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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
1
An assortment of vignettes from the era note a witty remark about a shabby parlor carpet and the power of imagination, laud a Mexican engineer who sacrificed himself to save others, and cite critics praising scrub athletes and explorers. It contrasts daily courage with cynicism, and ends with a fragmented line about subway ties.
A half Brown boy in Pennsylvania spends months building a milking machine. He tests it on Old Cherry the cow, ends up dirty and shaken as the cow apparently objects to the invention.
A club discussion erupts over hatpins as threats to public safety with a speaker claiming hatpins pose lethal dangers in crowds and urging suppression of women outdoors. A married man suggests banning the hatpin as a solution.
Dean Henry Wright of Yale analyzes five years of housing and academic records, finding that students in luxury private dormitories show weaker grades and higher secret society selection from rich dorms, while with moderate priced Pierson Hall freshmen show better scholarship and lower society access. He suggests more campus dormitories to curb clustering in private houses.
The text extols laughter as essential to happiness and beauty. Play is vital for recreation and recuperation from daily work. Philosophers say one does not live fully without play, while laughter elevates human nature and aligns it with the gods.
A recreation writer extols the wild boar as an exceptional fighter noting its ability to bring down an elephant, hold its own against a tiger, and outrun horses in speed. The boar’s ferocity earns the respect of predators and observers alike, with anecdotes of its courage and fighting prowess.
The 1906 labor records show 1,309 strikes across France affecting 1,963 establishments and 438,466 workers. Wage disputes, shorter hours, and wealth transfers drove activity, with 194 of 797 wage strike cases succeeding, 335 compromises, and 268 failures. Arbitration appeared in 602 instances, with 16 before stoppages.
The world renowned Riverside farm on Rough and Ready Island near Stockton is closed. Owners Pierce Bros. will dispose of the high grade thoroughbred cattle, including Juliana de Kohl the record milk cow, and shift the site to other uses due to labor difficulties.
A London Express writer notes St Nova learned potato boiling from St Patrick, lamenting the secret’s passage to few. Sydney Smith’s 1837 letter recalls that married couples often share meals and misboiled potatoes, a quip about culinary fate.
A hardware dealer explains a method to repair knives and forks whose handles have come off. He suggests filling the handle cavity with powdered rosin, heating the knife tang until red hot, inserting into the handle, and letting it cool to secure the bond while protecting the blade from heat.
A humorous remark by an actor out of work riffs on filling many roles and needing many rolls to fit him, revealing the joke only after it lands. The brief quip signals the actor’s current unemployment and self aware humor about typecasting.
The United States government held an auction for 22 665 accumulated dead letter items in Washington. Principal goods included cigars suspender and vests along with rubber shoes pipes gloves handkerchiefs stockings and related articles. Some items may be glassed lingerie.
New York hotels plan to supply chaperones for women visiting the city alone or with busy husbands. The chaperones will serve as guides for shopping and city sightseeing, helping visitors feel safe and engaged during their stay.
London reports a push by bishops free church leaders and physicians to amend licensing laws to eliminate barmaids in the United Kingdom. They seek action without driving current workers from the trade, citing 100000 young women in the beverage trade and arguing barmaids attract patrons who drink.
In Minneapolis T. W. Young of Fourth Avenue South missed church after a thief robbed his home of wearing apparel including his Sunday meeting clothes. Church official J. J. Dugan investigated and found Young had a valid reason for staying away, though he was not ill.
Pittsburg reports slack business leading the Pittsburg Street Railway to hire 20 college graduates, four professors, and two ministers as conductors and motormen. The move aims to bolster service. ministers are placed in roles with shifts extending beyond midnight, while officials withhold names to protect the new staff.
Two Indianapolis society girls Mary Rossiter and Isabel Farrer visited Dayton to secure employment for a Dayton View family through a free bureau. A diary found by the mistress led to their resignation after evidence was shown. they left for another city with their destination secret, pursuing sociological club aims.
In Westboro Massachusetts Dr J G Kestler completed a three month procedure placing 1974 skin grafts on Mrs Kestler after a July kerosene explosion left her with extensive burns. All grafts were taken from her husband, covering the right side and face.
Washington reports a sensational elopement as Alma Marie von Haake Cathcart, wife of a mill owner’s son, runs away with Navy Ensign Earl W. Pritchard. The Cathcarts wed last June in Newburgh. a quarrel followed and, after a Philadelphia trip, the wife vanished when the husband stepped away.
Admiral Dewey and wife vacate the Rhode Island avenue house presented by the people after Manila Bay. They relocate to the Hazen residence at Sixteenth and K streets, a larger space suitable for expected entertainments.
Reporters buzz over Philip Kearney Mindil securing the East Room for a new attraction featuring wrestler Hitachiyama. The scene includes ambassadors, cabinet figures, and playful bids from Dan Fishell and Brady for further White House performances.
Descendants of John Quincy Adams are scattered across the nation with some bearing the Adams name. In Washington a metal in the Whispering Gallery marks where Adams fell after long service in the House. A wealthy westerner built a Massachusetta Avenue home using a rock block containing gold glories, drawing visitors more than the bronze of Adams.
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