
A shopper’s note suggests practical early gifts such as a Bissell Carpet Sweeper a Picture to fill a vacant wall space a Parlor Chair a pair of Portiers a Foot Rest a Center Table and Platform Rockers with an invitation to record choices in a memo book and to avoid low quality items.
Local items list varied happenings from home trades, Christmas clothing deals, and auctions. Shoppers see cut prices on dolls houses stables and mantels, plus bargains on watches, rings, and monogram items. Community notices mention lodge meetings and a whist event after a St Jean Baptiste gathering.
The Broad mix covers Abbitt's Diners Venlo d Raight's and Vauaghan's joke items, Shepard's sporting goat Civictinas wrappers, and candy at Mascntt's Sites. Notices mention Minorhaha encampment No. 2 and Christmas events, with officers named William Bubertaon and others, plus condolences for a local member’s death and mourning declarations.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company will be held in Barre Vermont on Tuesday January 4 2008 at 2 oclock p m for electing directors and to transact any business that may come before the meeting F G Howland Treasurer Barre VT December 23 1907
An advertisement for A. P. Abbott & Co. promotes The Daylight Store as the best place to purchase items at the lowest prices. The copy invites readers to think about where to shop and emphasizes value and savings.
Our department offers many kinds of handkerchiefs not sold elsewhere. Ladies and children's pure linen handkerchiefs in stock, boys handkerchiefs, various prices from 1c to 10c, two for 25c on select imported linen handkerchiefs.
The advertisement lists leather goods including leather belts in boxes, children's and ladies handbags with price points from 25 cents to several dollars, leather pocket books from 25 cents, traveling cases from 2.75 to 6.50, and assorted handkerchiefs and puzzle tops. It notes these items have been off the market for two years and are now being reintroduced with introductory prices.
Largest line of silk and boc neckwear in Barre. Excellent prices and latest styles attract young ladies to our long neck scarfs. Mexican work cut glass aprons ladies garments and furs among our best Christmas goods.
Local dealer lists warranted kid gloves in colors and black at 1.00 per pair, real kid gloves at 1.75, and long gloves in tans greys blacks and white at 3.00 per pair. Purchases for Christmas gifts can be exchanged if not tried.
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