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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1920
Page
3
A daily health promo urges readers to guard against influenza by keeping the stomach full and bowels tidy. It touts Goldine Laxatives in liquid and tablet form as a preventive tonic, claiming a well-ordered system wards off the flu and strengthens overall health.
A spelling school will be held at the school house next Tuesday evening February 24 at 8 o clock. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
The funeral for Mrs. William E. Houston of Orleans was held at the home on Wednesday at 11 o'clock with Rev. P. J. MacInnis officiating. Bearers included William Lindsay and John Moyse among others. She was born in Reencany Dee in 1886 and moved to Concord in 1889 with her husband. She leaves a husband, two grandsons, a daughter in law, and three brothers. The Junior High School and J. M. S. grades closed for the funeral day.
Local notes report the Ladies of St Bimike adding nine dollars to the treasury from a baked bean supper. Visitors include Edith Hutchinson at Elmore Chase and Arthur Bridges visiting sister in town. Several illness and quarantine notices, birthdays, and social events are noted along with church services and a roof collapse on a farm.
Howard Morrison died at his Fitchburg apartment on February 16 after a one day influenza illness. He served in the war from St Johnsbury, spending ten months overseas. A Leominster American Legion member, he is survived by wife Edith Johnsquest Morrison, brother Charles Morrison of Providence, and mother Myrva Morrison of St Johnsbury. His burial was attended by Mrs. Howard Morrison and Mrs. W. H. Morrison of Randolph. He is remembered by local youth who mourn his death.
Kathryn sobbed as she cried to her mother that Dex had frightened her. Her mother tried to redirect, asking what kind of tail the dog had. Kathryn whispered through tears, “Did the dog have a tail?”
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as they cannot reach the disease. The remedy is taken internally and works through the blood on mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials offered. Chicago-based company Cheney & Co. Advertising claims include Hall's Pills for constipation.
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