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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
1
A collection of humorous observations and quips from the Goshen Daily Democrat era. Items reference Castro, anarchists, radium age estimates, navy losses, absurdities in finance and court life, and notes on birds, elephants on Malta, and colorful characters like Plunger Riley Grannan and Buck Yanshawe.
Mrs. William B. Leeds once Miss Nonnie Worthington of Cleveland is pursuing recovery of a $400,000 pearl necklace seized by the government a decade ago. The dispute centers on duty rates whether 10 percent for loose stones or 60 percent for a necklace form, with experts here and abroad weighing the case as it winds through courts and vaults.
Washington reports the southern Appalachians show 2.8 million indicated horsepower from streams, with over half usable. Stopping forest cutting could triple or more power by storing spring runoff in reservoirs for summer use, potentially generating up to 42 million horsepower with reservoirs and yielding about 28 million dollars annually at current rates.
Cumberland Md a unique Easter Monday egg picking contest in Rush twelve miles east centers on William Brady who styles himself the egg king He has held the title for years by selecting hard shelled eggs with his teeth and breaking them in a late night battle royal Brady plans to retire due to tooth wear and is jealously challenged by others seeking the honor
In Des Moines Iowa the Baker house on East Ninth Street, number 1323, spooked two telephone linemen who refused entry, calling Mrs. Baker to verify the address before others completed the work. Samuel W. Baker, park board secretary, says the house has never brought bad luck to his family with four successful sons.
Grant Victor of Afton Oklahoma, new United States marshal for the eastern district of Oklahoma, left a 2 200 acre stock farm and a cattle trade worth tens of thousands annually to take a $4000 a year appointment. Born in Illinois, he moved to the Cherokee Nation, married Milas Hastings, and built a prominent Afton home. His remarks about making good despite the cost reflect his political shift. A light classroom joke compares a polar bear and noble minerals in a final quip.
Guests sunning on a Chester county porch fled indoors as a wild cat bounded onto a rock. Squire William J. Wells Harvey McFarland and villagers formed a posse to capture the animal the first seen in years. The cat fled under a hollow near Iron Ore mines. shots were fired but it was not killed.
In Kalamazoo Michigan an unclaimed express trunk labeled Mrs J W Weber Detroit yielded lace worth between two and three thousand dollars. The trunk sold for four fifty with a barber buying it, the seal intact, from a Detroit express haul.
Wayne Pennsylvania report details two long preserved ledgers from the Mather homestead in Rednor Ellison property now in John L Mather s possession. Entries begin in 1769 and cover 75 years. Notable is the 1816 switch from pounds shillings and pence to dollars and cents with a line reading to 100 cigars 15 cents.
Williams College faculty endorses a policy to reduce intercollegiate athletic contests in line with a 1906 Intercollegiate Association resolution. The move aims to foster interclass and intramural sports, lessen undue emphasis on public spectacles, and keep athletics focused on overall student benefit, with trustees backing the plan.
The article argues that fair complexions are fading globally as darker hair becomes dominant. It cites medical journals, notes historical conquest by fair-skinned peoples, and claims light hair and blue eyes confer resilience, especially among soldiers. It warns of broad cultural and evolutionary consequences if the trend continues.
LABY VIOLET GREVILLE argues that modern women value wealth and fear nobody, tracing marital strife to money. She urges daughters receive allowances, notes the power of keeping accounts, and contrasts American and Sicilian attitudes toward money and labor.
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