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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
5
The readable text highlights several positive traits of the P N practical Side Corsets. It notes comfort, fit, and supportive design aimed at shaping the silhouette while allowing ease of movement. The pieces are described as sturdy, affordable, and suitable for daily wear.
Our spring stocks of carpets rugs mattings linoleums curtains and draperies are complete and displayed fresh and unhandled. It is the best time to view the new showing and make selections at attractively low prices for immediate purchase.
We have increased our stock of Rugs this season. Consequently you'll find a wider variety to select from, and the prices you'll meet with are surprisingly low. Examples include 9x12 Seamless Wilton Velvets at 25. to 35. 9x12 Roxbury Tapestry Rugs 19.00. American Orientals 9x12 28.00. 8-3x10-6 Axminsters at 26.00. Smyrn as 7.00. Many others equally as good.
Agents for the Hoi Linen Mattings offer fancy Japs from BSc and Pure Rice Straw, with mats priced 60c per yard and related goods promoted in this local notice.
The store presents exceptionally handsome carpet patterns for the new season. Prices are highlighted as highly competitive with strong quality, featuring an extra heavy Wool Carpet the Art Rajah at 95c and Velvets, Brusells and Tapestries at low prices.
Local textile listing advertises Wilds Printed fabrics priced at 50c and 60c per yard with patterns extending to the back, F5c to 1.50 per square yard. The note promotes vintage pattern stock and value for shoppers seeking affordable prints.
A collection of brief notices about new wares at Perry's, social visits across towns, and upcoming events. The items include residents visiting Italy and Manchester, trips to Burlington and Grand Rapids for work, and plans for a golf meeting and a gentleman's night.
Local musings list residents and visitors in Barre including John T. Callahan at the hotel, H. Swakey and B. Battles on business trips, Grace Van German and Josep Almon visiting friends, and Frank Gillert traveling to Fall River to see relatives. Notices include a newborn at Granite street, a new hotel sign, a Bible school social, and funeral attendance for Mary A. Buell. The column also promotes a theater piece “An Old Sweetheart of Mine” starring W. A. Whitecar with reviews praising scenery and Mr Whitecar’s performance.
Abbott and Co advertise a selection of goods described as right in price and value from conservative buying. The notice urges traders to purchase for immediate or future use, detailing the type of goods available.
Our intention is to speak of four dress goods that are finer than market price. Wide wool dress goods in staple colors at 25 cents. All woolbatiste for waists or full costumes that washes and holds form well. 50-cent Mohair imported cloth for scarves to match.
Fragmentary sales notice describes striped Mohair fabrics and mix outfits in navy and grey. It mentions drab Mohair garments priced at 1.00 and 69 cents, with Sunburst Silks for linings at 35 cents. The text notes reduced prices to spur business and move stock.
You can buy two dressers at the price of one by purchasing Anedne Bike with ATL 40. These come in all colors and are handsome silk for wallarm models, but beware the name Suceine printed on selvedge. Genuine quality claimed, but dubious wording and questionable origin.
New York March 11 Champion athletes from field and track gathered at Madison Square Garden for the Kwa indoor carnival. Notable results include a late victory by Smith formerly of Portland and a Yale runner whose yard penalty was overturned restoring the original mark. Stritheon, Robins of Yale, and others posted top times and heights, with Molrath of the New York Athletic Club breaking the weight throwing record with a 45 feet 7 inches heave, surpassing James Mitchell’s 15 foot 60-4 inch mark set a decade ago.
February duties in the Vermont customs district totaled 2405.63 dollars, the smallest in ten years. Last year February collections were 55050.81 dollars, over twice this year’s. Export value dropped to 497256 dollars, the lightest in a decade. Snow and strictness, plus Canada snow block, blamed for the drop, with signs of improvement in the current month’s first week.
The page notes a Texas life tale titled An Old Sweetheart of Mine to be staged at the opera house next Friday evening. It mentions actors Whitewar and Iamley amid drama and western play elements, with references to Tick Meat and stage tempers.
A fragmented historical snippet mentions a sister figure and a named person M. Pirie amid a convoluted pledge or tribute. The text is unclear but centers on esteem and collective virtue within a voiced group.
An ad emphasizes a single raincoat as essential for wet and cold days, noting its light weight and shrinking resistant fabric. It advises having a raincoat among several overcoats for comfort and ease, with prices from 10 to 15 dollars and up to 22.50. It ends with a reminder that a raincoat is an overcoat but not vice versa and offers cleaning, pressing, repair, and rental services.
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