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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
4
A fragmentary local item notes a terrible affliction and a testimonial for Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets as a remedy. It mentions a government regeneration note, a December 1916 shipping reference, and parish-like floor talk. The piece also records a death in St Johnsbury and a brief report about residence and local happenings.
Evangelist Rev Carroll and Rev Southard arrived to direct singing at Newport Baptist Church after a storm delayed opening. Attendance was smaller but choir under Southard impressed. Carroll delivered a sermon on Matt 24 15 urging a universal gospel and timeless Bible.
A brief note reports a shift in rubber goods trade with Calderwood Block and St Johnsbury Vermont involved. Rubber boots and related items move under a new distribution pattern affecting local merchants and customers.
The March Woman's Club meeting at Athenaeum Hall drew a small audience due to bad footing. President Mrs Robert French presided and praised the Athenaeum trustees for hall access. Reports covered January February finances and a £88 50 balance. New member Mrs Nellie Guild was welcomed. The executive board authorized $2 for a plane display at Armory Gentlemen's Night, and $20 for Industrial Committee programs. Plans discussed included enlarging the stage and adding a piano, with the Music Committee to pursue piano arrangements. A Whitney Folk concert was set for April with coordination by Mrs H B Moore Miss Katherine Bingham and Mrs J W Brooks. A district Federation wheels event at St Johnsbury was noted, along with speeches and readings by club members and federation directors.
The Laymen's League is organized with plans for Sunday services in town and outlying districts. Weekly meetings will be held Monday nights, and occasional Sunday night services will be conducted by the league with dates announced by the executive committee. About 60 laymen attended, expressing enthusiasm for boosting local religious life.
March 1 report from Washington notes the late Admiral Robert E. Peary's will probate directs all medals trophies and Eagle Island near South Harpswell Me to his 16 year old son. The island once bought by the discoverers of the North Pole with saved funds from a high school student is to remain in the Peary family. Mrs Peary receives the remainder of the estate including securities valued around 90000 and a group of Casco Bay islands.
St Johnsbury locals report on Sunday services and prize for best drawing tied to a children’s talk titled The Garden of the Heart awarded to Paul J Leonard. Vermont Society of New York plans annual dinner June in New York with Gov Clement and Judge Stafford among speakers.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, gentle remedy to cleanse the bowels and improve complexion. It claims ease of use for women and children and promotes a free trial offer from De W. L Caldwell in Monticello Illinois, asserting its status as the world’s best selling liquid laxative.
Work crews of about 60 men labored to clear track near West Danville redistributing snow in squats of four as a wrecked sow plow delayed progress. They sought Walden for provisions and to rescue freight, while merchants along Railroad Street aided by shoveling snow away from storefronts. The line to Walden Heights opened and the thoroughfare soon cleared with a snow roller compacting the snow.
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