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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
6
Bargain alert as prices on suits coats trousers and boys knee pants plummet. Our stock features $21.00 Cravenettes now cut to 12.50 and $8.98 Black Cravenette, plus $9.98 and $13.98 lines. Light cashmere trousers and Worsted spring weights deeply discounted. Limited lots, duplicates not promised.
A broad sale offers boys knee suits in knickerbocker and plain styles from $1.99 to $5.98 with value stays from $2.00. Also featured are men's lie overalls and work pants priced at $1.00 and $1.25.
June 29 1908 marked the second day of the last call sale at The Arcade. Bargains flood apparel from muslin waists to panamas with deep cuts on muslin gowns corsets and petticoats, plus discounted china glassware and framed pictures. Dorothy Dodd oxfords Crossett and Cross shoes join the markdowns as shoppers rush in.
A playful exchange features a self described ordtor and a boastful canary in a humorous dialogue about reputation and talent among birds and their human supporter. The cannily observed banter hints at professional aspirations and cheeky rivalries.
Barre Daily Times recounts community items from insurance policy notes to parish and school events, with names such as Misa TH. M. Kimball and Mr. and Mrs. Part Rice among residents. It mentions medical graduates, local visits, funerals, sports between Barre and Williamstown, and school term closures for 23 pupils with rising attendance.
Local column advertises cash for watches diamonds gold and silver with varied prices. It lists L P Austin watch and clock man Sarean Denseny and Thursday hours 2 pm to 6 pm. Mentions Gear Borgd 321 North Main and T OC Carvon 14 Laurel Street plus scattered phrases about products and services.
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