21 Aug 1901
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
1
A writer in the Chicago Post discusses childhood fears from imagined evils to real objects, noting how parental threats and impatience sharpen a child’s dread. The piece cites examples from mice to darkness, dogs, thunderstorms, graveyards, and police, urging sympathy and calmer guidance to prevent fear from shaping behavior.
A verse from the Bismarck Tribune laments changing girls names from Mary to Maria and Mayme to Mayme. it mocks trendy spellings like Kathyrine Fanys Alys and argues such shifts would blur common spelling and cause confusion in daily life.
An unnamed narrator recounts an Arab legend of three sisters Leila Nedji and Hadje with green eyes. A Christian English suitor deserts them for gold. The sisters die seeking love, and an angel foretells they become flowers with wings likely to search for their beloved across the world. In Naples a young English wife in a marriage of convenience dies at sea, prompting speculation she, too, became a sea flower seeking her lost lover.
A New Jersey writer in southern Alaska recalls seeing two ravens steal a bone from a gullible pup. The birds distract and flank the dog, one rear raven grabbing the prize as the front raven offends with feints and laughter. The pup learns the joke only after the deed is done.
The piece notes British public expenses near two million dollars weekly higher than last year and a French street sign tax tied to offense size. It mentions Cassel turning a thousand in 1913, Marseilles age at 2,500 years, and Rome at 2,654. It also discusses Japan’s land law repeal prospects and global gold mining shares, plus a London ice firm selling pure penny ices in disposable cups to curb disease.
One of Nature's Labornatorian Mr McAdie of the weather bureau studies fog formation near the Bay of San Francisco described as a natural laboratory where daily experiments in cloudy condensation occur. He cites the region’s tapography and the Golden Gate as main fog causes with ocean, bay, mountain and valleys shaping prevailing westerly currents.
The observer in Holland visits a small village church with three peat-filled collection boxes. Elders pass bags by pole to collect for the minister, the church, and the poor as congregants contribute coins. The scene blends simplicity with orderly ritual as the sermon proceeds while the trio of collectors cycle through the aisles.
The aquarium keeps oysters without added food and they thrive. Water circulates constantly and algae grow on tank walls providing sustenance. Minute animal life nourishes the oysters as they drift and are drawn from the tank, with growth about one inch per year over several years.
Dr William R Brooks of Hobart College explains and demonstrates photographing scenery and people by Venus light as described in the August Century He details experiments using direct rays from Venus to expose plates, creating sharp shadows and detailed images with 30 to 45 minute exposures and noting the 160 million mile light path from Sun to Venus to Earth.
A humorous exchange in the Ohio State Journal shows a woman seeking ten dollars for a new hat, while the other character recalls paying twenty dollars for a previous hat. The conversation highlights frugality and clever budgeting through a hat purchase.
Humorous dialogue from Baltimore American contrasts Harold and his father with a quip about appearance. Uncle Dill approves the joke noting little resemblance on the outside and not much on the inside.
A brief note highlighting Lavater’s warning about people who smile warmly yet avert your gaze. The aphorism advises vigilance against those who present a friendly front while hiding true intentions.
A Colton maxim stresses choosing to do what is required when personal preference fails. The line frames practical virtue, urging acceptance of obligation over comfort.
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