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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
7
William A. Radford offers free expert guidance on building and design for readers. The article describes a ten room house measuring 30 by 37 feet 6 inches with a porch, noting shifts toward smaller, more practical homes and the need for suitable space for families of six to ten.
The article outlines house design ideas such as multiple stair entrances a side porch shaded by vines a large pantry and a bow window extension to improve circulation and lighting. It emphasizes a sewing room a cheerful window seating area and child-friendly, efficient layouts for large families. It notes efforts by churches to erase debts ahead of a centennial celebration.
An English hunter learns Mexican hunting culture with hacienda owned human hounds guiding ducks, riding horses, and signaling shots. Indian trackers quietly locate ducks and rabbits, demonstrating a cooperative field method that blends local labor with Anglo hunting traditions.
In a crowded department store a floorwalker explains a special sale of novelty belts. Each belt features a representation of a masculine arm, drawing a rush of shoppers to the belt counter.
France and England have established ententes in culture and municipal matters and now plan an entente musicale. British instrumentalists and chorus singers will perform concerto in Paris, strengthening ties through music.
Articles note a surge in Yellowstone Park mountain lions risking deer elk and other wildlife. The government assigns John and Homer Goff and partners to exterminate cougars with a large pack of hounds at a five dollar bounty plus 75 dollars monthly salaries. Lions killed in stock regions devastate calves, with predators targeting young cattle across Colorado Wyoming and surrounding states. The piece warns of escalating carnage and economic impact on livestock.
A factory chief quits college to lead his father’s business and builds a large workforce. A sculptor leaves a $5000 year post in Paris to study art, later proving the choice right. A doctor-turned-land-agent abandons medicine to pursue property dealing and prospers, showing nature’s fit guides success.
A Chicago Daily News quip notes the town’s appeal to strangers, citing humorously five reasons to like it. The line asserts two railroads and three traction lines as the means to leave, framing the town with transport options in a playful exchange.
A character notes abundance of mendacity and cites supply and demand as explanation. Miss Cayenne counters that falsehoods persist as long as fools believe them, framing a witty exchange in a Washington Star context.
Theatrical controversy surges as Nellie Nethersole denies a standard stage kiss calling it a press creation. She asserts no such kiss exists in performance and cites her leading man as confirming no kiss occurred.
Fear is expressed by some manufacturers of melodramas that a certain type of horror thrillers is waning. Writers cited include Ike C Blaney Owen Davis Theodore Kremer and Lem Parker who profited from one night stands. The article notes a shift to musical comedies and better class western melodramas as the demand changes.
Louis James travels to New York to inspect Peer Gynt scenery while Monmouth Beach hosts visiting company. Shuberts push foreign musical comedies including The Blue Mouse with A North bringing it to town. Elinor Glyn selects La Sirla for a Three Weeks queen role. Flora Zabelle’s father preaches in Chicago. Ziegfeld linked to Chicago Musical College. Francia Wilson’s daughter debuts in Century sketch.
The piece paints a Broadway summer show figure who mocked a co star, a note apologizes for laughing at a big scene, and Henry Miller jokes about Ibsen with a dry tale of a boy who never spoke or worked.
Chicago stage star Joe Howard and Mabel Barrison star in The Flower of the Ranch. Howard recounts an incident on the Rialto where a bum begged for a nickel, claiming he needed food and quipped about ten cent handouts.
A Chicago era column lists top players by position and estimates release prices from 12 000 to 25 000 for stars like Christy Matthewson Cy Young and Honus Wagner. It argues a combined sale could reach a quarter million, imagining bids from major clubs and noting strategic value of each star.
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