Evening Caledonian publication notice and pricing
The Evening Caledonian announces its establishment in 1837 and daily publication except Sundays and holidays. Pricing: by mail four dollars per year, six months two dollars, three months one dollar. Local delivery fifty cents per year in St. Johnsbury. Subscriptions ordered by the government are prepaid.
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W.D. Pelley Publishing Co., Inc
Eastern Avenue
Main Street
St. Johnsbury
Associated Press
Vermont
The Same Old Drag and Public War Notices
Sergt Ruth Farnam’s book A Nation at Gay is praised for vivid wartime experiences recalled from St Johnsbury. Governor Henry W Keyes recovers from pneumonia in Haverhill while Senator George H Moses convalesces in Washington, delaying succession talk in New Hampshire politics.
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Sergt
Ruth S$. Farnam
Serbia
Armory
Gay
St. Johnsbury
Henry W. Keyes
New Hampshire
Haverhill
George H. Moses
Washington
Granite State
Veteran Vermont clergyman urged to seek senate chaplaincy
Rev Joseph Hamilton of Randolph a longtime Methodist clergyman and resident of Randolph is urged by friends in the state to become candidate for the chaplaincy of the Vermont Senate. He has belonged to the Vermont conference for fifty two years and plans to stand for official preferment for the first time.
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Joseph Hamilton
St. Johnsbury
Randolph Herald and News
Randolph
Vermont
Hamilton
Saving of coal through tin can method proposed
Letter from F. E. Lucas of Johnsbury Vermont dated December 21, 1918 proposes a simple fuel saving method. He suggests placing a tin can in the fire after initial coal burns to red hot the can and allow adding more coal to achieve a hotter, more efficient fire. He claims if every family followed this, 2000 tons of coal could be saved yearly.
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Caledonian
St. Johnsbury
German Field Library Memoir From Ne son Cavalry Officer
A letter from Lieutenant Colonel Ne son describes capturing a German camp library for a forward dressing station. He notes finding many books and magazines including translations of Captain Marriott's works, which he would have liked to keep as souvenirs of time and place.
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Ne Son
Ceptain Marriot
London Mail
Poison Gas Prepared in 1908 Revealed by Scientific American
Scientific American reports that Prof Richard Norton who organized the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance corps disclosed that German gas apparatus captured in the Chewpagne battle dated to 1908. The piece notes barbous devices were developed six years before the war, linking prewar experimentation to later conflicts.
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Richard Norton
VolAnteer Motor Amb Lance Corps
Paris
Chewpagne
Scientific American
Vermont News Roundup From Weybridge to Rutland and Beyond
Vermont brief covers wartime arrivals from German prison camps including Edward A. Johnson of Rutland. local accidents and births. long service railroad man Freeman Saltus of Burlington. soldiers wounded or missing such as Pvt Wesley W. Smith and Sergt Dana L Pike. a fatal mix up of a telegram about Charles Dougherty. Armenian Syrian relief drive led by Roland E Stevens with regional chairmen named.
All in His Tongue Speeches Stir Indiana Loyalists
A southern Indiana lawyer has given many patriotic talks while his stenographer notes a quieter truth. He bought a Liberty Bond for 50, reflecting his belief in patriotism as faith, as recounted through a wavering, silvery tongue and cautious smiles.
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Indiana
Ohio River
Jreople Lave
The Army’s Heart and Voice in Mina Irving Poem
A wartime poem excerpt by Mina Irving in Tes proclaims the army as the heart of action. It uses vivid imagery of drums bugles and battleplanes to celebrate marching men and weapons as symbols of national power.
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Mina Irving
French Women Respond to War Call in Farms
The Yale Review notes France urged women to aid harvests as conscription rose. Women from towns and villages joined farm work to sustain crops and prepare for next year’s harvest, answering Viviani’s call to serve the country.
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France
Viviani
Yale Review
What Will Become of Automobiles as Planes Rise
In a New York Evening Post reflection the author laments era of car posters and elegant auto aesthetics may fade as airplanes threaten auto production. The piece notes high tires heat roads and costly gasoline while praising the beauty of passengers and car designs as a vibrant yet passing era.
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New York Evening Post
Mule Meat Debate Echoes From The Swap
In the closing days of the swap the Birmingham Age-Herald warns against mule meat as potential German temptation. The Nashville Banner counters that while mules deserve respect for their service, mule steak is not a gastronomic delicacy for Americans or the enemy.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Nashville Banner
Imported pest threatens Victorian farmland as rats spread
Victoria's sheep districts report a new pest, the brown rat, now widespread across the expansive fertile acres. Vermin allegedly burrow in soft soil and emerge to prey on stored fodder, with droughts prompting large-scale import of cattle feed and fodder from the United States, potentially introducing the rodents.
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Australia
Victoria
Australian
Joseph-of
Egypt
United States
Feminist Bride Questions Car Appearance After Wedding
An Evansville woman and her groom traveled in his touring car after a wedding. While leaving the minister’s home the officiant listened to the bride as she asked whether their car looked larger than when they first arrived, sparking a humorous exchange reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Speec
Indianapolis News
N.H. S
Island Pond Haight School
Alunmai Gils
Arthur Wells
Burlington
Urban Livingston
Baltimore
War Department
West
H. T. Robbins
General Hospital
Springfield
How He Escaped Draft
A short exchange recalls a boy asking how his father avoided the draft. The father answers that he used a wiret…
Town Mourns Mrs Buckland Death in Newport
Mrs Alfreda Buckland aged 59 years died Saturday morning at 845 Broadview Avenue Newport after six years of rheumatic illness. She leaves husband H W Buckland and three children A R Buckland W R Buckland and Pearl Buckland Dane. Funeral held Monday at home with Rev L A Edwards, burial Pine Grove Cemetery. Out of town mourners included S Buckland Ayers Cliff and W R Buckland Worcester.
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Alfreda Buckland
Broadview Avenue
Buckland
Mrs. Buckland
Coaticooke
Newport
H. W. Buckland
A. R
Inconsiderate Infantry Attack Described With Delayed Fire
The report recounts an afternoon attack where infantry rushed to place pieces, prepared a second time after delays, and were ordered to stand by at four o clock. A telephone message redirected commands, sparking frustration about outdated formations and lack of respect for the flag.
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Hae
Conscientious Objector Cites War and Peace Debate
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a conscientious objector and a Prussian general, with phrases implying opposition to war and advocacy for peace. The text hints at a debate over military service and pacifist stance, but details are incomplete.
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Cheerfulness as a Path to Personal Progress
The article urges rejecting dependence on others ideas and stresses independent thinking and cheerfulness as essential for personal growth. It argues high standards require vigorous thought and warns against blind conformity, advocating a cheerful spirit to improve life and work.
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