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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
4
Brush and Hanson advertise as an authorized subscription agency at the Record Office Silver Lake. They claim to handle subscriptions to any magazine and offer money saving clubs with catalogs available on request.
A vintage testimonial ad touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment for itching eczema and skin eruptions. George W Fitch of Mendota Indiana says he plagued by eczema since the Civil War found relief after one box. The firm guarantees results or money back with a 50 cent price.
Readers urged to consider the Duntley Sweeper Co. pneumatic sweepers advertised in The Record. Machines are fully guaranteed and priced reasonably. agents are available or orders can be placed at The Record office for home use.
Property owners are urged to insure against fire wind storm and cyclone. Brush and Hanson represent multiple reliable companies and can insure farm properties. They promise competitive rates and advise consulting before placing insurance elsewhere.
Fragmentary text urges readers to assist the record by instructing their attorney to place all legal actions for appointing administrators. It hints at paying fees and involves notices of appointment and ED.
Daily notes from Rochester recount visits and travels. William Secore served as a Rochester visitor last Saturday while Mrs. M McGlennen of Servia visited Ira Leckrone and Emanuel Leckrone with granddaughter Ruby Bashore. Other residents journeyed to North Manchester for a Chautauqua outing and to Warsaw and Benton Harbor for relatives and leisure.
Two women discuss a persistent admirer who refuses to give up. One narrator quotes plans to end the pursuit while detailing a failed date, a fitting mishap, and a looming 4 PM meeting that becomes a near six o clock wait. The friend worries over the caller and the woman's resolve to dismiss him.
The column records visits and calls from residents and visitors including Mrs L D Underhill and son Deverlle, Misses Portia and Marie Flora from Plymouth, Ethel Flora visiting her father S B Flora at Crown hotel, and others in North Manchester and nearby towns. It also advertises Union health policies by agent C C Hanson and subscription services offered by Brush and Hanson, with notices of local travel to Laporte and Warsaw and community events.
A street faker near a courthouse sold cement with a boastful display. He offered a free box to anyone who could break apart the cemented contraptions while onlookers eyed the heaped spools and wooden blocks showing marks of force. A swarthy man challenged the peg dabbed in cement as a dollar wager.
An excerpt states deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated by constitutional means. It stresses that only one method exists to cure deafness, implying a systemic approach rather than topical remedies.
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