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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
7
A quoted meditation by Robert Louis Stevenson notes life’s vanity and the artist’s weary search for meaning. He describes rewards and joys as fragile, while friendships fade and health falters, urging a detached acceptance of personal failure.
Colorado's stone output described with quarries at Tyots Castle Rock and Castle Rock and large shipments west and south. The piece notes durable building stones, Colorado as “The Beautiful,” and widespread use in Denver and beyond, with mention of church attendance anecdotes from a British post and a sergeant forcing atheists to join church.
A partial article fragment from Fairfax reports unusual activity near Main Street with unclear details. It mentions a Windsor School and several numbers but lacks full context or clear actions. The piece hints at a report about youth, events, and a clash of dates without concrete outcomes.
A Chicago News account describes a lone farmer's wife in Australia facing a threatening group of natives at her farmhouse. She distracts them by feeding them and then boils water, shoving it toward the attackers while shouting a hostile warning. The incident ends with the squatters fleeing and leaving the station.
In Lymionville and nearby areas several small items detail wages cuts for B and M railroad workers, charity receipts in Burlington Humane Society affairs, the end of the grocery business HC Durkee and Co, plus memorials in Grafton for the Park family. St Albans debates license turnout and city alcohol policy with strong sentiment toward going dry if needed.
A fragmentary piece discusses statues and monuments aging with soot and time, noting public indifference after unveiling. It cites London Saturday Review on enormous beds, including the Saracen peak bed and King Bishop’s iron bedstead, highlighting vast sizes and comfort.
Fragmentary literary note references jokes about wives and writes of a card sale and refunds. Mentions names like Greene, Red Grove Pharmacy, Kendal & Gy De peri W. ifate & Go, Medlin Bros, Comming, Purmonter. Indicates a public notice style order to return money or issue refunds for a set.
The Angual Town Report presents a detailed look at town finances including poor relief costs of 11275 and farm expenditures, road costs of 1427.59 with 2740.00 carried from prior year, and school expenses of 4000 with salaries at 1001. The town's highway tax share was 2510.90 with 270 from a state appropriation. Auditors propose a total tax of 173, unchanged from last year, while the library fund stands at 12901.86 and is turned over to trustees.
Fragmentary OCR from Graniteville with scattered phrases about a bank account, Italian vessel, Milne de Varnum, and various products or traders. The text is garbled, offering no clear events, dates, or concrete outcomes to summarize beyond listing entities and vague topics.
An essay on cultivating love for beauty in everyday life. Different people notice the same world differently, trained by education and habit. Those who embrace beauty find life sweeter and more meaningful, while others overlook or dismiss it as impractical.
Scientific research proves the face condition is resolved. Prof Anna, a European skin expert, endorses dyndritt and hereditary hair issues. Newbro's Herpicide claims to prevent dandruff and restore hair softness. Sold by druggists with stamps to The Herpicide Co.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a public health notice about medicines and a filing process. It mentions Dr Kings New Life Pills, a requirement to advertise notification by publication, and a hearing date in Montpelier in March. It appears to be an official notice of an extension or order with legal language and dates.
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