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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
6
A testimonial letter praises a kidney medicine sold by Crowns drug store. The writer describes severe hip pain and backache from kidney trouble and credits the pills with pain relief and strengthened kidneys. Endorsed by Fester-Milburn Co. as US distributor under the name Doun's.
Fruit, confectionery, cigar and tobacco shop offered for sale in Springfield Vermont with wagon, buggy, sleigh and horse and two pair harness. Also a four room tenement, shed and barn, leased for 25 dollars monthly. Respond to Joe Bualdassaro.
Local grocer Osborne's Store promotes high quality goods and service with prices as low as competitors. The ad promises strong value and consistent treatment for customers seeking reliable groceries.
The Barre Daily Times discusses life insurance for hired men, arguing that paying higher wages increases the value of insurance. It promotes the National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier Vermont and notes agents Raffard and Ballard in Barre.
Local column lists sales, rentals, and notices including a cut flower shop sale. office rooms for rent on Main Street. two tenements for rent at 48 and 40 South Main Street. and D. A. Perry real estate agency offering tents and furniture for sale. Barre Golf Club to hold annual meeting March 18 at 7 30 PM in city council chamber. Canadian Jubilee Singers with Imperial Orchestra to perform at opera house March 28 under Methodist church Lilies Union.
Randolph residents from Beaver Pa attended a Phoenix lodge gathering on Tuesday evening where a degree was conferred and refreshments followed. About 25 joined the Goal Templars event with Mr and Mrs Jesse Blodgett hosting a social evening.
Yale University treasurer reports a bequest of 95000 from D Willis James of New York for the general university fund after taxes. Other legacies to various divisions are noted, with the gift directed to Yale without restriction. The article also includes unrelated advertisements for tonics and medicines.
The signers promise to refund the money for Miocene bottle of Greeni's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure cough or cold and offer a 25 cent bottle to prove quality. Names listed include Gore Pharmars A Drown Kendrick Co Miles & Co McAllister Bros Edson and several others.
Italian hotel known as Graniteville once housed families and boxes amid a vague incident. Officials Boitwell Milne Varnum pursue details as parents and relatives seek clarity on the unresolved matter.
Chelsea Mish Mary Atwood visited in are City Monday for optional treatments while Mrs James St. Nambthi of Kunst Brook neared by calling early. Names include Mr and Mrs Aierel G. Bradshaw, W. Q Holmes, and George A. Tracy with travels to Plattsburgh, Brookfield, and Wakefield amid family visits and household news.
In Nyack New York March 19 postmaster David I Smith of West Nyack fired on three burglars who dynamited the post office safe and tried to flee with coins. One assailant died from a pistol shot. another fled and escaped in the explosion aftermath. The wounded man was identified as Edward Morphy aged 88. Smith lives above the post office and acted after being awakened by the blast.
A review-like notice describes a performance by a prominent Highland tenor, praising patriotic Jacobite-infused songs. It notes dramatic odes to Scotland and martial tunes that stir imagination, and mentions the speaker’s anticipated appearance at the opera house on Monday night alongside dignitaries and royalty.
George Ade plans a comic opera to be coed with Phe ale Cowl. Richard Circle engages Jeannette Lowrie for a leading role in Marys Lamb. Charles Dalton to support Mea. Patrick Campbell, Mia, Beerbohm Tree feature in Her Company. Virginia Harned to star in St. Louis this summer and test a new play for a star tour after season. Albert Heining appears as Mortensgard in Rosmersholm. German actor first acted with Edwin Booth in a Berlin appearance.
A Swedish farmer in the midwest quickly funds a new account after a bold check deposit. The banker urges caution, suggesting an open account, which the swede agrees to. Soon another friend presents a signed note for full payment, boosting trust in the bank. The swede later returns with a final check declaring no further need for funds.
Albany confronts a proposed inquiry into New York City finances led by legislators. A faction seeks a special committee to probe city agencies and debt, aiming to expose governance issues and bolster Republican prospects in the fall election.
The Carnegie Trust delays handing over the bank assets amid a dissolving recusal and a pending decision by the attorney general. Directors sign a contract with the Metropolitan company to oversee the affair and ensure payment of listed obligations.
New York General directors yesterday faltered on their stock policy, dropping the dividend from a nominal level to three percent. The move unsettled investors and underscored a cautious mood on Wall Street as traders weighed the impact on common stock and the broader market.
The readable fragments ask about a 1t Depended Aire and Guneon-t dent euppane, with unclear references to Brooke Lynn-No and a Phat ney. No coherent event or names form a complete report. content appears garbled OCR.
Oddball antiquarian fragment describes a cliffside ancestral Pueblo town with terraced stairways and lofty towers. It recalls a fabled settlement perched 400 feet above ground, with defensive walls and a laddered access, praised as a near perfect example of prehistoric architecture.
A Houston Post summary of debate on union rights and collective bargaining. It challenges strike and lockout costs while urging voluntary arbitration and employer recognition of labor’s role in joint production. It cites official figures on losses and argues for peaceful settlement and dismisses anti labor rhetoric as fallacious.
A survey notes writers left incomplete works at death. Dickens unfinished The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Thackeray left two stories, one titled Dedis Duval. Scott’s The Elege of Malta was largely complete but unpublished. Other incomplete works cited include BR Stevenson Zeph and Wilkis Collins Bild Love, with Spenser Faerie Queene fragmentary and Ben Jonson The Sad Shepherd found unfinished.
A miscellany notes William Dawson of Vineland aged eighty two weddings and social bets, Benor Merry Del Val named Spanish minister at Tangier, Luther J. Little praised as a powerful speaker, Ohio's Ketfer and Cannon called old boys. Canada’s railroad figures Wil l em Van Horne and James J. Hill tied to US origins, Peary to possess sixteen Maine islands for a future hotel, Miles moves from Boston to Washington to write a book with access to war records.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a chaotic Saturday scene with crowds and unclear instructions. The piece hints at uncertain safety and a crowded event drawing many people, leaving attendees unsure where to go.
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