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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
3
London prepares for a ten day coronation festival drawing visitors from around the world. Americans are spending tens of millions on London homes and events while robes and regalia are described in detail, highlighting rank by miniver and elaborate gowns for the king and queen.
The piece describes preparations for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on June 22 in Westminster Abbey, aiming for an unprecedented display of pageantry. It notes crowding expectations, with about 7,000 spectators at the Edward VII ceremony and more anticipated for the George V event, drawing visitors from Britain, colonies, and the United States, including troops in gilded regalia.
Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw Reid will host at Dorchester House, expected to entertain King George and Queen Mary and royalty from Spain and Norway as part of lavish hospitality. Preparations mentioned for many months underline the grandeur of the event.
A crowded crowd in Tare and surrounding area hears a sales pitch promising a huge medical benefit. It claims Dr Howard Co offers a treatment at a drastic discount, with a suggestion of efficient relief for digestive issues and a month of care for a small price. The ad urges residents to visit DV Davie for a sample package and mentions plans to build a granite factory to boost local industry.
Fragmentary courthouse dialogue shows a solicitor questioning a prisoner about truthfulness. Witness responds with a garbled remark about the word im and a reference to a stone linked to life. The text ends with a perplexing line about chewing the stone to achieve four square steadiness against winds.
Indianapolis authorities announce indictments against Walter McNamara and Walter Burns over a labor and dynamite plot tied to the International Seperation of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers. McNamara, jailed in Los Angeles after arrest in Indianapolis, faces multiple counts, while Burns is held on related charges with high bail. The grand jury also touched upon linked figures including Drew of New York and others tied to the case.
In Greeley Colorado on June 1 a remarkable discovery reports ten grains recovered from a tomb of an Egyptian mummy have germinated. From the ancient seed a new strain of wheat, claimed to be superior to local varieties, has sprung up on a Mere farm.
Washington committee chair Warns witnesses to appear on designated day or face enforcement. Telegram to five witnesses demands prompt arrival and detention if needed. Names cited include Joseph F. Smith of Utah, John D. and Adel Reckless of California, Chester I. Loves of Colorado, and Thomas Ro Cute Yer of Utah.
The speaker recalls a parade of international cooks who visited or worked long ago, noting they rarely stayed long and often left before their time. He reflects on a dream of a steady, better era and wonders what happened to those remarkable cooks once they retired, questioning the dishes and devotion they left behind.
A vintage ad claims Comfort Powder relieves collar itch and skin irritation. Amy Deutos, a trained nurse from Roxbury, Mass, says it soothes irritated skin from infancy to childhood. The copy promotes Comfort as the best of all Toilet powders and urges buyers to look for the genuine box seal.
Washington June 19 The Lorimer investigating committee in the Senate Law rent decided to sum mon Witnesses. In the inquiry the entire membership of the Illinois legislature which elected Senator Lorimer will be heard by the committee tomorrow. Cyrus I McCormick president of International Harvester eye word former Gov Richard Yates at Timals will be heard by the committee to morrow.
Dorchester teens Ruth Stewart and F G Meidell, both 19, went canoeing on a Charles River Saturday afternoon. While attempting to change seats the canoe tipped. Blaisdell swam ashore, then back to rescue the girl but drowned. Her body recovered in shallow water.
The article profiles Dee Crumbine who led a nationwide drive against the common house fly. It notes his role in Kansas and his Swat the Fly campaign influencing state actions and public health messaging.
A tale of pursuit and chance encounters as a man recalls meeting the elusive girl who nobody knew, from a dance to a train window, a police stop, and a final wedding meeting where fate brings them together with a shared smile.
Artist H Anthony Dyer explains why a Holstein cow in summer pasture appears purple. He notes the complementary colors green orange red and yellow sunlight combine to tint the grazing cow, making purple unavoidable in that scene. The example refutes the line I never saw a purple cow.
The peg system for marking cups was devised to curb heavy drinking by limiting each man to a standard share. It backfired as the abstinent were forced to drink to a peg, regardless of ability, intensifying the problem it aimed to solve.
A humorous dialogue from the Baltimore American contrasts two desk roles. One man checks the cash while another, lounging in an easy chair, talks about cashing the checks. The piece highlights workplace stereotypes in a banking setting.
A noted aloud exchange centering on happiness as the pursuit rather than possession, with a citizen challenging the notion by asking if anyone has chased the last car on a quiet evening, reflecting a witty newspaper verse fragment from the Toledo Blade.
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