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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
4
Advert reads that stagnation of the liver and bowels causes trouble and headaches and jaundice. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a reliable purifier that works without grinding or griping. Corner drug store price 253.
Alph Price and family visited Wilfred Oldfather and family south of town. John Ayers and wife visited George Ayers. Post cards offered at the RECORD office with over 1000 kinds. J A Walter and wife visited Berrien Centre. Walter returned home, Mrs Walter stayed. R E B Ferree ran the Big Four office in his absence. Mrs S B Flora visited Warsaw. Claypool Lumber & Coal Co advertised shingles and bargains. Jacob Taney family were guests of Jacob Bease. Pearson opened a Bake Shop with a new baker. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The page records a parade of local notices and ads from North Manchester including Ruth Burt and Jessie Ferree shopping, paint promotions for Devoe, Claypool Lumber, and Ruger drugstore products, and small items about new cottages, lawn seed, and a baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Artie Carr. It also mentions fishing headlines, post card sales, and community visits to nearby Warsaw and Brooklyn.
DL Mr and Mrs Ezra Funk were guests of Silvanus Funk Sunday. Al Carr sick with stomach trouble Monday, improving. Rev Silas Hill of Newville visits his mother Mrs Hannah Armey who came from Huntington with grandchildren Nellie and Harold. Henry Clinker family recovering from tonsillitis. Birthday and Greeting Post Cards advertised. Walburn and Lukens attend I O O F meeting at North Manchester. Lukens initiated. Crepe and shelf paper shown at Roger's Drug Store. Flora ill, mail routes disrupted. sub made by Wiley and Rantz. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills sold by Roger. Alfred Babcock family visiting J C Babcock home.
A CA storie a tale titled The Rae You Have Always Bought bears the signature of a prominent author. Written in period voice, it reflects social norms and market concerns of its era. The piece presents a concise narrative arc with implied consequence and moral undertone.
Miss Orpha McClure returns from Goshen after visiting sister Mrs. Benson Rager family. Leroy Leonard offers real estate and old notes collection. William Morrell dies of pneumonia at South Bend. funeral held. Measles in Henderson Brown family convalescent. Local ads note garden sheds, post cards, fence post braces and new store location.
The report covers a sickbed incident at a M S church service involving Miss Jessie Petgan, plus social notes on visits from Dr. Cary of Mishawaka, Henry Clinker and family near North Manchester, and local shopping and travel to Claypool and Peru. It mentions ads for Pearson's Bread, Eastman Kodak offerings, and an agent wanted for crayon portraits.
Pareview Lodge number 164 of the Knights of Pythias meets every Monday evening. Visiting members are welcome. J. D. Cline is commander and G. E. Alspaugh is grand keeper of records and exchequer.
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