21 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
1
The page compiles a rapid mix of quips, foreign events, and satirical notes. It mentions a French duel killing, Lord Kitchener praising an American girl, and brisk economic tidbits about paper money, immigration, and gold. It also covers civic oddlyities, animal oddities, and global affairs with terse commentary.
A Smithsonian expert, Miss Evelyn Mitchell, describes why mosquitoes screech and how their biology reveals how they spread diseases. The article notes that Anopheles carries malaria and Stegomyia yellow fever, with implications for other tropical illnesses and potential for new settlements where plagues are controlled.
A federal Senate committee led by Senator Curtis began a probe into Chicago and other large cities police practices, focusing on third degree tactics and benevolent police societies. The inquiry will expand to police organization and aims to inform state lawmakers on potential uniform laws governing police methods.
Congressman Burleson of Texas argues abolishing Republican and Democrat labels in favor of Liberal and Conservative would create two stable parties. He contends current divides stem from names, not beliefs, and that shifting designations could balance progressive and conservative sentiments across the nation.
A warm personal friend of Congressman Dickinson sent him a note about matters in Missouri's Sixth district. Dickinson instructed his secretary to list the friend for “everything good that goes out.” A follow up letter thanked him for a book on diseases of the horse and hinted that Democrats in power would bring a horse.
The article notes Senator Carter earning nicknames as the crowd hears President Taft laugh heartily at a Washington gathering. Carter is praised as the bustling face of national events, with cartoonists nationwide likening him to Uncle Sam.
The article describes delicate lingerie adornments using pink ribbons and Dresden ribbons in French undergarments. It notes tiny rosebuds, plaited trim on chemises and petticoats, commentary on tucks and French knots, and varied edgings for petticoats, with separate flounces designed for washing and higher price when ready made.
The illustration shows a white lawn princess style dress intended for a girl aged fifteen or sixteen. It features tucked panels with eyelet embroidery, bands of insertion, embroidered sleeves, and draped liberty ribbon at the top. Also described is an ecru Berim dusters bag embroidered in dark blue and green with blue tassels, suggested as a bridal housekeepings gift.
The description details a Parisian millinery piece named Charlotte featuring pink and mauve shot gauze with a gauze frill stitched in silk threads and a bow of black satin, illustrating the era’s ornate accessory style.
The writer praises new vests to wear with coats, noting the muffler idea from winter wear. A shop example is a white pique false waistcoat with gilt buttons costing 50 cents, with simple work required to make four at similar cost.
Practical guidance on washing pongee silk, emphasizing lukewarm soap suds, gentle hand washing, sun drying before ironing, and avoiding sprinkling or damp ironing to prevent spots and shadows. Cautions about colorfastness for embroidered pieces, with advice to test a small swatch and consider dry cleaning for color running.
The Palmyra Spectator, founded August 8 1839 as Missouri Whig, remains under Sosey family control across generations. The Missouri country press history notes the paper’s influence on state growth and politics, alongside the Howard County Advertiser lineage from Glasgow to Fayette and its Civil War era changes.
Edson C. Eastman of Concord once rode with Joseph Pulitzer in a White Mountains coach. Pulitzer explained his name by a door opening joke, leading Eastman to conclude the proper pronunciation as Pulit zer.
A Missouri friend sent radish seed to Robert W. Spangler editor of the Gooding Herald Idaho to plant and enter the state best radishes contest. Spangler recalls his parents wanted him to farm but he preferred fishing and wild berries. He plans to allow his son to compete for the largest radish, noting the boy may change his view by summer.
The Grand Canon edited by W B Perdue claims to be the oldest shipboard paper in the Pacific fleet and the largest in size and circulation. It is published aboard the battleship Colorado with a four page illustrated section and is copyrighted and circulated at second-class rates amidst crew and fleet news.
The Minnesota board of health plans to petition for a press agent. The agent will supply articles to state papers on general health topics.
Jim Rice, coach of Columbia crew, praises a stalwart freshman. The boy frets over a strong beard, asking the barber if he will grow one. The barber quips that the boy seems to take after his mother, not his father.
The piece recounts children playing church indoors with Theo dore presiding as minister instructing Florence to obey. It voices a cue about sharing and rivalry in siblings and includes a quip about early rising and wealth. Carlyle is cited noting sincerity as a heroic trait.
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