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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
4
A Burlington clipping reflects political tension as Vermont debates capital punishment mercy and liberal presses while Montpelier merchants and Middlebury industry face shifting allegiances. The piece notes rising crime talk, a 1908 Barre wine report, and Proctor marble trade impacts on Middlebury’s economy.
A city board decision to bar football from Newark public education marks a major move amid national debate. The action follows accidents and a trend of suspensions in public and private schools, with many colleges already restricting the game.
An alert on changing fashion notes a rival firm surpassing the prior year’s top suit maker. The policy favors variety and warns buyers not to be tied to one manufacturer. Winter men’s suits range from $10 to $30, highlighting seasonal affordability and updated styles.
The article argues football stirs public and private institutions, shaping university and college participation. It notes the game’s danger cannot be eliminated, but seeks measures to minimize risk and balance play, urging expert-led reforms to save the sport.
The Rutland Herald prints reader slogans praising the city with phrases like Record breaking, Marble-making Re nee for Real Men in Rising Rut. The editor notes many proposals are constructive and some offer a clearer invitation to settlers to enjoy American rights, singling out a preferred line Youll Find What You Want in Rutland.
Gov Prouty held a parole hearing for Tatke Bradshaw who is in state prison serving a 25 year total for two counts of rape and an associated larceny term. Bradshaw, a Winhall resident, faced family and local interest in his petition led by Marshall J. Hingrood and T Hoesit Mall who argued Bradshaw showed reform and deserved clemency.
A Montpelier column lists social events and happenings including a marriage anniversary, a blood poisoning scare at a Marvin & Sherburne store, plans for a Christmas program at Trinity Church, and school and town activities. It mentions travel plans for rink events on Athy campus, Christmas services with music, and a drama by high school students directed by Mrs. Terrill. Also notes a hotel dinner delay for Emperor and entourage and a late-arriving party due to train timings.
A Scranton Times style note cites Philadelphia Evening Bulletin musings on winter attire. The piece contrasts rough weather wear with heavy furs and muffed sleeves, describing the scene in quirky, collage-like prose about a muse and a peculiar aufederung.
In a mosaic of clipped quotes the column touches on car races and a highway mishap. fragments reference Weatherby, a rocket like pace in a race, a fleeting roadhouse sighting, and a drunken drive. The piece weaves in a family anecdote about tracing ancestry to a bank clerk who vanished.
A humorous note from the Boston Herald quotes a girl declaring she is already taking aviation lessons, reflecting early education attitudes. The line contrasts expectations in higher education for girls with ambitions in flight training.
A passage extols American founding ideals and technological prowess. It credits Americans with shaping democracy, abolishing social distinctions, and inventing steamship, telegraph, telephone, electric light, reaper, and more while highlighting resilience in pain and conquest.
A stylized tale traces the medieval child crusade and a Venetian love story. A twelve year old boy leads a mass of children toward the Holy Land, while his friend Gemma, now grown, travels from Venice to find him. She disguises as a minstrel boy and journeys toward Constantinople, hoping to see Dino again. Along the way she encounters Turkish towns and learns of his fate as a slave. Dino signals from behind the slave caravan, and Gemma plans to reclaim him despite danger and hardship.
A tale begins with Gemma selling Dino to a new master and a bittersweet farewell as they travel toward Venice. Nearby, a jalopy of a homemade horsepower pump is described, featuring a long walking beam and a crank driven by a mower wheel. Also notes July planting of late Irish potatoes and cautions on manure use to avoid waxy tubers.
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