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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1899
Page
6
Prominent psychologist Dr. G Stanley Hall of Clark University argues against gentle child rearing and urges physical discipline and boxing as tools for moral development. He contends early harsh methods build courage and that modern schooling overemphasizes tenderness and theory at the expense of practical strength.
A chart compares the Texas and the British Impérieuse showing American gunners hitting 93 percent of targets versus 50 for the British. The article notes higher US practice opportunities and larger budgets as key factors, with shots often landing below the water line.
A quoted voice argues for harsh corporal methods to discipline pupils, claiming severe whippings teach control and that breaking a child’s will may be for their own good. It praises English school practices and endorses bullying among students as a norm within reason.
An Irish barrister briefs the bench on proving innocence and insanity before alibi. A Wisconsin judge recalls a young lawyer told to start with the modern era. A pompous Chicago lawyer falters when claiming Iowa bench tenure. Baron Dowse ends with a language mix up and a sworn interpreter recounting a humorous exchange.
During a February blizzard Ambassador Choate and Israel Zangwill were snowbound between Boston and New York. The famed exchange included a witty remark about an apple at a lunch counter with Zangwill replying playfully that he would be human if he could resist.
Ex Senator Philetus Sawyer of Wisconsin attended an Oshkosh game with a visiting club. He quipped that the team might improve with more men in the field, adding a light remark about his knowledge of the game. The piece ends with a reflective line about happiness.
Indiana State notes report the grand chapter of Order Eastern Star concluding a three day session in Fort Wayne marked by harmony and enthusiasm. Officers elected include Grand Matron Sara E. Gardiner Terre Haute and Grand Patron Edwin W. Barrows Indianapolis with meetings next to be held in Indianapolis.
Greensboro plans to reincorporate as Wayne County druggists organize. Evansville native James Halpin reportedly died by his own hand. Brown County mourns lost railroad hopes. Gas mains to Chicago via Greentown planned. Lake Shore Road enforcements tighten anti alcohol rule. A buzzard with a sheep bell found slain near Shoals. Lincoln Gieke’s 83 year old Mishawaka son drowns in a cistern. Mrs. K. H. Keltner Mishawaka burned in gasoline explosion. Marion mills raise wages 10 percent. Shoals girl Gladys Nall three dies after boiling soap accident. Fort Wayne to Indianapolis railroad revived via Marion route. Kokomo factory orders motorcycles for Porto Rico mail use. Fort Wayne child Buda Leppert drowns in a watering trough. Elk Hart man Victor Mann dies from morphine overdose. New Albany men George and Edgar Hollis claim wireless telephone triumph. Bedford National Bank authorized to begin with $50,000 capital. Brazil and Terre Haute streetcar firms contest old National Road right of way. Gov. Mount names Mills Franklin, Scott Earlham, Machan LaGrange to State Board of Education. Joaquin Miller finds a pig foot imprint brick near Liberty. Indian patent grants list several inventors and items. Grant County holiness church reports miracles with a man revived after prayer. Indianapolis revolver misfire injures George Armstrong and Adolph Harseim’s 18 month-old. McFerran family finds Paris green in flour. authority reviewing the analysis.
A Detroit Free Press fragment describes a tense exchange on Pitcher Street where a terrorizing boy questions a caller about a sister. The boy bets ten dollars to learn the truth and offers half to anyone who cesses the information.
Law-makers wrangle over abolishing the death penalty in Albany. The piece notes a potential reform and likens the winner to a benefactor to breakers of laws. An advertisement for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters recommends the product for indigestion and constipation.
An 1880s newspaper fragment recalls Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar as a cure for violent coughing. It includes a mock testimonial about health remedies and a Toledo business notice for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward offer. The text also contains a joke about a temporary boarder turning to marriage, and a Chicago Record aside.
Advice emphasizes exercise and a sweet temperament to foster rosy complexions and wholesome health for young girls in a folksy, instructional tone.
The German Baptist Brethren choose Roanoke as the meeting site. Tickets go on sale from the 16th to the 22nd. Nickel Plate Road offers a first class round trip fare for travelers attending the event.
A terse warning suggests that past wrongs will surface if hidden deeds are detected. The message implies vigilance and consequences for hidden transgressions.
The article credits nineteenth century inventor efforts and ball bearings with transforming bicycles into practical vehicles and expanding friction-reducing advances to machinery. It notes Deering Harvester Company of Chicago adopted roller and ball bearings in 1891 for grain binders and readers that followed, highlighting their 1899 catalog with factory details and harvesting machinery notes.
A concise reflection on how negligence corrodes character and weakens even strong resolutions, framing it as a moral hazard that undermines effort and integrity.
Coughs Lead to Consumption promotes Kemp’s Balsam with free sample bottles in 25 and 50 cent sizes and urgent demand to visit a druggist. Also advertised is a Nickel Plate Road round trip fare to Roanoke Virginia for the German Baptist Brethren annual meeting with ticket sales May 11 to 22 and return until June 24, with agent C A Asterlin in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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