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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
3
A back to school sale highlights reduced prices on skirts and more. Most items over five cents drop in price while spools silk and thread excluded. Stock-taking begins Monday January 17 with sales aiming to clear eight to nine thousand dollars in discounts before then.
Sale offers several wool dresses in various styles and colors. Limited remaining sizes of popular models, with discounts around one third off. Least valuable items described as blocks and colors.
A fragmented sales notice describes discounts on ladies fur scars and muffs with price reductions up to 90 percent. It lists items in furs such as otter and marten, mentions sales milestones, and urges stock clearance with focus on women’s fur accessories and children's furs.
A local ad touts white waists with trimmed cuffs and collars at deep discounts. Most are fresh, unused over Christmas, originally selling for 1.00 and 1.25, now offered at 60 cents.
A garbled catalog style notice promotes wash goods, linens, and dimities at sale prices. It references gingham, calico, muslin, linen, and various fabrics offered per yard, with discounts described and patterns discarded for the next season.
A damaged ad notes discounts on Damask table linens including 70 inch and 49 to 60 cent pricing. It highlights wide 70 inch pure linen Damask approaching sale closes and mentions 1.00 and 1.25 priced damask, promising best value and comparison to competitors.
Bargain priced table cloths and related linen goods dominated a sale, with two yard linen cloths cut from 125 to around 1.19 per yard and damask like fabrics discounted. Wide linen crash towels and natural colored linens featured, promising strong value and sizable discounts for shoppers.
A list of towel and fabric items offered at low prices includes Turkish bath towels, liner Hurk towels, unbleached cotton, and bleached cotton options. Prices are given per unit or yard and imply widespread availability in the Ort area.
A local ad lists 27 inch Comet Outings and other fabrics with quality notes, offered per yard at 2133/88. Several good patterns in assorted colors are available, with special pricing on Outings fabrics and related widths.
A local ad details Nottingham Curtain stock including White Netting and 24 yard lengths offered at reduced prices. It notes discounts on couch covers portieres and miscellaneous drapery items with terms for spring sales and about 18 days of promotional pricing along with a 20 percent bulk discount.
Shoppers are urged to view special linen deals with items priced around one dollar. The flyer touts pure linen at about $1.05 and $1.75 reductions, emphasizing strong value for early buyers.
We offer 250 dozen white handkerchiefs for Christmas decorations some with slight soiling and a central pin hole. They will be sold at a special price with mail order available and returns accepted. Ladies’ and Gents’ initial handkerchiefs also offered.
Advertises outing night robes described as very best home made quality. Mentions plain white robes priced around 1s 2d and colored robes at 1s 9d. Also notes children’s robes in all sizes on sale with reductions.
Blankets in all sixes and grates are offered at notably low prices in a clearance sale. The ad notes the heat of demand and emphasizes the deeply reduced rates during this sale, urging quick purchase.
A local sale advertises bed comforters at a liberal discount with a special offer. The notice notes the price as $125 and promotes the bedding items to shoppers seeking affordable sleep decor.
A shop offers a large Dimity Spread and many bed spreads at one fourth off regular prices. The vendor notes mixed quality on some items while emphasizing substantial savings rather than high profit.
Curtain Muslin items and sheets mark down with deep discounts. Mills made pillow slips offered at sacrifice prices. 2%-yard and 2ty-yard wide cotton sheets reduced to clear. Atlantic and Fruit of the Loom sheets discounted now. predicted price rise next season.
Offer includes fast black hose and double elastic garments at reduced prices. Children’s underwear, undershirts, and warm garments advertised with limited quantities and times, emphasizing low prices and sale availability.
Numerous ladies shoes and rubbers offered from various makers including American Rubber Co. at deep discounts. Some items noted as not quite equal to the best but priced near cost per pair. Shop features a broad sale across store stock with substantial savings on footwear.
The ad promotes muslin undergarments including gowns corset covers and robes at reduced prices. It touts the line as among the finest for country trade and urges shoppers to take advantage of the low prices to buy fine under wear. Some items are described as well made and desirable.
Our Dress Goods selection is loaded and offered at deep discounts. Half price on wool crepe and tricot fabrics in pinks greens navy red and black. Navy serge at 1.25 per yard now 0.8? Highlights include 50 inch fancy suitings in green navy brown plum and new blue selling as low as 1.05 to 1.12 per yard.
A fragment notes a poor quality black dress goods piece described as rough and mismatched. It mentions questionable texture and potential misweighing, with no clear seller, date, or location details available for attribution.
Sparse catalog note notes silk dress patterns offered at one dollar per yard. The fragment mentions a sale bringing patterns back to port and hints at convenience for buyers.
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