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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1918
Page
5
Vermont records show sales of War Savings and Thrift Stamps through November 30 1918. Amounts include Franklin County and Lake sales with figures around 143 036 and 406 00 dollars. The report lists distribution by local offices and totals prepared for the State Distributor of War Savings.
Vermont soldiers on the steamer Janopie in Boston include Richard A. Harvey of Richmond and 3. 4. O Neil of White River Junction. All schools in Williston closed because of influenza. A large turnout in Rutland for a woman suffrage meeting at the Berwick. adjourned to be announced. Rutland Woodstock trolley and Rutland electric car collide, shaking passengers and damaging vehicles. The St Albans Swanton Traction Company plans fare rise from five to six cents. Ten year old James Levin of Northfield injured sliding and hitting a post. infantile paralysis blamed. Congregation Church Morrisville holds vote on calling Rev. George Goodliffe in quarantine conditions. about 30 braved cold to vote.
The U S Employment Service pauses campaign for worn worker and channels effort to match soldiers and sailors returning home with suitable civilian work. Employers are urged to register with local offices listing open positions to inform veterans during camp discharge and homecoming. Offices cover multiple counties in Vermont.
A period advertisement touts Dr P M Edwards Olive Tablets as a cure for liver and bowel issues. It claims the olive color tablets improve digestion, flush toxins, and restore energy, urging women and men to use them nightly and noting a price of 25 cents per box.
A brief war anecdote places Marshal Joffre in Paris at the outbreak of war. Deputies pressed him over French artillery losses as the line fell back. He reassured them with calm confidence, declaring cannons were only tubes.
A newspaper editor rushed to advertise a five dollar reward for his dog and then added a Q and A request. He found the office deserted except for a sulky boy as staff searched for the pet, while the tale ended with the mention of American Liver Tablets.
The American Red Cross in Rome orders all food clothing and other Red Cross supplies in Rome Rimini and Naples warehouses sent to recently occupied Italian territories to aid the needy. Venice has sent lard fat meat and condensed milk to Trieste. The Italian Navy minister provides a ship from Ancona to Trieste to move Red Cross provisions gathered nationwide.
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