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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
4
Entry at Silver Lake Post Office details subscription terms for 1 year 6 months and single copies with rates listed in a brief second class matter notice. The text specifies pricing in dollars and cents and describes advance payment requirements.
Advertising rates are disclosed on application with all ads inserted until ordered out. Copy for advertisements must reach the office by Wednesday noon. Obituaries and paid notices at two cents per line in advance. abbreviated funeral notices are copied free. Cards of Thanks up to ten lines cost 25 cents.
One week from next Monday the election will take place. Miami county has thirty one rural routes of which twelve are out of Peru. A burglary at the Carth age Indiana post office last Saturday night saw the safe blown open and robbed of 125 dollars in stamps and 3 dollars in cash. Cuba plans to allocate 100000 dollars for representation at the St Louis fair. The note adds a reflection praising a young republic starting to walk on its own.
A Goshen man gave his wife an automobile valued at 850 dollars last year and now faces a costly divorce suit as a result.
At a Democratic caucus in the Warsaw Union office last week Richard Vanderveer of Milford was selected as the party’s nominee for county superintendent of schools. A separate item mentions a Brooklyn judge sentencing two women to imprisonment for swearing on the street.
The damaged engine 343 has been brought to the Big Four yards as observers note extensive dismantling. Officials doubt the engines can be rebuilt, with damage appearing severe and beyond repair potential.
An old newspaper snippet markets staples at The Star Restaurant 3rd Street and Grocery. Items like shredded whole wheat biscuit pancake flour cider vinegar sauerkraut tapioca and other staples are advertised under Smith and Pearson.
Week filled with names from Rose Hill to Silver Lake as residents visited, shopped, and attended events. Townspeople reported on illnesses, baptisms, graduations, road and ditch issues, and council matters while urging a spring election and subscriber growth.
L T Wilson, auctioneer and sale crier, builder and contractor for The James A Wolf, advertises stock sales and straight rail fence work. Resides in Claypool Indiana with postal address. Contact by writing or telephone for dates.
T L Barber worked for G F Rider Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Fiora is on the sick list. A J Sands made a business trip to Peru Friday. Miss Maggie Tracy was in this vicinity Tuesday. E J Smith of Akron was on our streets Monday. Mr and Mrs Q L Leonard seen on streets Sunday. Clarence Brill sick with measles. Jessie Landis better after measles. Mr and Mrs Sherman Minear of Claypool spent weekend with Isaac Platt and family. Ramner of Akron was at the farm repairing fence Monday. Jim likes the farm better than town.
United States Senator David Davis of Illinois praised local papers for giving free lines annually to benefit their communities. He argued editors, under their means, do more for towns than any other figure and deserve support as a sound investment. He urged patrons to back the home paper as a community asset.
A testimonial from Mrs. Mary S Crich of White Plains Kentucky claims Kodol Dyspepsia Care digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet. She says lasting weight and health restoration followed years of dyspepsia and failed remedies.
Miss Annie Miller appears on the dick list at Germantown. Miss Maud Homan visits relatives near Warsaw. John Rowland and family hosted by Frank Gills. John Fitten and family and Elias Parker visited T Parker’s group. Services planned one week from Sunday May 3. George Walters family near Barket visited Arias Cramers. Robert Marshall and wife of Rochester visited with Py Long and wife. Grace Bryant Laura Dahlem and Bessie Walborn attended church. Sunday Pester came a little earlier. Ext time girls.
The article notes Rev. Greenawalt delivering a notable Easter sermon upon his return home. It highlights the reverend's recuperation and the community's reception of his message centered on renewal and faith.
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