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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1908
Page
1
New York hosts an exhibit of nearly 200 dolls from many nations tracing centuries of dollmaking, from 4000 B C to modern palace collections. The piece notes diverse origins, from Egyptian mud dolls to Peking royal pieces, and includes amusing anecdotes on children's love of dolls.
Atlanta tale recounts Zulika the snake swallower who used a funnel to direct snakes into a cellar under her Decatur Street shop. A plumber, Dave Yarbrough, descended with a candle and found 60 snakes. janitor Brown killed 63 more, as authorities investigated the site next to the Young Men's Library. In Dallas, Susan Niel jabbed a hatpin into Walter Hutchinson during a ball game, causing a painful leg injury before medical removal.
Elwood Indiana report details Dale Goslin 14 who for three years has spoken to none and eats only liquids. Doctors find no physical cause and despite pressure and persuasion she remains mute and uninterested in solid foods. Her father has spent hundreds seeking help and may place her in an institution to stimulate speech.
A 60 year old worker, August Wendorn, survived being buried under over a ton of clay after a sewer trench caved in on Twenty third avenue. He sustained multiple injuries but is expected to recover at a hospital. Fire department, police, and a truck company aided in his rescue. The crate of earth protected him for air as braces shifted, preventing a fatal crush.
The narrative describes Canton landmarks such as a tall pagoda and a five story pagoda, plus the examination halls with 7500 cells and brutal three day tests. It then details a Christmas dinner aboard the Prinz Eitel Friedrich sailing from Hong Kong to India, with a floating palace of a dining saloon, electric decorations, Swiss chalets, a grand tree, and a lavish procession of courses and presents culminating in arrival at Singapore.
Miss Julia Chapman won a set of silver knives forks and spoons in a board sawing contest given by a medicine show in Steiner Hall Wednesday evening. She started her cut cleanly and progressed well through the board before the event concluded.
Otis Skinner argues that modern actors show poor diction with mumbling inflections and weak pronunciation while still praising earlier masters. He laments British influence, urges blank verse training, and says current actresses imitate bad models.
The text argues children are in a hypersuggestible state from birth, shaped by unconscious and conscious influence. It warns adults train through conscious teaching and unseen example, while schooling emphasizes conscious influence, often neglecting genuine enlightenment. It calls for authentic, in-home moral development, especially among the poor.
The article argues that road building meets opposition mainly over taxes but notes lasting commitment once started. It asserts a dollar spent on permanent roads adds at least five dollars to farm value, and under state and national aid Illinois could build good roads within ten years with a six to eight mill tax, lower than current mud road levies.
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