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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
1
A column of scattered notes covers railroads in the Philippines, Europe for tourists, a Louisiana sawmill, fish in the Rhine, a secret marriage, patent medicines, forests, flies, Wall Street musings, and a mix of quirky vignettes. It also recalls Kaiser antics, speed limits in Prince Edward Island, old Russian fete plans, stamp usage, and a Paris heir tale.
George W. Frye of Lexington discovers a process yielding omsite from skim milk during candy factory work. Three offers of 1,000,000 each are reportedly refused for rights and patents. Frye forms a Delaware corporation with four partners to exploit omsite, claimed to be heat and acid resistant, non conductor of electricity, and nearly indestructible.
Rhinebeck residents protest the town board decision to close Tater hill road near Ferncliff, owned by Col. John Jacob Astor. The road will revert to Astor as he expands Ferncliff estate, displacing farms and communities. Local liveryman Calvin Rikert calls the move pure cussedness.
Excitement in northwest County Meath centers on alleged sightings of a leprechaun in Killough district. Locals fear the fairy may be at large, with farmers reporting frequent appearances and residents staying up late hoping to trap the elusive visitor and claim a pot of gold.
A York keeper recounts countless migratory birds die at Boons Island lighthouse. Birds fly into the lantern glass at night drawn by the light, fall to rocks or water, with hundreds of species and occasional large plumaged birds among the victims. One incident shattered the lantern glass by a powerful beak.
Government bug hunter August Busck spent three months on the Isthmus of Panama collecting 83 mosquito species in the canal zone, 30 new to science, plus seven already known, the largest tally from a single locality. Mosquito control measures include drainage, oiling, screening, and fumigation to protect canal workers and prevent yellow fever and malaria transmission.
John Tressler 45 and Nora Haines 16 eloped three weeks ago after a dentist friend attended the Haines home. The plan unfolded as Nora slipped out with Tressler while her mother’s attention was on dental work. Tressler is jailed on abduction charges. Nora presents a marriage certificate and receives her mother’s blessing.
Horace S. Schultz a piano dealer faced a dangerous rooftop hoist in Allentown as workers raised a 14 foot plank to lift a heavy piano high above the street. The plank slipped twice and Schultz rode the rope as the platform swayed threatening collapse before relief arrived and the task finished.
John M. Myatt rose from Saratoga Hotel waiter to a man of means via tips and real estate. For 15 years customers believed him poor, while he quietly built flats farms and cash. He explains tips came from consistent courtesy and knowing patrons well. He now hunts in northern Michigan between farm improvements.
Ottawa reports that Canada fears Hindu coolie influx threatens labor. Deputy Minister W L Mackenzie King says Britain and India agree immigration is a major global issue and seek cooperative limits to oriental migration to Canada.
A critique argues the institutional church must operate daily, not merely on Sundays, to advance ethical nobility and social progress. It likens church work to manual training in education, urging open doors seven days a week to rival secular temptations and train citizens.
Cardinal Gibbons extols free will as a divine gift distinguishing man from beasts and angels. He argues true freedom comes from holy liberty, not civil rights alone, and warns abuse leads to ruin while providence guides life’s events as links in destiny.
The essay argues life begins with poverty fosters ambition and invention while a golden spoon stifles effort. It contends that America's great builders rose from hardship, and that poverty acts as a spur, whereas inherited wealth erodes drive and prudent tradition is weaker in the modern era.
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