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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1907
Page
4
A jumble of scattered editorials and wry observations reflecting a chaotic press tone. The text riffs on advertising, politics, and public calamities with playful misreads and cross references, noting Hartford headlines, French politics, and misreported calamities while lampooning sensational trends and city growth.
The piece argues that no license communities permit liquor to members of two clubs, the poor man’s club with no initiation fee and the rich man’s club with payment requirements. Attorney Donera Pitts says such dispensation conflicts with local option law and should be barred. urging no-license towns to close buffets and restrict service to members.
A collection of quirky lines and snippets from various papers includes jokes about armor and fools in church, a pestering debtor threatened with a steam drill, and witty exchanges. A London parish tale recalls a vicar’s bald remark, reflecting humorous daily life from multiple sources.
In a comic exchange a customer asks for scales and the clerk seeks to clarify the "ranbuscade" model. The customer hints the device measures weight, while an old man nearby asks for a short-term loan and mentions having debts coming due when repaid.
Cleveland Leader recounts Mise Skeery and her brother recalling a night when a man clinked along in the shadow. The anxious siblings wonder if anyone could have caught him, hinting at a local fright or theft investigation in progress.
Chelsea residents and visitors figure in a busy town notice. John T. Magon of White River Junction and Henry Dearborn of West Fairlee were in town on business, with several others from Boston and Lebanon stopping by. From Andover to Montpelier the week brought callers and departures as families and locals shared visits, returns, and farm movements including cows and Angora goats.
The report covers local travels to Montreal and Contord by residents including Mr and Mrs Phineas Chenette and others, notes a western state author tour stop, and mentions planned state stationery distribution after July 1. It also records a stroke at Barre Creamery affecting L M Cameron and marquis de Lafayette DAR chapter events with Mrs Warren of Waterbury hosting and a Montpelier departure by team 126.
Inspector Jackson leads a long London murder investigation at 17 Pine street where money lender Samuel Goldstein is shot. John Harburger confesses guilt after a web of notes, debts, and a revolver are tied to the crime. Harburger is deemed epileptic and is sent to prison for life.
A Minneapolis Journal piece notes that eighteenth century English schoolmasters faced severe exploitation. Masters were poorly paid, sometimes earning only subsistence living as they moved from house to house. In Cumberland and neighboring counties boys were charged a “cock penny” to pay the master for the privilege, a harsh and peculiar practice described in vivid detail.
A fragment recounts John Surrett, once a Confederate spy around age twenty, ferrying dispatches between Washington and enemy vessels on the Potomac. He boasted of eluding U.S. detectives, hiding messages in boots and under buggy planks. The excerpt appears in a private reminiscence with dubious formal accuracy.
In a clipped exchange Miss Uppisch recalls her great grandmother’s imperious bearing as a family anecdote. Miss Knox adds a parallel remark about their servant Fire the same way, referencing Philadelphia Pres.
Buckwheat thrives in a cool climate maturing in eight to ten weeks and suited to high elevations. Best yields occur on fertile, well drained sandy loams though it tolerates various soils. Heavy manures promote lodging. lime and phosphoric acid boost yields. In WV trials 400 pounds acid phosphate per acre nearly doubled two year yields, while excessive amounts later produced less gain. Proper plowing and early soil settling enhance stands. sowing from May to July in southern regions and by mid July in the north. Late frosts harm early growth. sowing dates aim for grain formation before onset of cold.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a coney in a distant realm and a voyage to Syria and South Africa. It references Perusals of a biblical or fictional voyage with mentions of Amy Sutherland and various places, implying a travel or natural history sketch with unclear dates and persons.
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