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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
4
Jacob’s talk fills the Montpelier opera house as tickets sell out quickly. Boston’s municipal payroll faces cuts under Mayor Hubbard’s new policy. The mayor also takes surprise tours of city departments, acting as his own inspector.
New York faces a six million dollar blaze risk as insurers may raise rates nationwide. A rooftop life line test during the Parker building fire showed rescuers casting a line to top floors and guiding occupants to safety via adjacent roofs, proving a simple method’s value where ladders cannot reach.
Mount Mansfield in Vermont is hailed as the highest elevation with a unique profile likened to a human face. The Morrinville Messenger argues its form and silhouette surpass other mountains, noting it resembles a spire from the north and stands unmatched in this region.
The City Candle Pin league was organized at Buxell's alleys on January 11 with H. Brazel elected president and F. E. Austin secretary. Five teams were placed in the league under the Greater Boston Bowling league. Teams include Cosmopolitan Club, Reid's team, Amalgamated, Carvers, and Jones' team with a long schedule of matches listed from January to March.
The article extols Mount Mansfield and Mount Tom as premier New England viewpoints. It notes Mansfield’s height, vast surrounding farms, and wide horizons from the summit. It calls for improved hotel facilities to boost Mansfield as a regional gathering spot. Mt Tom drew 70,000 visitors in May.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jer of Can Mana, Montpelier resident. Rev. T. A. Bakedll will lead a play in two weeks at St. Michael's parochial school. Prof. Digan will oversee the seminary meeting in the Y rooms this afternoon. Sherman of Richmond, totally blind since Civil War years, visited town Saturday. H. Carl Smith attended the funeral of his father Herbert J. Smith in East Bethel, who suffered a stroke about a year ago and has declined since.
An OCR fragment presents a chaotic mix of phrases and names including what seems like a theatre or literary collage. It mentions JINGLES AND JESTS and includes scattered dialogue lines and references to people such as a civil brakeman and a station attendant, with partial quotes and broken phrases.
Burlington reports police found a barrel of bottled beer at Juting Roland's Lakeside store Saturday night. Sheriff Allen recovered 17 more bottles Friday, with a heating encounter anticipated soon.
Jan 13 session of Vermont Leps weapon and stig 1oled for the actions drew a crowd at Sorellis outburst hall with attendance between 25 and 10. Prof Beach and other experts will conduct classes focusing on discipline and instruction.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a discussion about rhetorical influence and conversion. A speaker recalls changing a man’s thinking through persuasion, asking what he is doing now. The text mentions an insane asylum and a confused reference to truth and actions.
Mietboerg Jan 13 Charles David Mead longtime educator and former principal of several Vermont schools died here after complications. Born in Resex N J he led Senn Him grind School and Johnson Normal. from 1872 to 1888 at Eee hice he headed schools in South Carolina and beyond. Survived by five children and wife, the Mead family once held roles in national education circles. The obituary notes his influence through various posts across the region.
A humorous love letter fragment from Pipetite free Press portrays a rejected suitor urging Maud to marry her brother instead. The lament speaks of unrequited affection and the hope another man will marry her, ending with a casual note about friendship.
The text outlines appellate views on a statute prohibiting uses for advertising and discusses joint tenancy nuances affecting a wife's ability to affect her husband's survivorship. It also covers alien husbands’ rights of courtesy and descent within the state, noting cases sustaining or questioning these provisions.
The report of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators notes an increase of ninety seven new members within six months. Six new districts received aid from the organization’s spinners, officers, and treasurer at a Detroit convention.
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