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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
2
With Christmas a week away, local shops enhance windows for the holiday trade. Derry & Camp feature handbags and linen accessories. Merchant & Co display varied window decors. Tilden's Shoe Store shows a large new window, all aiming to draw shoppers during the lively days ahead.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It claims heart failure and apoplexy stem from kidney disease, promises relief from urinary troubles, and offers a free book and sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York.
A long inventory describes festive storefronts with Christmas windows in Hood's Pills jax, The Hurtey amd thiws Tor tetey, and the Marie Bhoe company's store. Displays feature holiday wares, jewelry, furs, toys, and garments arranged with holly, ivy, streamers, and spider web motifs, changing daily and attracting shoppers.
The Philippine delegation headed by Henrie Legarda and Pablo Ocampo will depart for Washington next Saturday with instructions from the assembly to seek tariff reform. The measure, the first bill of the assembly to reach final reading, is endorsed in committee and aims to aid education and wider access across the archipelago.
A large New York health publication extols a home remedy using compounds and herbs including Aarsapariite and Ketiract to relieve urinary and aging ailments. It claims to ease aches, pains, and daily discomfort by cleansing the blood and boosting vitality, advising readers to mix at home from drugstore ingredients.
A Canton gathering denounced British warships on the Wear river for seizing suspected Chinese junks and urged a boycott of British-manufactured goods. The meeting pledged to backploy British products and to mobilize workers if the river patrol continues.
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The cribbage meet featured multiple tables with players such as Duncan Wishart McKensie Marley Frederick Griffin Crubb Naughty White Fahey McDonald Burke Brandt and others. West contest to be played Thursday evening between Gand M team.
Albany dispatch from December reports E Hughes declining to seek delegates for presidential endorsement. He cites improper pressure on county committees and emphasizes administration work must guide party interests. Letter reveals concern over influence on vote outcomes and party unity during the election period.
The Keates Memorial association held its annual meeting with secretary I Boulton reporting American subscriptions to the memorial in Rome totaling 812400. Earl Crowe, presiding, said Americans are more cosmopolitan than Englishmen and tend to give larger donations, surpassing British contributions to the literary appeal.
The Senate announced committee chair changes with Genator Proctor named to the railroads chairmanship and Ka ux Meads heading the rules committee. New assignments place Ryan as rules chair, Hynes moved aside, and others reshuffled across Appropriations and finance panels as the chamber adjusts leadership after a deadlock.
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston spoke at the White House on financial conditions and avoided policy specifics. He telegraphed to Boston indicating he would provide to the press a forthcoming statement on the presidential question. Roosevelt’s Senate Passes Tillman Liquor Resolution addresses whether the national government should discontinue liquor permits in areas with local option.
A Washington sensation centers on Day's Book, prompting pointed questions in White House circles. Reportedly the book may influence public opinion and provoke inquiries into who funds such productions and whether powerful interests seek to damage the president's standing, amid past conspiracies and attacks.
Havana reports Cuba’s population increased about twenty nine percent since 1890. Total population around 2,028,283 with shifts by province including Havana, Santa Clara, and Canagüey showing growth. Data reflects post 1890 census figures and regional increases across major regions.
Norway’s king and queen departed London yesterday with infant Prince Olaf. They had been on a royal visit to England and started their journey toward Copenhagen, leaving London in clear weather.
The obituary details the late William Barclay, a ploughman turned provost, tracing his career from farm work at Tyrie Mains and Moynillle to service on several farms including Langeide and Calyforda. It notes his long family ties, varied tenure, and the mayoral role equated to a provost, summarizing his humble beginnings and civic stature.
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