Travelers' Railway Guide for Barre and Montpelier
Central Vermont Railway routes connect Barre with Boston Littleton and Lancaster with Montpelier and Montreal Express. Wells River line offers trains to Montpelier and Montpelier connections, with electric streetcar service from Barre to Montpelier. Local agents N B Ballard in Barre and J S Ballard in Montpelier listed.
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Aio Fm
Jon Fous
A & Wells River Railroad
Teihse
Boston
Wd Littleton
Fairyank
Talk of the Town and Local Notices
Cash paid for watches diamonds and jewelry. Burr the Jeweler and W Averill and Co advertise sales and prices. Wanted stenographer Albany graduate. Public dance at K of C hall Scampini block October 3. Real estate offer for a desirable residence on the French estate with easy terms and monthly payments via D A Perry Real Estate Agency.
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Burr
W. Averill and Co
Austin
Albany Frisk College
K. of C. Hall
Scampini Block
D. A. Perry Real Estate Agency
Aldrich Library Trustees Call for Janitor Bid
The Aldrich library trustees solicit bids for janitor work at the public library. Bids cover attending hires sweeping dusting rooms grounds care for summer and winter and building at night. Bids sealed and addressed to N LD Photon secretary to run for one year from October 30 1908. Bids due October 10 1908 by 6 o clock pm. Trustees reserve right to reject any or all bids.
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Aldrich Library
N. LD
Photon
Ada J Croom Credits King’s New Discovery Cure
Mrs Ada J Croom owner of the Uronm Hotel Vaughn says she suffered a severe cough for months and consumption seemed near until a friend recommended Dr King’s New Discovery. She took three bottles and was completely cured. Sold at Red Cross Pharmacy Rickert Wells drug store 60 cents and a dollar trial bottle free.
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Ada J. Croom
Uronm
Vaughn
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Helpful in Barre Vermont
Annie Gibb of 21 Brooklyn Street Barre Vermont reports years of backache from a disordered system and muscle strain. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from B A Drown's drug store she found relief after one box and complete improvement after a second. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the remedy nationwide.
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Barre Mays
Annie Gibb
Brooklyn Street
Barre
Dean
B. A. Drown
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Ni York
United States
Edgar Selwyn Stars in Pierre of the Plains at Opera House
Edgar Selwyn, set to appear Wednesday at the opera house under Henry B. Haring, portrays Pierre of the Plains. The actor notes his success with modest surprise, treating the show as an accidental triumph adapted from Sir Gilbert Parker.
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Régar Selwyn
Pierre
Edgar Selwyn
Mr. Selwyn
Wedneeday Avai
Henry B. Haring
Modest Edgar Selwyn Defies Actor Stereotypes
Edgar Selwyn, novelist and key director of Selwyn & Company in New York, has fourteen plays to his name and a personal fortune. Though praised, he deflects vanity as a matter of work ethic, insisting modesty comes from self-awareness and achievement rather than size or stage triumphs.
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Seccaion
Edgar Selwyn
Nome
Selwyn
Selwyn & Company of
New York
Fife
Melodramatic Miceisa at the Opera House
Tom Logan a blacksmith in the Arkansas hills marries a reforming woman. A plot to ruin him unfolds as she betrays him. Tom is charged with murder but proven innocent. villains face retribution as audience reaction and the blend of serious drama with comedy charm playgoers.
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Opera House
Playeor
Sredesl
Tom Logan
Arkansas Hills
Tom
Hii
Veal Wanted at The Corner Commission House Boston
Market notice from The Corner Commission House Boston seeks veal and dressed poultry prices, with delivery and return of empties offered. Includes dates and pricing details unclear due to damaged text.
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North Market St
Boston
Mass
Local Gossip and Moves From Town
Town residents report various happenings from week to week. Washington Nye contemplates a furnace installation at his home while others attend the world’s fair in nearby towns. Amon Johnson and John Lyman work on repairs and a new furnace is installed at G H Bigelow’s residence. Several locals travel to Tunbridge and Chelsea for visits, and Wesley Davis moves to a new property with serious eye trouble noted. Olive Dennison, once in Clarmingly IM, is said to be on the road to recovery under Dr Hutchinsen, H A Prindie assists with a new No 5 Boynton & Richantyon wood furnace. Kim Spencer and Mrs Winston Flint relocate rooms in C H Johannasen’s block. Funeral services for Alba Kohenan were held at his brother George’s home and attended widely. Dickey remains confined to his home.
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W. C. Nye
Trowbridge
Amon Johnson
John Lyman
Lillian Kimbail ix
Ubi
Curtis
Quetts
Tunbridge and
Chelsea
Wesley Davis
Elle
Mise
Olive Dennison
Hutchinsen
Hh. A. Prindie
G. H. Bigelow
G. H. Bigelow A No. & Boynton & Richantyon Wood Furnace, Kim Spencer
Mra Winston Flint
Res
C. H. Johannrasen
Alba Kohenan
Geeorge
Sneer
ML. Dickey
Local notices and town people in Burlington and surrounds
Chelsea He Mri and family events mark the week with Tucker election notes and vacations. Coburn leaves for two weeks at home of his parents, Munroe Coburn. Turner returns from Marshfield after a Vermont Valley visit. Nora Bacon heads to West Berlin to visit relatives. Fred Alger departs for Lowell to begin three years work on Hood stock farm. Patrick Henry moves to Knapp Brookfield for winter work. Congregational Christian Endeavor elects leaders for six months October to March. Three Orange county jail inmates noted for breach of peace and intoxication with sentences. deputies report on two arrivals from Weymouth to prison.
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Benjamin Tucker
Tilward M. Coburn
Burlington
Wan
Munroe
Coburn
W. HH. Turner
Marshfield
Vermont
Nora Bacon
Roston
Weat- Berlin
George H. Bacon
Fred Alger
Henry
Lowell
Mans
Julien C. Hood
Hood Stock Farm
Patrick Henry
Andrew L. Spree
Weet Hill
Knap Brookfield
Will
Gay J. Newell
Kayt Brookfield
Congregational Christian Endeavor Society
Oliver Burges
Joseph A. Tracy
Margaret Gilman
Erma W. Hatch
William K. Burbank
Orange County
Fred J. Clark
North Tunbridge
John Sullivan
Montpelier
William Pendergries
Weyman Mass
Ridolph
George 1 Ward
Braintree
Hayssbellair Health Hair Remedy Ad Movement
An old advertisement touts Hayssbellair Health promising gray hair restoration to natural color, hair growth, and avoiding dye. It claims to stop fallout, soften and gloss hair, and requires purchase of bottles at druggists. Mentions Red Cross Pharmacy and a care of the scalp book.
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Handralf
Kien
Phio May Spec. Co
Newark
Local Notes From West Topsham and Nearby
Community items recount visits to Montague and Lions Valley, births and family news, shop and farm work details, local auctions, garden anecdotes, and schoolchildren highlights. Includes health updates, hunting notices, and social events framed in a small town newspaper tone.
Gracefully Turned, Young Wife in Domestic Friction
A fragment from a Philadelphia Inquirer column depicts a nervous young wife pleading with a cook about her difficult master. The wife laments frequent complaints ranging from the coup to the fist and other problems, while the cook expresses sympathy and notes the harm of living with such a gentleman.
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Cook
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cabot Democrats Hold Flag Raising Event in Town
A Democratic flag raising occurred Saturday night with speeches by G Herbert Pap of Barre and John F H Senter of Montpelier. Residents noted strong remarks from both parties. Social gatherings followed including a promenade and supper for about fifty couples at the T O G Ty hall. Local residents and visitors were mentioned in brief updates on community happenings and visits.
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G. Herbert Pap
Barre
John FH. Senter
Montpelierpoke
M.D. Wells
Tostow
Joe Tance
Northfeld
Agnes Warren
Montpelier
Livingston Va
May Lab
Rebekat
Things New in Post Cards at Our Stock
We add new post cards weekly including fine photo cards of the city and birthday cards in color. Explore over 100 city views and photo heads, priced at 8c each, with 2 for 50c.
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Granite City Creamery
Mission Preachers to Visit St Monica’s Barre
Beginning Sunday September 13 Rev Fathers Kennedy and Brady of Paulist Fathers NYC will preach a two week mission in St. Monica’s Church Barre. Society of St Paul preachers praised as eloquent and successful. All welcome, admission free. Services at 7 30 each evening during the mission.
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Kennedy and
Brady
New York City
St. Monica's Church
Barre
The
Society of St. Paul
America
The Key and The Chain in Virginia's Shadow
In a seaside gathering a narrator fixates on Virginia McGregor and a mysterious brass key on her gold chain. After a near drowning rescue he keeps the chain and key, then learns of a hidden box containing a faded rose and his own past note and portrait, realizing his own desire and secrecy before marriage.
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Taiwan
Tomaa
Virgina McGregor
Virginia
Bik
McGregor
Nouman P. Whitd
Town Hall Promenade Welcomes Global Guests Night
Residents and visitors gather at the town hall for a welcoming promenade described in vibrant, if garbled, lines mentioning a central event and inclusive greetings. The text hints at an evening program with communal reception and festivity.
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Barre Daily Times
Travelers’ Railway Guide
Central Vermont Railway
Eave Squace Jn Barre
Kare
Ap Uist
Tnere
Natonal Life Insurance Company
Mutvsl
Ballard
Montpeller
N. B. Ballard
Talk OF
the Town
Demenica
M. Terranno
Albany
X.Y
Sandy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
Goa
Websterville
L. J. Bolster
North Main Street
D. M. Miles Coal CO
Elli Ferguson
Veal
Corner
Washington
West Topsham
Orcay
Bemle
W. HL. Mears
Montague
Mich
Mra
Harry Carleton
Archie Pope
Edgar Smith
Lions Valle
Freee
Henry Smith
Bessie Donnell
Ceylan Martin
G. L. Dwinell
Nounshia
George Wanster
Fisk
Turten Tike
Maplewonl
Clyde Chareh
Marre
F. J. Ladd Company
Ethan Allen Lodge
KPL
Esquire
Kate Downs
James Bowen
Canada
Willie Welch
Wanker
Maplewood
Franklin Philbrick
XS. P. Philbrick
Seatie
Hank
Popham
Trias Mall
Williame’ Mfg
Cheveland
Ohio
C. H. Kendrick & Co
Barre, Vt
CABOT
Maritla Teake
J. Dodge
N. Main St
Ideal Bookstore
Tee
Bray
Vane
Dorothy Dodd
Style
the Arcade
Sportsmen’s Headquarters
Stevens, Remington, Barclay and
Hopkins & Allen
Earl S. Shepard & Co
Elm St
Dodge
Worthen Block
Keith Avenue
Reliance Woodpecker Engines
Toe Ca. Tare
Toe
Vc. H. Taft
Randolph Center
S.J. Segel Co
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