Barre Daily Times 1917 War News and Local Franchises
Barre Daily Times reports on World War I developments with Russia’s renewed fighting and U S entente cooperation, plus local civic matters. It analyzes the Barre Montpelier Traction franchise, suggests bondholders take over the trolley system, and notes Barre's recruitment drive for Company No 2 Vermont Infantry within the National Guard.
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United States
Russia
Americana
Congress
Balhac Dioff
Lwat
Berlin
Vienna
Ritaelan
Barre
Shot and & Montpelier Traction & Power Company
Tenney Company
City of Harte
State Public Service Commission
Vermont Infantry
National Guard
A P
Shaw
Government Life Insurance Plan for Soldiers and Sailors
Editorial notes the Monday Washington conference called by Secretary McAdoo on insuring soldiers and sailors during the war. It argues the idea is audacious yet Americans set precedents, blending patriotic aims with technical insurer arrangements to protect deposits while providing for families. It suggests government involvement for wartime care beyond private plans.
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Life Insurance Company
Sheretary McAdoo
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Meriance
America
McAdoo
Manchester Union
Efficiency in transporting troops praised by editors
The editorial lauds Baker and the War and Navy departments for efficient troop transportation to Europe. It notes close cooperation to move thousands of soldiers 3000 miles with convoys, despite submarine threats, and suggests the United States may replicate Canada’s wartime success. It emphasizes careful safeguarding of ships and the promising start in deploying initial contingents.
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War Department
Baker
Navy Department
British Isles
France
United States
Canada
Europe
The Russian Message to America in Congress Debate
A garbled report discusses Bakhmeteff and the Russian mission captivating Congress more than the French group. It notes English competence and direct appeal, contrasting with interpreter risks, and hints at using the message to influence American enthusiasm toward allies and pressure Germany on the eastern front.
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Bakhmetenf
Congress
Rakhmetie
Flermant
Musical Training Should Start Early in Education
A letter argues music education should begin by age eight or nine, with at least two years of daily practice. It contends that lack of initial interest should not excuse neglect of music and that early, home-based training yields lifelong benefits.
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Bruno Huhe
Little Brass Scraper Promises Easy Dish Cleansing
A paraphrased reader note from the St. Louis Post describes a small smooth oblong brass scraper with a hole for hanging. It is praised as gentle on cookware, not scratching or dulling surfaces, and easier to keep clean than wire scrubbers.
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Langhe
Louis
Tom
St. Louis
Six Sided Snow Crystals Mystify Science
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that snow crystals follow an immutable six sided law, a mystery science cannot fully explain. Snow’s white beauty arises from light on countless crystal surfaces, and its role as a poor heat conductor helps keep Earth warm. Science knows many facts but not why six governs crystallized water.
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Fe Weil
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Why banks loan money not lend it to borrowers
The New York Times essay argues the shift from lend to loan reflects finance as a business transaction. It notes ancient use for gifting or usury and contrasts historical money hoarding with modern credit devices that keep wealth active in productive enterprise, enabling profits for both borrower and lender.
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New York Times
Report of condition of Vermont bank balance sheet excerpt
Vermont bank report lists assets including Liberty bonds and other securities, deposits, notes, and cash items. It shows bonds pledged as collateral, securities held, and totals for reserves, outstanding circulating notes, deposits, and net due from other institutions. Notary public confirms the statement as true.
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Conditi BA
Otter Liberty
Mestre Avatens
U. B. Avethe
Liberty Town
Bonis
Securitine
U. & Bonds
I. B
Phea
Federal Reverve Bank
New York
Chicano
St. Louie
Obova
Gate Bank
Federal Rmerva
Federal Reserve Bank
Nin
U. S. Tremerer
Sapitalee
Mubioet
Renerv
ATA
U. S
Fedla
State of
Vermont
Washington
Johnson, JR
Cathier
Mary
Macicay
Avermay
W Melcher
Breach of Discipline at Fort A Drills Weary Old Army Regime
A wartime drill at Fort A in the west shows Colonel Whittlesey enforcing strict line routines learned at West Point. The clash between strict ceremonies and modern trench warfare ends when he resigns after his romance with Mrs Eleanor Andrews and her poodle Zip leads to a scandal over firing the morning and evening guns.
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Fort A
Whittlesey
Ipline
Weat Point
France
Braddock
Virginia
Gibbs
New Orleans
Jackson
Tennessee
Kentucky
Eleanor Andrews
Isncheon
Drews
Zip
Atifteen
Fort
Iron in Water and Its Effects on Taste and Use
The article discusses iron as a flavoring contaminant in water, noting detectable taste at trace levels and unpalatability above several parts per million. It covers implications for water used in ice, laundering, paper production, and steam boilers, and mentions removal challenges and effects on boiler acidity. It then shifts to unrelated quotes on marriage, Carlyle, and early eugenics ideas.
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Geological Survey Bulletin
Keep the Weeds Down in the Garden
A New York San piece urges immediate weed control to protect garden plants. It notes weeds like dandelions and plantain rob moisture and nutrients, advises clearing holes and covering soil every two weeks, and claims removal will follow.
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New York
San
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