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Newspaper
Burlington Free Press
Location
Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
3
A preacher defends dreams as divine warnings and conversions, arguing Scripture supports revelation via dreams. He cites biblical figures and modern testimonies, urging disciplined faith over peacetime slumber and urging readers to seek guidance through dreams when aligned with God’s will.
A damaged OCR fragment describes an instrument of music never yet finished, created for one sound. It speaks of a mighty trumpet, turning and blowing a lone blast that would make the earth quiver as judgment is cried.
A $1,500,000 exclusive New York family hotel is to be built on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty third Street. Run by Paul Berger, a Newport caterer, the fourteen story building aims to offer high class service without public access, blending hotel and apartment house features with living rooms, catering, a ballroom, supper room, and full staff.
While resting along a Missouri line, Gould helps a rugged traveler whose wife jokes about soap. A porter provides several pieces of soap and tins while the man, surprised, praises the generosity and odds he might be related to Santa Claus.
London engineer Thomas Baret of Sydney reports a new telephone meter patent to measure actual usage time. A clockwork mechanism starts when the receiver is lifted and winds as the lever moves, with a dial showing total call duration to charge subscribers by actual service time.
A garbled mix of reports mentions a suicide by drowning on a bridge amid family distress in England, a corroboration of an elderly man’s tale, and government pauper spending figures in England Scotland and Brance. It also notes Silk import values, Mill’s humor on a proverb, and historic road dangers between Liverpool and London. Fires in Tien Tsin Sinho and Welsh barracks, all incendiary. Wood’s tariila as a cure for rheumatic pain praised.
A seven masted steel fore and aft schooner designs by Crowninshield for a Lawson Crowley syndicate at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy Massachusetts, with keel laid and launch planned next February. Projected cost a quarter of a million dollars, 7000 ton net and 10000 ton gross, 408 foot length, 50 foot beam, 60,000 square feet of canvas, two decks, double bottom, two mast booms pine, multiple sails, and a possible second vessel if successful.
A compilation of quotes about Daniel Webster praising the Bible and its role in law and life, alongside brief vignettes on charity and moral counsel. It notes Webster’s lifelong study, reverence for Scripture, and the value placed on religious guidance in public virtue. Also touches on a parish relief tale, a widow’s memory, and a critique of survival of the fittest beliefs.
A Chicago Record Herald verse notes money as a chrysalis, growing from a caterpillar in stages. It crawls toward grasp then, with effort, appears near. When touched, money gains wings and flies away, eluding immediate hold.
Daly shines for Army, scoring all points including a 2 yard run for the touchdown and the point after. Harvard bred heroics lift West Point as Annapolis fights back in a hard fought, nearly even contest with fierce defense and steady kicking.
Vermont court action links to United States Supreme Court review of Doherty case on mental competence and possible execution delay. The Burlington district records outline orders, errors, and arguments about the presumption of sanity and the need for clear evidence before any commute or delay in execution. The document cites trial dates, witnesses, and the involvement of legislators and court clerks in the authentication and scheduling of proceedings.
A mix of assorted fragments mentions animal perfumes such as attar of rose and catole, regions of contract law guidance for personal property versus real estate, and a sensational case in Wellington about the loss of the steam yacht Ariadne. It cites George Munford I C Kerry and Freve under arrest with a claim of $2,000 paid to wreck the insured vessel valued at $50,000.
Advertisers are urged to use Free Presa want ads to find servants errand boys gardeners and other help. The copy emphasizes low cost quick placement and the chance to reach the cream of the unemployed.
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