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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
6
A Barre woman recounts chronic back pain and kidney trouble relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills. After costly doctors and medicines failed, she found relief within a few doses and has since kept Doan's at home, recommending it to friends. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foater-Milburn Co., Buffalo, sole agents for the United States.
A rustic ad offers five pounds good coffee and a few pounds of other goods, with prices like 1.00 and 1% per barrel, mentioning silver leaf flour, porcelain and tinware, and a coupon exchange, inviting readers to call.
The Barre Daily Times notes teachers can secure annuities through endowment insurance in the National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier Vermont. Agent details are provided with Batiing as general agent and N. B. Ballard as local agent in Barre.
The town page lists shop offerings and services including frame and clock items at L P Austin's, overshoes at People's shoe store, typewriter goods, and a rent notice for a February first eight room cottage. Also notes a new plumbing shop at 16 Roudi Main and daily business hours with the alias Jack Reynolds seeking patronage.
Cadets at Norwich University attended the Vermont National Guard cadre school in Brattleboro last week. Major Fraser and several captains attended, while discussions covered federal ownership of public utilities and the claim that universities outpace small colleges in training young men. Jenvrin, class of 1903, recently back from travel abroad, donated a noteworthy collection of Solnadio curios to support the university, reflecting community loyalty and support.
Towns in Vermont report a string of visitors and local engagements. Elise of Marehfield and J. town residents travel to visits. several Montpelier and Barre figures attend funerals and meetings. Mrs. Burt Gale and Mrs. Sophia Pierce enjoy local events while health notes mention grippe and pneumonia. Reverend A. x Senge plans an address in North Montpelier as minor schedules unfold.
Mrs J P Cleveland and Miss John Mannery were in Bethel on Wednesday. Mrs M Chase of Bible Hill visited town on Wednesday. Miss Helen Miller returned to Hadley after a visit to River Daseion. The illness of Fred Happr caused alarm. Mr W J Bien, Mrs Fable Duprier, and Mr Grane ville Barnes show improvement. Mrs Dr Stewart remains at her School street home. Mrs Hayden Sharpe returned from Newport. Marg had a stroke of paralysis. Elijer Bean is in poor health and danger is feared. The report notes anxiety over temperance meeting attendance and plans for visitors to see the ill.
A steamship named Blakwell was launched on the Tyne in May 1769 by The Tweed Bankroft Steamship Company Limited. The vessel measures about 116 feet in breadth and 270 feet in length with extensive cargo gear and passenger accommodations. It is designed for trade between Middleborough London and Calcutta, featuring a heated saloon, fine woods, and strong machinery for rapid cargo handling. A complete steering light system is being installed, with the frame and hull built at North Sons Ship Building Yard, Sunderland.
Fragmented clipping notes several names and places including Brook Lincolts Brookfield White hue and Derbert. Mentions Techet por Lian showlaly obith amid garbled text and unclear events. Indicates discussions of trains and local movements with no clear outcome.
Fragmentary transcription shows a chaotic dialogue with apparent references to electric devices and personal health terms. Faint hints of societal or medical commentary appear, but readable facts and named entities are minimal, making it hard to extract concrete events or individuals for a proper news item.
Promoter CS Page showcases Hyde Park as a model for local banking. A six month ad drive lifts deposits at Lamoille County Savings Bank and Trust Co. to 235000 dollars, convincing residents they are safer when their money stays in Vermont. Page emphasizes transparency and local investment over nationwide ads.
Henry Kennedy was in Worcester Wednesday Ernest Peck of Cabot visited town Thursday W J Jennings of Cabot in town Thursday Guernsey in Woodbury Center Monday Mrs Join Tiwesia reported better to wit to Mrs Cer Drenian and son Phillip visited town Friday D J Reutt and L P Burnham were in Marlfield Wednesday Guy Bancroft visited her father in Worcester Wednesday W E Wiles and daughter Sylvia were in Montpelier Tuesday Myra Alneworth in Montpelier Tuesday on business Carl Drennam and Fred Weeks of Woodbury Center were in town Sunday KF Towers of South Woodbury in town with Mrs Annie Pier of Husdwith Bering wood? Albert Dwinett in town a few days Mrs Adtaltow died Tuesday at the age of 60 Funeral today At close of school Friday towers of village held entertainment for library benefit Primary department proposed a program and songs Sayatew Serdang ny Bre.
Washington notices list teachers and students with actions and appearances. Names include Mini Colby Miss Tut Be Mist Washburn and Frank Wendin, Edith Beko, Arthur Jeffords, Tan McDoneht, Neal McAlister, Hamel Bobonan, and Laura Tuttle as teacher. The text records attendance and classroom roles during winter term.
A funeral for a Randolph woman was held at Central Aliied with Rev Fraser Metzger officiating. Details about the deceased, age around four, and family members including David Tiwh in New York City appear in local notices. Reasons for death and further proceedings are discussed by multiple authorities with conflicting accounts.
Eyewitness account describes the schooner Michigan towed toward Niagara Falls in 1828 during a public spectacle. As the vessel neared the rapids, mutiny, drifting, and a violent plunge followed, leaving wreckage across the river and a hazardous retreat for passengers and crew.
In this clipped excerpt a raccoon climbs a mast and disappears after the mast falls. A fox, buffalo, and geese react on deck with panic. No trace of the foxes or buffalo is found. Two geese reach shore below the falls while the others vanish with the buffalo and foxes.
Petrarch recalls an autumn 1958 accident in which a Cicero volume fell and struck his left leg, prompting a humorous tale of the book appearing to "hit" him repeatedly as he moved it higher, leaving a lasting sore and a quip about the book’s mischief.
A fragment from H. C. Hollway-Calthorp's Pe trareh describes severe pain after an accident. The narrator recalls calling in medical help as fear, sleep loss, and prognostications from a tort press on the wounded person. The voice laments past love and current injury, comparing Cicero's words to a lasting injury.
The article argues a queen bumblebee lives little more than a year due to exhausting wing use. She hatches late in summer, travels daily through autumn, winters in a self-dug burrow, and returns to breed in spring. Wing wear shortens her life and queens that emerge in August often lose flight quickly.
A playful exchange features a professor with three pairs of glasses. He explains each pair serves a different need: reading, distance, and locating the other two. The remark ends with a Homeric quip on mortal vagabonds.
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