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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
4
An advertisement claims Adler-i-Eka cleans the entire bowel using buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. It asserts one spoonful relieves sour stomach gas and constipation by removing foul matter, with instant action surprising doctors and patient J. R. Norman.
Governor Frank O. Lowden appeals to wage earners, business leaders, farmers, and capitalists to support wartime Liberty bonds. He argues democracy requires funding the war and that bonds are a vital, patriotic investment equal in importance to land or factories.
A financial column traces wartime costs and national wealth from Lincoln era fares to Civil War debt. It argues U S government bonds are safe investments, noting postwar repayment and current wealth with strong bank resources. It contrasts fiscal prudence with patriotism and humanity in the war effort.
The article notes an Italian man accused of hoarding food supplies as an alien enemy and urges vigorous prosecution. It also lists local social notes, visits, and subscriptions for various magazines, with multiple residents visiting relatives in surrounding towns.
The piece argues weather governs farming and military operations in France. It notes rainfall can halt plowing and ruin hay or wheat, while three inches of rain can stop movement of soldiers horses and trucks, possibly altering victory chances. It urges funding liberty bonds to aid Pershing this summer.
An OCR fragment notes Germans oversubscribing the latest loan and asserts Germany is determined to win the war while Americans face pressure to spend more on defense and bond drives. The text is fragmented with garbled quotes and initials.
James Meloy advertises Bliss Native Herb Tablets for rheumatism indigestion and kidney derangement claiming 200 doses for 1. He has left the tablets for sale at the Record Office in Silver Lake.
For Sale Early cabbage tomatoes mango egg plant and sweet potato plants Mrs A F Price Silver Lake Indiana Telephone 5 on 86 For Rent Good house barn well orchard garden and truck patch In country Inquire at Record office FOR SALE One gelding four years old weight 1250 sound also one two year old gelding good one See me or call Hallice C Brown phone 131 Silver Lake
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