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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
5
A garbled OCR style note references an excursion to Niagara Falls. The text mentions names C. Asterlin and Piao s Read and includes a numeric code 345-8 with two dates or figures. The readable portion is incomplete and lacks a clear event, date, or location other than Niagara Falls.
The 21st annual Niagara Falls excursion via Nickel Plate Road is scheduled for August 16. For details contact local agent or C. Asterlin Ft Wayne Inc for an information booklet. Price listed as $06B 8 15.
Tickets on sale August 13 14 and 15 for a special G A RR train from Chicago at 8:00 AM August 5 with stops at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua Lake. Liberal return limit and sleeping car reservations via Asterlin Ft Wayne Indiana 867 58 15.
A businessman who shuns advertising saves expenses on salaries and inventory, needing only minimal capital and a small building. Insurance and taxes become minor costs, and the saved funds can cover funeral expenses for a deceased proprietor.
Anlice Cream Supper will be held at Grove Chapel on Saturday evening August 13. Con fectionary peanuts and lunch will be served. Plenty of ice cream this time. Proceeds go to repairing the church.
The Maccabees Ladies and Knight social on Saturday evening was a successful event with good attendance and visitors from nearby areas. Music and refreshments complemented a pleasant fall social with fraternal features. Miss Vada Detterman won the prize as the most popular young lady.
O. E. Beigh and wife of this place and Newton Getty and wife of Silver Lake were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Beigh for a Sunday family reunion. A bountiful dinner pleased all, reviving memories of earlier days as grown children enjoyed plentiful peaches and apples on the home lot.
An observer reports Mark and family attended a Creature concert in Wi nans Monday evening. The bandmaster's music left Mark entranced, and next morning he milked three gallons in a trance and spilled it on flowers, leaving milk customers short.
Mrs Mildred Beigh received a thousand dollar life protection warrant from Knights of the Maccabees of the World, the first in the community. Sir Knight L O Beigh, former Claypool Tent member, held 63 months with $72.60 total dues. The deceased worked a hazardous job and faced higher rates, stressing fraternal life protection.
I will take in chickens at my place every Thursday forenoon on my own account and will pay best possible prices. If you have poultry to sell see me or call 7 12. E A Arnold 34 miles southeast of Claypool.
The item recalls hubris and humor as Claypool residents witnessed a playful prank during a Monday gathering. A jokester posing as a Jehu conveyed a newly married couple for their country ride, surprising them with a “freshly married” card and a parade through town before departure.
South Whitley notes detail visits and moves including Brssiee and E. O. Steiman of South Whitley traveling Sunday, Uncle Henry Scoles in Warsaw Tuesday, Creatore and band at Winona this week, and various residents visiting relatives or moving. Reports cover travels, hospitalities, and local business notes with several small anecdotes.
Pleasant Family Reunion details a Yeoman family gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yeoman's home last Sunday. Fifteen immediate members attended including Charles Yeoman from Portland Oregon and William Yeoman from Fort Caswell North Carolina, with Samuel Yeoman of Des Moines Iowa the only absent. A bountiful dinner, photographs by an artist from Warsaw, and general sociability marked the day.
Otterbein residents Mesdames H J Templin and M E Fisher visit in town as guests of their brother G B Hall and sister Mrs Ella Yeoman. Effie Gochenonr of Monticello joins reunion after arriving last week. Charles Yeoman and wife along with Will Yeoman return to Chicago after a week here for the reunion. Mrs Ellen Yeoman and daughter Edith and Effie Gochenonr spend Tuesday with Mrs Worley and daughters.
Joe Parker bought a fine colt from T. J. Alapaugh. Walter Rhodes was seen on the streets Sunday evening. Rev. N. F. Surface visits friends nearby. Frank Hill and wife and Mrs. Etta Parker attended whortle berry marsh Monday. Edward Snake and wife of Silver Lake passed Sunday evening. Miss Fern Regenos and companion from Alexandria attended church at Claypool Sunday. A large crowd heard Rev. K. tin preach at church Sunday. Jay Parker chased a raccoon but was unsure of the catch until his brother explained. Edward Clink had an accident last Friday injuring his right hand.
The Claypool Lumber Company advertises the best paint on earth for homeowners and tradespeople. It promotes durable finishes and reliable coverage backed by local service and supply.
45 acres offered near the Worley farm half a mile east of Claypool for a small farm venture. Good land and location described as fine. Inquiries directed to RecorD office or to Mrs. W. W. Worley of Claypool.
An old advertisement touts Backlen's Arnica Salve as life saving for burns cuts and sores. It claims the salve prevents fatal outcomes and urges purchase at Zimmerman's drug store for 25 cents.
The Whittenberg Record lists prices such as salt at 85 cents per barrel and a general one dollar issue. visitors include Fort Rickel and wife Sandayeda Claypool. Chester Herendeen James McFarland D. C. Metzger William Hale Harmon Swick Nettian Way and others from Beaver Dam Jackson township Sidney Akron Fulton county and Wabush County. Several purchases include a new Whittenberger buggy a pair of short horn heifers and a fine young mare.
An ad touts Electric Bitters as a preventive against self destruction. It claims the tonic strengthens nerves and the whole system and acts as a regulator for stomach, liver, and kidneys. The promotion is by Zimmie druggist with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee.
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