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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1908
Page
7
A tense scene unfolds as Conrad pleads for Allison to surrender to love. A letter found by Allison from a deceased fiancé reveals a depth of selfless regard that changes her view, guiding her to choose a wiser path than possessive passion.
The piece frames privates as true heroes, citing Gen. Pickett and his wife in a McClure's article My Soldier. It recalls Pickett's tears at Seminary Ridge after reporting to Gen. Lee and honors the widows and orphans war leaves behind, asserting the private soldier remains the real hero.
The article urges giving children ample fruit, especially bananas, noting its appeal and nutritional value. Dr. John Tatham cites fruit as essential for young diets, describing bananas as highly nourishing with about 4 percent nutritive matter and good iron content, suitable for typhoid convalescence without irritating ulcers.
A New York woman and a Chicago guest in the White Mountains recount a striking scene at a hotel. They admire the valley and clouds from a mountaintop overlook, then the New Yorker dismisses the view as nothing special before asking where they dine. The Chicago woman reveals a preference to visit her husband’s Chicago office on the fourteenth floor to look down on the street.
A city sales man notes a peculiar shop that functions mainly as a horse medicine outlet. The proprietor claims horse remedies dominate sales, reflecting a local neighborhood rich in stables and animal hospitals. The store offers usual drug store fare but focuses on equine cures.
A juvenile tale notes Jimmy’s weak points as a sign of modern schooling, yet his brain remains sharp. When asked by the teacher for a synonym, he impishly retorts that it is a word used when you cannot spell the one you first thought of.
A Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry trooper recalls the September 20, 1863 Chickamauga moment. He details Rosecrans’s headquarters, the household cavalry’s duties, and a nerve wracking ride to Gen. Thomas to secure artillery and hold the Chattanooga road amid Bragg and Longstreet’s assault. The account blends memory with battlefield realism and honors Thomas’s steadiness and Rosecrans’s leadership.
Readable bits tell of Mrs Eliza Goff of East Hampton Connecticut who claims crows foretell snow by gathering near a pasture then circling and cawing as elders direct. She records timely snowfalls within 12 hours of these meetings. Also a subway anecdote describes a New York merchant noting a man’s embarrassment over folded black socks mistaken for a handkerchief.
Signor Caruso, the famed singer now earning a fabulous salary, faced parental opposition as a boy. His father, a Naples mechanic, urged him toward another path and he earned only 25 cents weekly for church choir singing early on.
The Tenth Missouri congressman Richard Bartholdt is discussed as a probable Nobel Peace Prize winner for this year. A leader in the Interparliamentary Union, he helped bring 200 American congress members to its mission, spoke at The Hague peace conference, and advocated a framework of universal cooperation and trade with guaranteed sovereignty. Born in Germany, he came to the United States as a boy, learned printing, and built a career in journalism before eight terms in Congress at age 53.
John H. Edwards, a banker in his early 30s, resigns as assistant secretary of the treasury to become president of Mercantile National Bank succeeding F. Augustus Heinz. His rise started as an Ohio bank clerk, through Ohio Bankers Association and work with Congressman Weaver, Payne, and Secretary Shaw, leading to a private secretary post and ultimately the treasury appointment. The nomination was sent to the Senate on Washington's Birthday as a sentimental gesture by the president and treasury secretary.
Profile of Dr Purley A Baker head of the National Anti Saloon League, described as a reforming force in the prohibition movement. The article portrays his rise from Ohio preacher to national figure, his leadership style, headquarters in Columbus and Washington, and his role shaping a nationwide staff of lawyers and temperance advocates.
The duke of Leinster, Ireland’s premier past, travels to America amid gossip of a beautiful American girl near the strawberry leaves. Once a child, he survived Duncombe park fire, and later nearly died in a fire as a youth. He is a great-grand-nephew of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, with Lady Edward Fitzgerald tied to royal lineage.
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