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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
1
A 19th century discussion argues against the stereotype that women are ignorant of money. It claims women often economize, stretching dollars further than men, and influencing household spending to curb extravagance. The piece asserts women display thrift, detail focus, and practical budgeting.
The Brockton Times praises France for a public holiday approach with national colors, free government theater performances, and government funded fireworks. It argues American municipalities should adopt a similar festive, inclusive celebration rather than private excess.
Obituary notes the death of Prof Walter A Wyckoff author of The Workers a study drawn from a year and a half living as a laborer. He worked in fields ditches and mining camps relying on his own labor and never on family money or publisher advances.
Fragmentary thoughts compare crude men of sincere faith to refined clergy. The text hints at conviction and temptation in the crowd, noting a rough sincerity near the heart of the multitude and the urge to convert.
A Minneapolis Journal reader recalls crossing the South Seas on the Haute Flyer about 30 years ago. A large Irish setter shark shadowed the ship, wrecked the galley clock, bit a sailor, and finally died after hearing the clock strike 23.
The text urges acceptance of errors and ridicule as destined steps in life. It argues that foolish moments reveal humility, not failure, and that even great figures falter. Destiny governs the procession of events, and endurance prevents bitterness or regret.
London report recounts Edwin Noyes Hill, lone survivor of the Bidwell gang, who after 20 years on a life sentence was freed on ticket of leave and later had it canceled. He shares the 19th century Bank of England heist scheme, forged letters of credit, and near capture at the counter before arrests and trials.
Col. Frank J. Parker, veteran miner and ex US marshal, recalls a 1878 incident on the Owyhee headwaters misread as an Indian outbreak. He says a Cayuse guide and weapon noise spurred local alarm, while peaceable Indians witnessed the encounter, and rumors spread in Silver City.
A hospital visitor for children, moved by inequality in care, finds a lone boy and spots ill fitting clothes. She trims a set from a companion’s trousers to fit him, then learns another boy is taller and that pair belongs to him.
Chile offers immense inducements to Japanese settlers including forty acres of land per settler, twenty additional acres for every son over eighteen, a yoke of oxen, farm tools, and fifteen dollars monthly for a year. The government also grants a fishing industry monopoly to attract skilled sea workers.
Bell rings at Bell Warne Florists when frost threatens, alerting staff as frost alarms linked to a thermometer warn of danger. The device, now common among florists and fruit growers, helps save crops by signaling frost before damage occurs.
A Japanese investigator notes land purchases in Korea vary with buyer skill. Hasty offers offend owners and invite resistance. Best method is to choose a district, settle quietly or send an agent, and signal willingness to buy. Koreans treat land like movable property and will offer to sell when patience and time allow.
A man believing in signs trips on a back porch railing while carrying a pan of ashes. He falls and is struck by the railing and ashes, recalled by a neighbor as resembling a Fourth of July cannon. The incident ends with the man cursing the new moon and breakfast.
A London Chronicle correspondent notes Sir William Crookes has found a method to produce nitric acid from atmospheric nitrogen. The piece cites praise for any chemist who can synthesize nitric acid and related compounds without organic materials, promising immense wealth and broad human benefit.
Dr. Metchnikoff of the Pasteur Institute announces a new disease called macrophagocytosis, termed the disease of old age and curable within a century. He urges cooling diet, vegetarian meals, moderated work, outdoor living, and avoidance of stimulants to stay youthful, while noting modern life’s temptations.
A Wert field, Minnesota lawyer Henry W. Ely once defended a murder suspect. When the judge scolded his lengthy cross-examination as wasting time, Ely retorted that the issue was not time but eternity, and he continued the cross-examination.
A humorous vignette about a daughter returning from boarding school and a caller asking if her father is in the woodshed. She retorts that he is at the town meeting splitting infinitives, highlighting wit over formality.
The report notes a rising national expenditure as hotels move away from larger towels to compact individual towels. The trend reflects consumer preferences for compact, lower cost linen options despite broader hotel usage patterns.
Edward E. Rose, famed for dramatizations, notes that many plays would end early if characters used common sense. He recalls a heroine who might ask a key question, but she would be discharged if she did. The remark appears in The Reader.
In a Stray Stories fragment, Claribel shouts from the staircase at 11 30 p m ordering a long haired sallow faced man from the parlor to leave and warns she will kick him through his necktie if he returns. Alfred urges the young woman to part, sensing a change in their relationship.
An elderly gathering recalls past masterpieces as an old man begins a quiet speech about long-ago works and the marvels created in his era. The scene centers on memory, craft, and shared pride among the seasoned participants.
The author argues for an institutional church that couples preaching and worship with philanthropic work to address urban social ills. He urges churches to engage deeply with social problems, argue that beautiful churches among the poor can bridge poverty and spirituality, and criticizes secular private aid and state reliance.
Frances Clevenger analyzes the social dynamic of a seventeen or eighteen year old girl whose snobbery is ingrained and unseen by her. Peers detest her pose and showy clothes yet envy her fortune. the piece urges sympathetic tolerance and to overlook daily slights despite her affectations.
The United States holds vast water power, potentially over 30 million horsepower and up to 150 million with reservoirs. Meeting equal energy with coal would demand hundreds of millions of tons annually, risking coal shortages. transmission boosts efficiency and enables distant water powers. Developments should be wisely encouraged to sustain industrial progress and national wealth.
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