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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1919
Page
6
A stout cheerful customer at the corset counter holds up a returned article and murmurs about the label reading Made expressly for John Wanamaker, blaming the fit on the brand and noting it does not fit her.
In the Vermont town and surrounding areas many residents and visitors are noted in the week’s tally. Iva Johnson and Daniel Aiken travel visitors appear from Pike and Barnet, with Lyndonville and Island Pond neighbors in town. A Goss business trip to Detroit and new arrivals such as Frank Taylor moving from New York to work in the Goss store are recorded along with a string of local patronage. The Farm Bureau meeting draws many attendees from North Danville to East Burke, while the St Johnsbury US Employment Office reports its strongest day yet as farmers seek help and factories slow hiring. The town’s depot waiting room reopens to travelers.
Help wanted advertisement for a furniture man skilled in display and sales of furniture, floor coverings, and draperies. Requires a hustler type, steady and responsible, with good references. Include age, salary requirement, and references. Harrison & Dalley, Nyack, N Y.
Letter criticizes conflation of Bolsheviks and socialists, defends true socialists and organized labor while condemning anarchists and I W W. Calls Congress to outlaw red flags except Harvard’s, praises trade unions when properly controlled, and rejects organized anarchy. Also includes small advertisements for employment at J E Foster & Son Portland and a garment cutting system at F. & Me Dover.
The True Artist. The artist's always a child in freshness of feeling and unworldly delight in simple things that bring peace and freedom. A race or individual must possess this consciousness before daily work becomes imperative, Mabie notes on art and life.
The text argues that American presence in the Philippines spurs a broad athletic movement across the Far East. It compares modern sports to ancient Olympic origins, noting how competition from Bagnio inspires other eastern peoples to meet in friendly games and build mutual respect and understanding.
The article describes the challenges in making a compass suitable for aerial use. It highlights neutralizing engine magnetism and countering centrifugal force that misaligns the dial during banked turns. It concludes that a truly excellent compass is now in use.
General Pershing has cabled one hundred best stories of the war to Secretary Baker and turned them over to the Liberty Loan Bureau for the next campaign. Stories of heroism will appear as newspaper advertisements motion picture scenarios and pamphlets for speakers and schools.
Berlin February 5 Gustave Noske German war minister warns at a Soldiers Councils meeting that there is no counter revolution danger from the Right but chaos from last week could breed more misery than four years of war if coal shortages persist. He notes Berlin coal scarcities threaten electric curtailment crippling industry and protests government handling of the crisis. Also printed are classified ads and naval policy remarks urging a strong navy to uphold Monroe Doctrine and protect smaller nations.
At Annapolis Secretary Daniels urged equal wartime naval buildup as 351 Naval Reserve Force members earned temporary ensigns after a 15 week program at the Naval Academy. Rear Admiral Eberle, to command Fifth Division, noted no cuts to power and promised ships to keep pace with any navy while advocating faith in a league of peace to reduce armaments.
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