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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
6
A reflective verse urging self improvement beyond small duties. The speaker asks for mental grace and courage to strive against mediocrity, avoiding dependence on trifling tasks, and longing to engage with deeper thinking and real thinkers. Independent.
Lawyer Stanley Robshaw is kidnapped by a convicted foe, trapped in his rooms, and threatened with blinding by a tincture of cantharides. Dr. Grand returns to rescue him as the burglars flee, a staged escape unmasked by Morse-coded signals and a police sting.
Entomologist Lawrence Bruner of the U S agricultural experiment station at the University of Nebraska warns of multiple locust species damaging crops. He notes four to five distinct grasshoppers including the two lined, differential, red legged, lesser migratory, and Rocky Mountain migratory locusts. He urges action to destroy pests in infested districts and discusses limited success from fungus diseases and methods to destroy eggs through ground harrowing or disking.
A feature describes a finger position that even a weak person can hold against a strong pull if the pressure is steady and no jerks occur. The technique claims to let the weakest person defy a Hercules with the tips of the index fingers pressed together. The article notes there have been many at-
A Detroit traveler recalls an Oklahoma court session where a defense attorney caught the jurors by asking the engineer where he was the day of a crime. The tale ends with a verdict of 500 dollars after a man injured a freight car and the jury blamed contributory negligence on the railroad.
A boastful yet clumsy buyer at Bonsecours Market challenges a fish dealer, insisting on a red lobster instead of claimed green shells, exposing her vanity and inexperience in a brief Montreal Star scene of market banter.
The piece notes Persian roots for high heels to keep feet from burning sands and comments on rapid widow catching within three months of a spouse's death, reflecting a flippant take on time and social cleverness.
The circular explains locust behavior and injuries from outbreaks, urging protection of native birds and practical methods. It details using a hopper dozer kerosene pan, deep fall plowing to bury eggs, and the aid of hens and turkeys to reduce infestations.
A humorous exchange about Sunday labor between a funny man and a preacher. The preacher explains salaries are collected on weekdays, contrasting the preacher’s alleged reluctance to work on Sunday with the joke about preachers’ hard work on Sunday. Nearby, silent watches of the night hang before jewelry stores.
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