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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
5
Local retailer lists summer specials including white muslin waists from 19 to 98 cents, white linen skirts up to 4 dollars, ladies parasols at 1.25 to 4 dollars, children's parasols to 1.25, summer vests up to 50 cents, lace hosiery from 15 to 50 cents per pair, and white belts from 8 to 2 dollars.
Auction tonight at River street full household goods. Various visits, sales, and local happenings list residents in town, theater events, shop ads, and upcoming meetings. The item notes heat impacts, real estate inquiry, and social events at Hale block and Northern hotel with multiple residents and visitors mentioned.
A garbled local page fragment lists names and events in South Barre Vermont, mentioning leg injuries, social visits, and planned moves. It references residents including Mrs G Allen and Mr nat Mes, with unclear dates and scattered details about gatherings and an upcoming event.
Chaotic column notes Wandell Averill visiting Glover to see his aunt for three weeks and a rental ad on Clifton Street. Barre Rangers players urged to meet at the pavilion Friday night. Notices of a Lisbon, New Hampshire birth and a Central Labor meeting in Nichola block set for June 24 at 7 30.
Washington column covers Mic Clement of Corinth visiting at DP and Smiths, Miss Helen Clough visiting her sister, and numerous visits among local families including Mr and Mrs Duane White and Clara Calif. Notes on repairs, illness of Lyman Rens's daughter, Lyman listed, and county fair planning. Also obituary of Mrs Bohanon and mention of Chauncey Bohanon’s death years earlier.
Dr C N Barber of Barre visited Marshfield Tuesday Albert Lamberton attended the Cassie land sale at Barre but did not buy EB A Rotebrook is repairing barns improving the books of in place Our road commissioner works on the river road cutting a knoll and filling a low place to create a permanent road praised by travelers
The article notes that smell nerves fatigue quickly with faint perfume and heat. hearing and sight endure long hours of work while heart nerves tirelessly beat from life to death. Even after death the heart can start beating if saline is introduced, illustrating persistent nerve activity.
A Washington author anxious to please editors sends a revised story focused on plain facts. The editor’s note promises payment for a simpler tale, but the final draft collapses into a farcical sequence with wealth, bankruptcy, and a slapdash romance.
A modern virtuoso dazzles an old farmer with dexterity causing a deep impression. The farmer exclaims he would pay 2100 to see the man pick more, a penny by a DuckWit proverb. Cotton cloth from Tudin is mentioned in Herodotus context.
Abbott and Co announces new stock for hot days at The Daylight Store. Shoppers are invited to ask to see the latest arrivals and promotions.
New stock of rosebud patterned Dimities and Muslins in natural colors priced at 12 1-2c. Mercerized Striped Muslins with colored figures and polka dots in black green red and light blue from a job lot now selling at 12 1-2c. Shadow Ginghams for jumper suits available at 12 1-2c.
A local store reports discounts on White Spotted Swiss fabric once 25c now 19c and White Mercerized Waistings from 25c to 10c as well as 35c pieces to 25c. Brown and bleached Turkish Towels drop from 15c to 10c each. Palm leaf Fans sell for 20c per dozen.
W A P Abbott Co reports William Hotehiles formerly with Barrows and Peck was charted recently at Sherman by Theresa Cross of that area. Hotehiles moved west about five years ago. John Travers, fireman on the Erie Railroad, was injured this morning near Woodsville and taken to Cottage Hospital. He is 24, unmarried, and the injury not life threatening. Meanwhile, residents attend the Cayale land sale. a St Al Demar Commandery conclave meets Friday evening June 27 at specified location.
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