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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1907
Page
5
A holiday sale advertisement lists affordable gifts and discounts from Fox Searls. Prices span from 25 to 85.50, with items for ladies, misses, and children including coats, blankets, towels, bed spreads, petticoats, kimonos, leather goods, and embroidered handkerchiefs.
A Bissell Carpet Sweeper would serve as a first post Christmas gift. A Picture for the vacant wall spot is suitable and tasteful. Suggest excluding trashy pieces. Also propose a Parlor Chair, a pair of Portiers, a Foot Rest, and a Center Table as fine gifts. Include a Bug if desired with our wide assortment.
The column notes a burst of local activity with store specials at Vaughan's and Moore & Owens, Christmas promotions, and a holiday event calendar. Funeral notices for W Clark’s father reference Lyndonville travel, while entertainment lines advertise The Enchanted Glass and The Maniac Juggler at the opera house, upcoming skating sessions, and a New England Fruit Company automobile contest.
The Daylight Store promotes smart shopping by highlighting where to buy and how to get the latest products at low prices, aiming to help customers stretch their money further and find the best deals.
A sprawling, era-specific social note lists residents like Cealge, Abbeytt, Vaughan, Mins Oram, Anna McGue, Loree, and others as they run errands, attend services, visit relatives, and prepare for Christmas. It mentions performances at the opera house, gift ideas, and local shop events, including real estate and jewelry sightings.
An old advertisement notes various linen handkerchiefs for ladies and children at Be, with prices like two for 25c and 15c per box. It touts pure linen, embroidery, and initial handkerchiefs imported, plus leather goods and children's bags at low prices, promising value not seen in the city.
The listing promotes a selection of Kid Gloves in various colors and black priced from 81.00 to 83.00 per pair, plus related items like Box bottom Hand Bags at 98 cents and Leather Pocket Books from 28 cents. Boston Hares and a Seal Book are also mentioned as sale items.
The store offers Ladies neckwear and Gent traveling cases in leather from 82 75 up to 6 50 with a new line introduction. It highlights leather lined bags from 2 75 and long neck scarves as popular items for young ladies. Also touts Mexican work cut glass aprons ladies garments and furs among top Christmas goods.
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