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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
7
A New Zealand wasp of the clay nesting type feeds on spiders, catching prey for its young in silk webs. The nest is built in crevices, five to eight cells per nest, using mephrate relics. The mother imprisones captured spiders, then rears young to hunt on their own. The piece closes with a moral about valuing the teeth of youth and proper meals.
In a tangled tale from an author’s club, Bob Smithson a noted drainpipe maker, seeks to impersonate novelist Edgar Barry to win Alice Beardsley. Mistaken identities unfold as the real Barry, Smithson, and Beardsley clash, leading to a rekindled engagement with Smithson’s reconciliation.
Fragmentary local report recounts accidents at a marble quarry and a farm incident, plus obituaries and community affairs. Notables include Arthur Coleman of Dooby, J A Chamberlain’s death on the same farm, and the town’s response to hospital and charity patient statistics.
The Barre post office list shows recipients for the week ending December 3 1009 including women such as Mrs Ide oi cig ve Ming Earn estine Bernard Mrs C A Clark Stra Tanta Cometick Marie Gibbs Mrs fanny THI Miss Enema Jones Nea Laing care Mr W McDonald Mrs Viola Mra Shirk Berwtrita Miss Melvinn Beott Mire G Smith Mise Laura Baker Miss Ryva Wilkin Men Geo Burnham Walter Bur ley and others plus a note promoting Arnica Salve and a card offering a refund on Greenville’s Warranted Syrup of Tar with participating local pharmacies listed.
In a jumbled notice readers are told of a supposed remedy called Berpicise linked to a Tarpen family name and a claimed murder weapon. The piece mentions claims of poison and animal rites with a one dollar bottle guarantee by E. A. Drown, a special agent.
The Vermont Bible Society led by Rev. L Olin Sherborne reports strong diaconal work distributing Bibles and Testaments across the state. Gospels sell for three cents, New Testaments for six, and complete Bibles for seventeen cents, with many donations aiding destitute families and churches. The society operates about 20 repositories statewide to distribute scriptures and seeks funds to sustain this benevolent mission.
Fragmented advertisement listing properties for sale or exchange with references to apartments, gardens, water features, and renovations. Mentions neighborhoods near Mark Atrek, Barton Place, and West Ferry, plus estate agency contact and miscellaneous notes on equipment and terms.
A damaged OCR segment references medical products and testimonials involving CHENEY & Co Toledo and a constipation filter. Details are illegible, but the fragment suggests a claim about internal use and a free testimonials service. No clear action date or official entity is discernible.
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