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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
1
The United States department of commerce and labor reports on food spending by 11 156 laborer families. A family of six spends 329 19 yearly, with bread at 29 20 and meat at 110 50 as the largest single item. Milk and eggs total 38, coffee exceeds tea, and taxes plus charity and tobacco draw notable shares.
Charles Erskine Scott Wood argues that life’s effort is virtue and happiness exists in everyday beauty across all conditions. The article notes the era of science entering life, and cites Chihuahua Mexico enacting a sanitary law for public buildings, including theaters and churches, to improve health and safety.
The Florida and other aged British ships are to be attacked by modern ships guns and torpedoes to study fire effects. Though the old vessels face ignominious ends, the testing yields practical knowledge valued over sentiment in warfare.
A dog in a Rochester fire alerted residents, saving eighty people from danger. The report casts a somber note on human usefulness versus animal aid and mentions a $250,000 New York City treasury tied to unclaimed salaries and war warrants accumulated over 25 years.
The piece examines the meaning of romance in everyday speech and in natural scenery, distinguishing humanly influenced romance from the wild, undisturbed beauty of nature. It traces the term back to medieval Latin roots and explains how language borrowing shaped perceived romance.
The New York Herald reports on artillery used against large termites and describes ant societies in tropical countries. Worker ants build tall pyramid nests, soldiers defend, and queens are immobile. Nests reach heights many times a ant’s body with vast underground galleries and cave-like chambers.
Dr Robert C Kemp described experiments inspired by Dr Pruss claiming possible revival after apparent death. He outlined heart massage through a rib incision, saline infusion, and windpipe respiration pump. Dogs revived in 11 of 12 cases under anesthesia. a human trial previously failed but he thinks success is likely with experience.
A collection of pithy maxims and wry observations on virtue vanity adversity and industry. The quips touch on alarm clocks prosperity humility and social behavior with concise punchlines and timeless humor.
The article outlines luncheon table dressings with circular and square covers, doilies, and linen serviettes matching centerpieces. It notes filet lace, Renaissance motifs, and Duchess lace as options, advises professional cleaning to avoid damage, and describes storing linens with scented padding and ribbons for long preservation.
A dining room centerpiece care tip describes a long cardboard roll wrapped in cotton wadding and covered with silk or cretonne to prevent creasing. Ends are gathered and tied with ribbon. A square of material matches the roll length for additional protection.
New York women embrace rope skipping as a beauty regimen to shed fat and achieve a sylphlike figure. The method, popularized by a Parisian beauty culturist, promises fast results and is praised by followers who imitate her routines and even stances.
The article notes new silk patter n prevalence and white flowers scarce. Muff chains shift to wrist wear while fur trimmed hats feature large wired black lace bows. Pique returns in skirts and frocks, and sleeves shorten for spring summer. Cameo plaques rise with classical dress. a white serge suit for the south shows striped pongee cuffs and collar.
A detailed description of a home dress bodice in cashmere or fine wool, featuring a lace front vest, lace back yoke, puffed sleeves with multiple tucks, cashmere bretelles edged in silk galloon, lattice velvet connections, latticed over-sleeves with cashmere edge, and a ribbon waist with looped ends. Calculator of fabrics lists yardage for bodice materials.
Marcus Woodward outlines a simple pollen transfer method to create hybrids. He notes plants take years to show results, with taste, color, texture, and juiciness guiding selection as only the finest specimens survive.
The Philadelphia Record notes only two Philadelphians keep the monocle though a handful of New Yorkers and some Chicago residents still wear it. An oculist cites Dr Kitchener from 1824 advising alternating use to avoid straining muscles, but warns monocles injure vision and harmony of the eyes.
A Manayunk woman used her cat to locate a bathroom leak by placing valerian in the washstand basin. The cat sniffed toward a wall spot, purring, guiding the owner to open the wall and reveal the leak behind it.
Sir Alfred Jones of Liverpool outlines renewed interest in West Africa cotton experiments after studying three years. He notes United States output rising to 11 million bales while Britain’s share remains fixed, credits the British Cotton Growing Association, and predicts West Africa may supply America's future cotton needs due to lower production costs.
A Chicago Record-Herald report cites that over 8 million of Mexico's 13.5 million people do not work. The article suggests this economic reality fuels opposition to Yankee ideas entering Mexico.
Longtime Iowa politicians Congressman Robert G. Cousins of Tipton and Congressman Birdsall plan to retire as Gov. Cummins escalates his challenge to the Allison machine. The article traces Cousins career from Cedar County origins to eight-term service, noting his roles as foreign affairs and treasury expenditures committee chair, while Birdsall’s three-term tenure is described with less distinction.
Philadelphia author Owen Wister ran as reform candidate for Seventh ward councilman but lost to a Republican 3 458 to 646 votes. He hoped for 500 votes and noted support from independents, with plans to keep writing novels and gathering ranch material in the West.
General Stoessel is condemned by a court martial as cowardly and incapable after the Port Arthur fortress fell to Japan. He claims responsibility for the surrender, while Capt Tsunoda defends Stoessel and portrays grim siege conditions.
The article portrays Herbert Henry Asquith as a leading candidate to succeed Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. A Yorkshireman with Scotch connections, Asquith is praised as a sharp lawyer and hard worker. He backed Boer self government and a possible confederation of South Africa, aiming for greater autonomous administration. At 56, he is described as a young statesman by British standards.
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