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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1908
Page
5
The store promotes a range of dress skirts with good value for money. It lists prices from 3.50 to 10.00 and showcases Voiles Panamas Prunellas Melrose Mohairs and Mixed Goods, inviting customers to view the latest offerings.
Public bath at Hotel Otis for 25 cents and a new stock at Abbott's with various prices. Local appointments include Charles Leaga going to Northfield for work and J Seger visiting relatives in Barre. Perry's and Vaughan's advertise goods while Abraham Jacobs visits Barre. Community events cover club meetings, dances, and a whist party at St. Monica’s fundraisers. Arrivals at Hotel D1 include several named guests. a restaurant near Rathokelier plans reopening with a chef. A campaign job offer at A A Smith & Brothers and Bijou theatre program changes are noted.
The unknown man, about 35, six feet tall, 160 pounds with sandy hair, died from injuries from a southbound Centre Vermont train near East Swanton. He remained unidentified at Sullivan's establishment as fifty people viewed the body, including three women with missing husbands, while no one came forward to identify him. He had only a few cents in his pocket.
Advertisements describe Abbott's linen waistings and prices for Fitts items, plus Vaughan's sale of Joe Blain waists. Hale's Pavilion hosts evening tailoring showcases and Edison and Victor records at reduced prices. The Bijou shows The Life of Abraham Lincoln as part of Flash Lights of American History to educate and entertain local audiences.
A Cleveland Leader reprint contends that stock market tips are often baseless or manipulative. It warns investors to ignore whispered suggestions and reveals a story of a financier who exploited a pastor's tip for personal gain, urging secrecy and caution with any hot leads.
A public reception in Napier Australia honored local schoolchildren after a Tyrone official praised their singing. A spectator quipped that the “top of the tree” phrase referred to an axle tree, prompting a lighthearted exchange about language and meaning.
A quirky exchange centers on Why He Loved Spain and a jester named Gleavehino Rossinl. He claims the motive was ent Spain we stout be the last na ton. A lawyer questions the motive at the scene, the witness quips the locomotive, and the attorney dismisses him.
A. P. Abbott & Co emphasizes that prices stay unusually low while asserting genuine value in every item. The ad claims each article is reliable and worth a full hundred cents for every dollar spent, highlighting quality alongside affordability.
A noisy advertisement announces several new waistings including linen waistings in white blue and green sold in big cities at 390 per yan with new designs in White Mercerized Madras at 28 per yard. Mercerized White Poplin suits tailored waists with laundered cuffs and collars. Mercerized Chiffon offers a lighter option for post waists at five 25¢ per yard.
The sale lists Mercerized White Poplin Waists at 119 dollars each, white waists with satin stripes, new at 1.50, Nine Veiling Waists at 2.50, now 1.98 each. Also new wool ladies cloth and fine flannel waists at 1.25, silk valet special in garment departments.
Local shop advertises a full assortment of ladies and children’s all wool sweater vests and coats. Children’s coat sweaters priced at 98 cents, misses’ coat sweaters 1.50, and satin yarns used beige coats at 2.50. Suppliers claim direct from machines and urge quick sale before likely depletion.
A.A. Abbott & Co describes using 2 to 4 percent powdered nichea root in plaster of Paris to retard hardening while enabling cutting and shaping. Increasing amounts extend setting by about an hour, allowing maps to be used while plaster remains workable. Also notes Russia’s famines occur roughly every decade or twelve years and outlines a simple fire alarm using wax and two spring strips.
The shop promotes a range of boys double breasted suits in knee trousers or Knickerbocker styles. Prices run from 2.00 to 10.00 with durable fabrics and reinforced seams. They offer cleaning, pressing and repair services, appealing to both boys and parents.
We summarize sparse readable bits about electric lights and work inquiries on street corners, with partial fragments referencing Sam and Alen Howe. Inquiries in a street address likely relate to services or trades, while other lines hint at local notices and advertisements from 1908.
The advertisement touts Boyce's Ideal Bread as highly popular in Barre with 10 loaf deals and 3 loaves for 2 cents, along with Paris Buns 10c per dozen, German Buns 10c per dozen, Scotch Oat Cakes 10c per dozen, and a turnover good for dinner pails. Free delivery and phone number 337-4 are listed.
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