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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1899
Page
7
Indiana small town notes highlight weddings and deaths, crimes, and general local news. Readers see brief items about notable residents, community events, and everyday incidents shaping the state.
Over 1,200 mortgage exemptions filed in Wayne County. Incendiary fire destroys the Mills farm near Paoli. Minor George Taylor found dead near Seeleyville. J H DeHauity of Elwood andSwazee dies. Bedford votes down electric plant purchase. A man falls to death destroying a hawk nest at 45 feet. A Sullivan man sentenced to life eats 215 matches. A 103 year old Nashville man sues wife for divorce. A Columbus cooperage plant is burned. Rushville man sent to Michigan City for horse stealing. four prison terms for relatives follow. Anderson opens insane hospital competition. Elkhart laundries ordinance. gas line leaks enforcement. Mitchell sand cave collapses. another dies. Terre Haute clerk dishonorably discharged. Rockefeller gifts 15000 to Franklin College with 60000 challenge grant. Boston duo granted fifty year electric railway franchise. Anderson cures for diphtheria with a chicken poultice method. Donnelly helps Cuban orphan Donelo. Indiana patents granted include engines, furnaces, graphophones and more. Latshaw the Carlisle giant measures remarks. Jerome Kennedy, Civil War veteran, dies at Kokomo at 50.
A Louisiana legislator J H Caldwell praises Peruna for catarrh saying it gave excellent results and he would not be without it. A letter from Gilbert Hofer of Grays Sky dated March 7, 1894 claims four bottles cured his catarrh and Bright's disease and he gained weight. The notice invites readers to request a free catarrh book from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
The article portrays Germaine de Stael as brilliant yet restless and unsatisfied. It notes her craving for sympathy and conversation, her exile and loneliness, and Napoleon’s mixed attitudes. It details her 1797 divorce from Baron de Stael, a 1811 secret marriage to Rocca, and her death on July 14, 1817.
An old druggist promotes Kemp's Balsam as a quick cough remedy claiming it prevents consumption. The ad offers a free sample bottle and lists 25 and 60 cent bottle prices with urgent language to act now.
A Puck exchange highlights a stage triumph as an actor asks if the new play is a success and notes full salaries for nearly two weeks, with a modest nine mile distance from New York.
Patrons are urged to read newspapers and consult ticket agents for reduced rate trips this summer. The Peerless Trio of Daily Express Trains runs from Chicago to New York and Boston with no car changes and lower rates than competing lines.
Captain Guy Barrows recounts in The Land of the Pygmies how a white lecturer tried to explain the steam engine and steamship to Mobunghi savages. The crowd nodded and claimed understanding yet muttered one word in the end, Liar, revealing skepticism.
Mercury free remedy advertised for catarrh claims to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. Warns against mercury containing ointments and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
A bank clerk wrote Genesis on a postcard along with selections from Shakespeare and Dickens and the full Home, Sweet Home. The 10000 plus words were penned with a steel pen without magnifiers and were legible to many readers.
Powdered foot remedy claims to cure painful swollen nervous feet and bunions and to make tight or new shoes feel easy. Advertises quick relief from sweating callouses and hot tired feet with 25 cent mail orders and trial package available from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
At Schweinfurst Bavaria one firm runs two factories turning out 2 000 000 gross of bicycle ball bearings annually and employing 600 men.
The Nickel Plate Road releases a Summer Outings booklet highlighting scenic spots on Lake Erie’s south shore and the shores of Lake Chautauqua. It promotes low rates for trips during the hot season.
To strengthen baskets and basket chairs, soak in cold water for several hours and dry in the sun, repeating every six months. This treatment significantly extends their life beyond ordinary wear.
A vintage drug ad promising a one day cure for colds with L B Q marked tablets. It offers a full refund if the cure fails and lists the price as 25 cents. It emphasizes authenticity by the L B Q inscription on each tablet.
A spectator at a Japanese theater pays a small extra fee to stand. The person behind cannot object, even if the standing spectator obstructs the view of the performance.
Agents of Nickel Plate Road report complete fare information for round trip travel to the coast. Rates routes and train times are available for those planning a trip to San Francisco from May 26 to May 80, with low rates promised for attendees.
A bright salesman touts a heavy nap on a sleeping robe candidate, while a Boston Transcript quip frames the scene with a practical tone about product fit for rest.
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Sporaine Syrup for teething pain gums inflammation wind colic and soothing effects. Price 25 cents a bottle. Also a solicitation to send 5 cents for 10 samples and testimonials from Ripans Chemical Co. New York.
A statistical note claims manufacturers flooded farms with harvesting machinery ads over the past decade to push Deering as best. It states Deering Harvester Company of Chicago now employs more workers than any other single American plant.
A short etiquette observation notes that a polite Chinaman avoids wearing spectacles in company. The old remark reflects period views on propriety and appearance in social settings.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church holds its annual meeting in Minneapolis from May 18 to June 1. Nickel Plate Road agents are authorized to sell excursion tickets at reduced rates on May 15, 16, and 17.
An advertisement describes a Genere al Assembly in Minneapolis from May 18 to June 13 with Nickel Road offering special inducements. It urges ASK agents to promote low rates, fine equipment, and train connections. The message ends with a patriotic quote by J. G. Holland.
An 19th or early 20th century medical ad promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement promotes health and describing gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief from "sick headache" with prices 25 and 50 cents.
Some men who gain prosperity become seen as undesirable neighbors, sparking concerns about social adjustment and community harmony.
Inquire of Nickel Plate Road agents about sale dates train times and connections to San Francisco Cal for the National Baptist Anniversaries May 26 to 830th One fare round trip.
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