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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
2
An editorialish tribute links Adams bridegroom fate and the Garden of Eden tale to modern toil in America. The Baltimore Sun is cited, arguing the Eden snake cost prosperity and work ethic, condemning the reptile as immoral, sly, and unfriendly to civilization and culture.
The article argues that future U.S. wheat acreage is unknowable. It notes the already tapped productive lands and the uncertain potential of converting deserts and swamps through engineering. It also suggests higher wheat prices could revive cultivation in older agricultural regions.
Commentary notes Congo rubber demand and humane harvesting under Belgian oversight to curb brutality. It argues mild administration could boost production and lower prices. Also reports British Lords reforming an old age pension bill with sliding income scales and projected costs.
A humorous reflection on buying and trading typewriters, from a downmarket buyer’s view. The piece contrasts old and new machines, jokes about multi color ribbons, and recalls a country purchase of a vintage 1873 plug typewriter. It ends with the notion that repairing a typewriter can yield odd leftover parts.
Scene shows a matrimonial agency exchange where the agent asks if the man wants a wife and prefers a divorced woman. The customer insists on a divorced bride and the agent says one is being prepared but not yet on hand.
A trip by four women and a chaperone from Elgin Illinois to New York faced police friction in Central Park over a painted advertising sign on the car. Alicea Potter owned the vehicle and led the journey with Elizabeth Hunt Elizabeth Potter and Mrs Ida Dangerfield. The group reported their best day mileage of one hundred miles and had no accidents. They traveled through Pennsylvania and New York without license issues.
Wilbur Wright argues aviation will advance when science masters air currents. He compares energy use to a buzzard, notes winds and eddies aid lift, and predicts a future machine allowing prolonged flight with minimal effort. He and his brother continue trials in France and plan broader tests.
A vast bell ringing industry sustains over two thousand workers in Mexico City alone. Bell rings inhabit cathedral towers and smaller churches, with hours ranging from every hour to every five minutes. The job is highly respected, often passed down through generations, and manual ringing demands great physical strength.
A terse courtroom quip frames a political question about succession. The judge’s irony hints at the line between official power and private fate, suggesting the undertaker would take a role in the aftermath rather than the line of succession.
A life drawing of Emperor Napoleon hangs at the United States Military Academy in West Point. Capt. Mary at RN sketched him aboard HMS Bellerophon while Napoleon was a prisoner en route to St Helena in 1815. The portrait, once owned by Sir Henry Irving, was donated to West Point and shows Napoleon wearing the Legion of Honor star.
William Waldorf Astor plans America’s largest apartment building on the Upper West Side between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. The 12 story block, costing about 3 million dollars, will include 175 apartments for at least 1,000 residents with heat and lighting from a new electric plant and innovative refrigeration, laundries, and servant quarters. Construction targets occupancy by October 1, 1909.
A New York man spends daily time in a rowboat at Newtown Creek gathering oil from nearby refineries. He spreads a blanket on the water to skim oil, wrings it dry, and sells the collected gallons below Standard Oil's prices. Locals call him the skinner for taking oil from the river and for “skinning” Standard Oil.
Al fred Vanderbilt entertained about 200 guests at his Newport Oakland farm with an electric illuminated display, scarlet and white decorations, a trophy room dance floor, and a roof garden supper in an Italian garden setting. Worthington Whitehouse led the carriages as Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt and the host welcomed guests while three orchestras provided music for dancing and revelry.
The article notes abundant finds beneath Manhattan as big excavations uncover gems and even gold. Diamonds and emeralds are rare adornment stones, while gold quantities are too small for profitable prospecting. Different rock varieties appear as digs continue.
Reports describe garnet discoveries around Manhattan, including a large gem near Twenty Fifth Street and Broadway uncovered during sewer digging. Nearby Madigan Square area yields several garnets, with speculation that old excavations may have hidden richer deposits.
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