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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
7
A sharp tongued tramp asks a farmer’s wife for lodging then requests to be called at 4 for a cattle train to market. She grants him a meadow space behind the barn and agrees to wake him for his departure. The anecdote appears in the San Francisco Chronicle.
A fragment from a Kas tow City Journal quotes a puzzled exchange about office hours and perception. The passage hints at daily routines after hours and suspicions of tampering with books, with phrases about staying late and making a food impression.
Advertiser seeks dry bones for profit offering 60 cents per hundred pounds for clean dry boiled bones and will pay freight from local stations for shipments of 200 pounds or more. Buyers at Hyte Park Vermont request bones in barrels or sacks.
Advertisement offers packs of letter heads and bill heads in various quantities at low prices. Mentions 100 sheets per head, pricing around 1.00 per book, with several packet options and quantities like five books and 300 items, all promising satin finish and satisfaction.
A statewide report notes Roy B. Davis named post Manator at Glover in place of Vernon Milnd with July 13 effect. A Retail Clerk's Union meeting in August shows public support for proposed changes. Also, obituaries record Orrilio Allen of Saeed Flynn Parkshire and Arvilla Alleman.
Vermont Academy in Saxtons River honored twenty graduating seniors with multiple prizes. Awards covered English, Latin, science, mathematics, and French, with named students receiving first, second, and special medals for excellence.
A fragment cites widespread witchcraft beliefs and executions in Europe and America. It references Nathaniel Hawthorne on New England trials, England Scotland persecution numbers, and a Springfield Republic writer noting 1802 1803 incidents in New England.
Warranted to kill and cure corns pain in the feet. For sale by James Barre Clark of Graniteville.
A court in Mattawan, New York, reviews a petition to modify Harry Thaw’s confinement to the state asylum. Justice Morsechester provisionally remands Thaw for commitment while Dowling and Bartlett discuss a possible modification and timing of the writ.
President Roosevelt, departing for Oyster Way for summer vacation, reflects on his term with humor and gratitude. He says he has enjoyed every moment and thanks the American people for the opportunity to serve.
A Utica NY report notes a speaker praising a political ally and mentioning state senator Foulkes, who allegedly planned to travel from his sick bed to Albany to vote on the anti race track gambling bill. The piece also includes a testimonial for Electric Bitters from Frank Cantan of New York claiming benefits for family health and liver issues.
A long-ago West Point riot during Jefferson Davis cadetship in 1826 sparked by planned explanation of mysteries of exqucy. Cadets led by Walter B. Goloa and the Helvetians armed themselves as officers fled to rooms. one pistol was drawn, many cadets faced court martial with penalties.
An old Philadelphia Inquirer piece presents a playful exchange with lines about risking affection and fate. The fragment hints at a staged or humorous dialogue between symbolic characters the Man and the Maid, reflecting light romantic whimsy.
A New York Sun excerpt describes a hearty Mohawk Valley dish centered on ham bone, dried apples, and light dumplings. The method outlines saving ham bone broth, making dumplings, and pairing the dish with apple sauce for a comforting meal that sticks with you after long labor.
An old advertisement text touts Nowrobs Therapicipia as a new salon dandruff cure. It promises to stop hair loss, crown the head with hair, and destroy the dandruff germ. The improvable claims are backed by samples offered through The Horpicide Co. in Detroit Michigan.
Fragmentary advertisement offers real estate sale details for Kale and a property tied to Romanond Gallagher's estate. Reads as two sentences with unclear terms, listing an administrator and contact at Paceisk Brown. Uncertain wording suggests an estate sale with real estate items and a tentative time window.
Nella Olson, longtime New York Yacht Club aide, provided advance information to reporters during a Feb 27 18K meeting. A Tribune clipping mocked Dunraven while Olson warned reporters he never gave information, only a guess. The club then revoked the Earl of Dunraven’s honorary membership.
A Chicago News item recalls Satin Aches and Small Nellie reading a Sunday school verse about the king of Nineveh wearing sackcloth and ashes, prompting playful questions about satin ashes and misheard wording.
Taxpayers of Barre are reminded of an outstanding tax, estimated at a total sum of one hundred and seven or so dollars, due within days from the notice. The treasurer directs payment by September 16, 1906, as the latest date to pay the taxes to avoid collection actions. Dated Barre Vermont June 20, 1908.
Bids are invited to raise the foundation of the Websterville Baptist church about four feet. Bids are to be sent on or before June 30, 1908 to James Geake. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Information may be had of James Geake.
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