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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1922
Page
3
An old advertisement extols Fruit-a-tives tablets as a guaranteed remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the pills tonify stomach and related organs, promising improved digestion and gastric juice production with fruit juice based formula. Available as 50c box or 6 for $2.50 from Fruit-A-Tives Limited in Ogdensburg, New York.
A blind student from Ann Arbor, Joseph Caldwell of Indiana, studies astronomy at the University of Michigan to meet graduation requirements. A 46 year old sophomore, he overcomes significant handicaps and relies on hearing and description to learn. He also pursues psychology in German French and Italian courses.
A hunting party stops at a mountaineer home seeking directions to game. Only freewheeling householders answer, the banter includes a student’s quip about Presbyterians and a humorous mishearing of an animal. January era dialect colors the encounter with local color and rural curiosity.
New York police guarded Morris residence after the frozen body of Mrs. Marsh was found. Investigators learned she had thousands of dollars in jewels hidden in a secret panel. Detectives searched walls and floors without success, uncovering only a draft will for John J. Egan.
Boston December 30 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court under Judge Braley held Irene de St Clair formerly of Lavonia North Dakota was within her rights as mother to take her boy from the custody of paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles G St Clair of Lavonia.Neither he nor the court orders were violated by her action In dismissing habeas corpus proceedings brought by the grandparents Judge Braley warned that any interference with the mother's custody in this state would be treated as a serious matter.
Professor Donald H. Mensel of Princeton University outlined new methods for calculating planetary temperatures at the American Astronomical Society meeting. He noted moon surface heating during the day and extreme cooling at night, with Venus and Mars showing strong dependence on water vapor and minimal atmospheric shielding. Bethlehem Steel director Charles M. Schwab, addressing the Bethlehem Education Association, argued that American workers' morals exceed those of the so-called higher citizens and stressed education, democracy, and integrity.
The article argues rail travel remains essential in winter and mud, noting 400 miles of trolley era lines in Massachusetts abandoned while White Mountain branches end. It warns railways still serve sleepers and long distances, urging government support to preserve efficiency and avoid complete disuse.
A garbled text fragment mentions looking up words in a dictionary and notes about spelling. It reads as a stray line rather than a full article, with no clear persons, organizations, dates, or events to identify.
The article notes Jupiter and Saturn emit intrinsic heat with estimates near 90 below zero for Jupiter and warmer for Saturn, suggesting density differences. It also describes Lowell Observatory thermocouple measurements detecting distant heat from a candle. J B Tyrrell urges Canada’s mining training to accelerate development and notes most resources lie near the southern border while vast northern lands hold discovery potential.
Boston reports first snowfalls reshape winter travel in New England. Shown are bustling sidewalks, plows, and tractors clearing drifts while motorists adjust to slick, snowpacked roads and shifting urban patterns amid the season's change.
The Louisiana Ku Klux Klan plans to send its own agents into Morehouse parish to probe the kidnapping and murders of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards in August. A state official says the inquiry should start within 48 hours, with the Klan distancing itself from any defense role and vowing to assist criminal courts if industrial members are involved. Governor Parker ordered hearings and denounced the Klan, aiming to uncover the truth and remove the Klan’s influence from public perception.
Bastrop Louisiana December 20 Associated Press state officials preparing evidence in the Morehouse Parish kidnapping and murder cases plan to present all facts in their possession at the opening hearing a week hence. The state will lay its cards on the table. A deputy sheriff and a former mayor are detained in Baltimore. Officials denied reports that new affidavits or warrants were issued.
Yale Okie Dee reports Mrs Edith Mitchell aims to advance pro women and temperance causes in the Oklahoma Legislature. She intends equal collaboration with men, seek larger appropriations for education, free texts, and better road and tax measures, while avoiding radicalism and focusing on moral issues.
An unclear fragment recounts Jenny Lind visiting Heidelberg with garbled dialogue about locals and a vague social scene. Names and sentences are partially readable but overall text is chaotic and not recoverable as a clear news item.
A collection of domestic advice on nursing lifts and patient care, cooking tips for lamb including skin removal and preparing ragout from shoulder and breast cuts, with step by step methods, temperatures, and bake times. Context appears as a mid 20th century homemaking column.
The Canadian Meteorological Review argues winters are not steadily milder. Records show December highs of 60.5 degrees once, with prior years lacking such warmth. Variations occur in cycles, but overall climate trends remain uncertain and fluctuate over decades.
A fragmentary overheard exchange hints at marital estrangement and a claim about a man and his ex wife. The dialog references a divorced wife and a potential misstatement or rumor about someone in Boston. The text is jumbled and unclear.
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