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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
5
Sale advertisement announces house dresses priced at 98 cents each in a gingham lot with square neck and pockets. It also pitches boys and girls hose at two pairs for 25 cents, claiming best wear on the market and urging customers to try.
A cluttered page notes best buys and sales at Abbott's Pitts Mine Nelson's Beotehgingham and Perry's with Parasol promotions and discounted goods. It mentions local events including union meetings at St. Jean Baptist, a Granite lodge communications, and picnic dates at Caledonia park.
A jumble of items from town includes ads for hotel kitchen staff needs, hosiery sales at Vaughan's, new fashions at Abbott's, a public auction planned for the Johnson property, and a Surprise Merchandise sale starting tomorrow. Regional updates mention church events, hotel staff shifts, and railway-style auto service announcements alongside social notices and entertainment at the Pavilion with the Richies act and a new sound film showing.
The Boston Globe will publish a new Family Magazine Section starting with the next Sunday issue. The section debuts in a weekly magazine inserted with the Sunday edition and will appear on the fourth Sunday of every month thereafter.
New Idea patterns are three months ahead of rivals and use less goods. Large garment manufacturers favor them and consider them the best. Prices for any pattern and style are just 10 cents, the full value of any pattern.
The notice lists wash specials including 12 L-2e English long cloth at 10¢ per yard. Plain colors in ginghams at 15¢ per yard. Plain colored ginghams in short lengths at 8? per yard. Fancy yard wide chambrays and 25¢ Persian pongee closing at 1S? per yard.
One of our best sellers is the Cottosilk Foulard available in plain and border styles. The bordered versions are attractive and suitable for fall, offered at 15 cents. A lot of Bulgarian Borders just arrived, falling styles priced at two dollars per yard, slightly darker than summer offerings.
Serpentine Crepe for dressing sacques or long kimonos. New lot in late styles and colors including navy with daisies cadet blue with apple blossoms and reds pinks lavender and light blue in Japanese patterns 18¢ per yard. One lot Curtain Serims in openwork in ecru 25c Serim now 200 per yard. One lot Be Scrime white and ecru with satin stripes now 25¢ per yard.
This ad notes a final opportunity to buy four pairs of Royal Worcester Corsets at 98¢ each during the 50th anniversary year. It credits Mr. Fanning, owner and manager, for enabling the sale and mentions a doubled Corset Department with four American makes including Royal Worcester, R. G., Nemo, and Ferris Corsets, plus Le Reine Brassier Waiste at 50¢ and $1.00 and new Corset Cover Shoulder Brace.
Modern department displays a full range of ladies and children muslin underwear including babies clothes, night robes, caps, jackets, blankets and bibs. Bootsies are also shown as part of the modern department.
Fragmented notice describes Nemo corsets at Abbott's Remnant sale at Vaughan's and a Saturday sale of Seated ginghams. It mentions month long offers and employment at Hotel Otis. Also references life insurance and agents with garbled text.
A partially legible notice advertises a piano sale at 25 Maple Grove Barre Wisconsin. It mentions a piano described as a standard make Haynes with four months to pay and the option to pick up at a bargain price on an easy payment plan.
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