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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
1
A collection of wry anecdotes and social notes ranges from boxing lessons and a bootblack’s fortune to legal quips about buttermilk fraud and a nurse honored by King Edward. The column touches New York gossip, Austria amnesty, immigrant debates, and a jail term for a Greenville man who aimed to harm a pup.
Instructions describe making a decorative splash back for walls using floral muslin cretonne or silk. A hinged wooden lath covered with fabric supports a draped panel with a top frill and tassel caught festoons, secured by rings or hooks.
A handsome reception gown in a princess model uses cerise French cheviot. Heavy material features fine trim mings with a broad white lace yoke and extended front piece. Cerise enamel pendants stud the lace, while a narrow belt, cerise satin sleeves, and satin belt finish the design.
The article notes coque feathers as essential in hat making, praising their plumage for economy and fashion. It highlights iridescent dark tones and panaches in brown, gray, blue and white, shaping a wide range of hat decorations in millinery.
The column warns that white cosmetic wigs and hairpieces are expensive and often chemically treated from dark origins. It cautions against dieting to extremes, linking undernourished skin to such vanity. It advises gentle blackhead removal with a soothing finish.
The piece notes blue stockings in Paris Fashion, claims Parisian designers hide designs from Americans, mushroom hats with wider upturned brims, and hats decorated with dyed barnyard feathers from poulterers and sportsmen. It predicts changes only after current overtopping styles fade and hints the hat of the season remains undecided.
The piece suggests passing pepsin tablets to guests after a large meal as a light joke. Each tablet is wrapped in foil with a motto about overeating, ensuring all guests take one. It notes creme de menthe or plain mint as suitable liqueur options for closing a big dinner.
The piece encourages girls to discover one useful skill and cultivate daily cheer. It links personal happiness to helping others, suggesting charm comes from saying bright things, light music, and sympathetic conduct, not grand artistic achievement.
A home remedy suggests soaking a large bunch of parsley in half a pint of rain water overnight. In the morning, wipe the face with a soft cloth and sponge with the parsley water. Let air dry without wiping. Repeat three times daily for fourteen days to see improvement in complexion.
V Mistretta of Galveston reports Tabasco in Mexico will benefit from banana stalk fiber used to make rope and twine, boosting banana cultivation and land values to about 300 dollars an acre. He notes limited machinery exists, with potential for a large future industry and export demand.
Nanina Leone of New York died after a fire started while she searched for her beloved wax doll. The child likely lit a match and set her clothes ablaze. she died from inhaling flames with the doll in her arms. In Danville, a Maltese cat on a steam shovel traveled eastward aboard a freight car with provisions aboard for a journey to Poughkeepsie New York.
A poem recounts a turbulent Christmas memory with mischief and misfortune. The speaker describes a tree laden with candy and presents, a frosty incident on a pond ice, a fall and a rough recovery, and a sad sense that Christmas was spoiled for the speaker and a companion. The piece ends with hopeful resolve about the next Christmas.
A dense prose piece reflects on moral cause and effect, criticizing trusts and economic strain while urging honesty. It contrasts bad foundations with outcomes, then weaves a rambling Christmas bill lament about debt, pride, and perseverance through financial trials.
A three year old, Little Virginia, wakes her mother in tears asking if she is all here. She fears without her body, insisting she might be missing parts while it remains tucked in her bed. She remembers a dream where she was a chocolate stick who had eaten itself.
A Victorian era clipping blends a testimonial endorsing Cuticura for eczema with a story of a grandfather and a recovering infant. The piece also notes a dinner party reaction to a Chinese cook and a moral cake motto. It comments on Defiance Starch and its use on fine fabrics. It includes assorted quips and advertisements.
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