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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
2
A fragment from Silver Lake Indiana mocks money trust suspicion and pedestrian safety, notes common sense as essential to a republic, and quips about hobble skirted women and marriage. It references a witty Taster girl and remarks on fashionable riceless eddines as a caper.
A crowded division emerges between those who own cars and those who do not. Access to automobiles reshapes jobs, mobility, and daily life, highlighting growing inequality and changing urban patterns across regions.
An odd exchange comments on popular tunes and light subjects for composers. The piece notes battleships need protection from assaults and mentions New Haven planning a $2,000,000 postence with Yale students urged to spread letter writers. It ends by praising a new nickel with more than its face value of art.
A reader questions why a drunk man is described with fancy terms like psychic consciousness and a scientist when plain words such as soused would suffice, noting language shifts in historical writing.
In the new cabinet, Gombel Ya Mamoto becomes agriculture minister. The phrase suggests cultural or culinary notes and mentions restrictions on college athletes’ summer visits to Europe and prohibited cattle shipments from the Port of Boston.
An eastern actress says she married to kill time and now says a divorce also serves the same aim. A man at an auto show feels ashamed simply as a pedestrian. Mother Hibbard fears the cupboard mirrors a treasury after a new Central American revolution.
In Cavalieri she denies wed rumors and jokes that husbands are a joke. She notes that for her the idea is an expensive joke for the husbands.
A German scientist claims snugging the elf eases hunger, while a Broadway cafe chorus girl with a slim waist offers counterexample through humor about craving and appetite.
A humane New York legislature introduces a bill creating an official handaker for the governor. Politicians see potential benefits if the measure succeeds.
A local East St Louis man requests a divorce after his wife refused to stop playing the piano until 2 AM. Neighbors report the persistent noise and marital strain.
An occupational census of Chicago shows no major drop in burglars pickpockets and holdup men compared with earlier estimates. The coal man favors winter for business and loves summer for other pleasures.
A Swedish soldier shot in the head in Stockholm has recovered and now works with half a brain. Doctors say he faces ongoing challenges, yet highlights suggest remarkable resilience and adjustment.
A returning traveler recalls finding a model kind of home life in the heart of the Sahara Desert. He suggests the environment offered a rare form of stability, with no chance for members to alter the model.
A modiste declares a town inaccessible to women without assistance a crime claiming this rigid limit has long baffled women. She argues husbands should explain why the prejudice remains.
A shooting gallery attendant in Chicago was killed in an incident at the venue the other day. A patron of the establishment is connected to the event, though details remain unclear.
A Giorgia woman files for divorce arguing a kiss a year is insufficient for marital expectation, while another claimant asserts she has never been kissed, raising questions about appropriate affection levels and standards in marriage.
A Boston woman suggests taxing single women five dollars annually to fund public services. The debate centers on whether bachelorhood is a luxury or a necessity and how such a levy would be justified.
A diarist recalls encounters with Emperor Franz Josef from childhood to coronation day in 1867. He recounts tensions between Austria and Hungary sparked by minor diplomatic slights, the emperor’s role, and the perilous position of the Austrian throne amid Magyar hostility.
The passage discusses a coming rift between Austria and Hungary with Emperor Franz Joseph under threat. It notes fears the emperor’s absence could remove a buffer between enemies and hints at valuable secrets locked in a cabinet. It recounts the Hapsburgs’ misfortunes from civil violence to tragic royal demises.
Alton youth Podner was arrested for burglary after entering Bizant’s Lakeview castle maze with mirrors. He became terrified by reflections and ghost rumors, wandering twelve times through dim stairways before sleep and arrest. The castle owner J J Bizant built the haunted looking maze and moat guarded by watchman Henry Meyers.
Baron Josef von Prussynski, dressed in a pearl gray cutaway and feathered hat, told Commissioner Shields he paid fireman Otto Gehring ten shillings and one pound to stow him aboard the New York via the American Line. He was discovered during the voyage after seeking air on deck.
Philadelphia reports Abe Buzzard the notorious outlaw evangelist, released from Eastern penitentiary after 41 years imprisoned. He says he aims to start anew as a cobbler, head west to the Pacific Coast, and pursue shoe business while leaving his criminal past behind.
James H. MacNicholas, a mining promoter once chased nationwide, escaped from the county jail by using a dummy in his cot and slipping out a cellar window. Authorities believe he is in Canada. a $1000 reward is offered for his captor. A grand jury may indict Clevelanders for conspiring to aid the escape.
A lesson on Jacob fleeing Esau, sleeping with stones in a Haran desert, and receiving God's revelatory dream. It notes loneliness fear and weariness, the ladder and angels, God's promise, and Jacob's vow to consecrate the place as Beth el, the house of God.
Patent medicine advertisement for Mothers to use powder on teething disorders and feverish stomachs. Claims 22 years used and pleasant for children. Price 25c with free sample. Address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A spectator recalls Sandy engaging after someone taunted him about musicians and bagpipers. The incident began with a remark and ended with a clash, with Sandy appearing bloodied and ready for further action.
In a sparring exchange, Governor Blowoff confides fear of speaking his mind while Senator Sorghum notes the need for restraint. The dialogue hints at political caution shaping public statements and policy signals.
A humorous anecdote about a man who carries a raw egg everywhere as a remedy for fishbone in the throat. He explains the egg's usefulness, while a friend questions the habit, highlighting the odd persistence of unusual remedies.
An Irish vagrant, ragged and hungry, presents bread, half a codfish and cold potatoes on the stand to argue his visible means of support. The magistrate weighs the evidence as Pat questions the sufficiency of his poverty.
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