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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
5
A local ad announces bulk pricing on children’s hose with fleeced fabric, heavy construction, and spliced heel and toe. Regular 15 cent stock offers a special one cent per pair sale on Saturday to encourage buyers to stock up.
Our Spring Stocks of carpets rugs mattings linoleums curtains and draperies are complete in every detail. Just now is the best time to view the new showing. Everything is fresh new and assortments are complete. Prices are attractively low for immediate purchase.
Our store has increased rug stock this season so customers can compare many options at surprising low prices. Highlights include 9x12 seamless Wilton Velvets at 2500, 9x12 Roxbury Tapestry Rugs at 19.00, American Oriental 9x12 at 28.00, 8x10 6 Axminsters at 26.00, and 4x7 Smyrnas at 7.00 with many other pieces offered.
The catalog advertises matting varieties including Jap and China patterns as the most complete showing yet. It notes prices of 20c and 25c per yard and claims good mattings for patrons. It mentions Fancy Japs from Bic and Pure Rice Straw mats and lists Hofi Linen Mattings at 60c per yard.
Park Mill Carpets promotes an exceptionally handsome new season with patterns in extra heavy wool carpets Velvets Body Brussels tapestries. It claims prices are the lowest possible consistent with quality, inviting shoppers to compare value.
Local shoppers find shortages in linoleum supply. Stores show limited variety, but Wild's Printed offers a broader range than most, with patterns running through to the back. Prices range from 50c to 60c for standard lots and 5¢ to 1.50 per square yard where patterns extend.
A. A. Smith & Bro promotes a Water Damage Sale with the entire stock being turned into cash. The ad highlights working pants overalls neckwear men’s shoes women’s shoes misses’ shoes and other items as part of a partial list available to customers who buy and spread the word.
A whirlwind of local notices from Barre Vermont recounts calendar events, visits, and social notes. Mentions include theater, sports, church meetings, and community happenings with names like Perry, Barre Golf Club, Spaulding, and Spaulding. The column references visitors from Boston and Montreal, and changes at Barre Candy Kitchen.
A. P. Abbott & Co stresses that goods must meet current demand and offer best values for the money. The firm promotes attractive ready made suit models and emphasizes pleasant, satisfactory trade relations with customers.
A catalog style note markets several ladies' tailored suits at eighteen dollars each featuring all wool Panam fabric in brown and grey Panama options. Coats are fitted with pointed fronts, skirts have multiple gore panels, shirts include full pleated fronts, with a higher value line at twenty dollars in black blue and brown.
A vintage catalog note describes suits selling from 22.50 to 35.00 with plain blues and frowns, light novelty stripes, medium new fronts, and back points. Skirts feature circular flare and side pleats with various bandeaux. Fabrics include fancy invisible, Pantha and other cloths, aiming at new and distinctive styles.
Misses junior suits priced at 12.50 for a lighter style and 18.00 for broader version. The line includes maram colin brown shades with tight tailored cuts, long plaited hems, daggy front details, and satin or silk finishes. Several styles feature braid trimming and adjustable sleeve fronts, reflecting a wide range of fits and lengths.
A collage of brief items including visits and trips of residents Edward Dengtore to Boston and A Smith to visit relatives, calls for tenements and cottages, ads from theaters and bookstores, a social at the Medding Methodist church, a federal petition meeting in Montpelier, job postings in Barre and Norwich University, and a church youth program with musical performances. Also mentions Miss Jessie Black recovering at Murray street and Red Cross Pharmacy Narre Vermont.
An advertisement urges households to own a single raincoat and one or more overcoats for wet and cold days. It praises raincoats as lightweight, dark, shrink resistant, and easy to wear, priced from ten to twenty two fifty. The copy notes raincoats are a type of overcoat but not vice versa and promotes cleaning and repair services for clothing.
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