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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1908
Page
2
The Goshen Daily Democrat compiles a series of wry notes on manners, travel, spelling, and public foibles. It references a dog muzzle, a Turkish spelling bee, a north pole explorer, royal misfortune, and the broad impact of cigars, cigars as a business, and American tobacco farming.
A Qing dynasty note urges American participation in a forthcoming loan designated for railroad construction andEmpire resource development. The rulers acknowledge the value of neutral American friendship and the utility of American ideas in their enterprises.
The soldier who saluted the royal baby princess received a bank note as reward. The event marked a fortunate start to her life and a hopeful omen for her future reign, seen as a model for her government.
A proposed tax for American motor tourists in England over $200, even for short visits, could trim the isle from many motor trips. American tourists are a profitable European summer investment, so the tax would be a costly misstep for Europe, which may see Americans taxed more when funds run short.
A wild coffee plant from the Congo is thriving in Java where it bears well in poor soil. The African variety proves prolific as it ages, its berries gaining taste and aroma. Overcultivation and civilization dim its vigor, so periodic infusion of wild stock keeps production alive.
The War Department calls for young men with engineering knowledge to assist in surveying intracoastal waterway improvements from Boston to Florida. The duties will train embryo engineers and the project advances steady progress with implications for future national transportation interests.
Reports say an English company perfected an air ship surpassing all known craft and a Paris to London flight may occur soon. The craft, built in France, appears to answer the Zeppelin challenge and ease British anxieties about air attack.
The weekly Baltimore mortality list places tuberculosis at the forefront, with officials urging much stronger efforts. Agencies are working hard but lack sufficient funds to combat the devastating disease and expand philanthropy and large gifts.
The article extols borax as a universal home beneficial for cleaning and soothing ailments. It claims antiseptic, washing, and brightening properties, with uses from dishwater to eye care and sore throat. It also mentions relief for insect bites rashes and minor injuries through borax baths or solutions.
Practical advice covers stain removal with oxalic acid solution and gentle rubbing methods, ink stain treatment using sweet milk, and milk souring. It also notes serving tricks for cereals, book edge cleaning with ink erasers, and cooking guidance for cereals with salt, fruit, nuts, cream, and sugar.
A cleaned pineapple is filled with pineapple sherbet. A cut pineapple is hollowed, then diced around the core. Sherry and sugar are poured over, and the whole pineapple is placed back into an apple crown for serving.
A recipe lists ingredients green peas thin stock bacon onion bay leaf spinach and seasonings. Boil until tender then sieve the mixture and adjust with liquor to thin cream consistency. Reheat add sugar pepper salt and serve with fried bread dice.
A ham is checked by inserting a steel skewer through its center to the bone. If the skewer emerges clean and odorless the ham is acceptable. if smeared or foul smelling the ham should be rejected. Yellow streaks or bacon indicate rancidity.
A picnic standby sandwich is improved by baking round rolls, hollowing tops, and filling with chicken paste mixed with cream. Seasoning can include salt black pepper and celery salt for extra flavor.
Beat yolks with hot water salt and sugar until thick. Fold in stiff egg whites. Cook in buttered pan. Spread with jelly, fold and dust with sugar.
Fragmented reading shows a ham muffin recipe in incomplete form. It mentions two muffins with baking powder sifted into flour, an egg, milk, sugar, salt, and ham chopped finely for mixing into batter.
Michael Gallo, a lighthouse keeper’s son, impressed Queen Helena during a motor excursion near Brindisi. The queen promised medical care and later arranged for him to travel to Rome for treatment. He expressed extreme pessimism but now improves under a specialist care with visits from their majesties.
A New York woman calling herself the Marquise de la Rochebryant advertises 29 titles including Countess d Autier. She explains a wrecked fortune and seeks cash, saying American buyers may purchase one or more titles with prices quoted, up to a million dollars for the Countess.
In Cumberland Maryland a famous natural feature called the Devil's Backbone fractured after a lightning strike. The broken ridge rail line debris landed on the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. Geologists describe the rock outcrop as a three mile distant ridge rising from the mountainside and linking with eastern strata.
Dover born Joseph Downing, a Civil War veteran with prior service in the Creek Seminole war of 1832, the Mexican War, and the Crimean War, celebrated his hundred third birthday. He lives at Little Creek with pension income and an ongoing interest in fishing, with a sister in Philadelphia as his sole living relative.
G W Limerick of Oklahoma City, recently divorced from Mrs Della Limerick, will sell assets and join Simla India for a five year occult college course in caves. He has been admitted to the seventh degree and will wind up affairs before leaving in the fall. Divorce split $80,000 estate leaves $20,000 to Limerick, $25,000 to Mrs Limerick, rest to children. Custody to Mrs Limerick with the family residence in Oklahoma City.
An antiquated survey highlights the Thousand Buddhas near Tun-Huang with ruined cave temples, fresco fragments, and sand-filled entrances. The hundreds of Buddhist grottos retain Tang dynasty frescoes and stucco sculpture showing Greco-Buddhist influence across Central Asia.
Berlin statisticians sound alarm over falling birth rates with 1908 at 24 per 1000, down from 29 in 1898, and illegitimate births rising. Observers blame economic hardship and attitudes toward large families as Emperor William faces a race suicide debate echoed in Britain and beyond.
In Omaha Helen Wells a 20 year old girl attempted suicide by eating guncotton. She was restrained and treated with chemicals to dissolve the explosive while under guard. A roommate attacked her, and she swallowed the guncotton again before being placed under observation.
John Farrer of Bloomburg had to pay a $10 fine for not affixing a 60 cent revenue stamp on a deed for a cemetery lot dated 87 years prior. The judge likely ordered the payment, and the fine was ultimately paid, marking a local legal outcome.
The passage traces life stages from forest life to stellar evolution. It notes trees with ancient rings, aging oaks, and decayed remains, then compares nebulae, white suns, aging red stars, and dead worlds like the Moon. It discusses cycles of growth and decay and the universe’s fate and energy dissipation.
In England the public remains disturbed by the threat of a German invasion though most see the danger as a Kaiser policy aimed at military glory. They distrust Berlin's rulers while supporting naval buildup to defend the United Kingdom's sea power.
A minister is told a cautionary tale of a young man who neglects present duties while seeking advancement at a coal firm. The employer judges him by work ethic, not ambition, and concludes the candidate would likely shirk duties elsewhere. The piece argues to value character over wealth and urges respect for women and community ideals.
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