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20 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1905
Page
1
Readers can choose from a wide range of mystery and adventure titles. The notice invites selections across genres and emphasizes tailoring to individual taste and interest.
The Art Store announces a complete line of colored and white linen doilies with new lace accents for centerpieces and pillow ruffles. Shoppers are invited to view the latest textile offerings from Mrs. C. J. Campbell and Mrs. H. A. Richardson.
An OCR fragment advertises cough remedies and patent tonics. It names Byrups for constipation, Tix-all laxative, Dr Woolf's Norway Pine Syrup, and Dean's Ointment. It promotes Wood Bitters for clear head and strong body, with testimonials from Barre and Williamstown figures.
An early 20th century Barre advertisement urges readers to marry and enter life insurance with The Mutual Life Insurance Company. It lists agent B Ballard as general and vocal agent at Bailow's Throek, Barre Vermont, with offices in 2 and 3.
Local notices advertise Saturday sales at Vaughan's and refiners exchange trades. Prominent groups like Granite Lodge No. 35 F A M meet January 20. Plumbers Union and Epworth League announce events. The Bankrupt stock sale of Hibbon underwear closes out. Mesdames Ralph and Averill schedule five Barro Musical association concerts starting January 25.
Graniteville notices urge all members of the dancing school to pay $1.50 by January 20. Arrangements announced for a grand date on January 17. Officers and members of Safail Maple Leaf Camp No. M. W. of A. are asked to meet on January 22, 1905.
A Williamstown notice calls a special convocation of Charity Chapter for Monday evening January 22. Harriet Howard of 209 West Fourth Street, New York, recalls using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for years of skin trouble that resisted other remedies. It heals cuts burns and sores. price 25 cents at Red Cross and Parlay Drug Stores.
Emile Lafouttain returns to Burlington with his wife and family after a trip down country. He was away while rumors arose about his whereabouts. He drove in from his firm near the oe to attend the theatre and then Freveh left, not stopping to fetch his horse tied in a shed on St Paul street. His wife notes the farm on the road from North avenue to the truce. The farm consists of 19 acres of land.
East Montpelier January 20 Evangelical Canty Meeting Association held a special meeting to organize the annual summer camp meeting set for August 11 to August 27. J A Ward of Pawtucket RI presided at the gathering, appointing committees to prepare for the event. Ward also led the fourth important service with the presiding elder Rev J C Briggs of Somerville present.
A report from Middlesex recounts a maple tree at a meeting where a speaker described a three foot diameter tree aged about 200 years. He noted signs of historic tapping from an axe to auger to modern bits, reflecting on its past use and enduring presence.
Articles of association filed with the Secretary of State announce the Vermont Chemical Company with capital of 10000 dollars and the Gilbert Rist Optical Company with capital of 1000 dollars, both based in Burlington.
A three year old thoroughbred short horn bull bred by O L Martin and Warren Fifield was slaughtered this week by W I Martin. The animal reportedly weighed 1136 pounds, marking a notable weight readout for the local market.
Washington dispatch reports English visitor N. W. Werry says widespread poverty in Japan stems from wartime taxes while business slows. He notes public signs of war are rare, yet wounded soldiers are hailed, and women volunteer in hospitals aiding troops as Japanese optimism holds ultimate victory possible and citizens ready to endure four more years of conflict.
An inquest report references a list claiming 11,000 to 4,000 patients were administered chloroform with only one death. The exchange notes several job applicants and a New York Evening Journal citation as background to the case.
An advertisement warns of serious illness from fatigue with morning heaviness faintness and weakness. It promotes Dr. Chase's Blood and Nerve Food to strengthen blood and nerves, improve digestion and complexion, and restore energy. Price 50 cents. Sold and guaranteed by E. A. Drown.
A Chicago Chronicle correspondent reports that followers of the Burning Bush sect, led by Miss Nessie Ward and others, disturb meetings and assault churches across Indiana. Several have been fined or jailed. leaders claim divine sanction and promise imprisonment as punishment for disbelievers. Randolph county sees open attempts to halt Methodist services, with arrests in Winchester linked to ward and Painter cases. The movement spreads to rural areas, provoking widespread alarm.
A fragment describes a market scene in France where a man or woman visiting on the saint day bearing their name receives a hougquet of cutflowers or a pot of fragment roses or gracefully dressed lilies with stiff white paper collars.
Charles Dickens once called Robinson Crusoe the most popular story in the world and yet one that never drew a tear. The remark highlights Crusoe’s lasting fame and its paradoxical appeal across generations.
Corrected to January 1 1908 details Barre to Springfield Montreal and White River Junction routes. Trains depart Bates from Barre with limited weekly runs to Montreal and New York. weekday mail and passenger trains connect with Wells River Montpelier and St Albans lines. Train times and intermediate stops updated by JONI Bentley Adams.
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