Evening Caledonian Local Staff and Contact Details
The Evening Caledonian of St. Johnsbury Vermont lists offices at 125 Eastern Avenue with W D Pelley as publisher and editor manager. Local staff include Chas C Lord Alice Massey Robert Mackinnon Florence Rouse Ruth Impey Myles Gilman Annie Moran Maurice Barrett and others. Subscriptions are available by mail or carrier with rates and terms noted.
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St. Johnsbury
Owset
Caledonian
W- D. Pelley
Chas, C. Lord
Alice Massey
Robert Mackinnon
Florence Rouse
W. E. Barrett
Raymond Packard
Ruth Impey
Myles S. Gilman
Arthur Boucher
Annie Moran
Maurice Barrett
Life's Dreary Path and the Vermont Editor’s Spotlight
The piece rails at editors in Vermont while teasing the town about lawn care peas and outbursts from women readers. It riffs on editor egos and public opinion, noting tempers in the newsroom and threats on the road. It ends with a warning to not insult a lady.
June Weddings and the June Illusion in Venerable Traditions
A Bennington Banner reflection notes June as the peak month for weddings across generations. The piece argues weddings symbolize society’s foundation and that June embodies beauty as nature brightens days and masks flaws, celebrating life’s sacred union.
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Bennington Banner
Our Own Problem Repeats American Race Violence
The piece condemns U S lynching and anti Black violence while urging national self examination. It cites the burning of a negro church in a southern town and a Dallas lynching with women and children present, arguing these acts rival overseas atrocities. It calls for reflection before criticizing other nations.
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Poland
Tallas
Tex
Dallas
Outrage and Justice Calls Across Regions
The Burlington News condemns brutality in Belgium and Northern France and denounces southern outrages against civilization. It argues that efforts to convict those responsible have failed, presenting a damning indictment of southern decency.
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Belgium
France
Russia
Burlington News
Stop Planting Explosives Bolsheviki Bidding for Recognition
The Barre Daily Times condemns Bolshevik activity in the United States and Russia as a threat to social order. It argues U S recognition of the Russian Bolshevik government hinges on Americans abandoning violent acts and adopting peaceful habits.
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United States
Treaty secrecy sparks cross senator clash in New York World
The New York World comments on Senator Lodge and Senator Borah denying obligations of confidentiality amid a public dispute over a peace treaty. It notes public declarations about receiving a copy, insists the treaty remains withheld by design, and questions private interests obtaining the document before parliamentary bodies.
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Lodge
Senate
Senator Lodge
Borah
Washington
Hitchcock
State Department
New York
Chamber of Deputies
House of Commons
United States
Paris
How Barre Was Named by Local Quarrel and Vote
A playful Vermont origin tale describes Barre's name choice from Wildersburgh to Holden and Barre. Neighbors gather at Calvin Smith's to settle on a loftier bay state name, debating Paris Newburn Holden and ultimately agreeing after a comic barnyard showdown.
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Wildersburgh
Peebries
Calvin Smith
Barre Bout Ends With Barre Victory In Bout
In a Barre Daily Times report from Monday June 2, Thompson presses early, Sherman dodges and counters, Thomson is hurt, Holdenite is toppled, and the crowd hears the cry Barre is the name as Barre claims the win.
Burial Customs of Vorroy Strait Natives Describe Anointing Perfume Rites
A fragment describes Vorroy Strait Island natives north of Queensland with funeral practices. Bodies are anointed with cheap perfume and sealed in corked bottles, graves marked by a wooden stand, and ceremonies include mourners dancing and singing while feasting on yams and turtle meat to honor the departed.
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Vorroy Strait Island
Queensland
State News and Local Items From Vermont
M P Wheeler of White River sold his trotting horse Silver King to Lester Dove of Combin ation park Posten. Lake Mansfield club held its annual meeting and trout dinner with nearly 100 present. 78 pounds of trout were caught and cooked. Hoyt S Knight of South Royalton received a letter from Senator W P Dillingham naming him resistant doorkeeper in the U S Senate, replacing a Democrat. Walter Mason, a carding room employee at Dewey woolen mills in Quebec, was injured. he is recovering at Mary Hitchcock hospital. The new dormitory at the Vermont State School of Agriculture at Randolph Center will be dedicated Friday June 20 with speakers Governor Percival W Clement Milo B Hillegas Orland I Martin Luther B Johnson and H H Colley. Rev Frazer Metzger will give the invocation.
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Lake Mansfield Club
Hoyt S. Knight
South Royalton
W. P. Dillingham
U.S. Senate
Knight
House of Representatives
Montpelier
Royalton
Searshore
Dewey Wooler Mills
Quebec
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
Vernont State School Or of Agriculture
Randolph Center
Percival W. Clement
Milo B. Hillegas
Orlando I. Martin
Vermont State Grange
Luther B. Johnson
H. H. Colley
Frazer Metzger
Endurance Wins the Race Not Fleetness
Motivational note on perseverance urging steady effort amid hopeless moments. It warns that many men fail to gain fortune and fame when courage falters just before success, and advises continuing toward a desired outcome one step at a time.
Cloth of the Ancients Woven by Egyptians Worn by Arabs
A report notes cloth woven by ancient Egyptians proved durable for millennia. It was used to wrap mummies and, according to the piece, Arabs of today can wear it. The text mentions the Egyptians’ view of wool as unclean.
Deep Diving Depths in Historical Record
The text cites extreme depths for divers with 204 feet noted as the greatest depth reached, 182 feet as the deepest depth for useful work, and mentions sponge and pearl divers descending to about 0 feet without armor.
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Vermont
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Barre
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Thompson's
Sherman
Bay
Thomson
Calvin
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F. I. Russell
Concord, Vt
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M. P. Wheeler
White River
Lester Dove
Posten
Walter Mason
Owen Glass
Universal Brea
Guernsey
E. N. Randall & CO
Railroad
White River Junction
Secretary Board OF Trade
George R. Bagby
Danville, Vt
Passumpsic Lodge
F. & A. R. Communication
Birney L. Hall
W. M
Fred H. Dolloff
Haswell Royal Arch
Bloomfield A. Palmer
B. G. Moore
Sec’y
Palestine Commandery
K. T
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Com
A. M. Lang
Knights OF Pythias
K. of P. Hall
H. W. Clark
Anderson
Twin State Gas & Electric Co
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BOY Scout Drive
the Globe
L. H. Baxter
Church St
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