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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1920
Page
5
A speaker laments the social gulf between two lovers. He notes Henrietta’s tact and affection yet rejects marriage due to caste prestige. Ancestors and past figures are referenced, highlighting class barriers and societal expectations in a clipped, newspaper-esque voice.
Local briefs report holiday sales and fairs at Shen’s, Bailey’s Music Rooms, and the Odd Ladies’ fair in Howland hall. Includes personnel moves at Central Vermont railway and the University of Vermont football and basketball links, plus church events, a fire at E J Novera store, and notices from the Baptist church and Freemasons.
Readers are invited to visit Soman's Exchange at 24 Elm Street for homemade Christmas gifts with an apron and fancy booth set for December 16 and 17. The fair promises a fine assortment seen at any fair. The note mentions H W Johns of Northfield starting temporary barber work and several local hunting reports and other community notices.
William H. Walsh of Boston, a noted newspaper man and public ity expert, on his annual tour visited the plant and renewed friendships. He discussed politics lightly, noting unrest in Reston and Massachusetts but expecting a rising market and better times after the national election, while urging citizens to do their part. A Boston Transcript excerpt is cited. Regular meeting of bumpers, bowers and dertckmen's trnneh No. a, is set for Tuesday evening December 14 at Tad te Worthen block. Members urged to check dues cards and attend. executive committee stresses business matters and attendance.
Bethel reports a strong deer season with many visiting skaters returning with game. Hunters named include Dante Casellini and Frank Miano of Barre among others from Barre South Royalton Chelsea Quebec Windsor Springfield Worcester and more. A bear was shot in Haneck by CL Pecor of White River Junction. Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Madgett plan to spend winter in Exeter California. An accident near West Hartford disrupted rail traffic as eleven cars derailed, with local workers aiding recovery and trains rerouted.
Williamstown notes an upcoming Fraternal Reteksh Lodge No 50 meeting on the evening of December 16 with the assembly president visiting and a start program planned. Refreshments will be served and Mrs Laue b. Aimeworth and Mare Waterman traveled to Montpelier for the winter. Edward A. Fuller, Williamstown landlord, has bought a moving picture machine for entertainments at the grange hall with a Christmas date expected. Raymond Grearson is working on a Chelsea farm.
Neighbors and friends receive thanks for kindness and flowers after a bereavement. The note from Mr. and Mrs. John MacAuley and family expresses gratitude with a humorous quip about remembering the end of a quip and a joking exchange from the Newton Transcript. It references quotes and snippets from papers, including the Gossip from the Provinces column and mentions of Ohio and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Fragmented dialogue mocks public obsession with romance and social expectations. Aged phrases reference fashion, courtship rituals, and parental guidance as newspapers highlight shifting norms and generational views on marriage.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a proverb of pride and fatigue before downfall. The text mocks civic patience and includes garbled dialogue about a wedding and bitter women, with indecipherable attributions to a Boston Transcript and Hoatom Transcript.
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