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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
7
Dan Beard recalls early wild woods life from 1887 deer run to modern intrusions by settlers. He notes pileated woodpeckers rare now, oven birds nesting, orioles and vireos in new places, and birds returning to same trees and spots for years. He observes birds’ curiosity toward artists, sketching habits, and animal interactions across Maine, Connecticut, and Florida.
A canny Scotsman enjoying a lively London weekend contemplates two pence Tube rides and a Franco British exhibition crowd. He spots his minister at the Lyceum gallery and asks what the kirk would say if warned he was there. the minister replies they would not believe him.
A jeweler places diamonds in a sofa at closing time and explains that diamonds burn when exposed to fire. He notes diamonds are coal carbon and will ignite, burning with a gemlike flame until nothing remains and the plate is clean with no ash.
Harry Furber, a Chicago wheat pit broker, discovers Ruth Koessler’s social circle favors poetry over practicality. He improvises a public poem to impress peers, wins applause, and returns home to find a newspaper feature exposing his athletic past and the poem’s authorial reveal. Ruth clips the poem, prompting a romantic moment as Furber seeks approval.
A Civil War tale recounts Gen Nelson at the front during the Corinth siege. A Confederate sharpshooter hid in a ruin as Nelson urged his guns. One shot with a joke moment and a chimney smash sparks Jakey’s remembered tale.
A narrator describes a dramatic thunderstorm with lightning striking near a house, hail, and a fallen elm. The next morning gardener Mike recounts near miss and melting clothes from the bolt. The piece blends weather details with a rural laborer’s tall tale and ends with a quirky note on socks and warranties.
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