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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
7
Reminder that the business continues at the old location offering a full line of groceries and provisions along with overalls shirts suspenders and stockings. Rebate checks are offered equal to six percent for cash. When in doubt try Osborne's.
A fragmentary exchange shows Mrs Jones seeking equal treatment from Mr Jones, insisting she be treated like any man. The dialogue shifts to casual banter about lends and a nonsensical exchange including inquiries about an egg and a ben under watch amid characters named Walter and Juder.
The Barre livery stable on Main Street has been sold to Messrs Jones and McMullan and will operate in a modern, better equipped manner. It offers weddings and funerals services with safe horses and competent drivers, transient hire, good horses for single or double hitch, open or covered carriages, and boarding space for a few horses. Expert care at usual rates invites trial.
Jones and McMillan advertise opposition to plans affecting Depot Square. The notice cites contact details and urges readers to review the proposal and respond to the matter.
Stanley Automobile Model B offered for sale in perfectly good condition. Owner seeks larger machine and refers inquiries to Dr. C. M. Scribner in South Barre for further particulars.
Sale notice due to the death of Mr J M Brault describes the Granite Plant and Business of Brault and Sargent Montpelier Vermont. Describes shed equipment modern devices best possible location all new and in first class condition. Plant now operating two gangs of cutters and all machinery unused less than nine months. Interested parties may contact J D Sargent Montpelier Vermont or Thos H Cave Jr Barre Vermont.
Items include a gasoline engine in good condition a range of polishing machines and tools a derrick power capstan and hoisting machine The sale offers very readable price options to buy separately or as one lot
A guide explains turning simple objects into photographic keepsakes for cards. It describes crafting a stand from a box, broomsticks, and window blind laths, with a door curtain background and a Derby biscuit figure as example. A plywood or cardboard table, adjustable to fit a room, is wired for easy storage and setup.
A fragmented caption notes that the Derby figure appears small but was meant to depict arrangement, with the full figure and background to be shown at a larger scale. The panel includes a quip about automobiles as bobbles due to frequent breakage.
The Rutland teachers association honors Princess Bi of Keekinin Textley with silver cases at a church display. Sleeper of Bad Axe nominated for state treasurer at the Michigan Republican convention. Mrs Horatio Blaise announces the marriage of Coostance Rene M. Sayiter, and the Bitter Memorial public library may rise in Taminsburg. Windsor and Burlington churches note anniversaries and remodels while new physical director at M C A and temple university ties emerge. The Burlington association remains the state’s largest group with 25 to 30 basketball teams last season.
The Alburg men, tied to a fishing party on a lake near Stevenson's Point, face a hearing before Justice Henry Game of South Hero on Monday October 12. State Fish and Game Warden Henry J. Thomas of Stowe led the night watch and found the seine and gear in shallow water after a motor boat was spotted.
A 24 year old West Rutland resident, Boston Leblage, was found dead in a home with a bullet wound to the chest. He was alone at the time of the incident Monday afternoon. Parents reside in Canada.
A fragmented clip shows a magistrate questioning a plaintiff about a teacup incident and a wife’s prideful bearing. The text blends comic and sensational lines from Chicago News and Abdu Weekly, with stray misprints about a thermometer and a chaotic scene in Detroit Free Press.
An old advertisement claims Newbro’s Horpicide kills the dandruff germ to prevent brittle hair and baldness. It asserts there is no other cure and urges readers to send for a sample, with price details and a manager’s name.
Marathon winner John J. Hayes earned 2500 dollars on the vaudeville stage. Esme William Howard, British embassy counselor, moves from Washington to Vienna. Young Marshall Field at Eton shows oratory talent and muses on joining Britain’s army. The St Allans Campaign Glee Club endures since 1865 with Dr. John Sheerar as the sole survivor. Dr. Edward F. Gleason seeks bankruptcy relief in New York with debts 77790 and assets 98485. W Gailes of Ortonville, Michigan, famed Civil War veteran, sports a twenty year without shaving beard. Victor Watteyne, Belgian bureau chair, visits U.S. to study mining safety and propose fortitude reductions.
The piece notes Tolstoy’s multilingual ability and Greek scholarship, Dr Weir Mitchell’s new foreign fellowship in the Royal Society of England, and Selma Lagerlöf’s honorary degree from Uppsala University. It highlights the prestige of such honors in science and letters across nations.
Vague OCR fragment notes mortgage worries and wages, with a customer praising Bucklen's Arnica Salve for curing two severe hand and leg sores. Referenced is Red Cross Pharmacy at Rickert & Welle providing the product for 50 dollars.
An auction style notice advertises a large modern nine room residence on the French Estate with hardwood floors modern plumbing electricity hot air heating and a first floor toilet. It is priced at 4500 but offered for immediate sale under 4000 with an urgent sale request. Also listed are a Granite street five room cottage a 100 acre farm with tools crops and a large modern barn and a sugar bush with tools all offered at reduced prices.
For rent a six room house located just outside the city limits includes a barn and about one acre of land. Suitable for residence with nearby access to farming space. Terms to be arranged with owner.
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