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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1914
Page
4
Barre Daily Times reviews 1914 topics including Rockefeller’s war relief gift, Theodore Roosevelt’s health concerns, a Vermont political appointment watch, and Canada-US migration trends. It notes Comings for western Vermont customs, factional bets, and Canada’s growing American influence as settlers move southward.
The article notes F H Rogers Clean Press and Repair Clothing and details Johnson’s surprising return to form at 38, beating a younger opponent in Paria and proving stamina despite aging. It discusses Harvard medical school pressure on Tufts and Vermont medical schools, alleging tensions with funding and influence from Carnegie Foundation and American Medical Schools.
The area displays growing prosperity with modern barns replacing old ones, indicating rising production. Farm upkeep improves with tidy hedges, neat fences, clean yards, mowers, and well kept buildings attracting passing tourists and reflecting frontage appealing to highway travel.
Reports say state rules tighten limits on women’s work and pay, leaving fewer Tivoli positions for them while men gain new openings. Equal pay for equal work trends push wages down as competition among women grows fierce, sparking concern about long term effects and industry-wide coordination with industrial norms.
The piece surveys a heated exchange sparked by questions about Section 43 and the supreme court’s integrity. It contrasts the Herald’s cautious stance with criticism of the direct primary system, urging reform and stricter anti corruption measures across states including Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri California and New England.
George L. Hunt was chosen city attorney replacing Burton F. Bailey who resigned to become postmaster. Hunt won on the first ballot 4 to 3 over Benjamin Gates, and has practiced with Theriault & Hunt for two years. The Burroughs Adding Machine Company of Michigan received permission to do business in Vermont. The Welsh Congregational Church of Pawlet filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state.
Vermont’s Smugglers Notch near Stowe is lauded as a premier scenic spot with a legendary spring and dramatic geological features. The piece urges preservation through state purchase, improved roads, and public ownership to prevent deforestation and maintain the notches forest heritage.
An extract from a June American Magazine piece by a former newspaper man turned convict details the rising daily expense of opium. He notes escalating doses from pills to larger quantities, with costs of retail opium around 36 fun per dose and daily totals near 40 dollars, then up to 25 to 40 fun per can as his habit grew. He explains how the habit strained his salary and finances despite occasional savings when retailers’ profits fell away.
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