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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1906
Page
4
A Vermont dispatch notes a blunt call for decisive action amid a snowy period. The piece cites Senators Howland of Washington and Johnson of Orange opposing a hunting bill targeting foreign residents, with Vermont justice shaping outcomes despite opposition.
The Burlington Free Press leader George Granville Benedict is celebrated by colleagues on reaching his sixtieth birthday. His career began in 1860s Burlington, guiding the paper through growth and challenges. Eliza Benedict led editors and managers who supported the Free Press’s rise in Vermont journalism.
The Brattleboro Phoeniz reports on Prof Geo H Perkins sixth volume summarizing Vermont mineral wealth in 1905. It details marble quarrying, slate mines, and extensive production values with figures on granite beds Belvidere mountain and Belvidere. The study notes over 100 quarries, large annual monetary outputs, and Vermont ranking in slate production behind Pennsylvania.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss substantial advances and rising output linked to quarry operations. The text implies ongoing improvements and expectations for further increases in production and efficiency.
The saying Necessity is the mother of invention is not linked to a single source. It traces to Persius around 60 A D and appears in Richard Franck's Northern Memoirs (London 1694) with later English variants. A Washington Herald example mocks attribution and marital humor.
A collage of quips from U.S. papers on manners, gossip, and social scenes. Snippets poke fun at money woes, police presence, romance, and fashion with quick witticisms and light irony. References include Washington Star Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Record-Herald and others.
Fragmentary OCR of multiple items with jokes and garbled lines. Mentions peacocks, bulldogs on lawns, a girl at Luzerne, and a professor’s preserved tummy with Egypt and Egyptian meat jokes. No coherent story or identifiable event.
Philadelphia residents discuss a whispered claim that Guesie has a weak heart. The exchange notes his pattern of falling in love with every girl he meets, reflecting local gossip and concerns about his health and behavior.
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