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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
1
August and September bring conditions that favor typhoid fever. Overloading the stomach with vegetables, meats, pastries, and cool drinks during hot weather strains digestion while poor air quality and damp cellars aid illness. Keep the house clean, air the cellar, burn sulfur, and remove rubbish from yards to reduce risk.
The message urges to inform the office by telephone about any visitors or knowledge of news, stressing not to compel disclosure to the Record and to report promptly. It emphasizes contacting the office with details and maintaining discretion.
Five hundred English school teachers will tour the United States in five installments from November to March to visit inspect and report on American public schools. They will write a report with views and suggestions to improve English methods.
An attempted operation on Nathan Gatman at Hope Hospital in Fort Wayne last Thursday was abandoned after surgeons confirmed the liver ailment could not be corrected. Doctors say the operation had progressed too far to disclose a lasting cure and that recovery, if any, may take weeks or months.
F M Jaques and Elmer Maurer drove a one horse wagon toward the depot when an automobile appeared. A man with a close shave tried to stop a runaway momentarily while Maurer emerged from dust and spoke to occupants of the auto. The car had no license plate and its occupants were strangers.
Earl Tryon of Larned Kansas, resident for several years, was summoned to the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs Hen Lew Groninger southeast of town due to Mr Groninger’s illness. Tryon lived on a farm three and a half miles southeast before moving to Kansas with his parents about eight years ago.
Purdue University Experiment Station at Lafayette Indiana issues a bulletin on hog cholera control. It urges quarantining diseased herds, guarding against germ spread by people and animals, and applying sanitary measures under state and federal control to prevent neighborhood infection.
Anta Mara Franc M signe of tngalee! united in holy bonds with Leroy Caldwell last week. Rev. Guild performed the ceremony at the M. Ey. parsonage in Warsaw. The bride enjoys widespread esteem in the community. The groom, son of William and Mrs Caldwell of near Claypool, is a teacher of sterling worth. They will go to Bloomington after a short stay at the Jacques home.
The marriage of Odessa Garvin daughter of Mrs S A Garvin to Q Hasty Kain son of Rev and Mrs D K Kain was solemnized at T R Boydston's home at 21 North Elizabeth Street Chicago at six o clock in the evening on Thursday August. Garvin, who ran the local telephone exchange, is described as well connected and Kain is a civil engineer employed by the Winona Company.
Isaac Baker of Etna joins pensioners after decades of service to the railroad. News notes the notification of a monthly stipend of 210 dollars and the stir among officials and Baker’s family over his long career.
An accident occurred Friday when a horseman crossing a bridge east of Rose fell due to a rotten plank. The rider was bruised but not severely hurt, while the horse sustained scraped legs. The rider managed to escape from the compromised crossing.
State Fair management announces Old Soldiers and Children Day on Monday September 10. All veterans and schoolchildren under 12 will be admitted free with teachers supervising pupils. Rail excursion tickets sell from Indiana points September 8 to 14, valid for return including September 17.
The law states dogs become taxable at age three months and require proof of payment from the township assessor. Without a proper receipt the owner faces arrest and fines for nonpayment, while confusion exists about spring assessments.
The State Board of Agriculture announces prizes across poultry swine and fine arts in a state fair. Entries close September 1 with notable exhibits expected and daily vaudeville and specialties through the week at the grand stand.
City committee approves a plan to support X Fish, with officials outlining funding and program aims. Officials say the move will aid local fishermen and boost community markets while highlighting timeline and oversight steps.
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