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Newspaper
The Londonderry Sifter
Location
South Londonderry, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
2
The Vermont scene debates the high license option with Rutland and Bennington noted for local option leanings. It covers France’s reciprocity delay, Andrew Carnegie’s libraries, and Russian England tensions, plus local politics and public notices across Addison to Windsor counties.
Rochester woman recounts long battle with indigestion and liver complaints until Calcula Solum ent, a new medicine, cured her in under three months. Free trial bottle offers from Dr. David Kennedy. An ad from Chas A Tripp & Co Jewelers promotes spectacles at 25 cents.
The village library fundraiser features the drama Moll Pitcher at Union Hall on March 8. The performance earns high praise for scenery and effort, with all players lauded and the hall filled to capacity. A remark highlights a group meddling in the crowd, while the library supporters celebrate the success. Burlington item notes Mrs Read’s fatal lamp accident, detailing the tragic burn scene and aftermath.
A reader note on Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil for rheumatism explains curing only by addressing the body's digestion. Vermont news reports Aldace Vendette of West Rutland, aged 54, arrested for Ida Fosbury's murder after a poison package, with details on his background and whereabouts.
Andrew Carnegie announced a $5,200,000 gift to fund 65 branch libraries in New York City, contingent on city sites and maintenance arrangements. The proposal aims to create the world’s largest free public library system under NYPL trustees, with potential site gifts from citizens.
Britain faces tense ties with Russia over Tientsin rail siding disputes yet signals no path to full-scale war. Reports describe withdrawal of British and Russian troops, possible arbitration, and cautious statements from London and St Petersburg officials amid fragile diplomacy.
Fred A Wood of 103 Thurbers Avenue Providence Rhode Island, a former Earle and Prews Express Co messenger, testifies in May 1899 that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble in winter 1897. He endorses the product and urges buyers to remember the Dean's name and avoid substitutes. Pills priced 50 cents, sold by all dealers, mailed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sole US agents.
Warns readers about fake tests and testimonials for cream separators. Claims many tests are fabricated or manipulated by sellers, buyers, or agents to mislead, and asserts only the De Laval Alpha disc system proves unmatched effectiveness, with many users corroborating in catalogs and experience.
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