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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1919
Page
6
A pithy quote from the Boston Transcript notes that without mistakes life would be dull, implying journalism thrives on human error and variety.
Donald notes returning works by A L F from France to the United States. The Bordeaux and St Sulpice docks are used for embarkation and evacuation of wounded. He praises engineer supervised construction and promises more details from the trip.
A brief column muses on how time shapes feelings of home and belonging. The writer reflects on memory, place, and the pace of daily life shaping personal identity.
The strike order targets Western Union American Telephone and Telegraph with its allied institutions. Western Union summarily acts against sympathizers of the Commercial Telegraphers Union as a nationwide walkout looms. Twenty aviators reportedly discharged. Postmaster General Burleson refuses mediation in the south. Winnipeg strike persists as Mayor Grey vows law and order.
James Newton reported his Ford stolen from Sudbury Tuesday night. It was found Wednesday morning several miles away with the gasoline tank low, indicating a stolen joy ride at Mr Newton's expense.
In Willoughby Lake and surrounding village areas residents share visits and baptisms. Mrs Cecil A Thee returns from Richmond while families motor to Willoughby Lake and Newport. Grace Methodist church records the baptism of Margaret Elizabeth MacDonald with a dress dating to 1836 in Paisley. A local ad lists household goods for sale at 42 Cliff Street with viewing times.
A. L. Bragg, contractor and builder, escaped serious injury when his car was struck by a freight train after stopping at Barton Works crossing to let an express pass. He tried to speed clear but the engine hit the car, flipping it. the vehicle was badly wrecked and Bragg escaped with minor injuries.
War department casualty lists include Vermont names with injuries. Private Nelson C. Dukett of Plainfield is wounded, degree undetermined, and Private Llewellyn Hughes of Poultney is listed as wounded slightly.
A meeting of the executive board of the Vermont Rural Letter Carriers Association was held in Barton on May 30. Officials outlined the program for the annual convention and outing to be held in Barton on August 18 to 14.
Burlington post of the American Legion has been tentatively formed and is expected to become permanent at a meeting on June 18, aligning with G A R posts.
Mayor J. Holmes Jackson sent three vetoes to the Burlington board of aldermen, striking down a proposed street fair of the C. O. F and actions on short term notes for the park commission amid the milk ordinances controversy.
Grace Methodist Church held Children’s Day exercises titled Heirs of Liberty a pageant featuring a Liberty Queen and varied tableaux and songs. The program included a greeting by Community groups and a baptismal rite for 29 boys and girls with 22 more welcomed into the church. church debt reported at $1000.
Mrs A J Morrow died after illness during a March visit to her parents in New Bedford Massachusetts. She leaves a husband and three children and was active in W R C and the 5 and D of L. Several relatives and neighbors are named in the notice along with local residents visiting or ill.
The meeting showcased a program with music, drills, Morse code, signaling, and speeches by Frank H. Brooks and Misa Isabel Porter. Collecting $60 toward a $300 goal, organizers placed donation boxes at the Demonstration camp on Court House Square as Boy Scouts of America aims to grow from 400,000 members toward one million nationwide.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness of our wife and sister and for the beautiful sowers. Ralph Martin and daughter, Charles Lynch and family.
Surrey hard rubber tires priced at 38 dollars and a 1915 Maxwell touring car offered at 210 dollars. Classified ad notes a bargain and indicates the McLean Music store as listing source.
U S Merchant Marine seeks applicants for training as Sailors Firemen Stewards aboard ocean going ships. Earn pay during training receive board and quarters. Age 18 to 35 require birth certificate. Apply to F G Landry sd Railroad Street Agent U S Shipping Board.
A brief note presents a cryptic reflection on aspirations and self examination, mentioning Ike and Mihout Jokulitant in a fragmentary line about aim and ruin. The wording hints at inner critique and a possible cautionary mood without clear narrative.
The reply to the Senate resolution will state the peace treaty with Germany is not yet suitable for release. Paris dispatches report Vonbrockdorf Rantzau, head of the German Peace Delegation, left Versailles for Cologne, his visit tied more to Rhineland events than to the peace conference.
A reflective piece argues for inner calm over constant happiness as we seek better understanding. It emphasizes knowing what truly matters and pursuing a reality we cannot fully define yet strive toward.
A fragment advises cultivating agreeable traits early in life to avoid heartache. It promotes gentle speech over harsh words, suggesting civility leads to health, wealth, and happiness, and encourages natural behavior free of forced display.
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