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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1908
Page
4
The note lists Lincoln's Birthday Washington's Birthday Valentine's Day and Leap Year the 29th as special days. It promises twelve special days with reductions on all men and boys wear, inviting customers to look for sales throughout the period.
A vivid note on the young Portuguese king amid the assassination attempt and royal defense. The teenager proves brave as carbines fire and revolvers blaze, showing resolve beyond youthful perception. Portugal gains strength in crisis, with admiration crossing borders.
A fragment outlines a policy discussion on city insurance and financial safeguards for Barre's municipal government. The note hints at evaluating cost, coverage, and prudent risk management for public operations.
Announcement notes cost sale start January first 1908 with customer approval and a 31 percent rise in January 1908 sales over January 1907. It promises continued cooperation, guarantees all merchandise, and refunds money on request. Insurance discussion covers city hall building as voted last night. current structure deemed reasonably safe with low insurance rates.
Random historical notices record Randolph A J Da at sanitarian with tonsillitis and Mrs Nelson Seymour ill with bronchial pneumonia. Mentions visitors, repairs, prizes at Sanitorium Aid ball, and local business hires. References to community happenings, visits, and a list of names and places with partial details.
Fragmentary OCR from East Barre church notice shows garbled lines likely referencing a church event or meeting. readable elements point to a religious gathering with unclear date in a local parish context.
Fragmented notice from Montpelier describes an engagement in Town to a daughter of Mr Frank J. Pene and Gay M. Chase, a new police chief appointment, and a long list of 1,087 names tied to a revised will. It also reports a burial at Green Mount cemetery, a Moretown case of poverty, and Overseer Lamphier assisting a deserted mother and child with food.
A collage of humor lines and quips from various papers, featuring casual exchanges about marriage, proposals, and social foibles. Includes snippets about airy notions, job asks, and courtroom wit, showcasing mid century light verse and punchy one liners with named publications and voices.
A Norfolk style report describes Alpha Sigma Pi fraternity hosting a formal Friday evening event at Norwich University. The Alpha Sigma Pi members received a generous gift from a student’s father and were treated to music from Chinell's Orchestra. The hall was decorated with banners and beaver pennants, with a white color scheme. A chaperoned ceremony included carnations and a display of gratitude from the college community for the donors and organizers.
In Montreal yesterday afternoon the amateur speed skating championships of Am Crim proceeded under favorable weather except for light attendance. The standout performer was Sirenee Laeskater who led the half mile event, with Pret Lagan and others competing in a tight field. The meet showcased strong efforts from local skaters and reflected a lively the American circuit in the region.
Thieves entered the rutland billiard rooms and the Werat Burke bar shop Sunday night and stole about 125 dollars worth of pipes cigars cigarettes and luxore ware. The burglary gained entrance through an unspecified means.
A fragment describes repeated break‑ins via glass entry on the second floor, noting a ladder used by a suspect and a widow connected to a victim. It records this as the fourth such incident this week and the eleventh in a month with no arrest or police release.
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