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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
4
Ernest M Gaffey examines political bosses across wards and cities, contrasting mythic portraits with reality. He recalls the Danny Dugan episode and discusses how bosses rise, switch loyalties, and pursue power through expediency, influence, and organizational skill.
Dr Sugi Sambon of Rome argues against the view that cold climates best promote vitality and longevity. He cites statistics showing Arabs outliving Esquimans by 25 years, Hindu puberty ages, and European regional longevity differences, suggesting climate and sanitation influence lifespan more than latitude.
In Winsalyington Star a reader questions Shadiboy's recurring trouble as a card scandal surfaces again. The exchange notes Jose warned him not to play unless he could afford the risk, implying he chose to gamble despite the costs.
An English visitor to Washington, cited by the New York Sun, argues that Dickens misjudged America's capital. He forecasts Washington's growth into a city of monumental palaces with the Capitol and surrounding avenues guiding a grand plan, comparing its riverfront setting to Paris and Rome and predicting a future rival to the Place de la Concorde and the Piazza of St. Peter's.
A visitor praises the Capitol building and notes the four Trumbull paintings in the rotunda. The portraits, drawn from life, reflect the artist’s personal drive to chronicle the revolution and its figures, highlighting remarkable self confidence and a long study leading to the commission.
A 1900 census count lists Washington, 339 403 residents with 241 920 whites and 97 483 colored. The piece argues the capital rivals historic cities, grows faster than others, and will become wealthier and more architecturally noted as the seat of government of the world’s leading republic.
Senator Kean of New Jersey voiced confusion over a lengthy bill title as the clerk began repeating an act to amend an act amending the act to authorize the receipt of United States gold coin in exchange for gold bars. The exchange drew comments from Senator Gallinger before the measure was finally passed.
William Bill Sulzer of New York is praised for a long running bit described as the only genuine living one man filibuster. The anecdote recalls his public persistence and a request that his name be kept in the press. He jokes about newspaper attention and asks not to be left unnamed in coverage.
A Washington correspondent recalls a letter to Iowa Representative Walter Smith. The writer jokes about the district’s "enlightened constituency" and notes a voter asking for seed from the agricultural department’s seedless tomato experiment, highlighting quirky congressional correspondence.
A Manning woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of suffering from severe female ailments. She followed the advice and treatment, noting restored health and urging other women to try the remedy. The letter cites the product as a standard for thirty years in aiding displacements inflammation and related symptoms. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Mass.
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