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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
4
Governor Clement states he will not call a special Vermont Legislature session and argues state law restricts federal amendments. He criticizes past ratifications, invokes state rights, and claims efforts to block women's suffrage reflect deeper political tensions.
Reports from multiple life insurance firms for the year 119 highlight strong business volume and rising demand. The Vermont company led by President PLA notes that even modest sums, such as 10 000, spur enrollment as purchasing power grows, with some using life insurance to pay inheritance taxes.
President Darwin P. Kingsley of New York Life argues life insurance has heightened importance as taxes on companies exceed 27 million annually and death duties bite. He notes the sector weathered reconstruction, kept prices stable, and funded war efforts while agents remained productive through hardship.
Mrs Lillian Olxendam of Woodstock has been chosen for an emergency squad to press Governor Holcomb of Connecticut to call a special legislative session over an urgent suffrage demand. The piece ridicules the governor for resisting the push for equal suffrage, noting his position is untenable.
The 1920 opening era faces fifty new political divisions with defined areas new ethnic groupings and revised industrial and commercial activity. New forms of government managers and lawmakers, currencies, and world trade relations emerge as divisions reorganize.
An advertisement claims a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting remedy. It touts thirty five years of use, urges immediate start, and offers free testimonials from CHENEY & CO of Toledo, with drugstore availability everywhere.
The text outlines 50 new political divisions including republics in central Europe Africa Asia and the Pacific islands. It notes they hold one fifth of land and population, account for one fifth of prewar trade, and vary from former empire territories to colonies and protectorates awaiting governance.
Barnet, a small Vermont town on a major railroad line, defied expectations with only a 1.4 per cent population decline in the latest census. The report notes the town’s river town status and road access helped limit losses while nearby centers may gain from wartime shifts.
Fort nightly Club in Newport showcases diverse talent from poets to actresses and musicians. The club reports successful year with entertainments and charitable gifts including funds to a French hospital, women’s hospital, scholarship, child welfare, and boys and girls club, with members praising the year’s program.
A tiny bottle of Freezone promises easy relief for corns and hard skin. Apply a few drops to the affected area and the corn lifts away, root and all, with little to no pain. Claims emphasize affordability and convenience for home use.
Local items include residents returning home from Melrose, a Boston legal trip, and visits by Joseph Hopkins of McIndoe Falls and Charles Dalton of Burlington. Church events feature prayer meetings, W M A annual meeting, a Missionary Round Table food sale with a near new table, and social open house for Elke Hel. Henry M Cheney dies at his Chi Street home.
Mrs J B Ripler went to Windsor to move into a new house. Mrs Fred Hoffman remains ill at her daughter’s in Burke. Henry Smith underwent surgery Thursday removing fluids from his lungs and is comfortable. Electricians wired several local houses. Charles Noyes and family visited Kirke to see her father. Funeral attendance marked Mrs Dean Melowell’s service in Sheffield. John Pantin moved to East Burke. he will work on the Burke road machine. Families visited relatives in Lyndonville and St Johnsbury. Emily Towle’s death reported in Lakeport NH. Warren Meserve of St Johnsbury is noted as a long-time town resident. Fred Hoffman and wife were seen in Burke on business.
The family of the late husband and father expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death. Thanks go to those who sent flowers and helped, especially the M sons Orde of Eastern Stax Grange Order of Railroad Telegraphers and Anc thor Clah, plus all others who lightened the burden.
Fragmentary report discusses Congo as a vast watery system and references figures such as Trafeese Dupont and General Brae Afterhill. It notes military withdrawal and possible mutinies while hinting at broader political conflict and calls for reform within a museum context.
Fragmented OCR describes origins of the banjo and its stringed lineage. It mentions sources and terms like banjo and instrument development, with unclear references to people and places, reflecting a historical overview in a garbled form.
A garbled OCR fragment references Nat GQonderin and Dulin 4ife with hints of a tote towing and a wine evening. The readable bits suggest confusion about location and event timing, but no coherent facts, names, or dates emerge to anchor a clear news item.
A patent medicine claim highlights Danderine as a hair treatment that slows hair loss and enhances appearance. The ad asserts stronger, shinier hair, promising noticeable improvement for users seeking healthier locks.
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