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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
2
The Goshen Daily Democrat notes advances in fruit packing and display, praising fresh undamaged presentation. The Boston Herald cites fern leaves as best for decoration and preservation, with praise for greener displays in markets and stands to attract customers.
The piece notes camp meetings and Chautauqua culture camps as summer cultural outlets and jobs for professors. It discusses how summer schools raise educational standards and considers U S Mexico joint efforts to police Central American disorders to maintain peace and development.
A discussion cites Huxley on sea wealth with an acre of fishing ground yielding more than land. It describes a cod mountain 120 to 130 feet high moving offshore annually, housing 120 million fish per square mile and herrings consumption of 840 million weekly. It notes Norwegian catch limits and a minister Florence Kolock Crocker’s anniversary and a U.S. manufacturer’s carload to India.
Ezra Smith of Rockland township Venango county reports his watchdog, a bullmastiff St Bernard cross, was paralyzed by a rattlesnake that appeared during cattle drive between Floyd and the Allegheny river. He struck the snake dead with a cudgel, ending the dog’s strange trance and the snake’s five feet length with thirteen rattles.
The article traces a century back when white linen shirt fronts with starched ruffles signified gentility. Linen, costly and scarce before cotton, marked wealth as wool inner garments common among many. Gentlemen wore high collars and military styled coats, but the trend shifted as collars were turned down and lapels rolled back to reveal linen fronts.
A New York Press editorial argues people ignore widespread hazards on land and sea. It notes injuries and deaths in crashes, fires, and rail travel but questions why the public avoids risk by seeking exits or safer travel in daily life.
A Vienna corporation of totally blind men has established a brush and basket factory. In eight months it filled orders totaling 23 000 kronen and earned a fair profit. Sixteen skilled workers run the plant and all wares are sold on their actual merit in fair competition with other firms.
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press features Mrs Knox questioning why John Knox snores, and him replying you should ask him while he is snoring in a light domestic gag.
The piece examines baseball players’ fear of aging and decline, noting signs like stiff arms and thinning hair. It cites Cy Young’s claimed age, players lying about youth, and the culture of portraying older stars as younger to shield egos and salaries.
Mike Donlin of the New York Giants begins an acting career with his wife Mabel Hite in a New York vaudeville engagement. They sign for ten weeks at $20 000, planning stage work through winter and summer, ending his baseball career at peak popularity. They are noted as successful money earners who have invested in Long Island real estate.
By Long Tom Hughes. The piece argues a pitcher can be too accurate, citing low scoring games and batters pressing the plate. It notes instances of hits and misses, the psychology of control, and managers’ willingness to reuse pitchers after defeats, with historical examples from Cy Young Joss Walsh Whites and others.
A Chicago court scene ends with the defendant found guilty after a dramatic closing plea. A spectator quips about a wart triggering laughter as the judge maintains order. The attorney praised the defendant’s stalwart character, but the verdict stands.
John Burroughs mocks the new school of nature writers by recounting a cat tale as authentic as a claimed intelligent animal story. A Springfield couple supposedly buried their cat after chloroform and a rosebush, only to find the same cat at the door with the rose bush the next morning.
The piece traces the lion mouth vent in fountains to Egypt and links Nile floods with Leo. It cites a 4241 B C fixed date, a mid forty-third century calendar, and says modern ship-building began in Egypt. It lauds Egypt as a cradle of science and art.
Col. John L. Rice of Springfield discovers a large antique iron safe hidden in an out of the way location. The safe likely belonged to John Brown and once held wool profits from his sheep business. Rice has donated the item to the Connecticut Valley Historical Society for study and possible access to its papers.
Marshall Wilder recounts an elderly Cohoes woman facing deafness and tooth troubles that sour her view of life. A neighbor, to lift her spirits, shouts a cheerful greeting, but the reply notes she cannot eat with the teeth yet.
The article notes chewing gum origins in the United States and cites a Glasgow dispatch reporting a rise in gum chewing across Scotland. It highlights the shift from a U S centered habit to broader international adoption.
Gas reached its hundred year mark on January 28, tracing back to 1807 when London first lit Pall Mall with coal gas. Despite fierce opposition and warnings of danger, a chartered gas company formed in 1810, with founder Winsor and Governor David Pollock facing quips and ridicule from skeptical investors and the public.
Herbert Paul’s portrait of the great duke of Marlborough portrays a paradoxical figure—brilliant and courageous yet ungenerous and avaricious. The analysis notes his mercenary habits, strategic ruthlessness, and humane, cruelly efficient nature amid a treacherous era.
Four men stood trial for assault and robbery at Ponder's Ind. The eight hour hearing included one prisoner stealing a turnkey’s handkerchief in the dock. An official recovered the item and the court, horrified, sentenced all four to death for the armed home invasion and theft.
A New Orleans apprentice knife sharpener’s lad tossed a sharpened knife in the street and severed his nose. He was taken to a hospital and doctors plan to fit a wax nose, with precautions about handling others.
The article notes travelers must traverse French provinces to find France’s power and describes daily men as bright-eyed, erect, and manly. It contrasts them with town dwellers seen as descendants of Napoleon’s old guard.
A reporter pressed an official for details on a fatal railroad accident. The official refused to disclose information, insisting the press is not entitled to such data. The reporter pressed again, asking whose benefit the accidents serve, but the official remained reticent.
Little Catherine, visiting a farm, notices a farmer boasting of his thrift. The child fixates on a man named Mr B and asks if he is sitting on his “two uvver hands,” revealing her literal rural misinterpretation of the telling.
Tripp County 8 D reports a government opening of about a million acres of agricultural and grazing lands around Oct. 1. The Rosebud extension of The Chicago and North Western Ry reaches the lands. Dallas, 8 D, is the railway terminus and border town. The U S land office will likely be located there. Pamphlets on homesteads are available from W B Kniskern at the Chicago office.
A humorous exchange about extreme heat features a colonel, Maude, and Cholly. They recall weather so hot eggs fry on sidewalks and cane juice turns to molasses, making popcorn and molasses a famed flavor combination. The dialogue playfully contrasts northern and southern heat.
Silas jokes about Reuben being duped by an ad selling literature for a dollar. Reuben received a pamphlet “How Blotters Are Made” and another titled “Points on Turkish Towels,” prompting further humorous banter between Silas and Cyrus.
A reader letter endorses Postum as a coffee substitute after headaches and nervousness from coffee. The testimonial describes switching to Postum and improved health, praising its look smell taste and overall benefits. The ad cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to try The Road to Wellville brochure.
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