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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
5
A local sale advertises drastic price cuts on children coats in multiple sizes and colors. Targeted items include crushed phish style coats and various age ranges from 2 to 14 years, with white red brown green and grey options. Prices shown include 1.98, 2.28, 3.00, and 3.50, all on hand and offered to move inventory.
Local notes report a muddled clearance sale at Abbott Aranual and Alvinoid's with various child coat prices listed. Community mentions include people visiting, returning from trips, and a church supper fundraiser at the Universalist church with requests for food or money.
Daylight Store announces a fifteen day clearance sale with goods priced below cost. Ladies furs coats suits skirts waists children acoats lace curtains couch covers portieres wash goods blankets dress goods and more advertised as urgent values. Shoppers urged to act now as tomorrow may be too late to secure bargains.
A booster message extols Barre banks as solid and trustworthy, praising Mayor Robins City Council police and fire departments. It urges optimism, consumer restraint, and support for Hooker Co furniture while promising to cash good money and offer quality goods to the public.
The Rebekahs and Odd Fellows will hold their joint installation on Friday evening, January 3, and all are requested to attend.
Foreclosure advertisement outlines a sheriff sale to be held January 1 at 1 PM for a described property. Details mention a granite stone marker and a wharflike feature, with execution costs noted and location under Tiverton authorities.
Fragmented OCR notice advertises Damask table linen in various blends and weights. Mentions price per yard and a promotional sale with mixed legible terms and stray brand fragments.
Fragmentary ad lists cotton Huckaback by the yard and towels for sale with mixed pricing and references to napkins and linen items. Mentions stock, maybe discounts, and location at a shop on Lisbon Square with vague quantities remaining.
Local shop advertises a large assortment of towels including cotton, Italian linen Huck towels, Turkish styles, and colored outings. Prices range from per yard to special bundles. Christmas towels pulled to clearance with limited stock.
Note: The provided text is garbled and fragments readable but maintains a single item mentioning clothing and a price element. This summary restates the observable fact of a price reference for an outing flannel item with imperfect OCR.
Fragmented ad describes sheets and pillow slips being sold at steep discounts with unclear pricing terms. It references Atlantic Bleached Sheets and Hematite and notes costs, possible tax, and payment expectations amid garbled OCR. The piece reads like a distressed sale note with uncertain figures and partial item details.
Fragmented OCR snippet appears to reference market terms and poems with unclear context. Readable bits mention a market, prices, and poetic lines but no coherent event or identifiable names. The text lacks a clear person, place, or date to form a concrete news item.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a sale with partial details including items, quantities and prices. The readable words reference weights, measurements, and some names in a jumbled order, offering limited clarity on the exact auction items or participants.
Montpelier era notices list auctions private sales and store ads from Abbott and Co Barre Vermont. Local visitors, meetings and society items mention Mrs Paul and Mr Tierney in South Main Street plus Prof Mathewson able to move about after illness. Community updates include poultry exhibition plans and upcoming board meetings with brief remarks on local trades and events.
A Barre store greets 1908 with resolve to discount the past and offer the best clothing, hats, and toggery. The message hopes memories of the old year fade and goodwill and joy of the New Year arrive, inviting customers to fine cleaning, repairs, and fur coat rental.
The notice lists various outing robes for ladies and children with prices and features. White outing robes with platted yokew and sizes for large ladies are mentioned, along with outer garments and skirts. The text notes price points around six dollars and Market items for youth, indicating a sale or clearance at local shops.
Mr and Mrs George Metcalf of Brattleboro visited Vet Daviss home. Rev Whitney will continue from next Sunday. Concord NH clerk Preston Teanclerk. BR C elected officers list includes President Mrs W A, vice Mrs Ben Tucker, treasurer Mrs George Durkey, and others. The Brattleboro Creamery for November received 41,204 pounds cream and produced 14,782 pounds butter fat at 60 cents per pound, expenses total 300.74.
Graniteville lodge announces a special succot in Miles hall on January 3. Members are urged to attend. Ted Ondes serves as warden. The family thanks neighbors for their sympathy and for the flowers and papai dowers sent after the recent bereavement.
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