This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1920
Page
4
Local notice and ad copy from St. Johnsbury Vermont includes Hall s Catarrh Medicine promotion with testimonial style and pricing. It mentions subscriptions by mail, government prepayment, and carrier delivery in St Johnsbury, plus a stray passage about Gen Pershing and AP news use rights.
Mr Coveny of Passumpsic reported his five passenger touring car stolen Friday night in St Johnsbury while he attended a show. The W174 registration and engine number 767607 were noted. Police called nearby towns and urged sightings to the St Johnsbury chief John B Finley at Morse’s Mills Vanville.
In a May 15, 1920 regional column the Sunny Squibblets humorously notes a paving stone in the road caused a crash and mocks rural labor practices as drivers roam a Vermont farm while directing workers.
May meeting of the Directors at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury highlighted strong public backing for the Vermont Children's Aid Society. Brattleboro Woman's Club raised 605 dollars and Mrs G H Eggleston donated a vehicle motor to aid travel for the General Secretary.
A fragmented notice advertises a joint conference for travel and tours across the Pacific coast, Canadian Rockies, Alaska, Yellowstone Forks, and other scenic zones with leaders and committees named. It mentions cooperation between organizations and lists several individuals connected to planning groups.
The wage hike spans about 300 000 workers with mills in Fall River New Bedford and Lowell among others raising weekly pay from three to four dollars. The United movement lifts average earnings to roughly 35 to 45 dollars weekly for skilled and unskilled labor with a new weekly total around 25 dollars for higher wage earners.
The period shows a 175 percent rise in the cotton sector since 1915 while the woolen industry records a roughly 150 percent increase over 1915 figures, according to manufacturers.
Caledonia Lodge No. 6 hosted about 20 visitors from Moose Hillock Lodge Woodsville and St. Johnsbury lodge. District Deputy Grand Master Carpenter and others spoke and Lopez and Rev A B Woodworth attended. Lunch followed with a social hour after the southbound night train arrived.
Steba M Porter daughter of Mr and Mrs Potter of Johnson married James A B Harned of St Johnsbury in a ceremony at the Potter home. Beryl Powell of Jeffersonville sang I Love You Only. Rev Edward G French officiated with Rev Haw E B Harned assisting. Guests from St Johnsbury Rochester and Blickstone attended.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.