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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
8
Limuel Jack iln laments the law’s quarrelsome nature after a roadside lawsuit while a young lawyer defends the profession’s role. He recalls a past horse swap gone wrong and notes that honest farmers must produce something, or live off others, as the talk turns to civilization, justice, and the lawyer’s craft.
An old rancher recalls feuds with a lawyer over a disputed horse and settlement of estates. He describes courtroom antics, rival schemes, and a surprising friendship formed in the courthouse. The tale ends with reflections on law, society, and the enduring presence of lawyers.
A narrator contrasts carrying cash with paying by check, noting a wealthy brother who always has money on him and another who relies on checks. He finds real money meaningful for tangible purchases, while royalties arrive as checks. He recalls bank conversions, book purchases, and general fiscal miserliness, ending with a call to pay bills and enjoy a small jamboree to warm the heart.
A survey of typographical slips in newspapers shows how wrong letters, misreads, and ambiguous syntax yield humorous or embarrassing results. Examples range from "Cir cumstances" to "shoot Polly as she flies" and illustrate the gap between copy and published text across era and regions.
A Shamokin editorial argues merchants should advertise during dull periods just as farmers fertilize crops in hard times. The piece likens stopping ads after a boom to neglecting soil health, urging steady promotion to secure profits and steady cash flow. It contrasts merchant and farmer acumen and emphasizes consistent advertising into lean seasons. Then a compact domestic vignette from Des Moines shows a newspaper-loving father and family dynamics around reading and sarcasm.
Evanston and Wilmette residents witness Mrs. Frank Mulcinski drawing a heavily laden wagon after her husband, too poor to replace their dead horse, harnessed her to the vehicle. The wife, weighing nearly 200 pounds, guides the load through downtown, with Mulcinski shouting whoa and giddap as crowds protest but business booms.
An entire fire company and police reserves assisted a crowd of residents to coax two cows from a Newark street doorway in Paterson New Jersey. The herd refused to move, preventing access as children prepared for school before the cows finally descended after being blindfolded and fed.
In Baltimore County Frank and Emily Emala, ages two and four, vanished for two days while seeking fairies. Found unconscious beside a waterlogged swamp, they were saved by trapper Harry Pietert who carried them home. Doctors revived them after hours of treatment for starvation and cold.
Judge Fred M Peasley of the city court owns a Plymouth Rock pullet that laid two eggs a day for eight days. He verified the feat by the trap teat method, noting only one other hen in town had produced two eggs in a day, owned by Charles Graham.
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