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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
3
A Michigan woman describes severe weakness and backache alleviated after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad extols the tonic for women and urges others to seek the same relief, noting the product from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. of Lynn Massachusetts.
The Vermont has been placed in half commission at the Norfolk navy yard. Half of her crew will be transferred to other vessels while a sufficient force remains for efficiency. A recent Vermont class commission had not reported whether other ships like New Hampshire Kansas Louisiana Connecticut and Minnesota would also be placed in half commission.
The body of a young woman found in the Charles river was identified as Ida Lehtimaki of Waltham Massachusetts. A note left at her lodgings indicated she planned to end her life due to despondency.
A New York federal court opened a hearing on whether claims totaling 18.8 million dollars can be brought against the Queen Mary Stein Navigation Co Ltd, owners of the Titanic, under admiralty law. The company says liabilities are limited to 07.72, the value of lifeboats and paid passage. Most claimants seek compensation for deaths and losses from survivors and relatives. Most claims have been filed. a few seek English law.
In Vermont markets on June 23 1915 dressed pork remained easy with unchanged prices. Fresh eggs and butter were plentiful with quotes showing eggs 21 22 cents per dozen and dairy butter 26 cents. Wholesale quotations list veals at 11 to 120, fowls 20 cents, creamery butter 29 to 31 cents, and potatoes at 30 to 150 per unit.
Alfred Noyes, famed poet of peace, was served with a writ of action in contract after delivering a Phi Beta Kappa poem at Harvard in Cambridge. The suit concerns a Lyceum engagement for 1800 dollars with ten percent to the promoter Mrs Barcell. Noyes must obtain surety for his July 3 Boston appearance, with Edmund A Whitman and Hollie B Bailey as sureties.
Annapolis June 24 court of inquiry probes an organized system where midshipmen secured advance exam copies and leaked markings. Honor man R M Nelson recommended for diamlases by Admiral Fullam amid ongoing investigation. Navy actions extend to Maui unrest prompting deployment of capes and marines to Cape Haitian area. Washington note reports crackdown and cruiser movements as of June 23.
Rimmfontein South Africa June 23 Gen Christian De Wet one of the leaders of the Boer rebellion against the British government found guilty of treason Monday and yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment and fined ten dollars. De Wet headed a rebellion in the Orange Free State last October but was captured by British officials and forced to surrender.
Boston June 23 beef cattle prices were easier at the Brighton stockyards with demand for other cattle quiet aside from lambs and hogs. Tops reached 7 3 4 0, good cows brought 4 0 5 0, ordinary cows 3 4 0 to 4 1 0, calves easier, hogs firmer, sheep and lambs uneven with best lambs at 6 0 to 7 0.
An old advertisement warns pale tired girls that fading beauty signals anemia and offers Dr Williams Pink Pills as a safe solution to build blood. It claims the pills help pale thin girls and those easily fatigued, with a promise of a free booklet titled Building Up the Blood.
In Boston markets June 23, butter cheese and eggs were steady from late week with cheese rising on export demand. Hennery eggs remain firm with adequate supplies. other grades steady or lightly heavier as receipts ease, while receivers store surplus butter to hold prices.
Bangor Me June 23 potato prices fall to low rates as Aroostook farmers halt shipments. Most remaining stock goes to starch factories which buy any stock at 2007250 barrels per day. Two Houston mills run at full capacity handling up to two thousand barrels daily.
London June 2 Sir Arthur Ham asked the House of Commons to voluntary relinquish salaries for the war period as a measure of economy. Asquith pledged to consider the proposal while noting ministers with private incomes might continue to receive the 2000 pound annual emolument.
Washington June 7 Secretary Redfield reported at the only meeting that the United States showed a total trade balance in favor on the balance by July 1 as a substantial figure. He predicted the balance for the year ending April 1 would exceed one billion dollars.
An OCR fragment from a Montpelier Vermont item mentions a circus and a show in town with wandering performers. It references dates, police involvement, and possible performances amid unclear details. The piece hints at a public event with local reaction and uncertain outcomes.
New York June 25. The Associated Press notes eight more states and Alaska have workmen's compensation laws passed this year including Wyoming Montana Oklahoma Colorado Maine Indiana Vermont and Pennsylvania. Utah created a commission to study the issue and New Mexico saw a House approval but Senate defeat. Idaho vetoed by the governor. The measures vary in benefits from 60 percent to fixed weekly limits with life or multi year payouts and employer insurance or state funds.
In New Jersey and Utah a law requires all mercantile establishments to close at 1 p m except those handling food and drugs, with the later week before Christmas exempted from the rule. The regulation reflects holiday business hours adjustments and regional commerce practices.
A long, earnest guide on proper plant watering emphasizes avoiding overwatering and wetting blossoms from above. It advises soaking the soil to brim, then waiting for surface drying, and cautions against frequent shallow watering and overly cold water.
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