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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
2
A brief notice from the Silver Lake Indiana post office outlines subscription terms for annual, six month, and single copy rates. It emphasizes advance payment and official mailing status.
The Indiana Socialists schedule a state convention at Indianapolis on April 22. Governor Hanly dismissed rumors of further storms, while Straus Bros. plan a North Manchester branch. Ex-Auditor David R. Sherrick is in Michigan City prison. Municipal ownership talks in Chicago and coal price pressures amid a steady strike situation in the anthracite coal field.
Attorney General Miller hints unofficially that fishing with hook and line on inland lakes may fit the law. Winona company and Warsaw seek a water franchise agreement though far apart. Fort Wayne civil service exam for railways mail clerks stenographers and typewriters on April 7 draws nearly 150 applicants. The Senate shows discomfort under the sharp charge of treason.
The piece notes campaign managers taking large sums from life insurance firms should confirm receipt by phone, not by letter. It also discusses potential coal strikes, price rises, and local governance delays before improvements, and portrays Dowie resisting deposition while domestic tensions grow.
Central Illinois communities praise the split log as the top tool for better roads and reform. The slogan All hail the split log! resonates as a movement to smooth rough highways and hasten a good roads millennium.
Officials announce that within weeks every public and private hospital in the state will be visited by inspectors to assess operations and safety standards. The initiative aims to improve care quality and compliance across all facilities.
The Kosciusko County Republican Committee will convene in the circuit court room in Warsaw next Saturday April 7 at 1 30 p m to decide the date for the forthcoming Republican county convention. The article notes broader talks on nursing profession regulation and national statehood questions for Oklahoma and Indian Territory and possible separate admissions for New Mexico and Arizona.
A Mishawaka man claims to have developed a system using air compressors instead of a turbine wheel to propel vessels across the ocean in three days. He asserts that 3,000 pound air pressure could shoot a ball four miles, with pressure increasing gradually and a significant effect on the vessel.
The Akron News reports a new Potter cylinder press, a ground floor office move, and a six column quarto format with abundant local reading matter. Brother Schesler is credited for the improvements, and the community is urged to support the paper.
J H Koontz formerly edited the Culver Citizen has sold the paper and printing outfit to Arthur B Holt of Kankakee Illinois. The plant passed to the new owner the first of the week. Holt brings long experience from the Gazette in Kankakee and is welcomed by the newspaper fraternity.
Dispatch from Columbus says the Aiken liquor tax law will close about 5 000 saloons in Ohio and throw 10 000 to 15 000 people out of work. Cincinnati 400, Columbus 350, Cleveland 400, Toledo 375, and other cities cited. Joe Miller and Rep Aiken provide figures on unemployment and state revenue.
Notices record a local sale by C. E. Rantz planned for next Tuesday and mention mortgage exemption papers to be filed by April end. The item also notes residents and visitors including Tony Underhill, Pearl Garvin, John Fleck and others, plus minor local events and ads.
Classified timber notice seeks buyers in North Manchester. J. W. Strauss advertises highest prices paid for all kinds of timber and asks interested parties to bring their load for evaluation.
The REcorp D invites readers to contribute items of local interest for publication. Submissions may be mailed to the office, handed to representatives, or called in by phone at 62. It also directs reading Hayman Bros advertising.
The assessor will review taxable property soon and property owners with mortgages should secure their exemption from taxation. G. A. Brush, Notary Public, Silver Lake, Ind, offers to prepare and execute the necessary papers and solicit business.
Kenneth Mcolver of Vanceboro Maine was near death after severe throat inflammation and lung congestion. He credits Dr King’s new discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave up and reports cures for worst coughs colds bronchitis tonsillitis and grip ailments. Trial bottle offered free at Zims drug store with 50 cent and one dollar sizes.
Mrs. Scott Whittenberger of Akron visited at the Adam Stout home Wednesday. Two farm houses burned Monday near Laketon and North Manchester due to defective flues. Mrs. Myers hosts millinery opening Friday and Saturday April 6 and 7. A birthday surprise honored George Soure near Rose Hill on his 59th birthday with guests and supper. Incorrigible boys at North Manchester damaged J. B Williams home throwing eggs at Miss Ione Beem.
A fragment describes a young couple newly married. The wife claims to have repaired her husband’s trouser pocket after he went to bed and asks if she is a thoughtful wife, prompting a cautious, ironic reply about thoughtfulness.
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