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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1919
Page
4
Dainty Lila Lee rises to fame in the screen world with beauty charm and talent. The article predicts she will become a familiar motion picture star. Special scenic effects music and songs accompany Freckles at the Colonial Theatre Friday night February 28.
On a hot day two mine sweeper sailors dash to a public house. They order two quarts of ale and drink in a single draft while the bar maid watches. One man, after paying, grins and asks his comrade if the drink is so bad. He offers more.
Friday visitors and town notes from the Evening Caledonian detail several residents in town for a weekend, including Maud Smith and Ruth King. It lists church services, a prize speaking contest on March 21, and a memorial for George Lillierap. A film bill at the Globe theatre features Charlie Chaplin and Viola Dana.
A tense domestic scene unfolds as a drunken father confronts his daughter over education and independence. Accusations, coercion, and a sudden act of violence erupt in a night of fear and control, set against a cold New England setting. The narrative shifts to a dramatic turn as the daughter pleads, then screams, amid the man’s escalating threat.
Real estate listing for sale includes a two tenement house and lot on Central Street known as the Hancock House in good repair. North Main Street offers three tenement house options, two tenement with modern improvements, and a seven room house with a large garden along with several other properties for sale.
East Barnet notes Miss Hayward returns after three weeks absent due to illness. Arthur Moore recovers from tonsillitis. The W Red Cross met with Mrs Ford for an all day meeting with a picnic dinner.
Elwin Vemouth arrives back home from overseas duty with the 57th Pioneer Infantry. Miss Pearl Blanchard of Northampton Massachusetts visits town for a few days. The Congregational church chowder supper is described as a great success.
Miss Alice Harvey Edna Welch and Gladys McNally attended the Caledonia County teachers convention in St Johnsbury on Friday. Ernest Elliott of New York visited his mother Mrs Oliver Jenness for a few days. Representative P S Harris his wife and son Carl returned from Montpelier on Friday.
Thursday evening March 13 at 7 30 for dispatch of business. Orville N Pinney and W M Fred H Dolloff serve as Secretary and Secretary respectively for the meeting.
Apollo Lodge No 2 holds a regular meeting on Tuesday evening February 25 at 7 30. Knights rank to be conferred during the session.
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