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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1901
Page
7
A Chicago area reader details a long battle with heart pain and ill health. After trying many doctors with little lasting relief she credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with dramatic improvement and full recovery. The letter praises the product and urges others suffering to try it, noting no other medicine was used for over a year.
A distressed couple, Wilson Senan and his wife Hartman, faced famine after marriage. He found work at a Pennsylvania Railroad freight depot but was fired after a week. The couple endured near starvation for days until Hartman informed her father, who found her exhausted and retrieved her. The son-in-law disappeared.
William Fiscus a wealthy farmer six miles north of Anderson died from self inflicted wounds after his sons were arrested for a minor offense. Early that morning his wife found him bleeding from a throat wound and he stated he had tried to end his life with a razor found in the bed.
Mrs. Josephine Lindsey of Lafontaine reportedly died of fright after a window shattered at her son J. W. Lindsey's home. A 16 year old named Avery Gardner was suspected in the incident but proved an alibi, preventing mob action.
James Salmon a wealthy Frankfort farmer and livestock dealer disappeared from home after quietly disposing of his property and depositing sale proceeds in the bank for his children. He left for an unknown point in the West, leaving his wife to manage a large farm while friends seek an explanation.
A lamp explosion in Frank Rogers's Diamond house sparked a panic during an auction. In the rush for exits a dozen or more people were crushed or trampled. Mrs. C. G. Catterson and her year-old daughter are critically ill likely to die.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous disease treatment. Claims internal use cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. States it is a regular prescription by leading physicians and offers a free sample.
The article notes left handedness is common in wildlife with parrots often using the left claw for grabbing and climbing. It cites The Hon and Livingstone asserting animals can be left handed and mentions the parrot showing a readier use of the left claw for climbing than the right.
If you have Rheumatism write Dr. Shoop Ravine Wisconsin Box 149 for six bottles of his Rheumatic Cure. Sent prepaid. Pay five dollars and fifty cents if cured. No money required up front.
A traveler in the Grand Duchy of Baden mails a telegram by writing the message on a postcard, adding a stamp, and dropping it in the train letter box. At the next station the box is emptied and the telegram is sent.
Local shop advertises air cushion rubber stamps and all kinds of stamps plus printing outfits and daters. Readers are invited to write for pricing and to address Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a soprano lamenting she missed a bargain sale with amusing lines about notes and high singing. A contralto remarks whether the soprano’s notes were high enough, while readers are invited to enjoy Mrs. Austins pancakes by their grocer.
A witty exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a caller asking about his mother and a reply about cherries as Ethel watches cherry pie prep in the kitchen.
Claims a cough remedy will stop coughing instantly and offers a free sample bottle from a druggist. Advertises bottles priced 25 and 50 cents with urgency and warnings about delays.
Eight years ago Colorado silver production was valued at six times gold. Last year gold production valued at two and a half times silver.
Beginning Tuesday February 12 low rate Setlers tickets go on sale every Tuesday to April 30 to Oregon Montana Washington and all Northwest points Write wire phone or call the nearest Agent C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind
The passage extols harvests with 600 bushels of barley from tens of acres and 100 bushels per acre of oats from 150 acres, claims the prairie grasses yield fat beef cattle, and touts land as a solid income source for poor farmers. It also notes government land information and mentions phlox and verbena overrunning sands. It ends with a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Mexico accelerates horse purchases for its cavalry as shipments arrive in the country. The piece notes widespread buying activity and supplies for military use, signaling a rapid buildup of equine resources. Edward Coke’s saying about a man’s house as a castle appears as a quoted historical aside.
The Nickel Plate Road promotes the Buffalo exposition arriving at Exposition Gates with express trains. Rates in effect April 30 1901 and valid for both travel and return. Contact Do Asterlin Fort Wayne or R J Hamilton local agent for details.
A linguistic note argues removing the pronoun I would simplify phrasing and reduce self reference. The piece suggests alternative constructions could improve clarity and conciseness across writing styles.
An 19th century advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as daily bowel movement aid. It asserts gentle liver and kidney action and claims to cure sick headache. Pricing shown as 25 and We.
A playful line invites readers to sample Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes, highlighting fortune and hospitality as the central theme of a local bake shop promotion.
Fort Wayne readers are urged to plan travel to the Buffalo Pan American Exposition with Nickel Plate Road as the direct shortest route. The line promises nontransfer rides directly to gates, with booking by mail wire or phone through local agents. Winslow's Soother promises relief for teething in infants.
Fragile descriptions of illness and suffering young women share in a 19th century advertisement. Readers are urged to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nervous prostration and female weakness with testimonials from Della Keiser of Marienville Pennsylvania and Adele Williamson of Atlanta Georgia praising improvements and recovery.
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