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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
4
An editorial urges public and private action on construction of homes, sewers, waterworks and bridges to raise national value and stabilize the economy. It notes steel material price reductions but cites scarce dwelling accommodations, rising rents, and farm needs, with war restrictions lifting to enable building plans.
The column notes readers’ interest in cheaper cigars and downplayed war magazine stories. It suggests government ownership of Hearst papers and hopes for a solid war history. It jokes about returning soldiers and Bolshevik talk while praising editors lawyers and lawmakers gathered in Montpelier.
The article urges revival of construction after war restrictions, arguing building adds prosperity and employment for returning soldiers. It highlights government backing via William B. Wilson and calls residents of St Johnsbury and nearby areas to share plans and information for local building projects.
The Barre Times laments a cigarette stub sparked a blaze that damaged a St Johnsbury building causing substantial loss. It urges the careless individual be held fully liable to repay the cost and warns others against mimicking film heroes and neglecting safety.
A survey of negligees shows vast variety from simple slips to elaborate chemises with lace georgette coats and velvet ribbons. Cap trims and slippers follow trends with nets laces and ribbons. gifts for holidays suggested. Practical blue serge dresses feature semiprincess lines bright embroidery and chenille floral motifs in wool and silk blends.
The article describes how Vikings allegedly reddened ship rollers with the crew’s blood during war galley launches. It links breaking a bottle of wine over the ship stem to this surviving practice. It also notes funeral rites involving an officer’s charge and compares them to sacrifices at a chieftain’s pyre.
Eighty percent of the plant’s workers are girls with more than ninety percent of employees being female nationwide, per department of labor findings. Recent investigations note a sharp rise in women in industrial labor over the past years.
A four year old girl was allowed to carry pennies for the collection envelope to attend Sunday school for the first time. The class found humor as the monitor noted her dignified remark, Here, girls, I will pay the fares.
The passage extols a mind that thinks no evil and gives others the benefit of the doubt. It praises seeing the bright side and living with a cheerful, hopeful spirit as a daily stimulus and benediction for life.
In Feanes the rule of double postage for unpaid letters existed until postage stamps were introduced. It was considered ill bred to prepaid a letter addressed to a friend.
A concise sermon notes that a man’s character is shown by his deeds while his reputation is built on what he is caught doing. The remark contrasts inner integrity with outward images and public perception.
Miss Helen Collins a Rutland high school faculty member departs this week for New York City to teach Spanish in a high school. Miss Zilpha Ranney of Pittsfield a Bethel high school instructor is invited to fill the Rutland vacancy but Bethel’s school board will not release her from her contract.
The passage recalls the Devil's Belt named along the Long Island Sound before and after the Revolution, with Hell Gate at one end and the Race at the other, as seen on Sauthier's map of New York during the era.
Several boys held a street corner conference when one boy challenged another’s language, asking why vacation exists if a fellow must talk proper all the time. The exchange highlighted tensions over slang and manners among youths in a casual urban scene.
A reflective line asserts that despite gold’s abundance, wealth of character matters more than material riches, suggesting true value lies beyond minted wealth and outward riches.
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