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Newspaper
Barre Evening Enterprise
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1898
Page
4
Readable items mention warloads of oats, locals visiting, new barn construction, minor injuries, theater and lodge events, church and school news, a telephone project, road work, legal cases, tax debates, and upcoming public events in Barre Montpelier area towns.
A Corner column notes Barre plans an On The Corner Club with a Saturday meeting to elect officers and draft by laws. It discusses the Crockett versus Orange city case settlement for 8500 and the impact on local liverymen and Chelsea landlord, plus public interest chatter on taxes and a large business block.
Mrs. W. E. Dow traveled to East Concord Vermont to visit friends. The Washington Male Quartette with eight members and several assisting guests delivered a successful concert thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.
Mrs. 8 A Sweet of Hartford Connecticut reports feeling dreadfully nervous and constipated before using Karl's Clover Root Tea. She says the remedy quieted her nerves strengthened her whole nervous system and thoroughly cleansed her system helping her regain health and strength. Kendrick & Co sold the tea locally.
The description outlines 25 by 15 foot lots with 66 foot streets and 15 foot alleys, a 125 foot deep layout, and a ridge protecting from high water. It notes reservations for manufacturing near the lake and cites factories from Evans Publishing to a pedals plant, plus the Standard Oil Refinery and Union Stock Yards nearby as major employers.
All holders of checks for photos are asked to sit for the same at once at Bertherman’s Studio, So Main St Barre Vermont.
A Baltimore lecturer recounts a sleepless night aboard a sleeping car loitering in a rail yard. He booked a section hoping to sleep, but the car lurched repeatedly during shunting, leaving him bruised and forced to seek a hotel. The episode alarms him about sleeping cars left in yards awaiting transfer.
Advertisement offers a guaranteed return of 12 points annually with potential 85 000 profit over ten years from a Tavestora Guarnney Trust Co address at 35 Wall St New York. Local reps sought and a note of caution about cautious investment is implied. Also includes Shiloh's Cure cold remedy ad with Kendrick Co.
A Chicago Record humorous tale follows a young husband who plans to teach joke writers a lesson after his wife’s mother visits. He recalls initial clashes with his mother in law and reveals how her tactful, good natured stance defuses their quarrels and earns his respect.
A discussion on linguistic purism marks the shift from Saxon French fusion phrases to modern usage. The piece defends keeping phrases like no sort of kind. argues some Ameri canisms are old provincialisms and muses on aging and worry.
Hon. David W. Carnegie describes western Australia’s interior natives in blunt terms, noting their dark skin smeared with grease and ashes, nakedness, and nomadic habit. He claims the region between Coolgardie and the Kimberley holds no useful water or minerals for humans or beasts, based on his 18 month journey.
A historical ad-like fragment argues the bladder and womb have single purposes and warns misattribution of female weakness. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as kidney and bladder remedy with samples, and notes a cost and mailing address in Binghamton New York.
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