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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
6
South Cabot area residents report Christmas visits and travels including Hawkins of Ardwik visiting with Tibbetts family and Myrtle Bain returning to Middlebury. Missing details include a fire loss at the Times in Portsmouth and lodge members planning a meeting on December 30.
A mother killed four of her children and herself by taking poison and giving it to the others. Pifer, the father, and a son are ill in Altoona on December 29 as medical authorities investigate the incident and determine the substance involved.
The advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills relieve backache, kidney pain, nervous spells, and sleep problems by restoring a clean, strong kidney and bladder. It cites usage for croup prevention with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and endorses home treatment, mentioning Cummings & Lewis and P. H. Ginn of Middletown, Ga.
The funeral of George Guild was held from his Center Street home. Burial followed in Center Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Alma Haseltine, two sons, and brother, plus sisters and four grandchildren. Other items mention J J Crosaett’s condition, Allee Healey’s visit, and a Christmas concert. Local updates include a Barre school trip, holiday visits, Odd Fellows officers, and a Union Club talk on insanity.
After a meeting at St Lamia the Federal league decides not to publish its player list until next spring. A January meeting is planned. It is reported that many prominent players have been secured by the St Browns including Baumgartner and Ga.
American Fidelity company stopped issuing liability policies last Saturday and plans to drop about 15 employees by January 1 with more later. Directors decided December 10 to change the policy while fidelity and surety bonds and all accident and health policies will continue. The estate of L A Averill of Barre faces creditor matters including a final dividend expected January 7 and claims from D W Ranlett & Co of Boston and KW Bailey & Co. A PF Eddy bankruptcy case of Stowe was referred to W N Therlault. The Montpelier postal service classification was restored to first class amid rising postal receipts and Mosley prices. Rebekah Lodge officers were elected: Noble Grand Jennie Mason, Vice Grand Kate Smith, Secretary Carrie Nichole, Treasurer Ta Perinam, Trustee Carrie Clark.
Mrs Waldo and childred of Lebanon visited Dr Waldo's household while Miss Hildreth Waldo from Johnson Normal School was there that week. Evelyn Moreex did bookk eeping at Buantiing's office. Fred B Wright bought a mare from John Morrell and sold it eight weeks earlier. Mrs McCullough and son James returned from Clif ta vale Maine to London? Edward Rogers and Benjamin King returned to Hart e for Goddard seminary. Fisher Chrome Tanning Co resumed after four days off for Christmas. Rev Orvear M Chamberlain left Boston for an indefinite stay. Ten below zero was the morning high. Miss Staite Wilson of Boston Episcopal Quish worker visited her mother. Mrs Martha Cushing is confined by heart pain. Susie Tuttle cares for the Caranchini family. Achille Caranchini and Lorenzo Miduszi worked. Mr and Mrs Walter Larock have returned to Brandon after a few weeks. Loge men are entering in good numbers on the allowance that fell last week to A N Washburns oil.
South Barre residents report travel for Christmas visiting relatives. Mose Talot returns from Hartford to spend the holiday with his parents Mr and Mrs Orel Huse. The Shores family comes from Middlebury to Aspend Christie. Mrs Allen Hubbard visits Gorham and brother M L Lewis. Grace and Edith Barney return to St Johnsbury to see their father Edward Kelley goes to Northfield for Christmas. Minnie of Plattsburg visits daughter Mrs Henry Fosley.
Notices call members of the Retekal lodge in Williams Town to be present Friday evening January 2 for a metallation meeting. The ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a Drugg refund if the remedy fails to cure a cold, and notes E. W. Groves signature on each box. 50.
The article explains cream grading by butter fat using the Babcock test. It outlines fat percentages from table cream to heavy and dandy cream, with prices and uses, and notes pasteurization, storage, and the challenges of shipping sweet cream. It mentions farmers separators, creamery shipping, and the perishability of non pasteurized cream.
A Kansas Department of Agriculture note outlines hotbed setup and seed sowing for warm and cool plants, detailing soil, moisture, temperature, ventilation, and hardening steps. It covers seed spacing, covering methods, and seasonal adjustments including use of mats, shutters, and cold frames for protection and better transplanting readiness.
Washington reports on Russia as a growing market with vast raw materials and ambitious development. The 1912 European trade exceeded 1.20 billion dollars, the United States accounting for 53 million. A new Bureau handbook on Russia, including Siberia, highlights potential for American exporters and notes indirect trade via middlemen reaching about 80 million.
A reader notes that California has over 60 summits above 13,000 feet that lack official names. The United States Geological Survey traces 190 peaks above 13,000 feet that are named, with about a dozen exceeding 14,410 feet, contrasting eastern U S recognition.
Article explores the idea of castles in the air and the need for sustaining mental force and daily work to turn airy plans into tangible results. It discusses how dreams without action remain insubstantial and emphasizes externalizing aspirations through steady effort.
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