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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
5
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes a humorous exchange about heredity and habit, with comments on male and female reliability and a digressive anecdote about a speaker delaying before addressing an audience. It references Diogenes and a lively young man in a dialogue titled Her Argument.
William Menard visits Montreal for three weeks while Alfred Fraxso returns from Canada for Christmas. Clarence Campbell returns to Boston after a week in the city. Nathale Fontana goes back to Greenfield Mass. after visiting relatives. Eldon Ball visits Massena over the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Anthers of Springfield return home. Esther McCarthy and Anna Langlole return from Christmas in St. Johnsbury. Louis Sassi visits his mother on Granite Street after two years in Cleveland. Vincilia club annual meeting set for Thursday at 7 40 with a buffer lunch. Wendell Ahern leaves for Glens Falls to visit before Harvard Dental sessions resume. Mike Myrie Gow returns from South Royalton with her mother. Granite Manufacturers and Quarries association adjourned meeting set for Dec 20. Bi tro- Phosphate advertorial notes its benefits. James N. Gall leaves Barre for Chicago via Boston. Notice from Quarry Sayings Bank & Trust Co advising depositors to file claims with the receiver. Lady class reunion plans for Sete high school with a barge trip to Washington. lunch needed for two.
The notice promotes a Cobble Hill dance Wednesday night led by Art Carroll with snowshoe hikes and a clan Gordon hall Scot dance series in January. Women of Meadow Brook Golf Club host a January Scottish dance at Clan Gordon hall with admission and refreshments details.
Plainfield and Washington county notices detail a film at Carbee's pictures in Plainfield on Friday December 31 with a one reel magazine picture and 20 cent admission. The column lists many residents visiting, traveling, births, illness, holiday engagements, and local social notes from Plainfield and nearby towns.
Residents gather at the South Barre grange for a Friday evening watch party with games for all ages. An upper event follows and Marjorie Wore invites those interested in starting a dramatic crab project to meet Tuesday evening.
Randolph residents host and visit family over holidays. Miss Hertha Manney returns to Boston to resume Frontier Press work after a weekend with parents Mr and Mrs John Manney. Local guests include Mr and Mrs Claude Farr of Hankork, Gifford Moore recovering after surgery, and Miss Helen Merrill returning from out of state to stay with Mrs Hon Salisbury. The Randolph Lodge of Odd Fellows held its annual meeting with reports and new officers elected.
A ceremony at the Dexter Macy home on Vine Street joined Lila Loufee Hall and Ernest Josph Macy. Rev J. BR Sargent officiated as guests celebrated with refreshments, gifts, and a Christmas colored arch bell. The couple plans to reside on the East Hill farm after a short wedding trip. Attendees included Mrs Iitwin Hall of Stowe and Perley Hall.
Two Sone and Leon Lisor of Berlin, Mr F. H. Harvey, and three daughters and sons of Williamstown appear in a local notice listing residents and relationships. The fragmentary text highlights family connections and regional ties within the community.
East Barre residents report family gatherings and holiday visits. Carroll Tucker returns from Worses Mass for the holiday. Mrs Stewart Moore visits at daughter Mrs Leon T Matehine’s home. John Salter works in Windsor. Amos Lord visits relatives. Mary Baldwin and her daughter Jetty spend holidays in Woodbury with Christmas exercises and a tree at the Congregational church. Mrs Eva Cutler stays in Lebanon NH with daughter Mrs Hernard Spaulding. Grace Bixby returns from the University of Vermont for the holidays.
A fragment from a periodical quotes a line about masculine enjoyment and a man who can make a woman jump through hoops, reflecting provocative gender norms and social satire of the era. The terse remark signals cultural debate within the publication’s context.
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