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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
7
In a homely St Patrick’s Eve tale, Bridget O’Reilly recalls a wedding shower for Mary Mahaney. A handsome visitor disrupts plans, gifts arrive, and a police twist arrives with Tim Hogan reporting a late, wide scale burglary on Petunia Place.
A person describes insomnia worsened by money worries. He notes nerves are fine and appetite good, but nightly thoughts of financial need intrude. To sleep he crafts a personal tale of a future income, repeating it until anxiety fades and rest comes.
In a tale from Tennyson’s era, the poet laureate fears royal marriage news. His guest, the Marquis of Lorne, notes Queen Victoria admired his new volume, while Tennyson jokes about newspapers condemning his rhymes and his terror of any royal match involving the queen’s family.
A Westminster Gazette note highlights the lesser celandine as a harbinger of spring glowing on London roadside banks. The plant, misnamed and unrelated to the true celandine, carries historical lore from herbalist John Gerard. It is praised for beauty and utility, with a tale of curing the king's evil attributed to Nicholas Culpeper.
A debate between a critic and a playwright reveals tension over the play’s direction and what the producer and stage staff expect to be changed. The exchange highlights uncertainty about the plot and general action as production nears.
A brief fragment from Tit-Bits shows a wife asking if her husband missed her during her absence. The dialogue suggests the husband suddenly appeared despondent upon her return, implying domestic emotional tension.
A National Tribune correspondent recalls the Thirtieth United States Colored Troops leading the assault at the Mine near Petersburg. Col Delevan Bates was wounded and later made brevet brigadier general. The narrative details the assault, heavy fire, and close combat as black soldiers broke Confederate lines amid brutal fighting and heroic acts.
In 1862 near Frederick City Maryland a brevet Indiana soldier, John M Bloss, found an envelope in tall grass. He handed it to Lt Mitchell who passed it to Private David B Vance revealing Gen Lee's order 101. Col Colgrave warned McClellan about the document.
A Chicago-tilted report recounts Mary Phelan living as Jeas Fay for a year after cutting her hair and donning boy’s clothes. She describes seeking freedom, athletic prowess, and adventures while hiding her sex, including a romance with a woman of rank, before revealing the truth to her love.
A watch dog named Tige at J. H. Bell & Co., igan avenue, was caught in a flywheel spinning at 5,525 revolutions per hour. The dog clung to the wheel until rescued by workers, narrowly escaping death.
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