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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
6
Henry Hobart, famed for duplicating daily routines, dies violently at Sumner House in a case baffling investigators. A second corpse, identical in life and death, appears at the hotel while the morgue burns, leaving questions about a possible double or impostor behind the strange duplicate deaths.
John Opie the English painter recalls a Sunday birthplace of fame. As a boy he painted his angry father from memory, despite a thrashing, to capture the eye’s spark. His mother scolded but his father praised the daring portrait and told the tale often.
A garbled exchange shows unnamed speakers mispronouncing names and phrases about catching a fish. The fragmentary text suggests playful banter and a misheard instruction, with unclear context and no identifiable events or dates.
Bulgarians use a simple method to dry and store snap beans. Beans are picked tender, washed, strung on thread with a coarse needle, sun dried, then stored away from dust until needed. To cook, soak in lukewarm water hours and use as for fresh beans.
A Parisian actress introduces lemonade baths as a novelty for guests. In a directoire dress the star sits in a white tub filled with lemonade, lemon peels afloat, offering glasses to visitors while assistants supply directoire gowns for those joining. This publicity stunt aims to advertise the actress rather than become a lasting trend.
A new Palmetto scrubbing brush device cleans, sands, waxes or polishes floors with corners as easily as centers. It includes steel wire brush, carborundum stones, polishing pad, and ready cut paper with adjustable parts. Power cost cited at about one cent per hour using any room electric light fixture.
A workman mocks a rich man dining inside. The crippled financier envies the passer with his dinner, muttering lucky dog as the laborer strides away, eyeing the meal through the window. The Telegram report hints at class tension in a brief scene.
A garbled line from an old piece hints at slang and misread speech. No clear names or events are recoverable beyond this fragment.
A playful afternoon with Eric Bertie and Jack turns rough as Jack imposes harsh games. He knocks blocks at the army, traps friends as prisoners, and withholds food. A pillow fight ends with a broken clock and a stern rebuke from Eric's father before Jack returns to school.
A collection of lighthearted wordplay jokes and pun style questions with punchlines. The humor contrasts professions, growth, immortality, and timing to deliver quick playful answers.
A boy surprises Dean Swift with a fish and a formal entrance. The dean lecturing on manners, then returns and presents a small token, only to be refused with witty thanks. He then pays the boy a half crown for his quick reply.
A royal anecdote describes Prince George of Wales as a midshipman on a world voyage. He danced with popular girls while ignoring daughters of officials, prompting his elder brother to scold him. The prince replied with a sharp rebuke about sitting down and whistling God save your grandmother.
Fragmentary OCR text presents disjointed quotes and mispunctuated phrases about The Kid Apgin, interlaced with unclear dialogue and spellings. The readable content hints at odd conversation lines involving vows and pain but lacks coherent context, dates, or named entities to confirm a full event or article.
A doctor recalls a three legged stray with a broken left fore leg who arrived at May 1905 in the infirmary yard. The dog sought treatment, stayed on the surgery steps, and later received splints milk and meat before disappearing. The narrator wonders if the dog read the name plate.
A jokey craft instructs forming a 10 by 7 inch cardboard figure named Mr Funny Looking. Assemble by joining edges with mucilage, insert two cardboard arms, draw a comical face, and enclose a marble inside the cylinder to create a rolling, humorous prop.
Fragmentary note discusses a Charlotte street fashion scene focusing on a point of view on hats and a picturesque style. It mentions a well known model, size affecting balance, and millinery as a fashion path to avoid. The text is incomplete and lacks full details.
The piece notes affordable DIY collar and bow trends with lace and frill neckwear echoing Parisian Directoire style. It highlights high collars, plaited frills, Barrow cravats, and a rich display of bodice accessories to refresh old frocks without costly ready made items.
A fragment describes scented bath buds as superior to plain soap, noting their perfumed aroma enhances the bath. The text mentions little perfumed devices used for foyers and petals replaced by buds, though wording is garbled and unclear. The era’s druggist usage is implied.
A garbled local notice describes a resignation and related imperfect phrases about air, lips, and breath. The readable text hints at a resignation event and scattered commentary but lacks coherent details or names.
A fragmented OCR snippet shows ambiguous wording about a fastidious friend and an ex chief, with stray phrases like her akin and perfumed. No clear event, names, or dates emerge to form a reliable item.
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