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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1919
Page
2
An advertisement touts AMELS expert blend using Turkish and domestic tobaccos. It claims Camels satisfy every cigarette desire with universal delight and unusual enjoyment. The copy asserts Camel Cigarettes are a revelation and the only ones you will smoke to meet your taste.
Ellery Goodrich and Clifford Gordon were sentenced to five to six months in the house of correction for involvement in auto thefts after prior fines for bicycle thefts. Leo Lavalley Howard Muir and Louis Johnson pleaded guilty to stealing automobiles and were sent to the Vergennes industrial school for the remainder of their minority with probation for a year.
A veteran reflects on three years in uniform and the challenge of adapting to civilian life. He notes discomfort leaving military habits behind, such as saluting, and the tension between structured duty and everyday tasks like catching a bus or crossing streets. The piece compares wartime discipline to civilian restraint and suggests relearning ordinary behavior is as necessary as basic training.
A historic Missouri river bridge at St. Joseph undergoes a careful reconstruction to avoid altering its alignment. New piers are built downstream, old spans shifted shoreward, and a temporary swing span allows river traffic to pass with only a brief ten hour shutdown. The swing span starts as a cantilever and the project proceeds without changing the bridge's overall course.
Paris reports show the Y M C A expanding its French property holdings leasing 2565 units outside huts and transient spaces for about 4.3 million francs yearly. In Paris it has 38 properties with an annual rent near 2.3 million francs including the Palais de Glace and Cirque de Paris. The effort supports 26000 American troops in Paris and nearby areas with spaces from skating rinks to theaters, warehouses, and hotels, managed by Edmunds Donnell and Falk with free leases from the city of Paris where possible.
L W English of Woodstock won the farm dairy class with 92.5 while Caspian Lake Creamery Greensboro led the creamery class with 93.75 score. Others scoring over 90 included Gilman Point Farm St Albans Roberts South Hero Creamery and several cooperatives. The report notes churning temperatures and wash water care, plus a list of top creamery samples and scores.
Military educational work in France now operates under Army control with former YMCA secretaries serving as instructors. A traveling group led by Professor H. R. Harper of Boston University conducts vocational guidance sessions in camps, organizing mass sessions, group meetings, and personal interviews. Soldiers are urged to set fixed life goals and plan postwar educations, with many expressing intent to pursue defined careers and complete specified courses.
Boston Transcript notes that even careful speakers may regret words spoken aloud, highlighting the gap between intent and impact and urging restraint in discourse.
The fragment hints at moral advice on truth telling and discretion. It references a Connecticut river lox boom and a coy admonition about answering questions, suggesting a satirical or instructional note on honesty and social tact. No clear events or individuals are identifiable.
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