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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
2
A collage of quirky notes from Dover to New York covers flying bedbugs, oversized hats, a quarrel with a mother in law, a $50,000 check found for two dollars, and a 34,000 volt shock in Visalia. Other items mock fashion, politics, aviation, and English oratory as industry and humor mingle.
In Clifton Heights Pennsylvania a cow stung by an insect charged spectators and two baseball clubs during a Taft versus Bryan game at Wyatt's field. Players Peter Butle and William Armstrong were knocked down as the crowd fled and manager Thomas Leonard dubbed Taft narrowly escaped, sustaining injuries to arms and body.
Mrs. E. Proctor of Thirty-second Street and Euclid Avenue is in critical condition at Jefferson Hospital after a horsefly bite at Ocean City ten days earlier. A small puncture led to swelling and a 104 degree fever, prompting an emergency operation to stop the spread of the poison and relief from swelling.
A Scottish discovery yields a leather substitute from a mix of seaweed carpet dust goat's hair Irish moss and sums with a secret chemical. It can be fluid pliable or hard and serves as a cheap vulcanite substitute for belts and goods while imitating marble and wood under hydraulic pressure.
Allentown readers report a Lehigh Valley Transit letter from a small town sender who returns 25 cents for trolley fare. The writer says Jesus showed the money does not belong to him, admitting past fare evasion and noting he could not stop stealing rides. In Lawrenceville Ohio Uncle John Landsers snores in Sunday school causing a 25 cent nap fee in a Methodist setting.
Spokane report on Charles Sheldon a New York millionaire clubman Yale man of 1890 returning from a year on Mount McKinley. He offered his specimens to the biological survey and spent 12 months in the wilderness studying nature. He says he has killed 40 or 50 grizzlies but never kept horns or pelts.
The narrator describes a winter in the Tanana region collecting specimens from mouse to moose, noting only mature heads, no large bear measurements, and that Washington will verify specimens. He recounts camps, transport by steamer and pack horses, and living above timberline while exploring Kantishna and Toklat areas.
In Appleton Wisconsin Judge John Goodland sitting by a riverbank granted a divorce decree to Ada Ebeling from William Ebeling. Mrs Ebeling traveling from Green Bay with her lawyers secured the order while the judge was at his summer home Telulah Springs. The action was by default with the defendant willing to proceed without courthouse formalities.
A desert trek of Mojaves and Yumas near Needles faced death from thirst as temperatures neared 126 degrees. An expedition carried three wagonloads of watermelons since water would boil away. a young Indian rode to Needles for aid while the others were saved, though an old chief died before relief arrived.
James Gorsuch a hotel man in Altoona Pennsylvania was deaf in his left ear from scarlet fever as a child. A recent storm brought a flash of lightning that produced an ouverbearing sensation in his head and afterward his hearing improved in the affected ear.
Hardinsville Arkansas Miss Offie Snow and Miss Minnie Utley were indicted by the grand jury for disturbing public worship. They posted bond to appear in court after allegedly talking and snickering during services. Local friends say they were amused by a person’s appearance in the congregation and tried to stop themselves from laughing.
Washington reports 371 089 more pensions issued and 1 343 666 saved from reduced appropriations for 1905 08 under Pension Commissioner Warner. From 1901 04 616 261 certificates issued. 1906 08 887 340 plus 303 577 increases under the 1908 act. Total pensions paid 554 898 977. 1905 08 outlay 671 391 648. Operating costs fell from 15 281 748 to 13 077 162.
The New York tax department reports total city property assessment at 7 158 180 400 with ordinary real estate valued at 6 141 600 119 and a 437 490 467 rise in ordinary real estate. The increase reportedly outstrips the aggregate value of five large states and reflects rapid per capita gains amid a booming city real estate market.
A historical reflection argues that granting women the vote benefits both genders. It contends suffrage would unite couples, elevate public morals, expand women's influence in government, and improve family guidance and civic integrity, asserting men gain as women gain.
The piece argues that democracy hinges on strong personalities who prove their competence. It cites the German emperor and American leadership as historic examples and notes Roosevelt's strong hold on Americans. Leadership must earn trust through demonstrated gifts and devotion.
A proponent urges issuing five hundred million dollars of two percent government bonds to fund internal improvements. The plan would finance good roads reclamation forestry inland waterways and irrigation, arguing it would boost wealth and stability. The piece calls for state and federal action, urging letters to congressmen and pressure on legislatures to enable national aid for road building.
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