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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
6
A St. Louis girl recalls severe monthly pains at fourteen and weakness, reporting relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad praises the remedy’s long history and urges women to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Obituary notes announce the death of Mrs. A. V. Spaulding at 83 in Bethel, heart failure with child Prof Edward G. Spaulding of Princeton notified. Local injuries, draft registrations, and visits populate a village page. mentions include Fred E. Burrell’s arm injury, a Wayon chin cut, Odd Fellows Memorial Day plans, and new arrivals from Dartmouth and Tufts.
Mrs C B Wilkinson reports a five year old girl improved in a week after using Vincl for a run down nervous condition. The ad touts beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates glycero-phosphates as tonics. Red Creek Pharmacy Floyd G Russell Prop advertises widely.
Memorial day in Cabot featured a long procession led by Morrill Post 2 A. R. with veterans, W R women, and scouts crossing the bridge and visiting the cemetery. A service at the unknown dead grave followed by a town hall program, music, and a dinner at Soviety hall marked the observance. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs Raymond Farrington and others, attended as weather held cloudy but dry.
East Calais notes list Mr and Mrs Dwinell visiting Waitefield on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Herman Bullock visit Barre to see their son Arthur Bullock. Wallace Guernsey reports to naval training at Pelham Bay after enlisting. Richard and Earl Pike of Walden visit their aunt Mrs FB Marah. Mrs Herbert Sawyer and two children of Sunapee NH visit Mrs Suw.
An advertisement recounts a woman’s recovery from nervous spells using Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims the pills strengthen nerves by nourishing blood and improving diet, offers free books on nervous diseases and diet, and notes price details and mail order. It stresses non alcoholic tonic benefits and urges readers to try.
Nurse Drennan returns from Connecticut where she nursed. MR and Mrs George Guernsey and friends visit O W Guernsey in Montpelier. Maynard King and wife of Plainfield visit Mrs King’s mother Mrs Etta Burnham. The Conners plan to move to KR C Goodall’s hill farmhouse. Kate Spencer of Marshfield and Peck of Woodbury visit Ednon York in North Montpelier. Clifford Bliss family visit Burhera. Herbert Carley visits ill father. Alice Persons visits sister Eva in North Montpelier. Mildred Gray of Goddard visits her parents in Mix. E B Brown, Ruth Brown, and L A Keniston visit Burlington. Little Parker returns from Pancham helping her brother’s move. John Chase sells farm and moves to Plainfield. A Comstock of South Barre pursues Fred Burnham’s farm.
Plainfield hosts a Saturday evening gathering at the Martin Jordiall home inviting old and young to enjoy an interesting program. The notice recalls the date September 8 and urges attendance to support the Red Cross.
The funeral of Mrs Levi Wilson was held Sunday afternoon at her home on Halilroad street. Rev FW Lewis assisted by Rev Po Asat and Rev GD Gov led the service. Many out of town attendees arrived from Bowton, Boston, Post Mille, Piermont, Corinth, and Ryegate. Mrs D A Murray returned to Lyndonville. Miss Jennie Page tended her mother. several locals mentioned travels and recent births, hospital visits, and a paralytic shock affecting N A Ricker of Wells River.
In East Corinth several attended memorial services in town while others went to Bradford. four local women worked at the library from morning until 6 assisting soldiers of the war. Dorothy Jackman helped with sewing and serving, and Mardh M. Wilson of Randolph and Nelson Bailey led a thrift and war savings stamp meeting at the library. An entertainment was announced for Saturday evening June 8 at 115 South Main Street.
A May Red Cross fundraiser featured recitations by A. H. Brown and others, with music by PD. Bromley and Mrs. Moya. The Red Cross sent a May gift box including articles such as thirty white entries and other items. Local visits noted Rev. J. te Alexander and Rev. Fst Mallard, plus residents like Mrs. Arthur Woodard and Miss Anna Brewster visiting town. An injury to R. Page occurred while chopping, and O. W. Sloan experienced a shock but is expected to recover while A. N. Brown’s cousin visited town.
East Barre Lodge No 57 and Rippling Stream No 40 met at the hall at 10 14 to march to church for a memorial service. Rev J Q Angell of East Burke recently visiting Stowe preached the sermon to the graduating high school class, joined two couples in marriage conducted a funeral and baptized two infants.
A Cincinnati authority advertises Freezone for corns and callouses. A quarter ounce costs a few cents and drops applied directly to the sore area relieve soreness instantly. The corn or callous loosens and lifts away without irritating surrounding skin as Freezone dries. Women are advised to keep it on the dresser to prevent repeated discomfort.
Anomalous grocery ad fragment lists items and prices including butter margarine soap beans bacon and canned goods. Mentions brands such as Warner's Macaroni Babbitt's World Naptha Soap and Cottee with quantities and special prices, but legible details are limited.
Advert says Parisian sare liquid cures dandruff and itchy scalp, restores hair growth quickly for men and women. Claims include treating failing hair gray or matted hair with a simple home preparation from K A Drown Co, promising cool scalp and abundant hair after a few days.
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