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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
5
Multiple farm and home listings with acreage 40 to 160 acres near Silver Lake Warsaw Big Rapids and Manchester. Includes timber value, good houses, barns, orchards, and ideal truck farm prospects. Prices range from 1050 to 7000 per acre with terms offered and trade consideration. John L. Sausaman & Son, Silver Lake, Indiana.
The article touts Ehe trib Bitters as a tonic to restore health after grip. It claims the bitters strengthen nerves, build up the system, and regulate stomach, liver, and kidneys. Sold by Rager & Jontz for 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction.
Lamar area ad proclaims a full line of building materials including lath shingles plaster cement lime cofings window frames and builders hardware with promise we have it for any project.
In Kosciusko Circuit Court April Term 1912 Eliza beth Ball administratrix of Milton Ball deceased has filed final accounts and vouchers. The court will examine them Sept 2 1912 in Warsaw Indiana. Heirs creditors and legatees must appear to show cause why accounts should not be approved. Conrad D. Longenecker Clerk Deputy Rasor.
Threshing is active in the area. John Baker visited Nelson Beigh’s home Saturday evening. Dora and Sherman Rhodes visited Silver Lake last Saturday. A Sunday forenoon rain aided the corn crop. Mrs Nelson Beigh and daughters Elsie and Zelda attended Germantown church. Joan Baker left for Jefferson Iowa to work on a farm the rest of the summer. Iva and Mabel Keigh along with Lawrence and Artie Keigh were Sunday guests of Walter and Mary Fisher. Willard Meredith, the Jittie son, is ill but expected to recover. Odie Fisher and Steraria Metzser with Nellie Boathin and Ruth Pontius visited Chicago sights.
Last week residents attended gatherings at multiple homes including the Oder Arngold and George Merkie residences. A new baby arrived as Mr and Mrs Samuel Rhoads welcomed Ruby Rhoades weighing seven pounds. The Reinhart family hosted grandparents and cousins for a Saturday visit and a Sunday outing for local youths with ice cream and sociable fun.
Testing each ear before planting improves corn yields by culling non germinating or weak ears. A simple box tester with muslin cloth squares tests grain, keeping moisture with a sawdust pad. Planting specifics: fifteen average ears per acre with four kernels per hill, three and a half feet between rows.
Dr Gregg of St John s Farmers Institute lists five essential features in a dairy cow. He cites a large middle body for intake, a lean shoulder area, a large udder, big milk wells, and clear eyes as signs of good nerves and digestion. He adds scales and the Babcock rest as a possible sixth point.
Select sows from strong families to yield vigorous litters. Keep proven sows as long as productive. Provide ample feed to developing sows and piglets with high protein. Maintain bowels especially at farrowing, avoid loose diet, and ensure sow cares for pigs by staying with them daily.
A rustic poultry and dairy season advisory urges whitewash for dairy barns and kerosene and carbolic acid for roosts. It recommends replacing roosts and nest boxes, buying true thoroughbred eggs, renewing scrub steers, and starting incubators now for early Hatched chicks and early eggs.
Myrtle-Glenn Park notes report more cottages needed and no horseshoe games this summer. Visitors flock to the skating rink and a large socialist picnic drew many. Ed Schoch and family visit again. Ray Ferree caught two three inch fish. Local families from Indianapolis and Chicago stay several days. Cottage shortages lead visitors to plan returns as schedules include picnics reunions and lantern stunts.
Instructional notice urging readers to direct all legal notices to The Rec ords for publication and to involve attorneys in choosing the newspaper. Emphasizes notices of administrator executor guardian road ditch real estate sale and other client controlled matters. Encourages timely action and mentions avoiding attorney bias toward political county papers.
A farmer describes repairing a granary bin damaged by rats. He filled holes with boards and cement and plaster, then used a 1 to 3 cement plaster layer about 1.5 inches thick. After repairs the bin remains undamaged and still holds corn and oats, though small in size.
An old advertisement touts Buck len's Arnica Salve as a quick relief for pimples boils scratches knocks sprains and bruises. It claims to separate a boy from a box of salve and to heal burns scalds or cuts fast, with the slogan keep it handy for boys and girls.
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