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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
6
The page describes school concerts and a spring term schedule in Montpelier with programs arranged by Dudley and Lowman, plus a local mention of a winter term at the high school. It also includes several medical ads for Blood Bitters and Dr. Thomas Ke Mi liniment, praising their claimed health benefits and urging use.
In Store for Sale ill sell my Fruit Confection Cigar and Tobacco Store in field Vi all complete at a bargain Also wagon buggy fir and horse and two pair bar A tenement of four rooms shed and barn room every ing leased for 25 00 a month tite to Joe Baldassare Sprinafield Imont
An advertisement proclaims first class groceries with quality and value. Osborne's Store promises best goods and treatment with prices as low as any, aiming to attract customers during a market strike period.
Barre Daily Times notes a National Life Insurance Company policy message from Windom of Neurone and Mont tunes agent H. Jermt N. B. Dalland as local Barre agent serving all workers and thinkers for pay with emphasis on hire and benefit of life protection.
Local notices advertise open framed and unfurnished pictures at wholesale prices from H P Baldwin and LM Averill, rental offers for an office on Main Street, and a Desirable office with ante room. Clairvoyant services listed, and a variety of community happenings note a Swiss themed talk, Ladies Auxiliary meeting, Barre Golf Club event, and a Knights of Pythias district gathering. The D A Perry agency promotes property with five acres and stock. Jubilee Lingary and Imperial Orchestra set to perform at the opera house under Ladies Union auspices.
Several town updates note Gerald Brovens taking a theater role after WP’s passing. Miss Kitt the drawing teacher now boards at the Inn. Mrs. Pabien Duprie remains a health concern with slow recovery. Mrs. Onerie Haufler O'fi rian of Boston visits with her mother Mrs. Mary Cart, planning to depart Monday night. An April 24 operetta casting for Minnie Tarluir is set, while Charles Tr travels to Montpsther to visit his mother Mrs. Pearsons who is ill. The opportune sale profits at A. M. Juiburd’s store reach about nine shillings. Mrs. Jamey Bradley faces disturbance charges after her husband’s complaint, with a 30-day sentence noted. Mrs. Franke Ketelian returns from Ouvcord and Rowton. her sister’s health delays travel. The Onter [at Teeter Star meeting Wednesday hosts D. Gpee and Alfred J. Bish of Wilhianstown to join the chapter. Ned Bick hosts visiting gentlemen from the Odd Fellows lodge. Mr. Rivers travels from Randolpie Gunter to Mikelark with Chirk, then returns. a medical check reveals no serious condition. Efforts rise to recruit church members for Methodist efforts and attending services as plans for next year are drawn up.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Boutwell, Mie and Varnwm in a Grandtevill e setting. No clear event date or outcome is readable. The item appears as a brief docket or notice with garbled names and locations.
Market notes from May 18 1908 in Vi show eggs at 23e and butter steady at lower levels as pork prices ease. Butter prices and dairy quotes appear inconsistent in the fragmentary inked rows, with several garbled items but the gist points to easier pork costs and dairy price shifts.
St Johnsbury March 18. Ricker s market reports veal and hogs lower and beef higher. Quotations: calves and cows show varied figures with milch cows at 25 to 40. Market notes include numbers for weights and prices ending March 10.
An advertisement extols a product named Saradeg as a pure flesh forming supplement. It claims to restore health, vigor, and appetite, strengthening organs and the whole system, with endorsements of strength for the frail, including children. It also mentions steam cooking and a meat-like diet claim for steam processed items.
In East Calais the week featured Mary Corby and others from Montpelier Cabot Marshfield and Morehouse attending various visits. Residents including Freth Ladead, H H Leonard, and Mrs Litte Rollinson toured towns. Clayton Whitcomb attended a play. several families visited relatives in Cabot and Marshfield.
Wholesale quotations from Boston markets list butter and cheese mostly steady with slight regional shifts. Prices span Vermont New Hampshire Northern New York Western regions with varied creamery and dairy rates. notes indicate quotations reflect wholesale quantities, not retail values.
The article discusses steam processing of ensilage to keep fodder green longer and improve nutrition. It covers scales, temperatures, and outcomes from Oregon experiments, noting increased digestibility and accepted silage results with steam treatment and careful fermentation control.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention travel to Boston on business this week. References include Maria, Aarts, and Rev F W Sointh with assorted names and locations such as Breephitheht farm, Bradford, Wil aye Frem, and Stag Pnetres. Details are unclear but imply personal and professional movements and a possible livestock-related inquiry.
Fragmentary text mentions Cabot and Lagencorew with Mrs Forest and Monday work notes. It references Mrs Hices choir and a New York city item, plus a death on tram heart prone and other garbled names. No clear event details or coherent narrative emerge.
A New York Herald recounts how early assassinations changed nations from Philip of Macedon’s 336 B.C. killing to Tiberius Gracchus and Julius Caesar. It links theater scenes, audacious acts, and political backlash across Greece Rome and beyond, noting how power struggles and class conflict spurred violent ends.
A small dog named Stub guards a burning apartment building while firemen try to rescue him. The dog resists and bites to stay, and water is turned on him to save him. He exits when the danger passes, then returns to his owner as the roof collapses, showing remarkable courage. Also notes a common error in negative phrasing and proper placement of only.
Fragmentary text mentions crust proof and vague references to wine, foods, and household tasks. No clear names, places, dates, or events are identifiable from the readable portion.
A 19th or early 20th century fashion note describes making dainty silk slippers from Dresden ribbon lined with cotton batting and sewn to a sole, detailing shirring, bow at the instep, and variations using ribbon or paper patterns. The piece also includes a tangent missionary quote contrasting life value in China, noting substitutes for death.
The exchange features Freddy asking about inconsistency and Pa correcting the pronunciation. The Zambezi River is described as two miles wide and dropping 420 feet, with Niagara quoted as 158 feet high and about a half mile wide.
The Hyde Park Savings Bank, led by Mr. Page, has grown deposits by about a quarter of a million since July 1 through statewide advertising. Critics question广告strategy, but the bank’s conservative loans to Vermont enterprises and a flawless 19 year record bolster public confidence in ads driving business.
A Rushboro Pennsylvania resident touts Dr Nee New Drwwvery as a cure for long trouble avoiding death. The ad claims the medicine loosens a cough, fights lung disease after hopeless cases, and treats coughs colds asthma bronchitis and hoarse ness. It advertises 50 cents and 1 dollar pricing with a trial bottle free from Red Crom Pharmacy.
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