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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
4
In a 1901 issue from Silver Lake Indiana a note reports poultry costs versus beef and a statement on newspaper equipment costs for Indianapolis News. A naturalist quips that shooting a hawk costs fifty dollars in lost rats and mice yearly.
A historic stamp listing references to blue 5 cent automobile, lilac 8 cent, light brown 10 cent, and an ocean steamer of the American line tied to the Niagara Falls bridge and the Sault Ste. Marie ship canal lock.
After parties select their nominees in Silver Lake voters face a duty to weigh each candidate's character and ability and vote for the most competent for office.
As stove season nears and burn deaths rise, a folk preventive invites rinsing washed clothing in a solution of alum and water. If fabric contacts the flame it is said to smother flames rather than burn.
A giant black walnut tree on E. P. Gaus’s Williams County farm sold for 14000 dollars. Lumber dealers who examined chips call it the finest specimen of its kind they have seen. The tree measured eight feet in diameter, stood forty feet above the stump, and extended seventy three feet from the butt to the first limb.
A local column urges town merchants to advertise with similar persistence as mail order houses. It argues buyers often rely on ads to choose merchandise and that home merchants can match or beat catalog prices, warning many fail to advertise and lose trade to distant sellers.
The annual salary adjustment effective July 1 plans about 4730 clerk promotions nationwide with potential rise to 6500 promotions and 3000 added clerks. Average pay increases by about $100 and 75 percent of promotions go to lower grade clerks. Indiana cities including Indianapolis South Bend Anderson Terre Haute Evansville New Albany Muncie Jeffersonville benefit. Indianapolis adds 37 clerks and 21 new positions.
A Warrington man declares Chamberlain's Cough Remedy best for bronchitis and credits it with saving his wife’s life after six years of illness. He says she is now well and bedridden for years. Sold by C. Raver.
The item lists nominees for city offices on May 6 from Democrats and Trustees across wards. It names T. J. Colbert and J. M. Amise as 1st ward trustees, W. D. Stout as 3rd ward trustee, Monroe Paulus as treasurer, D. Leonard as marshal, and Jackson Bart and B. L. Leonard as additional trustees in 1st and 2nd wards respectively.
A civic notice urges every citizen of Silver Lake to take pride and make a special effort to clean the surroundings and beautify the grounds. The message emphasizes collective responsibility for a tidy, attractive community.
Local items report visits by H A Ferree Monroe Paulus and Milo Scott, court and church activities, upcoming Up To Date ice cream parlor opening, new restaurant case and Mrs Myerson silk sale, purchases from S B Whittenberger, and multiple farm and family notes from residents near Disko Palestie and Bremen. Lost bicycle cane reported at railroad scales. inquiries continue at Stouts Hardware.
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