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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1919
Page
2
A promotional piece argues modern remedies surpass old mustard plasters for colds and bronchial ailments. It cites a druggist anecdote about Mintol, noting rapid relief and offering mail order from The Home Relief Laboratories in Malden, Massachusetts.
Medda Bennett visited Melndoes Sunday. Mrs. Charles Calhoun died Sunday morning with funeral Tuesday. Mrs. D. H. Corson Ella Corson died May 20 after sudden heart failure. Survivors include husband, daughter Mabel Rollins, son Harry Corson, four grandchildren. Funeral ties and local visitors noted.
Miss Henrietta Esterbrooks and Venus Brown visit Lyndon Center friends while Mrs Ethel Dresser and Miss Lydia Holi share weekend plans. Bertha Winder visits Henry Keeler as Harley Amidon buys H C Wheeler’s farm in Dennett and Wheeler buys Pred Day farm in Scrabble Hollow. Also reports of travels by Cahill in Portsmouth, Reeve in Brooklyn, and Mitchells in Sheffield. Will Hamilton relocates to Lyndon to work on Darling farm. Aldriches visit Island Pond. David Chapman calls on Ralph Turnbull. Waldo Gilman in ill health.
An advertisement urges readers to maintain kidney and bladder health to stay hale and hearty. It claims old age can be conquered with preventive care and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure, promising renewed spirits and strength with a money back guarantee. For sale by druggists in sealed packages.
To the friends and neighbors who assisted us in our bereavement in the loss of our dear wife and mother we express heartfelt thanks for the many and beautiful flowers. David H. Corson, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Rollins and family, Harry Corson.
Clarence Morrison visited his home on Sunday. Eugene Powers and family of St Johnsbury stayed with E W Powers on Saturday. Mildred Wright traveled to St Johnsbury for work. An auction at E B Freemans drew a good crowd and meals priced well. Pre Memorial exercises are planned at the schoolhouse Thursday afternoon with invitations. Mamie Wright visited her home for the weekend. Harold Morrison enlisted in the navy and is stationed at Newport Route 1. Avis King of St Johnsbury visited Wilma Hemingway over the weekend.
Fragmentary OCR recounts an early chronometer invention around 1750 by Wah Harrison and a lifetime pursuit for a trustworthy navigator. It mentions a British Board of Longitude prize of 50 000 and a share of 200 000 dollars, amid a long pursuit for a precise timepiece for navigation.
Fragmentary notes describe comets as irregular solar system travelers with tails and changing paths. The text mentions their movement around the sun and the influence of planetary gravity on trajectory.
John Stevenson from St Cloud Florida returns to John Stevenson's home while Mrs Garfield Darling stays in Hanover. Mrs B M Lyford in Brightlock hospital as she recovers. Harvey Lyford's little girl ill. Mrs John Moore and Miss Jean Moore of Munroe visited Comet Moore's. Joseph Hunter consulted a doctor in St Johnsbury and may need stomach operation. Mr and Mrs W H Hastie and the Banks family visited St Johns Ibu. Dr C W Hodgdon and Carl Somers bought autom obiles. Arthur Rogers and Plyna Smith of Cabot bought cows. Oliver Cowan bought eight registered cows and young stock from Plainfield. Memorial service attended at West Barnet. A L Peak had the New England telephone removed but remains a long-time patron. Goldie Grigner held pre Memorial exercises at East Peacham school on May 23.
The piece traces London bell foundries before clocks and watches, noting their roles in calling apprentices to work and signaling events. It mentions places like Billiter Street and Belsize, references Whitechapel Bell Foundry, and notes the dynasty of bell makers continuing through the centuries.
A humorous thrift magazine piece mocks stock schemes by praising mismatched colored shares as decorative after a company’s collapse. It suggests using stock certificates as wall art or a clothes press, and jokes that color blind investors should be cautious with investments in booming securities.
The piece recalls prophecies attributed to Whapeleon at St Helens about no kings in Germany a century after his death. It cites Lord Roberts forecasting a war, Ferdinand Foch rising to fame, and Henri Rochfort predicting Alsace Lorraine would return after a German misstep, with a British alliance to reclaim lands.
Pertinax, a pressed paper substitute for metal pipes, replaces lead and copper in plumbings. Tests show pipes withstand four times the pressure with one tenth the weight and survive temperatures up to 200 degrees Celsius. Material tensile strength reaches 18000 pounds per square inch, nearing that of best metals and acting as an effective electrical insulator.
Thomas A. Edison who invented the phonograph agrees to record his voice for the first time. The Edison laboratory in Orange New Jersey plays a reproduction of an anthem and Edison aged with his 72nd birthday comment on Allied and American roles in World War I. He praises American soldiers and urges remembrance of Belgian French British Italian allies, urging unity and gratitude.
A London News note describes orange blossoms reappearing for weddings after the war. Blossoms come from Alpine valleys and Riviera regions cultivated for aesthetics, not fruit. Peasant growers in Italy and France supply flowers for London and Paris markets. Grasse perfume factories use much of the harvest.
A bizarre scene in San Francisco details Ned Kelly the kangaroo clashing with an axis deer. The axis deer provoked the fight, Ned Kelly retaliated with a powerful strike, and the deer collapsed while the kangaroo hopped away unharmed. Park police filed no further action.
A neighbor recalls a pretty girl visiting Sunday to borrow writing paper and later an envelope. Half an hour later she returns for a stamp. The neighbor jokes the girl will be back for glue to make the stamp stick. Hot Springs Arkansas observer notes the scene.
Dr P J Menard outlines in the press Medicare a plan for universal compulsory insurance against tuberculosis. He says funds would serve for the fight against tuberculosis and that the scheme resembles compulsory social insurance against sickness with tax or insurance dues covering all classes of society. He argues the fight against tuberculosis should not rely on charity or private initiative.
The readable lines present a hurried, quizzical exchange about taxation and leisure. Phrases hint at a newspaper scene with casual remarks and scattered references to sharks, laws, and worriers, creating a distracted, era-specific mood.
An American colonel, in a tense France moment, asks for help with a locked safe. A loyal negro sergeant suggests Corporal Hall, who then opens the safe. The sergeant hints at a future confession and aid, reflecting wartime humor and hierarchy.
A famed Rouen duck Peggy, hailed as the world’s egg laying champion, dies after quietly laying an egg on the morning of the German invasion war drive. Despite fame and offers from magazines, she remained silent and continued her daily task before passing away.
Elisabeth Krager writes in the Sac Way Evening Post about the Argonne offensive with vivid imagery. She recalls seeing grotesque armored troops marching across shell torn fields, their insignia resembling a playing card deck from ace to king and knave, including a grinning turret face and a ten spot.
A Cowestry, Wiles report describes a masquerade ball where a masked figure of Death appeared at midnight. Of 140 dancers, 122 sickened with influenza and 12 died, including the death masker, per the account from Rex Tife.
Italy shipped 2356 cars and lorries in Jan to Jun 1928 valued about £1.7 million, down from 4148 in 1917 and 2731 in 1916. Touring cars totaled 728 in the first six months of 1918, a record after 244 and 509 in the two preceding years.
A Terre Haute schoolteacher used a playful spelling lesson about months and names. She asked students to find the pig and then called on Joho who responded with an unfamiliar dialog about Ghosee and Devitis.
The Agricultural Bureau addresses possible forage raising in garden plots. Officials consider methods to improve yield and efficiency, outlining steps for growers and noting potential crop choices and seasonal timing.
WHEELOCK R. P. Graves buys a Ford car. Returned soldiers received at a church reception with speeches by Supt. Martin Daniels and Prof. O. D. Mathewson. Walter Buckley spoke on his French service. Rev Stewart and others attended. Miss Etta Gray visited. Will Sanborns traveled to St Johnsbury. Grange meeting featured talks on garden and pig raising clubs. District Deputy Duval visited. Fred Day bought a house. social by Ladies’ Aid raised $7.65. W. Drake repairs Randall place buildings.
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