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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
2
Two young robbers Jose and Jacob Scott attempted a cutoff on the Illinois Central near Kankakee. One was killed by police and railroad detectives after a chase through a washroom. the other surrendered. Cash and jewelry were recovered from the scene.
Orrin Savage of Boston spent Christmas with his parents in East Brookfield. Local residents Mr and Mrs J C Holmes visited Barre. Glenn Newell visited friends in Manchester New Jersey. Ruth Trask vacationing from Braintree. Mr and Mrs J Bjorn visited Matson in Williamstown. Miax Williams from Rast Hill vacationing in Randolph Center. Jon Perham to Barre City hospital for treatment. Eva Reed returned to her school after vacation. Christmas exercises held at the church with large attendance and a Santa visit. Mrs Wesley Chapman of Natick died. funeral held at her late home. Mrs W F Medialf and PG Reed attended. Mrs Chapman remembered as Mary Mra. Bob Jones and her son from Moose Jaw visiting parents George Pantem. High Claflin of Randolph visiting. Ladies society bought a Mathuchek piano for church. first used Christmas Eve. C J Banister and wife spent Christmas in Plainfield. George Goodrich’s in Williamstown hosted Christmas day visit. Nineteen people at RH A Fletcher home for Christmas dinner.
A fragment from the Rehoboth Sunday Herald seems to recount a spirited countryside conversation between a young man in a green hat and a witty caller. The dialog involves playful banter about long rambles and a phonograph as a remedy for unwanted callers.
Bad blood is corrected by Hood's Sarsaparilla a economical reliable mood remedy and tonics. Thousands use this medicine and praise it for relief. Made from valuable remedies physicians know and unparalleled in character quality taste and curative power. When a cathartic is needed use Hood's Pills.
A timber expert predicts a prolonged pulp and paper lull with rising prices due to scarce timber. He warns many mills lack lands, forecasts Maine land values doubling, and Canada restricting crown cuts, urging conservation and long term supply planning to avert future shortages.
A garbled OCR passage hints at a racially charged dispute involving a university faculty member in a southern state. The dialogue includes slurs and disjointed phrases about a Prof. Biggs and alleged topics, reflecting a tense, impaired text with unclear chronology or full context.
American tennis team falters as heavy rain forces postponement of the first Davis Cup match between Norman Brookes and William Tilden in Auckland. Officials rescheduled the series to begin tomorrow amid persistent showers.
St Paul boxer Tommy Gibbons is matched to fight Harry Greb of Pittsburgh in a 16 round bout at Madison Square Garden New York on January 28. Announcement made last night.
Ruth Leonard returns from Coscob to Stockbridge for holidays while families gather for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Putnam and Miss Bernice spend Christmas with Ray Ainsworth in Rochester. Baker and daughter visit Mrs. Bowen in Bethel Lympas. A wagon accident injures Harri Holland and daughter, two horses, minor injuries. Local Christmas program praised, thanks to Miss Putnam. Mildred Massey home from Springfell, Mass. Various locals at home from school or work for holidays. Rev Miss Whitney of Pittsfield attends Christmas exercises with Mrs. Massey.
The article notes how coal is split at collieries into multiple byproducts, including ammonia sulphate, tar, and benzol, with vast quantities of tar and various chemical outputs. It discusses gas usage, the potential for electric power from spent anthracite, and wide applications from dyes to medicines and explosives, reflecting the coal industry’s central role in chemical production.
A fragmented report notes Vincent cured hens of loafing and achieved high egg production with an unusual method. Mentions minor details, prices, and a reference to a druggist remedy and a city building in Indianapolis.
Mrs. William Coffey runs a crowded Harlem canary training setup at 6 Sylvan Place teaching nearly 100 birds to sing with a custom organ device. She and her husband breed and train birds, claiming success with two award-winning birds and plans for larger breeding numbers, noting their method grows from a small canary flat and daily sessions.
A theater crowd witnesses a tense scene as a young woman in the balcony signals distress and observers note a mental or emotional break among the audience. The incident unfolds amid confused chatter as whispers and reactions ripple through the theater.
In Barre Vermont on December 29, 1920 fresh eggs ease while butter holds at 56 cents per pound. Wholesale quotations show dressed pork at 12 13 cents, veal 17 18 cents, lamb 26 28 cents, dressed fowls 38 cents, chickens 40 cents, fresh potatoes at 1.30 to 1.25 per 100 pounds.
A Vermont town reports a remarkable natural curiosity as Walter H. Preston found two beech trees grown together to form a perfect rectangular cross near a ledge. The cross is preserved and shown to visitors. Other notes mention births, visits, illness, an aggravated assault, and restarting granite works after a storm.
In a jumble of quotes and misread lines, the piece blurs a barroom scene with holiday visitors and a Dublin era taunt about grooming. It references a Boston Transcript exchange, a rhetoric instructor request, and a remark on Europe near war, all stitched into a single garbled mosaic.
Ad fragmented ad text touts Father John's Medicine as a strength booster and grip germ defender. Claims include energy, prevention of illness and laxative effects, with promotional language targeting wary readers and promoting safe use.
Appeals from Mrs Delphine Grundell Denhardt and others recount hardships from the war era including near-starvation in Germany and loss of family members. The notice also covers illness in the Andre family, a death in Corinth Center, and local employment changes with Goodspeed’s death and Wallace Chalmers’ work.
Time lately mentions stocking his mild with bobbin wood while R. H. Blake of Fast Orange spent Christmas at F. J. Hutton's, recording a quiet sequence of social exchanges and holiday visits within the community.
A compact study entry notes a persona described as a burro of information in the Buston Transcript. The phrasing suggests a satirical or critical label about a figure marked by excessive data handling, with implications of overbearing factual assertion.
An old advertisement touts Hayes Healing Honey claiming fast relief for coughs throat tickle and chest colds. It features price 30 cents and includes a promotional call to stop coughing with a free sample or professor endorsement and notes Grove’s Open-Trate Salve for chest colds.
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