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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
4
The Barre Daily Times notes invitations to a peace voyage, reports Germany ordering 40 million dollars worth of copper, and discusses wartime topics. It mentions the Dupont Wilmington powder explosion and possible motives to disrupt munitions shipments, with speculation on plots and broader impacts.
Vermont state laboratory findings show more than half of milk samples are below standard. Most failures stem from dirty conditions, implicating producers and dealers who must improve practices to provide clean milk and win consumer trust.
The passage presents garbled OCR from a historical page, mentioning Uruth and Trafisser Mueneterburg, German references, and themes of wealth and position. It hints at discussions of crime, governance, and public concerns, though many words are unreadable or corrupted.
Local item highlights from the area include Vaughan's new waists and a Royal Billiard Parlors ad. Several residents and visitors travel for work and leisure, such as C W Lawrence aiding a sawmill lathe install in Plainfield and Edward English heading to Hardwick for Woodbury Granite work. A party of 35 old friends surprised Peter Match at 103 Washington Street with songs and gifts, as he and his wife hosted a warm gathering before plans for an extended stay in Arizona.
Fragmentary report notes the death of Mise Rutland Dew, who had fought a long illness. The obituary mentions time spent at a Vermont sanatorium and references the Macmiews and a Panera origin, with garbled phrases about individuals and place names.
A fire last evening in the Standing Market cellar caused about 50 dollars in damage as hams being smoked toppled into flames. The smoke drew a crowd and responders from the nearby fire station quickly extinguished the blaze. No building damage occurred, only several ham turnovers were burned. The incident happened shortly after 7 o clock.
San Francisco dec 1 the coast guard cutter Bear under Captain Cochran returns from a seven month Arctic voyage covering over 15000 miles since May He notes low fur prices hurt northern natives and warns of powerboats plying Nome to the Siberian coast selling whiskey The Vermont house of correction reports November commitments 41 with tramping leading counts and offenses including larceny breach of peace burglary and other charges.
Incomplete text from an old newspaper page mentions Tuesday with unclear subject. No identifiable persons, places, or concrete actions are readable.
Orange county court term calendar shows sixteen jury trial cases and ten court trials slated. With additional divorce and criminal work, the term may extend longer than usual. Local notes include George and Harry Helville of Straford visiting, Milo Towner returning from East Orange, and a Thanksgiving reunion at Farnham’s in Tune Bridge with forty relatives.
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