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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
3
A retailer admits oversupply of spring goods and discounts prices to eliminate profits. The store invites shoppers to an 8 o'clock opening with lists of bargains on damask, linen, damask tablecloths, napkins, silk ribbons, and more, promising wider assortments and jobber-priced ribbons.
A fragmented catalog notes deep discounts on spring wash fabrics including prints, ginghams, silks, muslins, madras, crepes, linens, and pongee. It highlights overstocked items sold at reduced per yard prices to clear stock, with numerous colorways and widths listed. The text reflects a storefront sale urging early buys before prices rise.
An advertisement warns that a tariff bill may raise cotton goods and urges quick purchase of Buckeye and Ridgewood cotton pillow slips and sheets. It lists 42 by 34 inch pillow slips, 45 by 8 inch items, bleached and unbleached sheets from Fruit of the Loom, Pepperill Atlantic, and Columbia Mills, with prices per piece and urging buyers to act now before prices rise.
Int of soiled tied spreads offered at large discount to clear in one week. Face side is clean, tuckside soiled. Spreads priced from $2.00 to $450, now cut to one quarter off marked price. Example a $2.00 spread reduced to $1.50, aiming for quick sale.
Textile notice reports limited stock of Table Linen with discounted Damask and bleached Damask fabrics. It lists graded pieces, including B inch finlf and G1 inch etched varieties, offered at reduced per yard prices during a clearance period.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a 164inch all pure Linen Bleached crash flag with blue border and mentions a 17-inch version. Details are unclear, with garbled text and stray letters interspersed throughout.
The retailer promotes children’s rompers in sizes one to six years in plain and fancy gingham and highlights new muslin underwear lines. It touts inexpensive garments including drawers skirts and nightwear, lace trim options, and special outfits, with low price points and bargain pieces on tables.
The store offers all white muslin waists under 1.60, with prices listed as 1.19, 1.25, and 1.35. Shoppers find these in the first floor table and others in the marment department.
Local vendor promotes handmade ribbons and wholesale ribbons with emphasis on affordability and variety. The ad highlights value and limited time bargains, inviting customers to visit or inquire for bulk orders and custom ribbon options.
A fragmentary ad proclaims a versatile thread that fits all sewing machines and rival prices. It promises equal or greater strength with a 500 yard spool for roughly the same cost as a 200 yard package.
R and G Corsets are marketed at regular prices but claim unmatched value. The corsets feature steam moulding and shaping, with stapes in the weed and steam pressed to maintain the form, offering a standout fit compared to others on the market.
The ad touts Black Cat Hose with price per pair and notes features. Misses hose are fine ribbed and lightweight with elastic, while boys' hose are heavier and reinforced at heels toes and instep with linen. The copy claims Black Cat outwears other hose types and lists price 2 shillings per pair.
This sale offers odd lots in plain, worsted and satin faced suits with many one of a kind pieces. Some models used as samples. closeout prices reveal hard to duplicate values. Sample suit at 20.00 in all colors and black. regular 25.00 suits, plus a few better lines at similar low prices.
Ladies wash suits arrive in stock with a fine range of cloth and styles. New shipments come by nearly every express. Prices start at 5.50 and go up to 15.00 per suit.
Lailes offers separate Skirta items in plain white and linen colors priced at $1.26 and $1.50. High quality val use fabrics attract buyers seeking simple, versatile wardrobe inputs.
A local shop promotes silk waistwear with half price offers on Ladies White Shirt Waist Suits and odd Gill Waists in limited quantities. White Jap Silk Waists, washable silk styles, and colored Jap Silk Waists in oat tailored cuts are priced from about 2.05 to 3.25, with remaining stock offered at special closing prices.
An old newspaper sale ad promotes ladies long and short coats at deep discounts. It highlights partial fitted coats in grey stripes with satin linings, covert cloth styles, and black voile and Panama options. Prices range from around five to eight dollars, with several items noted as formerly higher priced and now reduced.
We offer good valuns in Ladies' Long Linen Coats for wear and travel. Varieties include grey and natural linen tones, a fine colored linen coat with blue piping, a full length all linen coat with black silk trim, and an extra value heavy linen crash coat. Prices range from 6.75 to 8.60.
Rain coats in rubberized material, available in small and half sizes, with two half sizes noted. Coats are popular, but supply lags behind demand as trade channels call for more stock. Prices range from 10.00 to 18.00 dollars, with loose and partialized styles listed.
We present a new Jet of White Dresses in sizes 12 and 11 years plus a range of children’s dresses from ten specialty houses. These dresses are well fitting and made to wear with prices from 5c to 15.50 for large sizes and 0c up for small sizes.
Auction style sale offers a large size assortment of ladies jumper suits and house dresses. Prices range from about 140 to 268 dollars originally, now marked down to one fourth off, with gingham and other fabrics common among remaining stock.
The shop notes no guesswork on dress goods cost with wool advances. Made up garments and wool dress fabrics climb 10 to 15 percent, affecting plaids, serges, and poplar cloth. Numerous wool and silk fabrics are offered at lowered sale prices now, with expected autumn increases. items include wool dress goods, tricot flannel, 36 inch serge, storm serge, and Shantung silks, plus Lansdownes in staple colors.
A full assortment of waistings and English long cloths described, with about eight patterns of waistings priced per yard and embroideries offered. The text notes dwindling stock on several items and mentions patterns suitable for dresses, waists, yokes, babies’ dresses, and nightgowns with reduced prices.
A local store advertises various Petticoats including cotton, gingham, leather bloom, Italian cloth Elite, Heather bloom, Mohair-top, Jersey-top, and silk options. Prices span from modest to premium with glove-fitting tops and deep flounces highlighted.
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