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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
2
Advertisement lists pricing options with terms for a newspaper subscription. It shows per year and half-year rates plus a single copy price of 1.00. The fragment indicates different payment periods and a bare price point.
A band concert is scheduled for this evening with free concerts every Thursday evening, offering regular public performances.
Union leaders in Noble County estimate this year’s coal yield at about 270000 bushels worth roughly 125000 dollars. Chicago drownings count reaches four hundred since summer season start. Alonzo Green Smith longtime Indiana Democrat and former Lieutenant Governor dies of heart trouble. Presbyterian women in Pierceton plan a mile long chain of bells to fund a new brick church.
Professor W. E. L. Mershon of the Mershon School of Music in Warsaw is diagnosed with a peculiar accident caused by a broken nerve in the tongue while performing a brass solo. The incident highlights risks in live musical performance.
A State Board of Health report for Indiana notes ten thousand births and fewer deaths in 1906, indicating a growing population trend. The document outlines demographic figures and public health context for the period.
An advertisement proclaims ZonPhora is made for women and asserts there is no higher or better proof of merit. The claim emphasizes the product’s safety and effectiveness for female use without noting supporting evidence.
The readable text references being born and notes the year 1907 in a fragmented context. It lacks clear subjects, places, or events to form a full news item.
In a neighboring town a minister spoke during a sermon on the significance of little things. He said the same hand that formed the heavens made grains of sand mountains water grass and a daisy, prompting the congregation to bolt.
The RECORD announces a new feature publishing Indiana governors with biographical sketches. Portraits and biographies will appear in chronological order after a concise history of Indiana, including illustrated historical interest items.
William Barrett and Jord Harter observed a black tree racer snake in the Leckrone woods on Monday while eating lunch. Barrett struck the seven foot long reptile and dispatched it after crippling it. the snake measured eleven feet four inches.
A Laketon ball team will travel to Silver Lake next Sunday afternoon for a friendly game. No admission fee charged. The notice invites readers to attend and enjoy a clean matchup. Also advertised is the sale of the old post office building on my lot for 40 dollars.
Buy your Post Cards at the Record Office. A large line to select from.
The Claypooil Lumber and Coal Co lists builders hardware and twenty eight kinds of nails and every article used in building as available through their store for contractors and homeowners.
The fifty fourth Indiana Fair opens in Indianapolis on September 9 with a $110000 livestock pavilion dedication featuring an eminent speaker and band concerts. Races start Monday at 1 pm, with vaudeville acts and free children’s day, while Friday caps the event with prize distributions totaling $24600.
Report of the condition of the Commercial State Bank at Silver Lake Indiana as of July 31 1907 with officers IRA Leckrone president Sylvanus Funk vice president E Stout cashier Monroe Paulus assistant cashier and directors J C Cavender J C Babcock Jos Metzger Ira Leckrone Noah Frantz Sylvanus Funk Monroe Paulus. It notes bonds of president and cashier each for 5000 on file with the Secretary of State.
The document shows assets including loans and discounts 53117.07 and cash 3219.00, with liabilities listing capital stock 25000.00 and deposits 5580793.84. It includes a sworn statement by IRA Leckrone, president, and C. E. Stout, cashier, notarized July 1, 1907 by George A. Brush.
The Chutes in Chicago offers a mixed amusements complex from noon to midnight. It features a circus country fair summer park concert garden theater miniature world of amusements and attractions like water cascades chutes toboggan Loop the Loop laughing gallery mid air automobiles the smallest railway and Katzenjammer Castle amid a lively crowd and bands.
The Trustee of Lake Township Kosciusko County Indiana proposes at the Advisory Board meeting in Silver Lake expenditures and taxes for 1908. Items include township expenditures 1362.10 with 22 cents tax per hundred. local tuition 2639.99 with 35 cents tax. special school tax 3017.14 with 40 cents tax. road tax 1238.28 with 20 cents tax. additional road tax 2619.14 with 10 cents tax. Total expenditures 8876.65 and total tax 127 cents per hundred. Signed C Leroy Leonard, dated July 31, 1907.
A compact reflective note cites Pope Benedict or a papal sentiment urging young men to serve God while young, contrasting with the notion that aging virtue yields only remnants of vice.
The service starts January 1907 with hours from 5 45 a m to 7 30 p m daily. On Saturdays the office stays open until 8 00 p m. Postmaster Henry A Ferr signs the notice.
Bluff resident O G Hays proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve the quickest and most effective healing salve for sores burns wounds or piles. Local druggist Guaranteeingby Rager offers it at 25 cents.
The Nappanee Buggies are presented as high grade and up to date in styles by J. D. Gill. Customers may buy with cash or exchange for live stock, and are urged to inspect before purchasing to avoid regret.
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