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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
4
The Barre Daily Times week’s circulation topped local daily papers while editorials discuss Vermont politics. Mentions Thomas A. Kilian, Chimney Paine, Franklin Fletcher, Stanton, and gubernatorial aims amid newspaper plausibility and public interest in Wolcott.
Fragmentary text references a race death by own action and mentions individuals Moon and Sur. It hints at a review or acknowledgment of fame and a person named Thayer with a chore for his bands to keep the younger members focused.
Chief engineer reports the city’s fire department kept losses small throughout the year due to effective firefighting efforts. Maintenance costs were modest, with total expenses around the stated amount, reflecting efficient operations and strong response by firemen.
A reader cautions against shops that lure customers with low upfront prices and then levy extra charges on later purchases to offset the supposed bargain. The note warns that such practices undermine trust and inflate total costs for repeat buyers.
A chaotic scan of a socialist platform urging reform in public works, law enforcement, factory labor, and sanitation. It rails against private interests near the river, calls for clean water and healthier sanitary facilities, and advocates union labeling and enforcement of anti-vice laws. The document laments poor enforcement and predicts high rate increases if policies fail.
A fragmented snippet questions the size of Ver jeranes and compares it with other cities. It asks how the inference mates stand in its cit, seeking editorial insight from the Verzenmey Enterprise ad Vermont. The readable text is sparse and unclear about concrete events or names.
The passage discusses the ill fated steamer General Slonim and its captain facing criminal negligence charges for the deaths of thousands. It notes the likely length of sentence and questions prospects for pardon, urging persistent efforts to apply the precedent to similar cases and suggesting moral responsibility could reopen prosecutions in related incidents.
An EOAD commission report questions expenses for the year and references a meeting with Mr. Witham. The record notes proposed criteria and mentions Mr. Witten, Mr. Witham, and concerns about road conditions and civilitation during custody.
A jumbled OCR fragment references a war theme with mentions of Boer and fog, noting a Monday night scene and a poet named Vanek. The text is incomplete but hints at literary reflection on conflict and memory.
Local shop displays Fancy Box papers touted as exceptional values with price points at 10c 35c and 50c indicating affordable high quality mail and writing paper for customers.
Sunday services are listed across several churches with times for morning worship, Sunday school, and evening events. Notable items include Baptist services at 2 and 4 pm, Morning service and Holy Communion at other churches, and a Baraca social slated for the evening at the opera house church.
Cleanout sale offers snowshoes at cost on Saturday February 29 and Monday March 2. Multiple pairs including Elisham Shape shoes, priced at 425, 340, 375 and 400 dollars. One 6 foot pair skis and one 7 foot pair skis are available complete for 7.00 and 3.10 respectively.
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