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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
1
A New York lawyer recalls a shined-shoes fruit dealer who explains taxes and costs of business, then bluntly notes a wife anchors a man’s status in America. The tale ends with the lawyer learning his own office faces the south, room 518.
Hon Lyttelton recounts a tale of the late Professor Hurley and a walk with a friend. Huxley asks how a believer sees belief, and the friend likens faith to mental color blindness. Huxley concedes it could exist but admits he might not recognize it in himself.
The passage presents a tense exchange about invitations from a group who seem to use the speakers. One character notes they were invited only to be used, while another recalls a pleasant dinner but questions genuine inclusion and motives. The scene hints at underlying social manipulation.
A dated advice list describes multiple salt uses from thawing pipes and cleaning to pest control and stain removal. It claims salt treats neuralgia by sniffing, prevents soot buildup, preserves fabrics, strengthens ankles, and aids cooking and washing, with many household tips.
Twelve 10 000 ton ships are under construction in Seattle by one company. Standardized plans allow fabricating parts for twelve ships, transported by tramways, with most work done by machinery. Plates are joined in shops in large sections swung into place by cranes. Ships can launch in 90 days, a dramatic cut from six months to a year. If Eastern yards keep pace, American merchant shipping could rise rapidly.
Exclusive turkey ranches in unsettled California foothills and western states raise about a thousand birds each season where range and natural feed abound. Turkeys roam with herds, grazed by day and roosting at night, guided by herders on foot or horseback and trained dogs.
The Alaska railroad from Seward to Fairbanks, 470 miles inland along the Tanana River, built under a 1914 act, nears completion with expected use in 1918. It taps the Matanuska and Nenana coal fields, supplying locomotives and steamboats and easing transport to naval bases in the Pacific.
The Springfield Union remarks the title rear admiral seems odd to nonexperts, though it fits a commander at the front doing effective work. The Boston Transcript proposes upgrading such officers to the term front admiral, aligning with their frontline role.
National League results include New York 7 over Chicago 2 and Brooklyn 7 over Cincinnati 1, plus Philadelphia 3 over St Louis 1, Boston 7 over Pittsburgh 6, and Boston 4 over Chicago 7 in another clash. American League games see Cleveland 4 over Philadelphia 2, New York 41 over St Louis, Milwaukee 6 over Toledo 3, and Indianapolis 9 over Minneapolis 9. Kansas City Columbus had no game due to rain.
Samuel Darya of Rensselaer Indiana, a Jasper County resident, becomes the first ambulance driver to capture a German prisoner. Duval's car stalled near Chateau Thierry, he spotted a hidden German and charged with a wrench. He disarmed the foe and handed him to American doughboys amid cheers.
Lieut Pat OBrien of the Royal British flying corps escaping from a German war prison crashed in a single seater over Kelly Field in San Antonio Texas. He fell nearly two thousand feet but suffered only bruises and minor injuries. He worried about his trousers after the incident.
Eighteen tons of explosives were dropped on Zeebrugge Ostend and the Bruges canal docks by British airmen on June 10 and 12. A German machine was shot down and fires were observed. Also noted is T Sambda Jones of Louisiana nominated by President Wilson as minister to Honduras with a Washington filing on June 15.
A winter in New York ends with a actress charged $150 more than expected as hotel staff uncover napkins spoons knives and forks tucked in her trunks. The manager verifies the items, deducts them from the bill, and the guest departs in fury.
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes Idria in Austria hosts six percent quicksilver ore with 1200 workers and a 76 pound bottle yield. It also highlights Filipino women asserting control and influence, contrasting gender norms on a Pacific voyage and in Philippine society.
A 19th century note from Cowdrey's Manchester Gazette claims modest appeals outshone bold catalogues in advertising. S James Platford invites readers to Fiore Gardens in England with a public opening and Thursday music, charging one shilling admission.
A passerby recalls seeing a famed writer at a desk with a secretary doing most of the drafting. The author stands by a window, gazing into the street and dictating a few terse paragraphs. The scene captures a quiet moment of creative labor.
A brief exchange stresses wartime sacrifice as a man explains he saves by giving up personal luxuries and persuading his wife to abandon nonessential wishes to support the country's needs.
The Geneva convention formed in Geneva Switzerland on August 22 1864 with delegates from France Belgium Switzerland Portugal Holland Italy Spain Denmark and Prussia and later by most American governments. It protected war sufferers by ensuring ambulance neutrality forbidding nationality in care and granting safe aid from invading natives. It established distinctive red cross emblems for nurses and admin staff and aimed to treat sick and wounded prisoners with care and release or parole when possible. The convention also inspired the Red Cross.
A diet guide urges thinness for women via a strict plan. Recommended foods include oysters crabs lean meats poultry fish sans salt, many vegetables, gluten bread and coffee. It bans sugar fatty foods dairy gravies white bread oats rice potatoes and alcohol.
A humorous exchange centers on the saying carrying coals to Newcastle. The husband quips that bringing home a book titled How to Talk would be carrying coals to Newcastle, then pivots to urging the purchase of a War Saving stamp.
Train timings listed for Eastbound runs from Goshen to Kendallville and Kendallville to Goshen with connections to New York Chicago Boston and New England Express services. Includes daily and Sunday exceptions and accompanying accommodations.
The clipping lists North Bound No 46 at 12 35 pm and No 40 at 10 43 pm. No 40 reportedly stops at Elkhart and continues to Henotun Harbor while South Bound details are limited.
Effective Sunday January 27 1018 trains leaving Goshen Indiana westbound listed with multiple times and service codes. Frants Paras Booth Bend Indiana appears as the issuing point or contact.
The Winona Interurban Railway announces arrive times and through car service between Goshen and Indianapolis. Schedule shows morning arrivals at 6:30 8:27 and 16:27, and further times at 12:07 2:27 4:27 6:27 8:27 and 10:38. Trains depart Goshen at 3:38 p.m. and adapt to Warne ently.
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