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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
5
Local advertisements announce June sales at Bailey Music Rooms and a broad schedule of dances, meetings, play showings, and society notices in Barre. Items include hats at low prices, a regular MPA meeting, club gatherings, and community updates on residents traveling or visiting.
A wandering distiller bought a country estate, rebuilt the house, and sought a fitting name to suit the manor. He asked a friend for help, proposing a tongue in cheek phrase and pondering options. The tale unfolds with humor and a hint of local lore.
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W sheet music just in at Bailey's Music Rooms. W K Huggard of Brookfield was in town on business yesterday. Miss Daisy Pirie of North Montpelier is visiting relatives in Graniteville. Dance at Montpelier armory every Saturday night with Carroll's orchestra. Mrs Lilla Camp of Brooklyn visiting relatives in South Barre. W A Drew of the Barre Board of Trade visited South Royalton on personal business. D A Perry of the Perry Real Estate agency is selling stock for F W Miers formerly of Barre now of Haverhill Mass. All Universalist Sunday school children to meet Saturday at 1:30 for final rehearsal and to receive places for the morning service. Mr and Mrs Howard Miles and daughter Betty of Melrose Mass have returned home after two weeks in the city. Of the three prizes for Spaulding Barre Montpelier and Waterbury high schools for the essay on Everyday Patriotism two were won by Spaulding seniors Aldo Putetti and Rebecca Sirkin. The third prize went to Nathan Fibish of Montpelier high school.
The Examiner argues for plain living and frugal choices to blunt rising prices. It urges trimming luxuries and excesses, extending wear on clothes, and avoiding fashion-driven expenses while maintaining essential needs. It frames economy as practical common sense amid hard times.
A fragmented verse from the Worcester Telegram raps high costs and profiteering. It lists letters with satirical lines on groceries, wages, taxes, and shortages, critiquing shortages and price hikes while urging pay, value, and thrift.
M F McDonald longtime granite dealer dies at Brights hospital St Johnsbury funeral held at United Presbyterian church with Rev Jackson presiding Luella Irwin returns healthier from Waterbury state hospital Gay returns from Maine visit Ruth McKinlay visiting Rev D M McKinlay Mrs John Hearty visits Concord NH Annette Courtney joins George Dunnett's as housekeeper Rev S Alson to remain as pastor Memorial window donated by Alexander Dannott Beaver Valley trip noted Miss Dannott family ties to church history Manchester NH weekend visit to daughter Mrs Charles B Darling Mrs BW Rollins of Boston visiting relatives Heartz completes business college course in Boston and returns home
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a plan to reintroduce musk oxen to northern Alaska from Melville Island. If successful, the herd would provide meat and wool for natives and white settlers, with governors proposing seasonal transits to establish a breeding stock and a future homestead industry.
Mrs Annie Rogers Durkee wife of Frank Durkee died Tuesday morning in Tunbridge after a few days illness from typhoid pneumonia. Daughter of John and Mrs Rogers of Bratdolph she leaves a husband and several small children. The family mourns, with support from relatives and neighbors as illness spreads through the community.
Woodsville beat Lisbon American Legion 8 to 6 in the season opener. Both teams played hard though the game was slow. Woodsville was shorthanded, missing pitcher, catcher, and two outfielders. Nearby notes report家庭 news and local travels including Henry Munsell’s trip to Swanton for a sister visit and Norwich commencement, Mia Shaw’s graduation, and social events at Barnet pond. The Wells River road to Woodsville is in poor condition, described as the roughest in Vermont, with heavy through traffic noted.
Judge Blink recalls a barber attempting a sale after shaving him. The barber asks what he uses on customers. The barber says it is oxive I cannot afford it. The judge retorts he cannot afford it when shaving himself, prompting the barber’s bafflement. Boston newspaper excerpt.
A New Jersey mystery notes a victim of aphasia who cannot recall war details. The piece argues he never served in the army, a claim that aphasia cannot erase. The Home Sector frames the account with a curious twist on memory and identity.
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