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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement urging decision this year for National Life Insurance Company policies. Names Montpelier Vermont general agent and Barre local agent, positioning life insurance as a safeguard against chaos.
A jumble of notices and ads appears with mentions of a new song at the Comique tonight, Escortion to Ausable Chasm, jewelry buyers Durr the Jeweler, and real estate bargains. Also listed are clairvoyant services, a large lodging house on Pearl Street, and scattered Italian language lines about horses, dogs, and veterinary staff.
Town diary notes numerous visiting neighbors from West Burke Lyndonville Derry Line Mellows Fallin Northfield and Montpelier. Also mentions local outings at Valley Lake Woodbury and Brays South Woodbury with several family visitors and guests over the past week. Health ads promote Doan's Ointment Vim pills and Dr Thomas' Electric Belt with generic claims.
It cannot be beat says Mr. Marien as teachers seek a treaty under an alleged guarantee. The fragmentary item mentions Het Crow Plecmasy, Kiekert & Wells’ arvigature and a guarantee tied to a battle over employment terms.
A damaged OCR item touts Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup as a cure for teething misery and feverish children, asserting it soothes gums and allays pain. It claims wide worldwide sales and urges readers to ask for the product, noting a federal regulation warning and a dated Food and Drugs Act reference.
Lucinda Howard underwent an appendicitis operation on Tuesday. Mrs Lasher returned to the Inn for the week from Sharon. Ida Battles and Eva Priest arrived from Springfield Ma for a short vacation. Mrs Emily Wurroughs visited Northfield with Mrs B Pratt. Mrs Cartie Lowkatury is ill. Arthur Putnam from Springfield Mass planned a week in town and visited Barnard. Mr and Mrs Bert Thresher arrived for a vacation. Mrs Thresher visited her mother in Woodstock. Fred Peeue was arrested for intoxication. I W McIntyre case proceeds with 15 dollar fine and 8.05 costs. A 30-day Chelan jail sentence hangs on a potential third offense. The Thompson home near West Braintree burned Sunday due to a wheel fire. Gasoline tank arrangements involve Joan F Kimball. hearing set for Monday July hh in Wilton’s office with judge Mr Lae Throp. Orange County Molen Society met in Randolph on Tuesday with Drs Avery, Camp, McSweeney, Newell, Lindsay and others. attendees dined at the Ten after the 1:35 train from the north.
An undated Montpelier notice mentions an excursion to Ausaible Chasm and a Berlin water update. The Berlin water supply remains safe due to conservative use amid a dry summer. In Northfield, Chief Plunkett detains Prentis Elin for intoxication with a sentence of 62 days. a separate street incident involved a driver and liquor bottle, with a fines issue and jail time pending for nonpayment.
In local markets pork products show steady demand while butter remains firm amid drought. Wholesale quotes list dressed pork, dressed veal, lamb, beef, and other dairy products with prices. potatoes begin to arrive around 1.25 to 1.40 per bushel. Currants and gooseberries noted with small prices. market focus on steady supplies and modest item variety in Marte Vermont.
In St Dolm sbury on July 15 Ricker's Market notes weak demand and lower prices for veal and hogs. Week ending July 14 shows poultry 1500 pounds, cattle 45 head, cattle and hogs with varied quotes, and dairy–calves listed. Cattle and hogs demand weaker with several entries incomplete due to OCR errors.
In Boston on July 13 heavy butter receipts meet warm weather, keeping demand tight. Prices vary by source with creamery and dairy lots quoted around 24 to 25 cents. Fresh supplies remain scarce, while high quality stock holds firm. defects reduce trading interest as heat dampens the market.
Manchester New York faces first drought impact as retail milk prices rise by four cents starting today. The increase, approved by the Manchester Retail Milk Dealers Association, follows a similar move by the Milk Producers Association and reflects ongoing shortages in the region.
A local meeting will be held in the evening with attendees including officers and residents from Chelava Graniteyville and Wiltiens fur. S. W. Armetrong of Bich ford Vermont will deliver an address. Refreshments will be served after the address by order of the secretary.
Notice to Barre taxpayers that the Harte city council placed the year 18 tax levy in tax-bill form for collection on or before August 10, 1908. All unpaid taxes after October 10 will be turned to the constable for collection with five percent added and collection fees as allowed by law. City of Barre Vermont July 1 1968 James Mackay treasurer.
July farm hints note a favorable season for growth with some wine damage, early hay cutting to protect crops, and clover as a key forage. Milk production hinges on timely hay and cover crops, while cow and calf feed benefits from adequate feeding. Weed control and field mowing practices are urged to combat pest pressure and grass rebirth. An Ausable excursion is mentioned on page 2.
City water users informed to stop all usage for the present due to drought and water shortage. The notice urges immediate cessation of consumption until further notice.
The East Barre fire district warns water users not to waste water on roads or lawns during the dry spell. A strict ban on berry picking or trespassing on any premises is also issued. J. J. Morgan, Wert Hill, Barre, signs the notice.
The article advises farmers to rotate crops over two to four years and properly prep soil for better hay yields. It stresses timely mowing, careful curing of timothy and other grasses, preserving water, and separating mows for good and poor hay to maximize quality and value. It also notes early action prevents losses and urges farmers to learn from haying experiences to improve future practices.
Edwin A. Alley the Areritan artist has been elected a fellow of the Societe des Beaux Arts in Paris in recognition of his spring exhibition. M Paul Sabatier, a French author, devoted much of the year to St Francia and attracted the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Berlin sculptor Walter Schott is crafting a statue of the emperor for the facade of the new Berlin Academy of Art in a Louis XLV baroque style. Professor Alfred John Church notes a memoir of Menaki and recent literary review, while Prof Chapel ties to Spectator and late Riehind Holt Hutton.
A garbled excerpt contrasts rail growth in Colorado with a remark on voting rights in Oregon. It notes Minnesota’s population rising from 150,000 to 2,000,000 in fifty years and property values swelling from tens of millions to over a billion. Included are jumbled phrases and light verses from Kansas City Times and Washington Star.
An assortment of fragmented clippings from The Baltimore American and Chicago Record hint at stories on Persian beauty, a widow’s fate, and a dreamlike tale of a dreammaker. The garbled text mentions animals, insects on faces, a Catholic tinkerhood, and a mute painter, suggesting a collage of sensational and literary items.
Official June records highlight abnormal conditions with Vermont Rhode Island standing near normal while New Hampshire Maine and Connecticut report far below average rainfall. Notes show only a few towns across the six states with above normal precipitation, and Massachusetts remains beneath normal in all listed locations.
Boston reports two days of cooler weather followed by a new heat surge forecast by Weather Forecaster Smith. He warns rain will be light and conditions stay humid as milk producers fear potential milk shortage amid rising temperatures and a local 80 degree morning reading with humidity near 60.
A widow travels to Russia to market a typewriter and hires a young woman who poses as a skilled typist. The woman proves inexperienced, yet persists and completes a week of work. The narrator notes her refined appearance amid shabby clothes and recounts the payment and awkward impressions.
The narrator recalls a female revolutionary now staying in his building who reveals a looming upheaval in Russia. She hints at a planned betrayal, gives money to facilitate the narrator’s escape, and warns of a coming Neva ceremony signaling revolution as police close in.
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