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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1904
Page
7
The Nickel Plate Road announces daily low fares to the West and Northwest during March and April. Send a postal card with name address and probable destination to the nearest agent of C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Inc for detailed information.
Harper's Bazaar notes a trend toward Oriental effects in table linens for the coming season. Chinese grass linen with dragon, rose, cherry, and carnation embroidery is praised for laundry-friendliness, alongside Irish point laces and white mercerized embroidery featuring shamrocks and fleurs de lis.
Broadland South Dakota report details G W Gray’s recovery from Bright's Disease after three months of treatment with Dodd's Widney Pills. He claims the pills restored health and mobility, praising them as a life saving remedy and saying similar kidney diseases could be cured by the product.
Boston Record reports excerpts from examination papers where students spell words and define terms. The piece notes errors such as equilateral meaning pearly half and radius used in unusual ways, reflecting humorous misunderstanding.
A historic stone kept at the British naval offices in Portsmouth saved the frigate Pique from sinking after it ran ashore on the Japanese coast. The stone allegedly embedded in the ship’s hull prevented critical leakage, a finding celebrated in naval lore.
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers 1% trees including Apricots Apples Crabs Cherries Plums Peaches and Pears mailed postpaid for 1.65 dollars. The notice also offers seeds of Celery Carrot Cabbage Onion Lettuce Radish and Flowers with a seed catalogue free upon receipt of payment.
Curious ceremonies unfold in Siam when a sacred white elephant dies. Buddhist priests lead a funeral grander than royal rites as thousands follow to the grave. Jewels and offerings worth thousands of pounds are interred with the animal.
Kathie Mrs. Almira A. Jackson of Traverse City Michigan details years of backache misery and urinary problems. She credits seven boxes of Dean’s Kidney Pills with eliminating bloating restoring sleep and improving circulation and offers a free trial via Tester Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. 50 cents per box.
A local officer boasts he can beat a baker at a bun bargain. He orders seven buns for sixpence from the shopgirl, insisting firmly. She delivers seven buns for a price that turns out to be ha penny each, leaving him and his wife laughing at the ruse.
Public notice warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills and offers testimonials free with 75 cents per bottle pricing.
A humorous exchange describes a household with two servants, a cook and a second girl. The cook handles daily chores while the other girl mends items the first one breaks, illustrating a simple division of labor.
Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass touted as the two greatest fodder crops with high yields per acre. Victoria Rape claims 60 000 lbs of sheep and swine food per acre. Offer to send 100 stamps to John A Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin to receive their catalogue and seed samples.
A Chicago Post quip presents a scholar admitting decline in authority after immersing in historical novels. The exchange contrasts expertise with entertainment, implying diminishing trust in historical accuracy due to fiction.
Short advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product with a 2 oz package priced at 5 cents and a near-poetic line about equality. It urges readers to ask their grocer for it and notes an enclosing message on equality at their advent upon earth.
The article extols Western Canada’s excellent climate with a focus on the Saskatchewan valley. It notes an elevation near 1,800 feet, a bracing atmosphere, and ample moisture about 18 inches yearly, mostly during crop months. July temperatures in Winnipeg and Prince Albert exceed many European summers, aiding quick crop maturation and bountiful yields. Harvest begins mid August after April sowing. Cyclones and blizzards are absent in this favorable region.
A medical journal reports that people who drink cows' milk show greater consumption tendencies than those who drink milk from reindeer buffalo elk goat or other sources. The claim emphasizes dietary patterns across different dairy traditions.
Nickel Plate Road offers reduced fares on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through April 19, 1904 for travel to the West, Southwest and Northwest. Inquire at the nearest agent or address C. A. Asterlin, T. P. A., Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The notice insists on using Eagle Linen Paper as the sole Letter Paper choice. It states this is proper and mandates taking no alternative.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Feet-Base a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y Also a note that less than seven percent of plant power in the United States is electric.
John W. Henry of Fostoria Ohio reports using Piso's Cure for Consumption with good results in a letter dated October 4 1901. The personal endorsement appears in a historical newspaper snippet.
An old advertisement urges housekeepers to use Red Cross Ball Blue for clean smelling clothes. It promotes a self-inking dating stamp for 75 cents and provides a Fort Wayne Indiana mailing address.
Obscure lines reveal a mix of aphorisms and misspelled, garbled product notes. Text references June tint butter color, Mrs Winslow patent cures, and a claim about Emerson finding no sphere inspiration in a pie.
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