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Goshen Daily Democrat

Location

Goshen, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1910

Page

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Goshen Daily Democrat title page note

Goshen Daily Democrat attributed to publisher Jos. A. Beane based in Goshen with local paper record reference.

Goshen Daily Democrat JOS

Restoring a Lost Empire and Other World Notes

A survey of projects to reclaim Mesopotamia through irrigation costs 200 million dollars and could repopulate the region to 86 to 90 million. It also covers Nicaragua peace efforts, US naval withdrawals, and the rise of the automobile era alongside political squabbles in South America and a light anecdotal mix of other items.

Nebuchadnezzar Mesopotamia New York World Tigris Euphrates Bagdad Belshazzar Babel

Industrial Notes on World Trade and Inventions

The report surveys US eggs sent to Europe and the Philippines, Spain's old style heating braziers, Spain’s wine mixed shoe polish, and a $250,000,000 value of diamonds in German South Africa. It notes newspaper production speeds, a four-section grape barrel from Spain, Ireland’s wheat yield, Swiss honey output, and various US patent ideas for schools, rescue gear, sod handling, window cleaners, and a talking point on Anglo-Persian oil drilling at Ahwaz challenging American oil markets.

United States Europe Philippines Spain German South Africa Ireland Great Britain Switzerland Wisconsin New Jersey Ohio Ahwaz Karun River Mesopotamia Turkish Arabia

Pencil with many colors device for lumber measurement

A Maryland inventor combines a marking crayon, lumber gauge and tally pencil into one tool. The tube holds a pencil, the end crayon forms a stop on edge of board, and a built in scale measures board thickness. Useful for lumbermen to replace multiple tools.

Maryland

Western almond grower fools birds with funnel trap

A Cincinnati Enquirer report describes a Western almond farmer who uses a carved hollow oak bough and a funnel basket to fool yellowhammers. The birds snatch his almonds thinking they are storing them, allowing him to gather the harvest.

la Buffalo The Cincinnati Enquirer

Sweet Lips gun passes to pension commissioner Ware

The historic flintlock musket Sweet Lips, linked to the Cornwallis campaigns and the King’s Mountain battle, has become the property of Mr. Ware, the commissioner of pensions. It was once owned by Darling Jones of Jonesboro Tenn readied as a youth in the Continental service and later passed through the hands of William Duncan and Frank Montcastle before Ware acquired it.

Sweet Lips Lord Cornwallis Ware Darling Jones Col. Shelby North Carolina John Sevier Tennessee Jones Jonesboro Tenn William Duncan Frank Montcastle

Handy Clothes Line Reel For Mothers Relief

A simple do it yourself reel idea shows boys how to set a sturdy post in firm ground using broken stone for stability. The design uses a strong wooden reel and a robust box to keep the clothes line dry and clean and allows winding from either end by placing a box atop a post near the kitchen porch.

Aluminum Fabrics Debut In Couture And Industry

Aluminum, though light and strong, is now used to fashion neckcloths, hats, belts, and shoes as well as woven fabrics for cloaks and costumes. Aluminum yarns woven with colored silk create striking textiles, while sieve material proves valuable in sugar refining. Paris exhibitions once drew attention to glass and silk thread fabrics.

Paris

Durability Promotes Concrete Construction Rise

The article notes cement and concrete buildings offer greater durability and lower insurance costs than wooden structures, pushing widespread adoption of concrete construction wherever possible.

Cement House in Belfast A Unique Self Built Wonder

In Belfast Maine Frank Hoag built a house entirely of cement with a wire screened exterior over wood studs. He finished the interior first and applied cement in multiple coats, shaping a slate-like roof and adding a cement veneer. The structure rests on a solid ledge and is praised as weatherproof with similar cost to wood and fewer repairs.

Belfast Frank Hoag Mr. Hoag Hoag

Cabinet for Kitchen Table in Victorian Workshop Style

Describes a cabinet designed as a kitchen table element. Built from hard wood with sanded varnish and four castors. Features zinc top for hot vessels, a cabinet section for pans, two drawers for knives and towels, and a B section for hanging keys and small items.

Polonium Isolated From Pitchblende by Curie Process

The article notes Mme Curie isolated a grain and a half of polonium from several tons of pitchblende. It states radium lasts a millennium, while a polonium particle halves in about 140 days, decaying into helium and what appears to be lead.

Mme. Curie

Cement Pig Houses Transform Farm Construction

Concrete is used in nearly all farm buildings and livestock housing, valued especially as lumber costs rise. The shift to cement structures offers durability and cost efficiency amid higher timber prices and growing demand for sturdy agricultural facilities.

Ghastly life insurance wagers on royal heirs

An insurance agent reports London markets prize life policies on royal figures including Alexis, heir to the Russian throne. He notes Lloyds would insure virtually anyone while rates for sovereigns vary, calling life gambling a ghastly sport that should be prohibited.

London Alexis England Lloyds

Plow Drawn by 48 Bulls Demonstrates Drainage Project East of Iowa Falls

Hundreds travel to east of Iowa Falls to watch 48 bulls hitched to a mammoth plow drag ditches through slough land. Farmers post trespass warnings to protect fields as they drain Bird pond overflow that damages farmland. The contract aims to reclaim hundreds of acres for crops and grazing through each wide drainage ditch.

Iowa Falls East Hardin County Bird Pond

Magic Circles Limit Chinese Rail Links Near Canton

In China a belt line around Canton blocks foreign rail routes without consent from concession holders, a circle backed by French and English interests. The Americans face a gatekeeper at the belt line, with courts in the United States often quick to dismantle such obstructions, but in China the magic may endure for years. Industry rivals in France, Britain, and the United States watch the maneuver with interest and caution.

China Canton United States

Roof Dogs Patrol Rooftops of New York Buildings

In New York janitors own roof dogs that never touch the street. Their runs span the roof and neighboring roofs at the same level, a sight often seen from office windows high above. The roof dog avoids dog-catchers, an only advantage of skylight life.

New York Steenth

Dangers of Basketball in Girls Schools Highlighted by Miss Hill

Miss Lucille Eaton Hill of Wellesley College warns against uncontrolled basketball in girls secondary schools. She cites moral and physical injury from heightened competition and slugging, urging protection of women from such temptations while stressing athletics can strengthen and empower them within bounds.

Lucille Eaton Hill Wellesley College Good Housekeeping Miss Hill

Paper making feats show vast mills and huge consumption

The article explains modern paper making with Rumford Falls Maine as an example a single mill turning 144 feet wide and 150 miles long daily. In the United States there are 1100 mills producing 200 million dollars of paper yearly burning 3 million tons of coal and shredding 2.5 million cords of wood. About 12.5 million trees are cut monthly to feed mills and a single issue of the Woman s Home Companion uses as many trees as a farm.

Rumford Falls Woods Maine United States The Woman's Home Companion

Mystery Of C O D On Judge S Decanters

A Washington Supreme Court justice’s English glass decanters bore the letters C O D after his son-in-law asked a London firm to ship them with that note. The British clerk misread it as the recipient’s initials, not cash on delivery.

Supreme Court Washington New York Times England London

Stoic Australians and the tale of the spear wound

A narrator recalls an Australian aboriginal tribunal tale of a chief who walked 60 miles with a spear through his body before aid arrived. The tale is cited by old settlers as proof of the tribe's extraordinary endurance and indifference to pain.

Australia

Graduation memory book quotations for girls

A guide to making memory books for graduates notes that gifts now include quotation passages and pages for photos programs and gowns. It lists sample captions and quotes from Shakespeare Stevenson Whittier Milton Bryant and Kingsley to place beside pictures and clippings.

Dean Swift Bryant Homer Charles Kingsley

Princess dress design with semifitting lines and braiding

Describes a princess style gown using cashmere or serge with curved side seams under arms, straight front and back. Braided trim at armholes, yoke, and sleeves. an inverted back plait stitched to the waist. Sleeves have centered fullness and a tucked union yoke. Materials: 7 yards 48 in, 1% dozen braid, half yard tucked ninon.

Summer Fashion Sketch Sparks 1920s Style Skirt Image

The text previews fabrics and a pleated summer skirt with a short pointed corselet, describing a plain design suitable for warm weather. It hints at fabric choices and style details from a vintage fashion feature.

Description of dress features in a historical garment

A detailed description notes a gown with a full lower portion gathered under a side knotted ribbon. The bodice shows a deep lace edge, the front joined beneath embroidered galloon, and material drapes over the shoulders to the waist under the corselet, ending at the bodice front.

Garment Trim List Details for Sleeve Design

The text lists materials for a garment project. Required: 7 yards of 44 inch width fabric, about 30 buttons, 3 yards ribbon, half yard lace, 3 yards sateen, and two and a half yards satin. It notes buttons line the outside of undersleeves and the trim components.

Blue and Lavender Fashion Mix Creates Subtle Gowns

Designers pair blue with lavender in gowns and wraps. Lavender drapes blue fabrics or two blues and lavenders layer to mimic a soap bubble. Bugles and beads ornament lace, net, crepe de chine and liberty allk. Chiffon and net interplay, tulle with embroidery, and iridescent crepes blur tones for a seamless effect.

Liberty

Party Etiquette Hints for a Lively Group

A correspondent shares a one time party idea for a friend. Children contributed 25 cents each to buy a ring for the guest of honor. The narrator used two flag sets per couple to pair boys and girls with matching flags, seating by matched pairs. One method had boys choose partners, the other ensured satisfaction by matching pairs in advance.

Cap for Baby From Irish Crochet and Silk

The article describes a dainty practical baby cap made from Irish crochet and thin white silk. A round lace motif forms the crown with silk shirred around edges, a crochet insertion lace band, and a silk frill around the face finished with soft white chiffon.

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