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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1908
Page
6
Danish engineer Hans Knudsen has perfected an electrical device that transmits actual photographs through the air without wires. A sample photo of King Edward VII was sent and reproduced 100 miles away in 12 minutes at a receiving station.
The text notes that discoveries made at universities can directly benefit manufacturers through profits and spur graduates into high paying, responsible roles after leaving academia. It highlights strong links between research outcomes, industry adoption, and career opportunities for students.
The piece highlights rising accident tolls in the United States and Europe, noting air strainers and eye protection for workers. It describes an automobile house with sleeping quarters and kitchenette, used by Charles Fletcher in Europe. It features rugged road vehicles with chain tracks for rough terrain and cites University of Kansas biochemistry efforts linking science to industry, funded by bakers and manufacturers with student stipends.
The Department of Agriculture promotes basket willows as a new crop to reduce imports from France and Germany. Western New York Indiana and near Baltimore host plantations. One acre could hold 34 000 plants with high net returns if well cared for. Cuttings available from Washington. The text also notes a note on a rootless California desert cactus and its wind driven seed dispersal.
A Pittsburgh Sun excerpt notes marital friction at home as men vent irritations after work. It suggests practical retreats a growlery for husbands and a boudoir for wives to ease tensions, citing Mrs. Carlyle and Jean Paul Richter on distance and harmony.
The spineless cactus is highlighted as a Wizard Burbank production with potential for arid desert growth. Once spines are removed, it could provide nourishing forage for cattle and horses, and further experiments are underway.
Two million workers were employed in various industries and suffered accidents with varying severity during the year. The report also notes the number of male workers aged 15 and over killed by accident in the same period, detailing the age group most affected and the overall impact on labor safety.
A speaker recounts living as a tramp for two years to study worthy homeless men. He describes seeking shelters, sleeping in kilns and municipal lodgings, witnessing harsh conditions and pneumonia risks, and critiquing city aid costs and policing of the unemployed. He argues most unemployed men are honest and deserving of support.
The Los Angeles Express pivots from praising the girl graduate to honoring the practical heroine who prepares meals. It lauds the hardworking patient dove who never grumbles while working in the kitchen and proudly admits to hands-on labor. The piece elevates cooking as a noble virtue.
In a moonlit sea scene Miss Hoskins asks for time to consider Mr. Claverhouse's unexpected proposal. He coughs and asserts his habit of decisive action in such cases.
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