07 May 1910
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1910
Page
1
A satirical column notes anti drink laws, Beecher proposals, and American independence in social rituals. It cites marines denied theater entry in Washington as a national insult and mocks France stock and London gambling. Other items include a Pennsylvania road job, a widow in Oklahoma, Consul Junior chimpanzee, oyster months demand, and weather change gibes.
The piece details New Veils in Chantilly and net designs with borders suited to wide brim hats. Black chantilly is praised for elegance while various nets and complexion veils are noted for keeping hair tidy and adding color, with fashionably drifting lace blowing from hats. Women increasingly favor complexion veils and hair nets as season evolves.
The article describes a girls sailor dress using serge or linen with a well plaited skirt and a box plait down the center front. The bodice features a matching box plait, a wrapped seam join, and butcher blue linen collar and cuffs. Required fabric is five yards of 48 inch serge.
A 12 inch wide Persian-patterned pongee decorates new hat shapes in black and dark blue. Edges are bound with 2 inch black taffeta ribbon stitched by machine, with wire threaded through the bow casing.
A printed chameleon foulard in green blue and white captures the season’s changeable silk trend. The shaded background blends with a white dot print for an impression of equal color balance across the piece.
A refined method converts a valuable old India shawl into a stylish evening cloak. A yoke of dull mahogany toned velvet shapes the silhouette, with bronze gold ornaments at the back and copper braid frogs across the front.
The article describes new bows placed at the bodice front just below the yoke. Made of velvet satin in vivid colors, they are long and trim with flat loops. Used to enhance theater costumes, restaurants, dinners, and simple house frocks with colors like apple green plum purple and turquoise.
A plain tunic described as an oblong square of coarse net worn over a silk or cotton costume. It extends from band to hem and gathers slightly at the girdle line. Finishing uses insertion or ribbon velvet, mitred corners, hand-sewn to prevent pulling. For fuller figures, halves are joined by bows or insertion straps.
Colorado ranks high in per capita fortunes with wealth built in state from mining, cattle, realty, fruit and industry. David Moffat is named the richest, with estimates ranging from 15 to 30 million. The 108 millionaires total about 260 million, a remarkable figure for a small population.
Albany physician Dr FEJ Neville told a New York State Medical association gathering that humans have the coldest blood of all animals. He argued fever raises heat toward animal norms, noting figures from 100 to 111 degrees for various creatures and criticizing seasonal profiteers.
A portly man with an umbrella ties the chain to a seat at a Pennsylvania railroad station in Jersey City and boasts of his travels. A bystander then uses a file to loosen the chain, telling the group that the clever thief never was off the farm before, and that the returning thief is not the real craftsman.
The piece argues that electric furnaces offer precise control, boosting efficiency and potentially narrowing the cost gap with gas heating. It asserts electricity can be comparable in cost overall and emphasizes reliability and control as key advantages.
The inventor states that voice with its intonations can be faithfully reproduced instantly anywhere on the globe while noting that waterfalls cannot provide energy for light heat or motive power anywhere. He warns humanity could be reduced to mere ants stirred by a stick.
A circus trainer explains that horses fear camels to the point many towns ban camel acts. He notes camels trigger tremors and sweating in horses, a reaction seen globally. The trainer compares it to dogs, cattle, and predators, pondering why such fears persist.
As war unfolds the belief in Japanese barbarism collapses. Observers once warned that Meiji era veneer hid cruelty and cowardice, but Japan has shown restraint and discipline that challenges Western notions of civilization. If they win or lose, nations may learn from their conduct and reform.
A comic tale from the New York Press imagines a young bride overwhelmed by household chores and tradesmen. During an ash collector visit she misunderstands the call ash ees and, with dignity, declines any service for the day.
The article recounts Edison’s development of the phonograph and the first recorded sound. It describes how tin foil on a cylinder yielded the invention and notes that Edison first tested it with the line Mary had a little lamb. The moment surprised both inventor and world.
Jenkins relates a confrontation where he told a much larger man exactly what he thought of him and his conduct. When the man attempted to reply, Jenkins hung up the phone and walked away.
In a humorous exchange Miss Fussanteather gently refuses Mr. Litewall's proposal, noting she must decline though his offer would “swell out” his chest and make him seem larger. The dialogue, quoted from Yonkergs Statesman, plays on playful social banter.
In talks to teachers Prof James urges focusing on the joys of sobriety and the beauty of good citizenship. He argues health and virtue replace crime, prisons, and police, claiming goodness creates happiness and erodes evil.
A persuasive piece extols walking tours for summer holidays and the health and joy of the road. It advises planning routes with trunk transfers between stopping places, starting at dawn, enjoying nature, and using simple amenities like a map and a knapsack.
The piece urges protecting robins, wrens and other insect eaters vital to farms. It cites years of bird destruction in Florida and the south, argues for a national law, and notes Nova Scotia farmers losing birds to poisons like paris green while insects thrive.
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