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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
4
Washington observes Speaker Cannon turning 72 amid surprises and tears as Illinois lawmakers Graff and Rainey present a six foot dogwood and American Beauty rose bouquet. Champ Clark calls out the birthday note prompting applause and a brief suspension of the roll.
A report to Secretary Metcalf based on 3572 enlistment records from the Independence at Mare Island California shows 63.61 percent of sailors on second or subsequent enlistments tattooed and 23.01 percent on first enlistment. About 60 percent of sailors with over ten years service are tattooed. Designs include letters, mottoes, coats of arms, flags, anchors, female figures, and various symbols. some motifs like Jerusalem cross or “Holdfast” carry beliefs about safety in death.
The 1905 census of manufactures classifies weekly earnings across 123,507 establishments covering 3,297,819 wage earners. Men average 11.16 weekly while women average 6.17 and children 3.46. Montana leads at 18.19, South Carolina lags at 4.68. Illinois ranks fifteenth at 11.65. The payroll totaled 33,185,791 with men earning 29,240,287, women 5,633,481, and children 312,023.
The article notes President Roosevelt regularly attends Grace Reformed Church on Fifteenth Street near the White House with Mrs Roosevelt. he fills two thirds of the pews, while two Secret Service men accompany him but do not sit with him. It also mentions St John’s as a church with a pew reserved for the president.
The split log drag offers a cheap effective method to maintain vast earth roads. The article details light, easily adjustable construction with logs or planks, proper stakes and wedges, blade attachment, and timing for safe handling. It emphasizes avoiding heavy builds and incorrect edge shapes for best performance.
A cautionary notice warns mothers about dangerous narcotics in child medicines like paregoric laudanum and morphine and stresses that physicians and druggists label such products poison. It notes many children harmed or killed by opium products and asserts Quastoria contains no narcotics if signed by Chas. H. Fletcher.
A quirky exchange mocks medical billing and advice advertisements. The page blends satirical dialogue with patent medicine lines and slogans from Howard Bros., Lewis' cigar, and Winslow's Soothing Syrup, reflecting a fragmented early 20th century newspaper mix.
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