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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1906
Page
6
A renowned author, famed for a memorable quote about his wife, published a charming love story in a popular magazine. Friends and peers say the tale mirrors the writer’s own life, involving a beautiful young woman. An onlooker challenged him about writing up the affair with Miss Blankfort, and the author calmly replied that money was needed.
The W L Douglas Shoe Co dedicated its Montello administration and jobbing house, a two story 260 by 60 foot building. The lower floor houses the jobbing department with a full stock of shoes while the second floor contains offices and a sample room with telephone and telegraph services. Open house ran 11 am to 8 pm with a Mace Gay Orchestra concert and Boston caterer. Over 15 000 invitations were sent, including 11 000 to U S retail dealers. ex Gov Douglas led tours with department heads guiding visitors. The firm promises same day shipping for hurry orders and invites buyers to trade, latch string out.
Records from the United States pension office report about 100 Civil War veterans dying daily, totaling roughly 3,000 per month. Officials note the death rate seems to be peaking, with expectations that future months will show declining numbers.
Notre Dame University presents itself as a long established institution with traditions stretching back four years, a strong staff, excellent library and lab facilities, and a paternal yet non oppressive disciplining approach. It combines grammar, high school and college levels, appealing to a broad student base. It claims marvelously rapid development twice without endowment. An announcement of offered courses appears elsewhere.
A humorous column notes men grumbling at street cleaning under three women supervisors. The writer contrasts traditional chores with urban labor and mocks the idea of female city leadership. A separate remark claims Holland towns are evenly spaced about 20 miles apart, with a checkerboard notion of geography.
The German emperor is described as fond of Mexican coffee and now drinks none other, with odd garbled phrases mentioning Winston's Soothing Syrup and child ailments. The text notes plays were suppressed by the Puritans in 1635, reflecting historical curiosities and scattered references.
In Pine Brook New Jersey farmer Abrah am Skadowski tracked a milk snake suspected of siphoning milk from a brindle cow nightly for weeks. He killed the reptile in the pasture after spotting it at milking time, clearing the bizarre mystery and drawing local comment on the rare event.
Nettle Hatcher, 17, and her 13-year-old brother Emmet fled from Mount Vickery area riding the bumpers of a Big Four freight train for 30 miles to Caledonia and Martel. They said they left to hunt turkeys but rode all night, clung to a brake beam, and were captured by Marshal Trickey after a long chase. Their father gathered a posse to search the woods and fields while the stepmother’s harsh treatment was cited. They were returned home after the incident.
In Callicoon New York Obadiah Osterhout a former policeman was forcibly washed seven times in Callicoon Creek by a citizens protective committee after he resisted a reform plea. Twelve shirts were peeled from his body as the ritual continued despite threats of arrest. The shirts were burned and the ceremony promised to repeat if needed.
A Chicago woman recounts severe hand sores she suffered from for years despite three doctors. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, she improved in three days, with hands peeling and becoming smooth. She remains employed at a dyehouse. July 1, 1905. Health remedy testimonial emphasizes Cuticura products.
Canadians in the United States number about 276 per 10 000, with 245 listed in Who's Who in America and the British rate at 2.2 per 10 000. The excerpt contrasts Canadian, British, Dutch, Swedish, and American native rates, and includes a quip about linguistic quirks from a teachers' convention.
Charles C. Droeching of Philadelphia writes in the American Journal of Pharmacy that so called chamois skins are actually oil-tanned sheep or lamb skins. He found the Swiss crop to average 5 000 to 6 000 skins yearly, far short of U S needs. He notes chamois skins are heavier and coarser, stronger, yet oil-tanned sheep skin linings are often preferred for ordinary use and appearance.
A teacher reports indigestion from a plain breakfast of fruit toast and egg, then finds relief with Postum and Grape-Nuts. She credits the change with improved digestion, saved nervous energy, and a ten pound weight gain, urging others to try the combination and read The Road to Wellville.
In Dresden Tennessee a lamp lit by fate Perry at Tucks restaurant ignited and exploded on a town hog. The burning oil set the restaurant floor aflame prompting a large fire response. Firefighters freed the hog, and insurance covered all losses except the hog’s.
Senator Knox discusses simplifying legal French and English wording in wills deeds and mortgages. The exchange mocks prolix phrasing for a simple transfer of property and ends with a light anecdote about forgetting or recognizing people.
An expert notes American macaroni often imitates Genovese form. He explains the best in the country is made in Texas from Nebraska winter wheat, with scores and perhaps hundreds of small factories in Italian quarters of American cities and a few large factories producing macaroni commercially.
A gallant motorist rescued a distressed woman and her horse from a dog cart stuck in a ditch. The frightened horse had bolted, and the lady thanked him softly asking if he would repeat the rescue to help the horse get accustomed to the vehicle.
We Make Travel Easy offers five daily trains on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line with routes to Colorado to Kansas City St Joe Chicago Galveston El Paso City of Mexico. Inquire about reduced rates presented by C F Warren G A A T and 8 F Ry at 411 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Utah.
A historical note recalls glass eyes invented around 1579 as crude hand painted replacements with inferior workmanship. Shakespeare’s King Lear references glass eyes when advising Gloucester to get them and seem to see.
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