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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1919
Page
4
A collage of editorial chatter and social asides from the Evening Caledonian includes remarks on a Kaiser trial, fishing trips, fashion, and societal wit. It references Rutland World clippings and comments on suffragists, Mary Ann, and Paris hosiery, reflecting light, humorous local opinion.
A reflective line compares daily commerce and services as the true civic works. The text muses on department stores becoming the drug store, barber shops guiding community improvement, and the paradox of perceived thirst versus actual consumption.
The old Spanish plaster or peso, now a dollar, was divided into eight reales. In the era of piracy it was valued as a silver coin worth one dollar, and the term pieces of eight reflected its eight‑reals composition.
Miss Muriel Dow returns home from four weeks at Lake Morey. Many residents including William Stevenson of Peacham and Elizabeth Dow visited family, with others traveling to or from nearby towns. Notables include Rev D D Johnson en route to Pittsburg and Mrs. Herbert Spear visiting from Woodstock.
The passage notes a fresh sardine with iridescent blue green scales and a peacock line beneath, bright barnlike markings fading once exposed to air, while the rest of the body remains pure silver.
A classical exchange unfolds between a cleric and a bridge playing parishioner. The clergyman laments wasted time while the parishioner agrees noting shuffling dealing and deciding cards consume expempurating moments.
Richard Wagner born in 1818 is linked to the number 13 through numerology. The note claims 14 letters in his name, 18 works, and dates for Tanhauser and his death tied to 13 and 18. It advertises FOLLOW THE GOOD ROADS to the Newport House in Newport VI with Turkey dinners and excellent cuisine by A M Bowen proprietor.
Randall and Whitcomb advertise for boys to sell the Evening Caledonian, seeking young agents in town. The brief notice requests reliable youths for door duties, with pay terms likely to depend on collections and commissions.
The Phoenix correspondent reports a surge in silver demand as copper markets falter postwar. Officials like O P Rotniger and George D Bethune note new plant upgrades and rising prices. Arizona mines from Prescott to Bisbee show silver as a dominant by product, with new discoveries and camps opening near Tittle Flat.
C M Kennedy in Seattle, a polite marriage license official, corrects a bride who repeatedly says Helmaheart Hurts when asked for her name. He explains the confusion, noting profanity is unnecessary, and asks the groom for the real name. The exchange ends with the misunderstanding clarified and Kennedy apologizing.
Representative Steenerson of Minnesota, a Republican on the House post office committee, predicts that wireless communication will replace ordinary telegraph and telephone lines within a year. He notes radio is advancing rapidly and will spare the average American from concerns over transmission methods or ownership of wires.
A description notes Korea as rich in coal fields and iron with abundant gold exports worth about 3 million dollars annually. It portrays Korea as holding undeveloped mineral wealth and major mineral potential.
Mr McAdoo argues for uniting with leading nations to form a powerful benevolent force for peace. He says no league of nations can succeed without America and insists American influence is essential for its creation and success. He warns democracy faces internal dangers from new ideologies and Bolshevism, urging sober reflection on Russia.
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