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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1908
Page
1
A Goshen Daily Democrat essay reviews railway dangers and social issues. It cites trespasser fatalities, juror duty, loyalty philosophy, Afghan ameer rumors, auto industry notes, Havana sewer plans, and the Carnegie hero commission tally.
The old monitor Florida, serving as a placeholder for a newer battleship, demonstrates it can still mount a minor resistance when needed.
In crowded Japanese cities fire destroys many flimsy houses. Citizens build iron plated two story godowns to protect valuables. Doors shut tightly, interiors hold furniture porcelain prints kimonos and jewelry. During events servants fetch items, then return to normal after the occasion ends.
In Denmark a state system requires maids to present a character book at police stations before employment. The document binds the maid to a new mistress with a door key, guarantees independence, and enforces two weeks notice on leaving. If idle, the servant reports to the police with whereabouts when reemployed.
Pepys records in 1667 and 1669 that May dew gathered from grass on May days was valued for bleaching linen and improving the complexion. He notes his wife and a maid gathering dew and the wife rising early with a coach to gather it, with concern for safety.
A student laments confusion in political economy as he asks whether widespread losses cause hard times or hard times cause losses, sparking a discussion with the professor on causal direction.
The average cost of a presentation at King Edward's court for a lady of standing ranges from 200 to 250 pounds. A single court costume cost 5,000 dollars with 150 dollars for a bouquet and 100 dollars for a handkerchief. A wealthy American bride's presentation outfit exceeded 8,000 dollars.
A 1907 U S Geological Survey report examines an eastern Nevada marble deposit in White Pine County near Snake Valley. The beds extend about 150 feet with white to pink mottled zones, weather to a good polish, and lay in canyon walls favorable for quarrying though hauling to rail routes 65 to 80 miles away would be costly. Tests show crushing strengths from 17 000 to over 20 000 pounds per cubic inch, with chemical analyses included.
Noble C. Harrigan, a sales agent from Trenton, unpacked a grip of fluffy lingerie in a Philadelphia hotel and later received over fifty postcards at a Baltimore hotel dining room. The prank, by friends in the city, invited embarrassment during meals as bell boys delivered postcards at one minute intervals.
Red headed woodpeckers vandalize telegraph poles causing extensive damage and replacement costs for Western Union. Officials report nests of holes across vast stretches from Arizona to California with poles weakened and linemen exposed to danger. The birds target warm states, drilling through 26 foot poles in pursuit of humming sounds they mistake for grub.
San Francisco plant pioneer Luther Burbank outlines plans to commercialize a spineless thornless cactus as a versatile forage and food source. He has grown 1,200 plants at a Salton Sea nursery and expects market readiness in spring 1909, with profits already shown by a $5,000 seed leaf sale to an Australian company.
A bronze tablet unveiled June 6 at a public building in Zwolle Overysel Holland honors Baron Joan Derck van der Capellen for aiding the United Colonies in their 1775 1783 struggle. The Holland Society of New York and the Study of Jurisprudence and History in Overysel supported the project. Gorham cast the tablet measuring 56 by 37% inches.
Chicago reports Capt. Hana Anderson the last living Monitor crewman waits in Brooklyn for a Washington pension increase. He served since 1861, fought the Merrimac at Hampton Roads, and after the war continued in the navy despite old wounds and poverty.
The International Congress of Tuberculosis will convene in Washington next September. An extensive exhibition showing global efforts against the disease will accompany the congress, running from September 21 to October 12.
A New Jersey legislator calls a veto or delay a disgusting slap by the governor on their bills. A colleague quips about mosquito bills as frustration grows over policy hurdles. A stray ad line references Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a Peoria dealer.
Sallie French of Pancannla Indiana writes that after seven years of female troubles she was run down and nervous, doctors gave no relief, then she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and is now strong and well.
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