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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
3
The piece criticizes the current administration and Congress for high deficits and spending. It highlights proposed increases of about 150 million dollars over last year and 4.8 million on ship subsidies, despite the Post Office reporting ocean mail profits of 3.6 million. It argues the tax burden should not fund foreign ship owners.
The Thin fine spectactular hand colored film The Talisman will be shown at the Vaudette on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings May 12 and 13. This begins a series of feature films to be shown with watch for special days. Ant-saloon Demonstration drew state speakers to Plymouth yesterday. Goshen Elks abandon their fair due to money stringency.
Items from 1883 include County Clerk O D Thompson moving from Elkhart to Goshen and a note of marriages in South Main. Heath named city treasurer to replace Hawes. George M Stickney’s death on South Main. a May court docket listing 182 civil and 18 state cases. board of education action. Patterson’s speller used in lessons. George W Greene noted as a dealer who sold Clifton. an examination revealing a staged event. grand jury members listed including Swegler Kantz Stev Dodge Lechner Lehigh Osborn Gard Dinehart Caton Ulery Moser Kaufl Rudy and others.
The notice explains hourly sale prices run for a set hour then return to regular rates. It urges buyers to watch the clock to save several dollars each day. No mail or phone orders are honored at hour sale prices.
A local sale offers Silkalines in 12 2c regular 122c quality and Dennison's Crepe Paper in colors at 9 to 10 o'clock. Shoe polish deals include Whittemore's Gilt Edge and standard 25c items in this one hour event.
An advertiser offers American Lady corsets in seven styles for one hour on Tuesday from 10 to 11 AM. A JC real china cup saucer and plate set in white with fancy edge is also available for the same hour. Curtain stretchers with stationery pins fit any size curtain and are offered for that hour only.
A sale notice lists women’s white lawn waists in long or short sleeves at 98c with a 525c tag in sale form. Rough suiting silks 27 inches wide in white and colors offered at 85c grade per yard for one hour. Large imported salad bowls in various decorations and shapes discounted from 98c and 1.24 values to 65c.
An hour sale offers women s fine fast black sheer hose at 25c grade and seamless mer cerized risle hose. White bowls and pitchers in full size at $1.25 value reduced for the hour. Colored embroidered collars in assorted sizes priced at 15c.
A local sale advertises a one hour window Tuesday from 3 to 4 p m offering all wrapper sizes and colors at 1 and a half cents per wrapper, limit two per customer. It also touts new pieces priced 25c normally but discounted during the hour with 17 choices, and white English semi porcelain dinner plates six for 45c at the same hour.
A Tuesday sale offers gowns and underskirts from the Royal factory at 98¢ to 75 garments. Men's heavy blue denim overalls, bib or plain, priced as low as 50¢ to 60¢ per pair. Twelve button silk gloves at bargain price in black white and colors.
Readable fragment lists grocery items with unit prices including soap, scouring powder, pickles and cabbage. Mentions per pound pricing and assorted brands such as Justice soap and Lula powder with a note of per dozer for pickles.
More than a dozen damage suits totaling 65000 dollars were filed in the Arlen county superior court against Susan Shoaff and husband John A. Shoaff and others over the New Aveline hotel fire. Plaintiffs named include John Strodecker James Foster and Frederick C. Phillips seeking large awards for injuries. attorneys are Hannah Geake Henry Colerick and City Attorney Guy Colerick. Additional actions by George Sill and estate administrators are expected. The complaints allege the building owner knew or should have known the structure was dangerous for hotel use and lacked multiple fire escapes. the 1905 lease required rear wall escapes which were not provided.
A Miller petition gathered enough signatures to block a remonstrance against saloons, avoiding a Gary like outcome. Rev. Walton of Hornell preached a sermon titled The Home at a First Presbyterian church service last evening. Justice Earl T. Hire of Kosciusko county married Miss Verna Grubb and another party at the county clerk’s office.
Local ad promotes removal and cleaning of lace curtains quilts blankets counterpanes and family washing services offering convenient home care.
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