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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
6
A Barre Daily Times note indicates trouble securing an insurance policy for residents who sought coverage from National Life Insurance Co of Montpelier Vermont. Local agent N B Ballard is mentioned amid confusion over policy availability and acceptance.
A bustling page note lists entertainment and services from a new Wong act to a mystic Clairvoyant event, plus bargains at J B Browns North Main. It includes a veterinary clinic open at night, a dairy butter cash offer, and ads for groceries and clock repairs, all alongside a notice for a five-a-side football championship in Vermont with entry contact details.
Hardy Cline of Went Rutland escaped the house of correction yesterday for about thirty minutes. Deputy Sheriff John F. Smith recaptured him near Columbian Avenue after a short chase. Cline, committed for intoxication and breach of the peace, must start his sentence anew and may face a jail breaking charge.
Mrs HK Pierson of Auburn Centre, Pac endorses King’s New Discovery as a remedy that heals where others fail. She says it has relieved long standing throat and lung troubles and that continued use should restore health. Available at Red Cross Pharmacy and Hickert Wells’ for $1 with a free trial bottle.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a trusted remedy used for over sixty five years by mothers for colic, teething pain, and upset stomach. The text boasts a long history, universal family appeal, and a claim of efficacy with a price noted as twenty cents per bottle.
Julie M Montgomery, aged 28, was found dead by hanging in a Randolph home after his wife Ava Montgomery was away resting during illness. The death, ruled a deliberate act, stunned the community. Montgomery had worked for E P Amerson Co, survived by wife Minnie and son Elmer, and by brother Mason. An inquiry found no external evidence of foul play. Excursions and local notes fill the page alongside brief mentions of fires, railway travelers, and residents’ movements.
Fragmentary OCR yields a lyric about charms love and time with names and dates, referencing Marlon Booth and poetic lines. It presents a period verse on perpetual spring of love, time’s ruin, and devotion as death nears, with garbled spellings and broken phrases.
A Vermont reader, William Stephen of 74 Maple Avenue, Barre, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve kidney trouble and back pain. He notes his eighty-year-old mother uses them for years and praises their prompt relief, urging friends to buy from local dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, NY, sells the product nationwide. Remember the name Doan's.
The town examination results list 16 ninth grade pupils with 13 passing and two close to it. Top performers include Clayton Spencer and Elton Martin, with Ruby Reed among those achieving high marks. Those failing have summer reexamination options set for August. The school board praises teachers and the superintendent and hopes all students enter high school this fall.
Friday evening July 17th a joint meeting of Court Onanandah No 4010 and nearby courts Ubwisea Uraniteville and William town will be held. Officers and members are urged to attend. Address by S W Armstrong of Midford Vermont high chief ranger. Light refreshments by the Indies of the court.
Annie Bowen of West Rutland, 17, pleaded not guilty to accepting a bribe from John Pitko to burn her father's business. Pitko denies talking with the girl. The case was continued for a week. in default of $2,100 bail she remained jailed while her wealthy father refused to post bail.
Local youths arrested for Fourth of July mischief in Enosburg and Vicinity including damage to churches and ringing bells. Cases heard before Judge Noon. several pleaded guilty and paid fines ranging from five to sixty dollars. Some defendants faced additional charges and possible jail time.
Patti, famed opera star, finally agrees to perform for King Ludwig II of Bavaria in his Munich private theater. Anxious to control every detail, Ludwig imposes bizarre conditions, including a white wool gown and no stage lighting. Patti delivers a stirring aria from La Traviata as Ludwig watches from a moonlit box, then vanishes into madness, praising her voice while lamenting his own folly. Mme Fischer secures the exit, a royal check, and jewels, amid the king’s chastened moods.
A fragmented scene centers on a country picnic where a character protests a sudden ball. The dialogue includes a character named Mustering and another called Danger ing, with a warning to stop Meshing as an event approaches. The piece reads as a quirky period extract from a New York paper.
Harry V L Dann notes in Technical World for Anges tet that planting eucalyptus in southern California could restore denuded lands, provide over 12 million railroad ties annually, and support a perpetual bee pasture. The Swate Fe Railway Co has planted 19,000 acres in San Diego County with promising early growth and diverse varieties, some reaching great heights.
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