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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
4
A telegraph operator recalls a Christmas tale of financial strain and a clever cipher that yielded unexpected stock and a long awaited reward. The nameless narrator describes bills, a growing family, and a mysterious stock gift that arrived just in time for the season.
One may overcome constipation permanently by personal effort with the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Regular habits help, and this laxative acts without disturbing natural functions and leaves organs healthy. Buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. it avoids unfounded cures.
Sailors of about 80 000 in the navy prepare for Christmas while at sea with holiday routines on battleships and vessels. Activities include sports, boxing and wrestling, revels, minstrel shows, vaudeville, and shipboard trees. Gifts flow from home via Christmas boxes to lift spirits across ports.
James Forte Foster, a 100 year old veteran of Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, lives in a small room in a derelict building in Kankue City. He has been ordered to leave within a week as the Humane Society intervenes despite his claim I don’t want charity. Born in Buffalo, he has wandered the world and lost fortunes in zinc and lead mines.
Bible carriers from church groups will delivery Sistoons and Bibles to hotel bedrooms in Chicago on the last day of the week at 5 p.m. The procession will form with Central Y.M.C.A. members and march to the Loop to deliver at various hotels.
The Newark coroner's jury, investigating the Carrie Hotemeht sheath mystery tied to the Weeks ago disaster, ruled her death caused by a venture and accident, not a willful or malicious act by any individual or public official.
Paris dispatch reports Briand’s government maintaining authority after Socialist pressure. In the chamber of deputies the government’s stance against reinstating railway workers linked to a recent strike was upheld, with 405 votes to 0. The ruling cited insubordination and violence as grounds to refuse reinstatement, while promising case-by-case merit review.
An editorial in Novoe Vreyma criticizes Chinese provincial authorities in Manchuria for a year of disruptive actions. It recalls grain export restrictions, dispossession of Russian property, banishments of Russians and merchants, and the assault on Amur Cossack Colonel Radduzi near Blagoviosqiensk. It urges Pekin to discipline the frontier government to avert further incidents.
The Times reports a move transferring central control of the last British cable to American hands. An agreement between the postmaster general and Atlantic cable companies aims to halve rates for detained telegrams in plain language, signaling a major shift in telegraphic transit.
An old advertisement touts Pinex Pine Syrup as a rapid cure for coughs hoarseness bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. It claims pine extract and other ingredients soothe membranes and notes a money back guarantee. Implicit druggist availability and mail order option through The Pinex Co Wayne Indiana.
In Woman's Realm a collage of kitchen tips, beauty hints, and personal reminiscences mixes food science, fashion notes, and homemaking routines. It weds recipes for removing odors, cake thickening, and milk soap with musings on diaries, cookies, and nostalgic kitchen imagery.
An elderly man’s body was discovered packed in a barrel at a Montreal storage warehouse. Investigators report the deceased wore a cotton undershirt and woolen socks, with no signs of violence. Officials expect the coroner to determine cause of death within 48 hours as the barrel is traced from Darvis Ontario to St Lawrence Market.
Illinois Central announces S B Markham was elected president by the board, succeeding James T. Harahan who will resign after 20 years with the line. Markham, formerly traffic manager of the Southern Pacific, takes office January 12 as Harahan steps down under pension and service rules.
Samuel Pickard, Whittier biographer, reports discovering a large collection of poems by Whittier hidden in his old home. The poems appear edited by Whittier but signed with the odd pseudonym Teramore. Pickard notes a previously unknown body of work and questions the signature practice before his editing era. Two more cholera deaths occur in Italy with five new cases reported in twenty four hours.
Bankers and business leaders threaten to withdraw from the Board of Commerce if President Larned invites Theodore Rinmevete to address on January 12. They blame Congressman Denby and Digend Pine chot's actions and Ida Tardell's visit for undermining Julias C. Burrows. The group aims to create distrust and force a sale of business.
The central figure in the Cambridge long-suit contest, known as Dakota Dan, is returning to Melrose and plans to reside there for the rest of his life. He arrived lately with his wife and announced satisfaction with his boyhood home, preferring not to return west except for occasional visits to his ranch, which he would sell if an attractive offer arises. Baldwin Meets Cardinal in Baltimore as Governor Baldwin of Connecticut, Simeon Baldwin, spends days in the city and hosts Cardinal Gibbonne, with Marburg introduced by him.
William Greet, former mayor of Topeka, must pay 6500 for breach of promise to marry his niece Mixa Selina Dalrymple. The jury heard that Miss Dalrymple said he invited her to Topeka, asked her to marry, and later asked for funds or to honor the pledge. Greet plans to appeal.
Miss Jandine, 19, wed Lim Friday in a very quiet ceremony witnessed by Mine Louise and Smith from Norwich and relatives. The couple plan to reside in New York after a civil ceremony earlier.
Forty two days of married life end after quarrels and morning promenades barefoot in the grave dew. Ernest Mockstader, 74, a retired contractor, through his attorney Charles Morschau ser, sues for separation from Mrs Hockstader. The case arises from alleged domestic discord and social friction in Poughkeepsie New York.
A garbled note from Hobardstus on December 22 describes a white fox pelt traded for 150 dollars. The text implies a price discussion around 50 dollars and mentions a person named Thompaor and a wool hat, but the details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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