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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
4
A terse archaic remark notes that few true believers stay firm in debate and warns that a blunt admission by a opponent can expose a person to easy attack by a “buok agent.” The passage reads like a stray editorial aside in a historical column.
The speaker notes critics call preachers and editors shallow but acknowledges the truth in common maxims. A steady drumbeat of familiar phrases, rightly or wrongly repeated, can erode stubborn obstacles over time.
Motorman Howard Hoffman conductor John Shaw and a Fairfield Dairy employee describe a specter seen on the Bloomfield avenue trolley line between Caldwell and Newark. A lone figure with hands in pockets appeared ahead of the car, vanished after following them, leaving the crew and passenger unsettled by the eerie encounter.
The Home Herald of Chicago reports that among the citys wealthy non attendance at church is rare. Clergy queried including Dr Edward Everett Hale Dr Parkhurst and Dr MacArthur note prominent families such as the Rockefellers Vanderbilts Goulds Morgans Kennedys and others attend church and support its maintenance.
A cluttered local column reports visits from multiple families including Mrs. Kerlin Ruth Tom and Mrs. Botts with son Carlisle visiting South Bend and Upland. It notes a closing out sale on South Bend Watches and various town movements and social calls around Claypool Warsaw and Ligonier.
In Balieborough County Cavan Judge Drummond heard Miss Anne Brady sue farmer Connell over a 70 shillings debt said to be owed by the ghost of Brady's brother Phil. Connell denied discussing any haunting but the judge believed the ghost story and ruled accordingly.
Percival rushed to his grandmother seeking water and explained he believed he swallowed a worm with an apple and wanted to drown it. The tale records a quick plea for aid followed by a curious morning confession.
The phrase alma mater derives from Catholic tradition and traces to the University of Bonn. It references the Mother of Christ and the venerable statue that inspired its use in academic contexts.
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