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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
4
A mosaic of 1900 era remarks on crime weather and social norms. Mentions Roosevelt immunity, Knickerbocker bank receiver, Vermont baseball chatter, and Randolph vocations. References Melrose Muse and town debates over new industry and Castleton Castleton decisions.
A report by an American Railway association special committee notes a drop in idle freight cars in May and predicts a substantial reduction in idle cars by June. In April 413,000 cars idle. May first half down 3,063. last two weeks down to 22,505. The trend signals rising production across industries as idle capacity tightens.
Burlington candidate Joseph T. Stearns withdraws from contention leaving Guy W. Bailey of Essex as the favored Republican for secretary of state. The Burlington Free Press notes Bailey will likely secure the nomination if he is nominated and elected, with Farnsworth a possible alternative if Stearns had stayed. The piece cites Bailey’s natural qualifications and expected efficiency in office.
SPECIAL. Few patterns reduced 20 to 40 percent. A few Panama Hats left at 4.95 with 5.00 value. Watch for our sale of Fancy Howe Thursday. We clean press and repair clothing.
PL AINFIELD notes list myriad town visits and social calls. Several residents including Misa Ina Fitts, Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, and Mrs. Brown circulated in Barre Cabot and Montpelier, with Fri meetings, plays, and library events also noted. Latter items record officers elected at the library and a wide array of neighbors hosting relatives and guests.
In Strfford many items fill the page from memorial day tributes and school exercises to the push for skilled supervision in Vermont public schools. Lt Gov George H Prouty and Governor supporters defend expanded education funding, while local notices include marriages, health concerns, church activity, and the South Strafford Co operative Telephone annual meeting with stockholders and planned line expansions.
A Windsor Magazine excerpt shows a mother instructing a cabby to be cautious. She tells him to wait for police in any block and to drive slowly on slick roads. The dialogue portrays concerned parenting amid urban travel.
The fragmentary line hints at a play titled The Lucky Wheels with a reference to industry themes. Author Howsten Pout is noted, but the readable text is fragmented and provides limited context or concrete details.
Community notes record a meeting postponed to Friday evening and a barring of planned events. Mrs David Bean visits with Mr Wilfore, and Rev Fraser and wife plan to attend a Congregational convention in St Athans on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A garbled compilation of jokes and quips from various sources features puns about doctors diets lawyers and judges. It mixes lines from Washington Star Chicago Tribune Town Topics and other outlets, with misprints and odd fragments suggesting a humorous miscellany page.
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