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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
4
The Colburn sheet glass machine, developed over ten years in Franklin, promises to replace skilled labor with one man and two boys. It produces a continuous sheet up to 120 feet long, with uniform thickness, and runs in two eight hour shifts.
The ancient tale follows King Nihla-Keton of Anga-Dessa planning a son’s heir. A premier and a shape shifting giant arrange a sex swap to fulfill a royal ruse leading to a rapid wedding and a surprising permanent proposal.
A broker’s wife, impressed by a pile of $600 in silver delivered to their home, initially pressed for a check to buy a rug. After handling the coins, she relented and sent the money back, deciding she could do without the purchase for now.
Ex Senator W E Chandler of New Hampshire was noted as one of the few congressmen who could write shorthand. The House once had a sole shorthand writer, Robert R Hitt of Nap is known for reporting the Lincoln-Douglas debates and recalling notes written before typewriters existed.
Describes a glassmaking process with a 24 inch width sheet moving from a furnace through a lehr and cutting cable. It notes a bending roller changing travel from vertical to horizontal and praises the surface finish. Then it traces labor unions from 1840s Pittsburg to 1900, detailing fragmentation, leadership ambitions, and wage decline.
Tudor Jenks, known for humorous verse, became a courtroom witness after witnessing a cab driver fight near the Fifth Avenue hotel. Police arrested the drivers. Jenks was hauled to court to identify himself as Tudor Jenks when a lawyer asked for his name. The judge admonished him to stop making a funny noise and state his name.
In the Schweitzerhof lobby in Lu gerne several American guests glance at the hotel register. A bystander quips about Baron Confetti and his American bride being on their honeymoon while another calls it a harvest moon.
The relief brig captain doubts their rescue of the wrecked crew helped humanity while the mate notes the rescued have started sea novels, reflecting a grim mood after the risky operation.
Maine nature notes tell of James Tibbetts facing two moose bulls and a cow who drink from his farm pump each morning. The animals vault the fence and head toward the woods after their water stop, while the farm’s three brooks and nearby Sebasticook river provide alternative sustenance. The pattern continues daily as the pump draws their attention. The piece also recounts a brisk golf course anecdote about a caddie mishearing a player’s remark during a Romford versus Hampshire match.
A playful scene unfolds as a beautiful girl provokes a young man by stamping her foot in public. He smiles, she grows furious, but then praises him as clever when he meets her jest with calm wit. The exchange centers on a dainty foot and a running joke about stamps and extravagance.
A man arrives with black crepe on his hat prompting wife to ask about mourning. He explains he mourns for her first husband, stating he is sorry he is dead. The exchange reveals a somber, ironic domestic scene centered on loss and loyalty.
A collage of light verse on rivers and dawn, local social jokes about stale bachelorhood and weddings, and small notices. Short item about Plum Grove couple’s marriage, plus humorous ads and editorials on insurance and eggs. A hazy, disparate relic of a bygone column.
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