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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
3
Harold Otis recounts a tale of Charlie Curts a wealth born genius who experiments with electricity stored in yacht reservoirs during a Atlantic cruise to Narragansett Bay. An accident shows the danger of uncontained power, ending in a rescue and a life choice between love and science. Charlie later marries, keeping his theories in his head while his wife anchors him.
The West Point chain stretched across the Hudson to block British attacks at Kingston and Albany. Weighing about 200 tons and nearly 9 miles long, it required sixty workers to finish in six weeks at a cost of 400000 dollars. The chain buoyed by logs, anchors, and cables halted British ships, and West Point became a key stronghold through the war.
The dragon fly begins life in water as a larva with a grasping mask and powerful claws. After nearly a year the nymph crawls from a water plant onto a tall stem and molts into an adult with four colorful wings, feeding on winged prey and living the air life.
The Royal Box recognizes Vil. skated in English style. Queen Annette of Portugal leads a vast European scientific library and favors medicine. King Victor Rimanvel orders court media to be written in Italian. Carmen Sylva, queen of Toumania, is described in flamboyant attire with jeweled pins.
Comedian Chas A Pusey offers humorous counsel for men about marriage and courtship. Advice covers patience, respect, finances, and keeping habits in check, with quirky lines about rooms, shoes, dinners, and love. The piece notes a performance of Mr Pumy in the Tale of Spee at the opera house tonight.
A well attended school institute session in a Presbyterian church adopted resolutions opposing beverage traffic as a crime. Speakers from Peoria and Vermont urged stronger Sunday school temperance work. The gathering, led by Rev Poole, included an offering for the Vermont Sunday School Restoration and closed with benediction by Rev W. E. Bralsted. Forty Sunday schools attended. twenty four were present for the evening meeting.
The Countess of Stradbroke joins the English aristocracy as a playwright. The Hon Mrs Edmund York is the wealthiest society woman sponsor of his plays. Mrs Savilla Maloney of Warren Ohio breaks her arm in a fall but attends church and walks home. Mrs Louilie Morse, long a leading actress, played Aunt Matilda in The Old Homestead for twenty three years. Rumors persist about Mrs Magee marrying Count Cat of Rome, though she reportedly knows neither the count nor marriage plans. A needlework piece by Miss Melina Davis of Portaire recreates Mr Carnegie in tiny stitches, resembling a stool engraving. A Louisville Courier Journal exchange remarks on stage beauty and its money. Also noted are playful exchanges and a cartoon caption about pie in the panty and a dental quip.
Practical household tips abound from cleaning with kerosene to scent-free ant control and roach deterrents. Recipes cover mint tea, gelatin desserts, and a frill for chops. The tone reflects early 20th century domestic advice aimed at women readers.
Sporting Notes report that Big Chief Bender has signed with the Philadelphia Athletics. It notes he won fifteen games in a row last season and mentions other items including Roy Nelson of the Haltitore Athletic club claiming a world swimming record for twenty yards in 15 seconds, Charley Mitchelders barred from the National Sporting Club of London, Alfred Sneubb’s plan to return to the United States as a trainer, and The Bard a famed racehorse recently died at Chester Brook Stud near Berwyn, Pa.
Consul General Michael notes Indian theatres ferment with drink while a horse returns home after years in the city. Peking telephone subscriptions near 1700 with copper conversions strained. Lawrence Indiana buyer pays Professor Skinner $1.50 for a bushel of white pippin apples at ten cents each. Peter the Great feasts on a goose stuffed with apples as royal dishes rise. Violente Vicewell, Duke Liane son of Edward III, wed with a dinner of many courses including suckling pigs and partridges amid crusted wedding customs.
Washington February 28 The Fowler upset currency bill was ordered reported at a meeting of the House Committee on Banking and Currency held yesterday afternoon. Representative Bowler of New Jersey, chairman and author of the measure, will bring the bill forward with Democratic support and aid from party members.
Washington DC February amendment prepared with backing from Senator Mirich and a majority of the Senate finance committee. It argues Section 20 of the federal law authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to value railroad property and allows the secretary of the treasury to request valuations for emergency circulation or security information. An appropriation bill will likely fund the valuation.
The article notes penguin mating likely but not certain and details male combat as a boxing like ritual. Fights occur on exposed grounds with feathered paraphernalia around the ring. Beaks are secondary tools while powerful flippers and wing strikes decide outcomes. The piece cites endurance, fat protection, and dramatic skirmishes as birds clash for mates.
A fragmentary Georgian era piece discusses women and power, arguing power is for arrangement and creation rather than battle. It explores a classical music example and a critic notes the piece fits well for certain dramatic bars and performance.
An article claims Williams Pink Pills cure inflammatory rheumatism after many users report relief. It cites Mr. B Odell of Ti and a New York patient who improved after taking the pills, noting heart symptoms and fatigue subsided. The pills are described as safe, doctor prescribed, now sold generally for 50 cents a box or four dollars eighty for six, by the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
The Scrap Book humor column recalls Jenny asking if marrying would give her a home papa and whether she would resemble Aunt Stein if she never watered. A polite guest jokes about a dimpler on Benny, and a Scotch joke fails to land until a Highland veteran notes Scots take American jokes seriously.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Wonderful Mead columns features witty remarks on wedding receptions, manners, and social foibles. The dialogue touches on guests, gifts, and the oddities of in law and neighbors, all told in a light satirical tone.
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