Vermont and national news mix in 1919 editorials
The Barre Daily Times survey touches on postwar business ventures in Randolph and Vermont, notes on Fairles Hotel Corp growth, and remarks on Maine road spending. It cites Emma Goldman’s faith in Americans and a Vermont senator’s cautious stance on the Versailles treaty reservations. The Vermont board of control reports institutions are well managed and funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont State Board of Control Ie
Hie
Vermont
Agure
Emma Goldman
Soviet
Russia
Flag respect in Rutland hospital sparks cross border tensions
A dispute over the display of the United States flag at Rutland hospital after a Canadian nurse allegedly insulted the flag reveals strain between American and Canadian staff. The hospital superintendent banished the flag to avoid strife, prompting criticism that a nation’s symbol should be honored. Both nations share close ties yet must maintain mutual respect for their flags and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Martin
Vilas
Burlington
Vermont
Pajte
Versailles
United States
Senator Page
Rutland Hospital
Vermont a Fine Apple State in Horticultural Talk
The Vermont horticultural society convention touts top apple quality and uniform packing to build a nationwide reputation. Vermont Republicans weigh governor prospects with Mason S. Stone as frontrunner and southwest region hints at no running mate from Bennington county.
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Vermont
State Horticultural Society
United States
Brattleboro
Mason S. Stonn
Tie State
Southwest
Bennington County
Mr. Mason
Quips and Quotations From Vermont News Hints
A collage of brief local notices and gossip from Vermont items. It mentions Newport correspondent remarks about Denton Rogers in Newport Center and Denton Rogers’ progress after a treatment. West Charlenton, Fletcher, Sheffield, Wheelock, and Morrisville items note community quirks, church attendance, clock strikes, and local plans. A Rutland political discussion praises Redfield Proctor as a rising Vermont leader with ambitions for higher office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Newport Center
Denton Rogers
Vermont
Sheffield
Vermonters Played A World Of Checker War And Other Games
In a Burlington Free Press Odd Pact excerpt, Daniel L. Cudy recalls Vermont games. Before the card game spread, locals played checkers in stores logging camps and even at the statehouse. Cal Cobb, Galen Grout, and Silas Strong figure in duels for kings, with a bent toward strategy and memory. The piece praises intellectual games, notes a long tradition of community play, and ends with a reflection on life’s odd pact and wand.
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Stoddard
Cal Cobb
Galen Grout
Charronl
Crosasroadsville
Statehouse
Fororas
Cis
Daniel L. Cudy
Burlington Free Press
Rich Client and a Lawyer’s Airs in a Royal Snub
A New York lawyer with a wealthy, disdainful client ran over a poor old woman and was arrested. She begged for help to evade accountability, while he cheekily claimed the case would prove she has never valued anyone less than $100,000, a jab noted by the Boston Transcript.
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New York
Mr. B
Boston Transcript
Phony Joke Szyked In Odd Transcript Snippet
A fragmented OCR readout shows a quirky exchange referencing a phonograph purchase and a suspicious transcript. Names, dates, or clear events are unclear, leaving a brief, puzzle-like local-item notice with limited context.
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Lerre Daily Times
Barre Daily Times, Inc
Frank E. Langley
Postoffice
Barteux
Associated Press
Randolph
Fairles Hotel Corporation
Fairles
ShoMiell
Caledonia County
Maine
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Wilson
Capital Savings Bank and Trust Co
Montpelier, Vt
Trustees
Geo. L. Blanchard
Edward H. Deavitt
Provident
Frank
Fraasurer
William G. Nye
Julius Volholm
Harry Paniels
West Charlenton
Barre
Fletcher
Fred Barber
J. B. Ripley House
Wheelock Item
Feleherville
Morrisville
Rutland
Redfield Proctor
Proctor
Een
Rutland County
Vermont Ebracter
Bia
Burlington Clipper
F. H. Rogers & Company
Vermonters
Silas
Bilas
Cosmopolitan Trust Co
Devonshire ST
Boston
Mateye Tem
Our
Foreign Department
The
Peoples National Bank of
Barre—i
Soston Transcript
Jon
Columbia
Russell's Tre Red Cross Pharmacy
Ance
Lowell
Mass
Lyndonville
Newton
New Bedford
Haverhill
Danvers
Malden
City OF Rutland
City OF Holyoke
City OF Minneapolis
United States Liberty Loan
Victory
C. F. Millar
F. G. Howland
Teneneneret
Page & Shaw's
Apollo
Pure Candy
Bell & Houston Jewelers
North Main Street
Barre, Vermont
Vermont Mutual
McAllister & Kent
Berlin
Orange
First National Bank of
Montpelier
Federal Reserve System
Rogers’ Walk-Over
Boot Shop
A. W. Badger & Co
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