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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
1
A jumble of light columns and quips on topics from politics and manners to science and crime. Notes on Panama canals, printers’ tales, pensioned heiresses, and a lone pygmy in Chile with plesiosaur fragments. Scattered comments on wakeful mornings, valentines, and public safety.
Summer gowns require slips built on last year’s princess lines, but no heavy undergowns. Dimities and lawn with lace and embroidery form simple, washable foundations. Recommend three plain white slips and two flowered sets, with optional silk for sheer dresses and Parisian style pantalons-jupons.
The article notes colors that pair well with fabrics, highlighting brown and gold, silver gray, and champagne. It describes a silver gray crepe de chine tea gown with white lace and a brown chiffon velvet gown with ecru net and gold thread embroidery, both illustrating tasteful color balance. It also mentions crue and champagne as attractive neutrals that pair with deep golden brown.
A golden haired girl in a mourning white frock showcases a net gown with black velvet edging and a silver tis sue embroidery pattern. Other designs feature white net mounted on satin with intricate braiding in satin roudeaux and a pale pink tulle version braided with chenille.
A new pyrography method burns suede or leather and attaches satin or tapestry to back to create bright, jewel like leather designs. Cushions, boxes, and frames feature colored backings that render colors visible through the dark leather. Paris lace trends favor coarse meshes and large decorative motifs.
The city’s stable design stacks stalls across multiple floors to save ground space. Elevators move horses between levels, with some horses hoisted nightly to upper stalls and returned to ground level each morning. One horse even travels only by elevator, awaiting hoist each day.
A satirical piece notes the vice president as the only nonentity in government, elected for four years to loaf and ponder future events. He presides over the senate when present but has no voice or patronage, with rules his body must follow and a role kept in suspense like a hidden, silent partner.
A Tyrolese clockmaker in Switzerland has patented a novel alarm clock dubbed the Alpine waker. It uses a wooden hammer above the dial that, when the alarm triggers, beats a board like a drum producing a louder, more thrilling sound than a metal bell.
The article cites Book-Jovers’ Magazine claiming Norman distrust of strangers hinders walking across Normandy. It notes fear of financial trickery, social delays after questions or small purchases, and contrasts longer table stays when ordering drinks like cider or applejack.
A narrator offers a comic field description of a barndoor skate, detailing its triangular body, snout, back holes, and breathing features. The prose compares the fish to a flounder with spined lips and an automatic jaw, presented as a landlubber’s eccentric Country Life observation.
The Boston Transcript notes the rambling rose's rise from crimson porch favorite to a full range of colors and oversized blossoms. Gardeners expanded its promise from climbing clusters to plants where each flower rivals bush roses in size and beauty.
A New York Sun report quotes a street railway official who says western riders board and exit moving cars, allowing faster trips. He notes conductors rarely halt for waiting passengers and contrasts it with New York where heavy traffic discourages jumping on the fly.
A noted Baltimore surgeon, famed for 500 operations with only two failures, declined surgical treatment for his own appendicitis. He refused to be operated by fellow professionals, insisting on non surgical remedies. He fell ill for weeks but recovered, and recently was reported as having finally performed an operation on himself for the disease.
Parisian store makers hide original designs from American thefts as satin velvet or silk undersleeves replace the plain sheer white under sleeve. The new colored undersleeves are gaining attention but are not yet common locally, though women may find them attractive.
A novelty from the south introduces a tailored white washable tulle walet to replace the white linen shirtwaist. It features a simple front fastening with six pearl studs, long tucked sleeves, and light lining like a corset cover, promising easy laundering and durable wear.
The article notes a Chinese custom of carrying large turtles on river steamers not for food but to release into the sea for luck. The practice is linked to beliefs in good fortune and freedom as the turtles are freed back to liberty.
A Century figure cites Paris Aero club last August noting over a thousand ascents with balloons carrying two or three passengers. The worst accident on record within the club was a broken foot, and dirigible accidents are excluded from the summary.
A garment crafted from reindeer hair resists sinking. A Vienna textile factory operates and another is planned in London to produce such woolen goods.
A Swiss watch features a tiny hard rubber phonograph plate that calls out the hours so it can be heard 20 feet away. The plate can record voices in sentiment tones of a friend or family, such as a wife or children, to personalize the chimes.
The speaker warns against wealth as sole aim, urging a life directed to others and dissuading ego-driven success. He sketches the fearsome freedom of a money-averse man and urges losing oneself in a larger cause to avoid moral ruin and despair. He cautions youth about nihilism, endorsing humility and shared humanity over personal gain.
The interviewer notes that in the United States opposition to suffrage mainly comes from wealthy women, not men. It highlights two key voter groups: college girls and working women, with progress framed as tied to socialism and broader labor movements rather to standalone state action. Colorado is the only state fully approving suffrage. others were territorial initiatives, and federal action remains tied to labor federation influence.
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