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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
6
An old time ad announces wide sale of wool guarantees and horse gear. It promotes slings, harness, blankets, robes, whips, and second-hand harnesses. Strong emphasis on testing guarantees and low prices at 4. F. Cutler's Stable Bear City Hotel with phone 131-2.
The first annual ball in Williamstown under the Ladies Aid Universalist church auspic es a dance next Wednesday at the town hall. Tickets are $1 per couple, supper 50 cents, and a four piece orchestra will provide music. Home made candy will be sold and attendees are urged to come for a good time and support the event.
A local card promises refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. It guarantees a 25 cent bottle as proof of satisfaction or money back, listing Red Cross Pharmacy and multiple signatories including Crown, Kendrick, Davis, Th, McArthur, Parmenter, and others.
Annuity sold by National Live Insurance Company of Montpelier Vermont promises fixed income on each dividend day with no further actions required. Agents Hulinra Ballard and N By Ballard are listed. Barre area representation.
A collage of brief ads and notices from a historic town column featuring prices on eyeglasses and watches at L P Austin and the watchman, shoe store offerings at People’s, a cheap sale on goods including a second-hand instrument, a Red Cross pharmacy prompt, telecommunication and typing services, an anti littering street notice, and various scattered names and addresses in Barre Vermont era style.
An evening program at Universaiiat church vestry on Wednesday January 22 lists Pinnocinett and Mrs Eulith Carr among vocalists, Mrs Beatt, Blanche Tilden, Mrs Edith Carr, and Mrs Etta Eastman in readings and piano duets. The Farce The Champion of her Peig follows, with a large cast including Deborah Hartshorn, Florence Duplex, Berning Sanders, Rhoda Dendrons, Clara Purves, and Belle Nelson. Doors open 7:30, show at eight, admission 15 cents.
A local advertisement extols De King’s New Discovery as the only effective remedy for coughs and colds, claiming it cures throat and lung troubles, with testimonials from a household in Pactet Empire, Ga. It notes a trial bottle is offered free and a 1.00 price for a full bottle at the Fant Crea Pharmacy.
Fragmentary OCR yields an unidentified Graniteville notice mentioning Victor Jodae and a vague event. Readable bits reference 38 feet, Wonderland, Prey sigh, and an ammeter. Missing context prevents full reconstruction of persons, places, dates, or actions.
Washington news lists Mr and Mrs Lit Hull visiting Barre Saturday. Eleanor Stith of Northfield was in town. T D Hyland moved his family to East Barre to live there. Denne Trombly is ill his place taken by his father on freight team. Infant son of Abe Clough died last week and an infant daughter of Mr and Mrs William Sweet also passed. Taylor Brothers purchased the D M Flint farm and will move to the area this week. Gi H Bigelow BB Taylor and W G seek cattle testing by state cattle commissioner this week. Several mail carrier applications filed for the new route including FBany MW Hyland and D Brown.
A jumble of tips describes using cheesecloth dipped in kerosene as a duster and cloths dipped in kerosene to wipe grease from dishes. It suggests cutting the bottom from a kettle to speed heating and cautions about burning rags. Careful readers learn to keep furniture bright and occasionally treat varnished surfaces with a soft kerosene rag.
Tales recount quirky events from secretary Shielda’s water hoard in New Orleans where a spaniel herds tugs for yard snacks, a foreign worker’s watch survives the laundry wringer, a life size Venus statue shatters as a manor parlor misperception, and a Greenfield dog foils two preachers by circling the block to avoid a chicken coop incident.
The article describes evening gown fashion with deep tucks and embroidery, plain underlayers, extensive braid motifs, and revived trims like shaded satin and velvet. It explains style choices, including tige on cloth and diaboate cords, alongside a brief note on the Cape department inviting quotations for dried locusts as a food import proposal.
Local markets report ample supplies with fresh eggs at 25 cents and dairy items steady. Butter edges up to 29 cents a pound as creamery butter remains firm. potatoes are quiet at low prices.
St Johnsbury January 22 milk market report shows milkers lower with weak demand. Week ending January 20 yields varied prices for different cattle, including types such as ty 200 pounds and Calvus-125, reflecting a general decline in dairy livestock values.
Boston January 22 prices for dairy products show steady but quiet demand with ample arrivals. Fresh and aged eggs trade in varied lots with Vermont New Hampshire and New York markets listed. Receivers hold wholesale prices on eggs cheese and butter while jobbing figures are not shown.
Frederick Upham Adams argues in Appleton's that the peak of mechanical progress occurred between 1876 and 1898, listing transformative inventions including the telephone electric lights gas illumination electric railways wireless telegraphy typewriter and more. He claims future generations will not surpass this era and notes many innovations were already conceived before 1870 but realized later.
The Hall of Fame notes Sweden’s new king as a top European shooter. William Stead pursues bacteriological land regeneration in England. Cornelia Harriman, daughter of B. Harriman, engaged to Stobert Livingston Gerry of New York. Paul Beilly in Mansfeld wires his house with a phonograph that warns intruders. Vice President Fairbanks appoints regents for the Smithsonian. Speaker Cannon reappoints several Congress members. Elizabeth Smith-Méiler and Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson survive from the 1848 first national woman’s rights convention. George H. Brown of Chicago retires after 36 years with the Pullman company, entering pension. Dr. William J. Rolfe marks his 80th birthday, noted Shakespearean scholar from Cambridge. Tronry B. Seamus becomes New York City public service chief engineer with a $15,000 salary, a self-made East Side product, of Quaker lineage through father and Cromwell-connected forebears.
A Maine woman named Mrs Hitelloak pursues poultry farming to supplement household duties and gain personal freedom. She started with commercial chicks, uses mash and corn, houses large flocks and many hens, and reports orders reaching about 31,860 in value, claiming steady income and business viability.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe ocean waves and rainfall patterns affecting highlands. Mentions New York area awareness of tides and river flow, with unclear references to Nile imagery and rainfall in elevated regions. Overall, a confused regional weather and water activity snapshot with no concrete events.
A British shoemaker notes a walk through Uribhel stavent shows finial extremities of ancient art reveal the Dish Thrower set. He cites old Apollo relics as examples of ancient Greek feet and bunions, arguing these depict the average Greek citizen in their era.
A report on Alpine ascent detailing Alpine Club climbers Tier Woltner and Hoey Walther reaching the final 100 yards of a Virgo ascent in the Glarne area. Walther took two hours for the last stretch, accompanied by porter Streit who earned guiding status after the climb. Fragments mention a New Jersey school and unrelated names amid garbled OCR.
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