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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1906
Page
4
The Barre Daily Times reports the average daily circulation for the week ending Saturday, June 9, 1906, as compiled by the newspaper. Figures reflect readership metrics used for advertising and distribution planning in Barre, Vermont.
The piece notes Hoskine likely heads the field in a Saturday Congressional contest while referencing shifts in party alignment under new regulation. It discusses the era’s political tension, a Rockefeller anecdote, and the impact of sanitation and health concerns on public policy and urban life.
A harsh warning on urban dust discusses how street filth and sputum from tuberculosis patients can become airborne. Physicians at a Boston medical meeting caution that city dust carries pulmonary pathogens, posing a threat to passers by, unlike rural areas with clearer contamination pathways.
Fragmentary reflection on an old straw hat and its fate, with playful misreadings and nonsensical phrases. The piece references Sosie common-juice and a misheard critique of a burned hat, ending with a mock boast about a new three day bill.
A clipped, unclear OCR item mentions crowd actions and a straw hut sellers market with wary officials. The readable fragment hints at police involvement in crowd control and possible street activity, but precise actions or dates are not discernible.
A clipped Philadelphia Press excerpt presents garbled dialogue about birth and doctors. The fragment mentions weights of ten pounds, medical claims, and a debate over who introduced the idea that all men are born with sin. The wording is inconsistent and difficult to resolve into a clear event.
A fragmentary reminiscence mixes verses and quirky lines about celestial racecourses and a buckskin sunken in bets. It recalls a lost era where a single dollar on Flying ships and a wind scape led to comic mishaps and a missed payoff, with bookies fleeing and the tale closing on curiosities about Karl’s Wagon in Germany.
A compilation of notable figures includes Senator Price of Washington nicknamed the white vested senator, Thomas Shaw London’s lord advocate, General James Grant Wilson, and a prediction of an Pacific earthquake by Professor Calvin. It mentions Jobin Redmond, George Gerhardt of Florence, and J P Webster as longtime mayors of Waucoma and Henryville leaders with family ties to local governance and industry.
A miscellany notes Korea drinking more beer than Japan or China while China bans footbinding shoes. It mentions 10,000,000 pounds of shrimp harvested near the German coast at shallow depths. Fires in London claim 100 lives last year, mostly children and elderly, caused by negligence. A British unionist faces an injunction over alleged coercive acts by his labor group amid parliamentary salary disputes.
In the early 20th century the Liverpool contractor firm Jerry Bros built rapid showy bolt-up houses. Their fast, cheap construction earned a notorious reputation, and the name became a byword for such bolted homes worldwide.
Michigan debates its nickname as Lake State amid quirky misreadings and unclear origins. Local sources point to historical context and regional pride, while some readers propose alternative monikers tied to the Great Lakes and state identity.
A survey of royal tastes notes Teddy Walen as Prince of Wales by familiar circles, Kit Leopold of Belgium owns a valuable antique timepiece collection, Marie Antoinette’s master clock among others, and Alexander III once faced a flea circus gift. The Prince of Wales’s eldest son owns a vast world map of picture postal cards, with over 10 000 cards in a growing, bulky collection.
An English medical authority compares fast driving to drunkenness and argues for temperance. The Buffalo Express notes a German bill requiring motorists to pay life annuities to dependents of those killed or injured by cars. The New York World calls automobile regulation new but promising, aiming at broader safety and responsibility.
A historical note traces corsets from ancient Egypt, noting a 2008 year B C example found and dated to 1872, describing the waist constriction mechanism that resembles modern corsets. It highlights long tradition and evolving fashion shaping the torso through centuries.
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