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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
3
Norman P. White recounts a wife’s suspicions after a theater night out with male colleagues. A deceitful husband hides truth, leans on pride, then faces confrontation at breakfast. He recalls an earlier estate deal with Andrews, uses it to string along, finally confesses and forgives.
Fragmentary labor notes recount a heated exchange with Fogarty shouting Glory be and clashing with Clancy Te amid a four strike dispute. Scattered phrases hint at a labor meeting or protest and a tense mood.
Ohio senator Foraker broadens attack to race rights during AME Church session, praising gospel work and condemning misrepresentation of his party. He ties national issues to the Virginia convention and Brownsville affair, arguing negro voting rights should be protected with a Republican emphasis on humanity over trusts and corporations.
A fierce wind storm hit New York on Saturday, lifting a roof from a Wood store and causing multiple fatalities and injuries. The weather bureau recorded sustained speeds generally between 40 and 60 miles per hour, with gusts up to 60. Pedestrians suffered, and many more were hurt or missing.
The April North American Review carries Archbishop Ireland’s attack on modernist errors and his defense of papal authority as essential to Catholic unity. The piece cites Jot Johnston’s remarks on The Eaters Reformation and the Papacy, arguing persecution by Catholic and Protestant regimes reflects religious strife across eras. It also notes Congress debate on direct senatorial elections and reviews McClure’s Life of Mrs Eddy, detailing her circle’s miracle beliefs and visions surrounding Mary Woodbury and the Christlike role of their leader.
A firsthand account describes a festival in a wide area where elephants and buffaloes roam. The narrator notes panthers fed and revered, claiming the panther is more formidable than the tiger. Hunters were said to be trained to hunt deer beyond the surrounding wilderness, with hawk-assisted panther hunts described as exciting.
A reflective piece on racetrack Regulars, their constant alert, and the emotional and material costs of long-term betting. The author notes Regulars live better than average workers yet wonder how anyone truly wins a bet, as years of experience shape their view of chance and luck. The essay appears in April Everybody's.
A Homemakers article endorses pyramid tables to stack several plant pots for a tall, lush display. Medium stands with smaller tiers offer adjustable color combinations and easy care, ideal for verandas windows and spring blooms. Tulips daffodils and other blooms benefit from this decorative, space saving arrangement.
A weathered Saturday event lifted the roof of J. J. Jones dry goods store and dropped it into a yard behind the block. No injuries were reported.
New York April 14 a detective tale tells of John HL Smith known as Whiskers Smith a policeman who died at 157 Ext 111th Street leaving a widow Mary Smith and a missing daughter from his first marriage. He held valuable property including two East 115th Street houses a Lexington Avenue business building and a Central Park West apartment. No will is found and administratorship was granted to the widow. The distracted search ages ago for the daughter intensified after his death with family quarrels and a second marriage. A large inheritance depends on locating the missing child and the affair reflects a man’s trust in Vinlander ties and a life of public service.
Indianapolis editor Le Peet of the Monon News praised her husband for the Republican nomination for state statistician in an editorial. A reader thanks the editor and supporters, noting gratitude to numerous friends who aided the victory and expressing hopeful anticipation for the November election.
James E. Aiailton of Lynn writes to Postmaster Marigald of Bagepoet seeking aid in winning a wife. He describes himself as good and loving, twenty eight, in good health, hoping the match could involve a young woman aged eighteen to thirty. He wonders if there would be a match with a woman bearing three or more children, noting many women refused his advances.
Fragmentary note discusses historic claims that humans train and breed animals to perform tasks such as hunting and beating prey. The passage cites Captain Francis Thatcher and a 19th century World Magazine piece, mentioning a training pup and a perilous path toward domesticated animal use.
Opera House notes indicate Barre will host a first classatrical performance with The Vanderbilt Cup at the opera house on April 23. The Brooklyn review praises The Cup at Majestic theatre and highlights Victoria’s strong performance, car and spectacle elements, with the cast and company delivering engaging songs and banter throughout two long acts.
Fragmented and garbled horticultural note describes using crncetul vines to garnish a pyramid table of flowers for beauty and fragrance. Mentions trimming drooping foliage to base a prranild stand. text appears damaged with unclear plant names and instructions.
A dessert known as Teddy bear pudding stands out among a ten room bill of fare. The elaborate dish uses expense ingredients like glace fraite and French chestnuts topped with whipped cream and wine. A simpler version would use custard and French chestnuts boiled and mashed, offering a lighter take on the decorative pudding.
H. Lawrence of Quebec, a mining engineer with McGill University ties, fell 160 feet in the Victoriano shaft in Algoma district on April 13. He survived almost uninjured aside from a badly crushed knee and severe shock at General Hospital in Montreal.
A garbled Bournemouth style jumble mocks a golf scene with a mock Dutch? tone. The Glasgow Herald snippet mixes comic wordplay and stray lines about caddies, potterhunt, and a late Toward r Gofferbnce. A Philadelphia Press quip about imitation goods closes the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR text conveys a puzzling archaic dialogue about a tomb and youth, with garbled quotes and misread names. The readable parts mention a Delphic response and struggling at a dinner table, but no clear events, dates, places, or persons emerge.
A quirky collage of snippets from multiple papers cites playful exchanges about weights and travel. The Cleveland Leader mentions a 200 pound figure with a comic line about Leap Year, while the Chicago News references a Maiden Card and a family constraint. The New York Sun records Becker saying he cannot travel or stay, framing a light, peculiar humor note.
A Baltimore American line recalls the end of Jingsbey's hunting expedition. The speaker notes suspicion that something returned to him after the affair. The exchange reveals a gun’s kick is identified as the source of the trouble.
A fragmented note describes fear of wealth and a reference to a river and wider life in New York. The readable text implies a personal concern about money and future prospects within a shifting urban setting.
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