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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
4
An analysis compares the cost cut claims of inferior baking powders with Royal Baking Powder made from cream of tartar. It argues substitutes like alum or lime phosphate are cheaper but unsafe or inferior, while Royal is as pure as vineyard grapes.
The issue discusses gas bombs in World War I, citing German use in France and Belgium. It argues against gas warfare, warning 20 percent mortality and 20 percent permanent injury, urging nations to denounce gas as barbaric and to refuse recognition of such warfare in any future international rules.
An odd collection of local items notes granite from nearby quarries for a federal building in Brattleboro, Vermont. It mentions a band of gypsies causing disturbances, Vermont residents in Boston, and warnings about public safety on crisscrossing rail tracks along with social notices from Williamstown and nearby towns.
The Burlington welcome to Seawangina United Commercial Travelers mirrors a past display in Rutland, suggesting positive economic impact for Vermont while cautioning that hospitality should not be used for selfish aims. The column notes New England political friction over federal allocations and post office construction, with southern and western funding bias alleged.
A partial city record lists warrants paid including taxes, street and water accounts, lighting and fire department expenses, salaries, and services. It notes a referendum and that curfew cannot be set until after the next city election, while bills are ordered paid and a school bond issue proceeds allocation is recorded.
F H Rogers and Company advertises cleaning pressing and repairing of clothing services. Local shop offers prompt garment care with attention to tailoring needs and value to customers seeking upkeep of apparel.
A Boston Herald summary reports Thomas A Edison has perfected the teleecribe a combined telephone and phonograph enabling spoken exchanges to be recorded for distant conversations and contracts. William Marconi unveils a new device to observe through solid walls with glasslike effect though practical value remains unclear amid machine dominated arts and warfare.
London reports Reginald A. J. Warneford, a Canadian Royal Navy sub lieutenant, in a summer-flight only few months old, brought down a Zeppelin near Ghent after a high altitude pursuit. The airship burst into flames, killing crew of 28 and injuring others in a nearby orphanage and possibly nurses and children. Warneford landed safely behind German lines and flew on. News notes suggest the raid may have targeted England and that bases may shift eastward to hinder future Zeppelin incursions.
Fairmont 1 stands at East Montpelier road one mile south of Barre City. A chestnut weighing 1455 pounds, sired by Denver and by imported sire Brilliant 1271, a noted Percheron stallion. For further particulars, call and see me. Telephone omitted.
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