27 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
1
An Philadelphia assayer took sand from a street excavation near Independence Hall and, after assaying, found a small quantity of gold. He claimed enough gold may lie beneath Philadelphia to make exploring worthwhile. The note mentions bloodhounds’ origin from tracking game.
Proverbs travel across lands carried by emigrants tourists missionaries tradesmen and seamen. Many stem from no single stock but from the common experience of humankind.
A domestic tragedy unfolds when a husband, after an overnight visit, asks about dinner and the wife discovers a misdirected meal plan involving onions mistaken for bulbs. The exchange hints at a peculiar domestic dispute amid a Boston setting.
A census shows an increase of 125 species and subspecies since 1910. Many additions are new to the list but represent subspecies not previously recognized.
A local sale lists a horse with harness or gear and a one horse wagon. Also offered are a five tenths cultivator and related tools. Address reads Oth St and Oth Die bie teers with unclear details.
A reader notes that Cuticura products cured stubborn eczema after using three cakes of soap and two boxes of ointment. The advertisement states the remedy’s effectiveness and quantities used.
British and Allied forces, including American troops, fought a major German offensive from Nesle to the Oise area near Noyon and Chaulnes. Paris reported the evacuation of Noyon as heavy casualties and fierce fighting continued with large German losses and 93 enemy aircraft downed.
A Youth's Companion summary notes Americans traveling in China find milk rare and valued for strength, while Chinese use cows mainly for draft. It mentions mares milk sold to invalids, native cows in Korea and Japan, and a missionary importing cattle, plus curious habits of cows and children in cold weather across Korea and Japan.
Berlin reports German tanks reinforced by captured British machines led Sunday fighting in the West. The statement says tanks attached to the German division fighting near St Quentin stood the test and returned undamaged. Their mobility helped break British resistance, with machine gun nests silenced and troops near a concrete revetment at Urvillers overpowered.
Stockholm reports indicate the Finnish red guards have broken, fleeing southward in a panic. A decisive move in the east has routed them, with Sulmuli occupied and large stocks of puns, railway trucks, ammunition, and prisoners left behind.
Senate adopts report on deficiency bill allowing government power to purchase ships and docks and to act in property matters in the United States, sending the measure to President Wilson for action. The document references Washington and naval assets in a wartime funding context.
Washington reports the death of Allen Seth Edwards a seaman from Auguste Georgia killed by submarine gun fire in foreign waters. No details on date or circumstances were provided and brief information was released.
A playful exchange shows Miss Fumbo asking about toe dancing and Mr Monk agreeing to the act but not on toes. The dialogue hints at whimsy and mutual consent in a lighthearted scene.
A Montgomery Advertiser report says small mice attacked a less than one year old child. Heads of the animals were sent to the state Pasteur Institute for rabies testing. One mouse had no signs of illness. The mother found holes in the infant’s head from the mice’s tusks. The mice were captured and sent to the state laboratory.
Mrs Corntos sel notes Josh rushed to the trenches with muddy clothes. Her husband asks what she means and she recalls his quick start to service. The exchange highlights a wartime pride or concern over a family member in uniform.
An old reading speaks of changed views and a forecast of misfortune with many dark objects in the path. It also suggests a potential for good luck if they are ordered today.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes Mrs Gribbs and Mrs Grabbs exchanging remarks after a visit to a slaughter sale and observing many women glances. The snippet captures social banter at a marketplace event.
In a frontier town Ralph Denniston speaks with McQuiston about choosing vocation over prestige. Denniston recalls fifteen years of teaching, the small salary, and a sense that God placed him there. He cherishes peace of mind from obedience and fears abandoning the heavenly vision for worldly offers.
A New York Morning Telegraph note describes how France repurposes tin cans into eats and crafts. Convicts in prisons dismantle boots and shoes to produce new footwear for children or pressed feather items. Nails and scraps feed farms, while even old saw steel yields fine surgical instruments and engineer tools.
A New York Globe excerpt quotes a elevator operator describing the dangers and monotony of her work. She recalls a man injured when attempting an early exit, a breakdown that stranded riders from sixth floor to bottom, and a rope she calls “jooks” that keeps the lift moving while the engine man is away.
The excerpt contends that people instinctively shy away from trouble yet decide whether hardship will weaken or fortify them. It asserts that challenges can impart fortitude or bitterness, and that individuals control whether adversity aids or hinders life aims.
Andrew Lig the Scattered poet, crank and satirist reserved his fiercest lines for founders of new religions and apostles of new moral codes. He argued that novel truths in these movements collapse under scrutiny to be as old as human society.
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