Evening Caledonian exposition of terms and notices
The Evening Caledonian published daily except Sundays from St Johnsbury Vermont. Subscription rates are 4 dollars a year 2 dollars for six months and 1 dollar for three months delivered by carrier in St Johnsbury for 50 cents monthly. Government prepaid subscriptions apply. Associated Press news is exclusive for republication. Rights to despatches and local news are reserved. Entered May 1 1916.
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St. Johnsbury
Associated Press
Vermont
Life's Dreary Path and War Echoes on a February Day
A February 4 1919 column mixes grief over wartime losses with domestic life and public mood. It contrasts mothers losing sons in France with husbands losing wives to influenza and notes wartime debates with President Wilson. The piece also jokes about prohibition and public life as winter ends.
Outdated Republican pushback vs Democrats war policy
A reader derides weekly Republican publicity from Washington as wasteful and partisan slush aimed at boosting the party while criticizing Democratic conduct in the war. The letter denounces “bang and a whang” tactics, urges restraint, and defends Wilson Democrats as the more effective, prudent choice.
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Republican National Committee
Washington
Republican Party
Demoocratic
United States
William Randolph Hearst
Wilson
Knights of Pythias
Chickamauga
Rutland
Power plays and political distraction in wartime talks
A columnist argues against belittling Democrats over policy details. He notes the country should focus on larger concerns and praises the party and its leader for their role in mobilizing against Germany. He dismisses petty attacks as beneath thinkers with big brains.
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Germany
Wilson
Tobacco and morals clash in YMCA letter on smoking ban
Dr. Fisher, YMCA wartime chief of physical work, urges a tolerant anti smoking campaign. He argues for posters showing tobacco's effects without moralizing and notes wartime conditions do not justify smoking in peace. The piece cites historical figures and riffs on anti tobacco efforts across eras.
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Fisher
International Committee
The
National War Work Council
Association
James II
George Trask
Fitchburg
Mass
John B. Gough
Satan
Dio Lewis
N. P. Banks
Aetna
Robert Reel
America
New York Times
Vermont Notables and Prisoner Release Highlights
The release list from France includes Capt. Robert M. Deming of Burlington and Sidney Tisdale of East Middlebury, who died at 90. Mrs. Mary Stickney Lawrence of Rutland has been doing canteen work overseas and returned to Rutland. Miss Mabel H. Powers of North Hero sails February first from New York with the Armenian and Syrian relief commission as a Red Cross nurse. Several others are booked to sail on the first Mediterranean-bound boat.
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France
Robert M. Deming
Burlington
Mary Stickney Lawrence
Rutland
New York
Mabel H. Powers
North Hero
Red Cross
Mediterranean
JUST KIDS-Somebody Scented Trouble
A152437 news summary noting financial figures and local incidents. The city shows December 31 1918 assets of 1 140 984 28 liabilities 555 528 41. Henry Eubar injured by lantern misfuel. Sidney Young 22 Bennington charged with burglary of Hawkins store South Shaftsbury. items found on him.
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Aer
Sidney Young
Bennington
A. B
R. Hawkins
South Shaftsbury
Young
Frank Becker
Passports Restricted for Wives and Mothers of Soldiers Abroad
The State Department rules bar passports to women with husbands or sons in service abroad unless travel is urgent. Passports to Europe are limited. Cuba restrictions were lifted though applicants should carry identification. Travel to Cuba may be for pleasure or business now.
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Europe
State Department
Washington
James S. Allen
United States District Court
Cuba
Father of the Paragraph Prentice’s duel with Gallagher and Louisville career
George D. Prentice born 1802 in Preston Connecticut became a famed editor known for terse editorial paragraphs. He rivaled William Gallagher of the Courier in Louisville over abolition and slavery, worsening into personal journalism and a duel challenge that Gallagher declined. Prentice died in Louisville January 22, 1870.
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Preston
Conn
George D. Prentice
Ohio
Prentice
Kentucky
Lexington
Henry Clay
Louisville
William D. Gallagher
Xenia
Gallagher
The
Courier
Journal
Cincinnati
Churchill
Ice Cream Brings Comfort in French Base Hospital
A narrator finds a wounded patient in a French base hospital, eyes bandaged, resting on a cot in a quiet ward. The offer of chocolate ice cream sparks a moment of solace amid war’s care.
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France
Real USA ice cream surprise reaches Tim Mary Elizabeth Evans
In a playful exchange a narrator reveals a long journey to bring ice cream to Tim Mary Elizabeth Evans in Letter From Paris. The friend T expresses disbelief at the distance and the feat, insisting the treat is real despite the speaker’s modest claims.
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Sie
U. S. A.ce
Tim—Mary Elizabeth Evans
Paris
Food and War Insights From World’s Work Article
Ralph W. Page discusses the food situation and says food will win the war. He notes German beliefs that American wheat posed greater danger than soldiers and criticizes submarine campaigns targeting transatlantic food shipments.
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Ralph W. Page
Christendom
Chicago
Kansas
William
Republic
Senator Penrose Comments on Austria and the War
Senator Penrose warns that Austria may be harmed by anti German sentiment and could escape punishment. A mutual friend recalls Percy Jones as a gallant but questions that label, noting he renamed his mule from Maud to Bill to avoid shame after a victory.
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Austria
Penrose
Germany
Percy Jones
Maud
Bill
Squelching Him and a Wonder Magazine Story
Robert Chambers recalls Res Beach as the hero in a sharp tale about a boastful acquaintance. The bragging party once claimed a Wonder Magazine story pleased a friend who asked if he authored it, a witty dig Beach turns on him.
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Robert Chambers
Res Beach
Beach
Chambers
Wonder Magazine
German Deterioration and War Weight Loss
German doctors estimate that the average person in cities of that country lost about one sixth of his weight during the war. Men lost slightly more weight than women. Farmers lost no weight at all.
Little Known Hero of London Anti Aircraft Duds
Captain Larcombe led anti aircraft defences in London for four years locating unexploded German bombs after raids. He and his men risked danger to recover duds and remove them from the city then destroy them, ending a hidden threat to London’s residents.
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Gany
Larcombe
London
Eng
Furniture for Sale in St Johnsbury Vermont
In St Johnsbury Vermont Howard Wells advertises used and nearly new furniture at deep discounts. Glenwood parlor stove and pipe, Estey organ, Singer sewing machine, Edison phonograph, mahogany piano stool, art print, oak extending table, six dining chairs, oak book case desk, sideboard, couch cover and more offered at low prices. Reach 11 Caledonia Street by phone 617 W for details and quotes.
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Glenwood
Estey
Singer
Edison Phonograph
Prescription for Influenza Avoidance and Cold Caution
The note urges plenty of exercise fresh air and regular hours as the cure for influenza and warns that neglect or illness can still bring a cold. It emphasizes immediate care when symptoms appear and promotes daily routines for health maintenance.
Counterfeit $20 Bill Alert Circulating in New York Bank
The Treasury Secret Service warns that a counterfeit $20 federal reserve note from the New York Federal Reserve Bank is in circulation. The fake uses silk fibers simulated with sponge marks, signaling a sophisticated replication.
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Washington
Treasury Secret Service
Federal Reserve
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Knights of Pythias Apollo Lodge Meeting Notice
Apollo Lodge No 2 of the Knights of Pythias holds a regular meeting Tuesday evening February 4 at 730 Bank of Page to be worked on two candidates H W Clark C H E Anderson EK R and 8
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Apollo Lodge
Bank of Page
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