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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1908
Page
6
An elderly judge and Miss Weston discuss Grayson and the failed loves that shaped his life. She reveals a past confidant and names Dorcas Weston as the woman who could have saved him, while a younger relative asks about marriage timing.
Eliza Warren wrestled with her sister Marian Story who claimed spirits commanded killings. Warren, alone with Story in a Repub lic building, saved after four bouts of restraint and a knife attack. Doctors link Story’s insanity to grief over her son and alleged attempts at spiritual communication.
A. C. Stalder and Harry Herren saved a six year old boy at a flooded inlet in Chautauqua Illinois by hanging from a 60 foot long trestle with the boy between them as a freight engine roared into view. Herren and Stalder held on by one arm until the train cleared.
H. B. Boyles argues before the Western School Managers' association that constant, systematic newspaper ads build college name recognition, generate inquiries, and boost patronage. He warns against sporadic ads, urges proper follow up, and endorses avoiding newspaper bureaus that replace direct outreach to potential students.
A fragment reports a girl named Frances Thure man of Urbana who narrowly survived when a heavy display item, described as over ten feet square and weighing more than 100 pounds, fell on her head. The incident is tied to a showcase at Blads exhibit in Champaign Illinois.
Seven year old Theresa Marceau of Le Mans lured her three year old sister to the field. She tied the younger child to a cow’s tail and urged the animal to run. The sister died from a fractured skull while the mother, driven to madness, is to be restrained.
The piece recounts Victor Murdock, former Wichita Eagle editor and Kansas rep, joking with colleagues on a Pennsylvania Avenue stroll. He supposedly planted a Wichita Eagle headline at a newsstand to prove a point about recognition, and reflects on media quirks and editor life.
Reverend A C Dixon argues Christianity proves itself through experiential testing in a biblical laboratory. He cites transformed lives, prayer answers, and societal works as proof, noting faith changes motives, renews sight, unites people, and supports civilization and social aid.
The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Church lists 934 missionaries at work abroad, plus 375 native workers. Membership stands at 16,596 natives. Receipts last year totaled $460,19%.
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