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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
2
A long scanned page from Goshen Daily Democrat surveys diverse items. It cites European population figures, German youth crime stats, and Manchuria cable traffic while noting Rockefellers politics and Indiana life costs. Other notes include rail projects, pig iron data, and a reformulated Afghan ameer decree on punishing invaders with foot amputation.
A tale on Morse’s inventive lapses and a Baltimore & Ohio boss’s prompt suggestion to fasten telegraph wires to bridges. It also notes Elgin watches using fresh bread dough to wipe oil and chips from tiny parts, a long noted factory practice cited by George E. Hunter.
The National Magazine profile notes New York renters outnumber homeowners on Manhattan Island. Only 16,316 of 391,687 families own their houses while 94 in every 100 pay monthly rent. Wealthy landlords, likened to feudal lords, control vast housing stock surpassing other American cities.
The article argues women excel in decorative work and could profit as collectors of curios and antiques. It notes many girls possess discriminatory tastes, cottage owners are cautious, and the supply of antiques is declining. It concludes that feminine ideas enhance furnishing and a "house beautiful" often owes its beauty to a woman's artistic faculty.
In California a boy named Tommy learns the meaning of ostrich farms after spotting large birds with heads in the sand. His aunt questions the pun as Tommy concludes they plant them in the ground, noting many planted birds now.
A witty exchange features an aphorist claiming you cannot get something for nothing and a dream-haunted man retorting with a surreal image of purple dragons and pink rhinoceroses emerging from a Welsh rabbit that was never added.
A mill worker from Allentown becomes the fiancée of a drowning rescuer she saved twice. Living in a Fifth Avenue home, she prepares for marriage to a young millionaire, having grown her funds to 250000 a year through education and prudent management.
A wealthy New York family member is set to marry a factory girl from Allentown. The couple’s engagement is to be kept confidential, with both sides agreeing to secrecy to protect employees’ trust. The meeting followed a polo trip mishap when the man slid into the Lehigh river after an accident near Allentown, saved by Jennie Clausen and other factory girls.
Miss Maggie Stickney of Nineteenth street Darby Pa tilted over a creek bank while searching for violets. Her Merry Widow hat jammed in a blackberry bramble and prevented a plunge. Policemen Smith and Crumback pulled her to safety from the bank, though the hat suffered damage.
Danville Indiana resident Matthew Breen owns a dog of unknown breed that dives on command and reliably surfaces with fish. Since being purchased in the south for 35 dollars the dog has outperformed his owner on fishing trips, most recently pulling a 28 pound German carp from the Wabash River. The dog stands like a shepherd, with short brown hair, and a half brother bought with the same lot also dove, later dying from lung fever after underwater stays.
Tahlequah Oklahoma reports Jack T. Little a Cherokee Indian presents a plan to relocate Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes to a yet unspecified South American country. He promises a land free of white interference and taxes, calling it a superior option to Mexico relocation talks. He seeks communication with dissatisfied Indians and argues self rule without outside law.
A Hollander named Van Wart runs a unique Albany shop selling only two items: wooden shoes and long Dutch pipes. He imports both directly from the Netherlands and keeps a small, steady trade. Shoes are often ornamental, shipped in boxes for crafts, lunches, and gifts, while pipes appeal to collectors and practical smokers alike.
Washington reports Brazilian sanitary authorities will wage a nationwide tuberculosis campaign in Rio de Janeiro and other cities. The plan includes compulsory case reporting, public management of patients, hospital isolation, tuberculosis free admission policy, food inspections, and housing improvements to fortify public health.
A 30 foot blackfish became wedged under a pile driver at a fish trap near the east entrance to Deception Pass. The pile hammered through the whale powerfully, tossing the loftman from the rigging. John Nelson on deck saved him from drowning.
Rudolph Hollweg seven year old son of confectioner John Hollweg of Broad street Bloomfield was struck by an automobile and thrown thirty feet onto the sidewalk. His top rolled into the street and drew him back as he chased it. He was not hurt in the least and cried out Where's my top.
A discussion on linking the United States government with commercial and industrial bodies through a small executive advisory committee and a larger national council of commerce. It argues cooperation with commerce departments and other agencies will guide investigations toward practical needs of industry.
The essay extols joy in nature and mankind while arguing that happiness extends beyond mere physical pleasures to intellect, spirituality, and social harmony. It envisions future senses, a sixth or seventh, and a global, divine happiness uniting all beings under a benevolent order.
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