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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
3
An article urges women to treat constipation as a cause of poor skin and health. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, safe laxative that trains the digestive system, suitable for adults and even babies, and marketed as narcotic-free.
H L Rutland Herald assesses Lyndonville lacking Theodore N. Vail in a grand Vermont agricultural school project. The piece notes Vail’s estates, forests, farms, and central plant, plus worn buildings, vacancies, and daunting costs that threaten the ambitious plan without his influence and funds.
A Vermont editor warns lawmakers that promising boys receive good training but at rising costs. He notes past legislature choices to keep farms and central plant and urges a trade or plan to avoid a future “stupendous” expenditure. The piece signals inevitability of change by 1921.
Chicago News reports Prohibition helps linen suppliers as soda fountains and delicatessen stores expand. National Linen Association chief Frank J. Hartless notes bartenders aprons loss offset by new demand for linen items like coats caps and aprons, while Chicago Laundry Association secretary Thomas B. O'Toole adds canceled saloon business gives way to increased overall linen orders.
Rural life in New England centers on a fading village store as a post office and mail delivery move closer to homes. The old store and its keeper symbolize a bygone era while rural clubs fill social roles, and a new order threatens the aging merchants' hold on the community.
Chicago June 11 The Republican national convention adopted a platform condemning President Wilson's league covenant and upholding the Senate's rejection of the treaty. The agreement followed hours of negotiation among Elie Root and other party leaders. The platform endorses an international peace concert and calls for government ownership of railroads, rejected by the convention as socialist.
Sofia reports Premier Alexander Stambulinsky stating Bulgaria will maintain peace under wartime losses and rebuild. He calls for internal reconstruction and labor, asserts distant hope for neighborly ties with Greece Serbia and Romania, and criticizes the peace conference for failing to honor Wilson’s principles.
A garbled Los Angeles Times fragment portrays a banker teased about health and a game. The exchange hints at social attention and attraction, with misheard lines about playing along and understanding motives. The piece reads like cheeky posturing amid urban gossip.
Wakefield Massachusetts June 11 The New England crop report by W A Saunders field agent shows smaller receipts of fertilizer and farm machinery limit acreage for nearly all crops. Favorable late May weather spurred planting with higher operations for fair yields. high prices for fuel and labor reduce inputs. Apple blossoms fair to good peaches good in New Hampshire Mason Whitsettx and Whypde Tee land report varying percentages. onions in Connecticut valley near last year. Home gardens lagging but growing well with acreage near big planthum. Hay excellent in New England Rhode Island Vermont Massachusetts and Michigan. Maine and Connecticut weaker. Clover and hayfields show slower growth across the region.
The Bank of England plans a new, more commodious headquarters on Threadneedle Street after two years of discussions. A four acre site would replace the old building, with extensions to support a growing clerical staff and multiple London branches.
A fragmentary notice lists prominent academics connected to the Plymouth centenary celebration. Names include Nikolas Murray Butler of Ophamtea University W H Favine of Brown Arthur Hadley Wake University and other emeriti from Leland Sanford and Limitts colleges. The text is garbled but indicates an election committee including university presidents and emeritus figures.
Washington June 11 A new credit of 15 million dollars to Germany will finance meat and foodstuffs purchases by large American packing firms for 22 months. The move, 10 million more than last year, aims to ease Germany’s food shortage alongside anticipated corn shipments from Argentina.
Bermuda, the oldest remaining British plantation, budgets 2000 pounds for autumn celebrations tied to the 1620 colonial parliament founding. Prince of Wales rumor of a grand event with the heir aboard on October 7. The island, founded by Sir George Somers, remains under British rule with minimal crime and low taxes.
A fragmented note describes early efforts to investigate wood pulp and fiber supply for paper. It mentions a post Civil War context, possible substitutes for spruce and poplar, and suggests peat, flax, jute, and other fibers as potential sources. Researchers discuss the feasibility of converting various fibers into paper.
A Home and Household feature offers practical guidance on storing cheese and pans, plus a collection of salad recipes including Simple Chicken, Apple Salad, Salmon Salad, Meat Ball Salad, Onion Salad and Lettuce with Cheese Dressing. The piece credits Marion Ads and Dorothy Dexter for May contributions and includes dressings, ingredient tips, and presentation ideas for hot weather meals.
A fragmented historical report describes a man testing risks on a trestle and other reckless checks including a match for a fuel tank a dog encounter a gun barrel and an electric wire with no clear outcome or authorities noted.
A Southern church congregation seeking to honor their pastor wrote to a dean about donations under an installment plan. The message shows confusion over methods to raise funds and allocate the money, reflecting unconventional approaches to supporting their clergy.
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as a safe, trusted medicine used for over twenty years. It claims relief for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain with unbroken Bayer packaging and offers 12 tablet tins and larger packs at low cost.
A quoted exchange unfolds as a husband questions the reason for marriage while a mother figures the sum at about a million and a half, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
An advertisement praises Othine double strength as a freckle remover promising a clear complexion at no cost if no results are achieved. It instructs to buy an ounce from any druggist, noting rare cases require more than one ounce and urging customers to request the guaranteed strength.
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