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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
8
A discussion on infant hugging and child rearing contrasts Western caution with Italian warmth. Observers cite the value of affectionate contact while warning against overrepression and pseudo science. The piece also notes links between health, morals, and behavior, citing English clerics and prison trends.
Le grand Powers cites census analysis suggesting heirs’ estates shrink after death. public myths inflate fortunes, with Rus sell Sage's value around 60 million instead of 100 million. The Buffalo xpress notes many rich estates yield large sums for others when valued. Also mentions Chinese move toward constitutionalism and a Polk City couple naming their son Jennings Howard Johnson after political debate.
The Canadian government plans to assume all assets and franchises of the Quebec Railway and Bridge Company. A government reconstruction of the Quebec bridge will proceed as a state project supervised by a Trans-Continental Railway Commission. A three member engineers board will oversee the work, with leaders from Canada the United States and Great Britain. The government will cover losses from the bond issue up to the bridge collapse, estimated between five and six million dollars.
The machine crushes limestone to six inches and smaller at a rate of 100 tons per hour. It stands 18 feet 11 inches high with an 20 foot diameter hopper and weighs 425000 pounds. The top shell is in two pieces held by 14 inch bolts. Main shaft, crushing heads and heavy components are detailed with precise weights and dimensions.
A two part sheet metal window box offers a neat appearance for moving families or varying window sizes. Each part latches together with small holes for locking, allowing the unit to adapt between three and six feet while preserving the look.
The calorimeter tested human energy output by measuring heat from mental and manual work. A restrained man in a copper apparatus worked brains and hands while observers watched through a porthole. Food passed via a double trapdoor and communications were by telephone.
A reader describes a method to provide ice water continually by installing a coil from heavy tin pipe inside the fridge. One end connects to the water faucet, the other to a spigot through the ice box, with a hose allowing the fridge to move without leaks.
Describes a dash mounted lever that controls carburettor air by admitting hot or cold air or a mixture. The device smooths starting by varying air supply from full open to full closed and adjusts for temperature and humidity.
Passenger flow through the Simplon tunnel peaked in August 1906 with 42,622 travelers, dropping to 14,545 in November, while freight reached 5,658 tons in October 1906. By 1907 freight total for five months was about 44,000 tons due to Mont Cenis blockade. Burlington officials rejected concrete ties, proposing a creosote treatment plant costing about 270,000 to produce treated ties and timbers.
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The article surveys Halley’s Comet history from 1066 to 1835 and notes predictions for 1910. It cites Halley’s calculations and Edmund Halley’s tomb inscription, recounts prior appearances, and discusses the 1908–09 search prospects and potential tail luminosity. It also explores possible planetary impact scenarios and scientific cautions from Harvard observers about a collision with a comet nucleus.
In a journey toward Boston, the narrator stops in Cambridge and Ely with a scholar companion. They follow sites tied to American saints and figures from Curtis to Emerson, past Bishop's Stortford and Ely, ending with a remark about Capt. John Smith's birthplace.
Gen Philip Reade argues in a Army and Navy Journal letter that Japanese food fails to satisfy American cravings. He notes limited vegetables and milk in a diet and describes bento offerings at major rail stations priced around seven and a half cents with varied contents and tea.
A school lesson on Lincoln invites students to recall incidents from his life. A boy mentions Lincoln’s quick action and a girl in the front row raises a hand, prompting the teacher to ask for further recall. The student responds with a misheard line about an arrest and a death.
The article contrasts Hopi gender roles with other tribes noting women oversee household duties and crafts while men perform fieldwork and care for children. It highlights Hopi basketry and pottery as female domains and mentions Navajo weavers as superior in some crafts.
Roy C. Andrews returned from a five months Arctic Pacific voyage in the interest of the New York Museum of Natural History. He traveled from New York on April 20 to Vancouver Island and documented whaling activity, observations, and hazards faced during the hunt for the Pacific whale, now nearing extinction.
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