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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
4
The Saints annual gathering concluded yesterday at Yellow Creek and will run for ten days more. Mrs. Carrie Nation of Kansas, known for her hatchet protest, will speak twice at Revbison Park in Fort Wayne next Sunday, August 17, 1902.
A rural carrier in the southern part of the state used an automobile a few weeks ago for trips and the government was pleased, encouraging continued use on the routes. Some carriers have tried bicycles, but the government does not support that method.
The Pennsylvania brick office building at Fort Wayne was mounted on rollers and moved from its location last week. A color change in soldiers uniforms to olive green is set for January 1 1903 to blend with foliage. Country operations spent 38 006 000 6uo, a billion more than the previous year. Slay products value rose to 10 211 487, up 13 999 242 from 1900 as brick making surged and prices jumped from 2 41 to 5 66 per thousand.
Mrs Vet Johnson and Miss Etta Miller were seen on the streets this week and visitors from Marion Warsaw Beaver Lake LaGre Barket and Wabash figure in local notices. A marriage of Ruta Rickel and John Clark at Beaver Lake, and several social visits plus a Sunday School note and a local buggy accident are recorded.
A letter from Geo W Fry of Viola TonA extols Kodol for stomach trouble and dyspepsia, claiming it cured his dyspepsia and helped a neighbor with similar issues. The ad-style message touts Kodol as a restorative tonic that digests any good food and aids digestion after meals.
William Adams visited Warsaw on Wednesday as W W Wymer attends the County Institute there this week. Miss Eddie Gresso of Milford confined with scarlet fever. J M Bloomer and wife attended a wedding at Fairmount. George Crook and Charles Garman sought work in Elkhart. Saints arrive by train for Yellow Creek lake camp August 14 to 24. C G Deaton starts work with the Big Four yards in Wabash.
An old allegorical scene shows a girl frightened by a grasshopper while stepping on a snake, paralleled by a man who spends on a cyclone cellar yet lacks Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel issues. The remedy is praised as prompt and reliable, sold by Dr. Chas. Rager.
Germantown Newslek C. E. Jameson was seen on our streets Tuesday. Miss Carrie Little is working for Frank Hill's at present. William Rinse and family were seen on our streets Sunday. Miss Stella Parker spent Sunday afternoon with Elsie Clink. Mrs Eila Johnson spent Tuesday with relatives in Palestine. Reports are that Frank Flenar has sold his farm to Frank Metheny. Theodore Parker and family took
Mrs Owen Gaskill is improving after illness and Mrs Stevens has recovered and is about again. The telephone company is adding wire and making repairs on Saturday. Mendel Bros. clerk Earl Hateld is down with malaria fever. Mr and Mrs A E Sarber returned from Valparaiso last Saturday where they had been for several months and he had been attending school there.
An old advertisement urges using One Minute Cough Cure to treat cold symptoms, inflamed airways, and coughs. It claims immediate action, safety for children, and relief for croup throat and lung troubles, attributed to Chas. Rager.
A speaker urges residents to hand over all items for notices to boost the town paper. The plan seeks broad submissions to build a stronger community record and timely reporting.
The local news column notes wax berries as an old time favorite gaining attention for decoration. Florists and artists use them in designs and on decorative pieces. A household keeps crystal bowls and silver vases adorned with wax berries, with berries remaining fresh or dried for long-lasting effect.
A Sioux City family recalls a summer accident when 11 year old Loy Dibble rubbed plant poison into his eyes. Neighbors recommended DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. after the first application his condition improved and he recovered fully. The ad warns against counterfeit products and credits Chas Raver.
The article argues ripe fruit belongs within the meal rather than as a separate final course. It notes ripe fruit digests poorly after other foods and suggests cooked fruit belong in the sweet course at luncheon or dinner and even at breakfast.
A recipe for sweet potato pineapple shapes. Boil and mash four to five sweet potatoes with butter brown sugar salt mace and nutmeg. Mold into pineapple shapes bake briefly and decorate with butter dots. serves as individual pineapples at table.
A vintage ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills claiming to improve digestion relieve headaches and boost energy. It promises all organs active and a rosy complexion with a sprightly step and costs 25 cents at Rager's.
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