29 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1910
Page
1
In a Harper's Weekly feature the article reflects on ancient Egyptian life, the Delta people and a 4th century marriage contract. It notes humor and gender roles, citing a line where a wife vows to return wealth if she divorces, highlighting light levity in historical documents.
James W. Kramer of a Baptist church born in South Carolina defends using advertising to attract congregants. He compares church machinery to a living organism with fire, smoke, belts, and wheels, saying a minister must provide life and action, not ragged preaching.
In New York at a lavish dinner, Diamond Toys speaker Carnegie mocks ostentatious wealth. He cites Vasquez as a model for a screen cut and recalls Bourne narrating a tale of a 3,000,000 palace visit where a vast mirror is marred by a scratched flaw.
A Hong Kong brewery opens a modern plant expected to start in 1909 with annual beer capacity of thousands of barrels. Backed by substantial capital, the enterprise aims to compete with Japanese and Tsingtao brews, marking a notable development in regional brewing.
In four years the Giants have shifted to rely on right handed batters who hit left handed pitching better than their left handed hitters. Merkle and Meyere drive in more runs than leadoff men as McGraw’s lineup now handles southpaws with more success. Griffith warns against overeating as it harms quickness and performance in players.
Hughey Jennings critiques catchers base running abilities, praising Roger Brennan as the best at running the bases and noting his path from pitcher to infielder to catcher. He argues catching requires bending and squatting that hampers speed and suggests batters should be circled around the diamond by pitchers.
A brief note on how managers monitor players diet and eating habits. The passage discusses concerns over players overindulgence and the difficulty of judging eating patterns compared to drinking, highlighting the impact on performance and team management.
ee BASES Beck of Boston has eight home runs seven three base hits and 16 doubles. Umpire Bit Dineen says the White Sox ground is improving and may become top in the circuit. Guthrie of the American Association realigned. Clarke Griffiths accuses Reds officials after finding nothing in the Eastern league. Jack Sparks will finish the season with Chattanooga in the Southern league. Barney Dreyfuss denies Kitty Bramafield chase rumors. Tina Speaker shines for Boston in two games against Cleveland with a triple and two doubles in each game. Several players out for extended periods include Sullivan Zelder Gandi Walsh Payne Sackburnta.
John O Connor argues that constant hustle and toeing the line in baseball wins games. He emphasizes each player staying on their toes, studying teammates habits, and a manager enforcing discipline without favoritism. He credits a hustling, aggressive style learned with the old Cleveland team and under Tebeau as key to success.
Tennis enthusiasts weigh the outcome of the thirtieth national tournament at Newport Rhode Island as star players face injuries. Champion William A. Larned may be hampered by a leg tendon strain from a recent semifinal. Ex champion William J. Clothier has just recovered from typhoid fever. Gustave Touchard hovers near appendicitis while Maurice McLoughlin battles humid coast weather.
Detroit Times reports Walter Johnson, famed for fastest pitch, develops a slow delivery. The change leaves hitters unthreatened as the ball drifts and dies near the plate, resembling a discarded wager on an also ran.
Victor Willis began with Boston in 1898 and has 242 winning games in the National League. Mathewson’s mark stands at about 260, illustrating a pair of standout pitching careers in early NL history.
Logansport Indiana report tells of Perry Hooke who courted a girl despite her father's opposition. A defending goose attacked Hooke as he hid under a bed after the father returned home. The goose wounded him, blood flowing from the ear, causing the father to relent and permit visits.
Willamport Pennsylvania farmer Harry A. Fague battled a swarm when a mowing job disturbed bees in a hayfield. The mower split the swarm, bees covered the driver and team, the horses bolted toward the barn, and Fague sustained facial and arm injuries from stings.
Amos and Cyrus Lape, born together in Black Lick Indiana County, were separated at birth after their mother died. A stranger in Export greeted Amos as Cy, sparking the discovery that Cy lived nearby in Dunbar, leading to their long awaited reunion.
Mrs. Thomas Douglas, living south of Fulton Missouri, fought a bull that charged her in a field. Armed with a pitchfork, the animal knocked it away and trampled her. She crawled to the house, telephoned her doctor, and used a hairpin to try to gouge the bull's eyes before it left.
In Central Park a patrolman discovered a four month old baby girl under a bush surrounded by a cloud of mosquitoes. The child cried as insects fed on it. Bellevue Hospital staff counted seventy severe bites and called the condition serious due to mosquito bites. The baby wore new clothes with no identifying marks.
A local character Billy Lumpkins raises and breeds freak animals. The menagerie includes a five legged hog a one legged chicken a horned rooster a talking sparrow and a chicken with its heart on the outside. Brenat joins the strange collection as the latest acquisition.
The piece reviews 1910 summer fashion: slim silhouettes, narrow skirts, and simple bodices define the season. It notes evolving hair styles with natural outlines, velvet bands, beaded decorations, and calot usage to create flat fronted coiffures while avoiding excessive false hair. It also describes ringlets, chignons, and pipestem curls as part of the current look.
The article details the latest summer fashion at elite venues, noting sheer fabrics, minimal hemlines, and refined lingerie trends. Sweater bathing suits, close fitting knitwear, and decorative bathing caps dominate, while coiffure remains time consuming and perfumed. It warns that only premium materials endure daily saltwater wear, and highlights vivid color trims and lace flounces as key accents.
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