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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
6
A collage of small events from Vermont towns reports illness in a family, workplace injuries, retirements and weddings. It notes a furniture firm forming in St. Johnsbury, a\nfire destruction in Westminster West, a 50th wedding anniversary, a skull fracture, and a push for 5,000 volunteers in a Vermont farm guard as labor markets tighten.
Following a plan used elsewhere, railroads and manufacturers will release workers who can be spared to assist farmers. The program aims to organize a Vermont farm guard by mobilizing up to five thousand men to support agricultural needs and improve rural production.
Public auction to sell all machinery after a fire at the Wells Lamson granite plant. Listing of numerous bidders and lot numbers follows, with terms noted as verbal and part of a scheduled sale at Montpellier on a Tuesday at noon. Contact John F. Henjenrih or DA Perry for notice and arrangements.
Carriage maker Ad Stewart of 24 26 Prospect Street Barre testifies to kidney weakness since an old back injury. He reports sediment in urine and back pain but says Dean's Kidney Pills have consistently provided relief, urging readers to buy locally.
An OCR filled blend mentions Allen’s Foot-Ease offering instant relief for tired feet, then shifts to wartime appeals urging Vermonters to serve on farms and join state guards. It cites F J Cheney Co Toledo catarrh remedy ads and promises good wages, room and board, with recruitment details to contact the Vermont commissioner of agriculture.
Gould's Piano Rooms announces offerings in Tytahitahed to 1881 and lists location at S Spaulding Street Barre with phone contact.
Commissioners seek to settle claims in the estate of James J. Goodwin of Barry Vermont and others. Public notices announce probate hearings, appointment of commissioners, and deadlines for filing claims, with dates in June through November. Records list judges Frank J. Martin and George L. Stow, among others, and publish in the Barre Daily Times.
Classified ads offer multiple 10-acre farms with buildings for 1100 to 1700 dollars, poultry and dairy setups, near Barre and Granville. Estates include cottages and rental options, with prices around 1000 to 4100 dollars, farm equipment, and demand for new agents and sales staff.
Fragmentary ad copy lists brief real estate and rental notices including For Sale and To Let. Missing details imply a home or property at a corner location with limited legible data, indicating inexpensive advert use in The Times.
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