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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
2
A fragmentary column surveys fashion trends and social quirks, ridicules sunspots and sunburn, notes bathing suit optimism, and jokes about rats, corsets, and public behavior. It hints at a broader cultural commentary on manners, technology, and daily life.
In New Lisbon a aged farmer Asa Schooley, last of Burlington county’s old family, lies ill after years as a hermit on a derelict Columbus road farm. A court appointee uncovers possible old coins and fine linens while neighbors recall a frugal life and bees that fed him. Attorneys seek his estate as he nears admission to the asylum.
Harry Stein a sixteen year old from Jenkintown Pa faced Judge E A Linghee in juvenile court for stealing seven dollars from William Shayne of Philadelphia. Shayne had given him food and shelter but the boy confessed nothing about his father and was sentenced to six years in the Jamestown reformatory after refusing to return the money or name his father.
A man was bound to a wheelbarrow with a sailor scarf and belt and hurled into the sea near Savona. Bathers discovered the body and wheelbarrow at twenty feet depth. Police report no identity for either victim and no crew tied to the incident.
Dr William Gilman Thompson reports a wild deer entered his Halidon hall garden in Lenox Mass nibbling lettuce before fleeing to the forest. Three to four deer have drawn off and on this season with no shooting allowed though legal. Moose from October Mountain are also at large in the area.
Gypsy a French poodle kept constant vigil outside Northwest General Hospital for four weeks thinking Oswald Saeber, the young master, remained inside.
An analysis by Dr W Peters in the German Umschau tracks three generation school records across German and Austrian primary schools. It finds 76 percent of two good parent records yield good offspring, 24 percent below average. with mixed or both parents below average the share of good offspring drops. Mothers' marks align more with children than fathers, and arithmetic and grammar show weaker parental influence than reading and writing.
A German singer named Erdes, in Budapest with a Hungarian tour, became ill and telegraphed his sweetheart in Frankfort to come. She arrived and they wed immediately in the hospital. Ward Erdos died an hour after the ceremony.
A housewife shares a fern care guide noting avoid overwatering and prefer morning sun. Keep in front of a window on a sand jar jiniere, ensure good air, water only every other day, and bathe monthly. Maintain room temperatures around 70 degrees and shield from dry leaves. Move ferns to shade in a yard with packed earth around pots for summer growth.
The article showcases muslin collars with a lace cape style and a wide square sailor shape. An artist’s depiction highlights the costume's elegance and how the collar enhances the garment.
A homely chintz room adds warmth during spring. Use loose covers in tulip purple rose or scarlet themes with black grounds echoing Louis Philippe. Oriental chintz panels and Chinese style furniture pair with glazed chintz and old needlework reimagined in Italian blues reds and browns.
A variety of new candle shades are described using plaited fiber foundations in many colors. Designs range from festooned ribbon flowers to lace inserts and metal gimp, with crystal bead finishes and fringe. Popular shapes include pagoda, bell, and square, best shown over white lining or warm tones.
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