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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
3
An old advertisement touts a bottle claimed to create appetite purify blood and treat rheumatism kidneys bladder and stomach issues. Large one dollar size bottles priced at 35 cents sold by H. P. Rager.
East Poland Maine resident W Stone praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for sore feet burns cuts and abrasions and piles. Sold under guarantee at Rager’s drug store priced 25 cents.
In Silver Creek area youths attended a Saturday Athens picnic. Social visits included G. W. Platt and J. Michling with spouses at Jesse Brooks home and J. B. Richard family at Aaron Landis home. A Monday shower was welcomed and Clarence Cooper visited Isaac Platt Sunday.
Mrs Chas EB Smith of West Franklin Maine says she uses Dr King s New Life Pills as a family laxative because they work quietly and effectively at Rager s drug store priced 25 cents.
Rain falls Monday and a mild spell is noted at writing. Riley King and others appear on the streets. John Hanes and Riley Parker played for North Dakota on Sunday. Rev Charles Johnston and wife from South Whitley visited Tuesday. Farmers plow for wheat as church improvements progress and people attend the Silver Snake campmeeting.
Hitch races are being put up. Shoemaker and Son drive well for Ed Mills. Frank Bucher and wife visited Chet Brady Sunday afternoon. Vic Summe is building a new barn. Elmer Study and Claypool stock man were in the vicinity Tuesday handling stock trade. Rev Spitler and wife called at J W Clink's Tuesday afternoon.
W J Fitton and A B Graham transported a large group to Mentone for a big blow out on Wednesday. Reminder of the Band Festival and Concert next Wednesday evening. Local notes include onion harvest progress by Dick Geiger and rural carriers' exam details at Warsaw. Princess Virginia read.
Local notes recap visits from Goshen and Markle families. Emery Little and Harvey Halderman head to North Dakota for threshing season. Jim Big Thunder and Mollie Cloud wed in Oklahoma. Post cards and subscription push for the Silver Lake Record. Marion Soldiers Home excursion sold 32 tickets.
Charles True and wife visited Rochester with Mr True's mother. William Mills and family from Macy visited at the William Snyder home. Claypool Lumber & Coal Co advertises coal blends and Winston products while Pearson's offers fresh bread. Green Paulus bears an eye sling from a bumblebee sting. DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised by Rager. Claire Keesey from Angola visits Mrs Metheny. Miles Clark from North Manchester vetting property in Silver Lake. Boys chase bumble bees amid small town chatter.
Mrs. M. M. Davison of 379 Gifford Ave says Electric Bitters is a standout general remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of liver and bowels. She claims eight bottles yield more digestive benefits than any other remedy. Sold under guarantees at Rager's drugstore for 50 cents.
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