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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
6
The annual meeting of Graniteville's tae govlety will be held at the church on Friday evening January 31 at seven. The Rev W C McIntyre of Barre will provide. All members and adherents are urged to attend as business of importance is to come before the meeting. Angus S Smith, secretary.
J R Osborne of East Barre Vermont writes that his store continues to carry first class groceries and earns patronage from the people of the vicinity following the funeral of BR J Woodward. He pledges fair dealing and invites support as of January 25 1908.
A vintage card states a refund offer on a 50 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar claiming it cures coughs and colds. A 26 cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or money refunded, with multiple names and local pharmacists signed as parties.
In a Barre notice dated January 30 1908 the National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier Vermont advertises its agents and branch presence. The brief item notes an agent in Barre and references policy offerings and contact points for insured residents.
A jumble of small ads and notices lists flower shop offerings at Youngeons and a rent notice for a tenement and barn. It promotes Masonic charms, watch and clock services, framing, and picture sales. Also mentions a clairvoyant, eye treatment, and second-hand machinery in a loosely connected classifieds page.
Jacob Springer of Wort Franklin Maing praises health gains from De King's New Life Pills. The ad asserts improved digestion and liver and bowels action. A refund offer is mentioned through Crom pharmacy Rickert and Welle. A town tax abatement meeting is scheduled in Kaniteville Saturday February 1 190%.
Alfred Abbott sustains injuries in an incident near Mr. Miller's residence while others like Mrs. Welling and Mrs. Chartelek face health concerns. Public notices include a Vermont library meeting, a carpenters wage change after April 1, and various community updates from Bethel and surrounding towns.
Ill residents listed including Mrs A B Smith Mrs Joel Poovey and Miss Mary Wills. Ty Beckwith travels to Danville for dental work until February 1. Local residents and visitors from Athol Mass Washing ton and Chetees noted. A grange event planned for February 20 with six-piece orchestra to be served at town hall. George Sikinner called home by brother Austin L Sikinner’s stroke. Mis Abbie Hemenway visiting sister Mildred Alexander injured hip but no fractures. Delano family absence noted for health reasons and local staff changes at the hotel.
Mrs Frank Jones of 106 Scotia Main Street Barre Vermont reports severe back pain eight years ago followed by dizziness dark spots and sleepless nights. After using Deans Kidney Pills back pain eased and strength returned with continued use. She notes recurrences only when overworked or chilled and another dose relieves quickly. Sold by dealers for 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember Down's Kidney Pills and take no other.
An indigent customer challenges a barber over a 25 cent charge despite a 15 cent sign. The French barber replies with a polite explanation about hair texture. The scene shifts to a numismatic collection valued at $10,000 and a minister's remark about a weekly sum of $7.08, while a loader is mentioned in a confusing wrap.
Public auction to recover storage and freight charges on various goods from Wells River and other lines. The sale lists wallpaper bundles, catalogs, boxes of goods, mineral water, advertising material, and more, consigned to multiple parties and received at Barre City Vermont between 1906 and 1907, scheduled for March 4, 1908 at 2:60? A.M. at the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad freight depot in Barre.
Beau Pickting an extravagant yet secretive young figure in William era England stands out for lavish hospitality and vague income. He redeemed his father’s estates, defied scrutiny, and his life ends abruptly after a duel with John Law, the man who later founded the Mississippi scheme, leaving little evidence behind.
In Utah near Heber City the hot pots rise as conical pits three miles from the Denver Rio Grande line. Their waters heat to furnace levels, support baths and drinking use, and form from ancient solt deposits. Travelers report hollow sounds along roads and wonder if a cavern lies below. Separately, the sugar cane story traces from biblical references to Strabo and Alexander the Great, spreading through Europe via Saracens to Rhodes, Cyprus, Spain, Madeira, and the Canaries, finally reaching the Americas after Columbus’s voyage.
A patchwork passage blends quotes on democracy from Owen Wister with rambling narrative fragments about beacon fires in China and aristocracy. The text shifts topics erratically from American equality to war myths and informal social scenes, including unclear dialogue and garbled names.
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