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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
5
Read like a 19th century newspaper ad offering five hundred yards of figured lawns muslins and dimities previously 15c and 18c per yard at 9c per yard on Saturday. Shoppers urged to buy two dresses and ask for samples, highlighting best chance to buy fabrics.
Auction notices trade names and shop closings fill this column with sales at Abbott's Fitts Veughal's and The Antoine Burke. May promotions feature tomato plants and dress bargains. Memorial service plans list attire and dates. college honors highlight alumni activity.
Abbott stores tout wash goods and Vaughan s big values in garments while local events include a Swedish Gospel meeting at 7 30 pm and a theatre style night at Pavilion. Notices cover a funeral, a wedding, theft fines, and a church service with several residents traveling to Northfield and Milan for social and religious activities.
A. P. Abbott & Co. repeats its June sale values as advertised in this paper, listing special values for Tuesday and Wednesday. The Daylight Store presents the highlighted bargains to attract shoppers with repeated promotional items.
An old ad promotes Galatea Cloth in 14 to 18 yard widths and shrunk lawn for waists and costumes. It highlights prices 11 per yard, 5c per yard for Pro-F Lawn, and 20¢ to 25¢ for heavier shrunk lawn. Mentions lingerie wallet material and handkerchief quality laundering descriptions.
A jumble of sale copy features belts in corded enamel and duck materials, muslin corset covers, and various garments offered at reduced prices. Notes emphasize low costs, bulk purchases, and limited stock, with several items advertised as factory samples or closeouts.
A garbled sale notice describes women’s dresses priced from 31.00 to 255.00, with notes on former prices and discounts. It mentions white and colored dresses, coats and skirts, gingham fabric, and a June sale atmosphere, urging shoppers amid rain. The text lists various price points and fabric mentions, with uncertain OCR wording throughout.
A flood of garbled ads and notices shows A P Abbott & Co promoting trousers for men with prices from 1.00 to 5.00. The fragment mentions pastors, clubs, and local events, plus thanks from Mr and Mrs Goer Slayton for family bereavements.
A damaged OCR item notes a sale in a real estate office, with terms and a price around $20. It mentions a water rate and a street name, but the fragment lacks clear dates or full addresses. The readable items show a tentative sale listing and terms, possibly indicating a property for sale.
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