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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
4
Barre Daily Times surveys wartime sentiment and policy notes. It questions strategic retreats, Vermont’s Red Cross funding, potential successors to state secretary, and university personnel. It cites Greek entente leanings, Prohibition era debates, and Newport Naval scandal claims while praising Liberty bonds and national war effort.
The piece discusses a 50 percent over-subscription of a government loan and argues the issue reflects wartime misinformation by a hard-pressed government. It cites Barre's Red Cross fund stats showing about one-fifth of the population gave, mostly small gifts, with no large subscriptions. It notes widespread participation and credits the campaign committee for mobilizing nearly 2,600 volunteers.
The Rutland Herald reports on the honor system at the Brandon state children's home and Windsor detention farm. It notes judges and officials praise the program, with men chosen for outdoor labor producing food and improving health while serving short-term sentences. Sheriff Frank Tracy supports outdoor labor as reform, arguing it shifts penology toward humane, productive work.
Fragmentary dialogue from a newspaper snippet shows Edith and Madge arguing about love and theatrics with references to flowers and the opera. The lines evoke a social satire tone typical of a Mixer column.
Waterbury items recap visits and guests at local homes including Miss Clara Berry and Mrs. Kathleen LeBaron. Faculty and alumni appear in college and military news with Smith College and University of Vermont graduates, a Red Cross tea room event, and townsfolk traveling to Burlington and Fort Ethan Allen.
In the Boston Trapecript a nascent plot unfolds around Nervy Sultar Weill who declares two other wealthy seekable brides if his rival cannot win the daughter. The piece centers on asserts of wealth and strategic marriage as social leverage in Boston society.
In Philadelphia historical note, before it was named the city echoes from early Native usage. The area was described as Conguannock to Indians, meaning the grove of tall pines, reflecting a descriptive place-name origin.
The city milk contest idea, pioneered by the U S Department of Agriculture and adopted in multiple cities, grades dairies by a 100 point system assessing bacteria, flavor, odor, dirt, fat, solids, temperature, and bottle appearance. Monthly milk samples from dealers are tested for bacterial count fat and solids not fat, with judges scoring flavor and overall quality to reward top performers.
The annual milk quality contest averaged scores from samples to rate dealers. Fat, solids not fat, flavor and odor, sediment, bottle and cap, and temperature were combined into an 85 point system. Dealers scoring 75 to 80 or 8 to 85 are grouped by class, with results published to guide consumers and spur higher standards citywide.
Advice from the New York Sun on transporting water without spilling. A floating aid such as a clean saucer and a piece of wood steadies the load, preventing waves from lifting water over the edge. The stopper device keeps spills from forming as water laps the sides and moves.
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