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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
7
Letters from James M. Powell and C Hershman describe long lasting catarrh. Powell credits Peruna with relief in eleven weeks and full cure. Hershman says two weeks slow start then rapid recovery after continuing Peruna for two months. Both present Peruna as a universal remedy.
A scene describes a mother questioning senseless trinkets and a daughter explaining they are for a church fair grab bag. The dialogue notes the ironic chance that every prize drawn will be returned to the bag, reflecting a humorous view of a prize event.
A Minnesota Holstein Friesian cow broke a milk record by producing SST pounds of milk in a week and delivering 647 pounds of butter.
Retired editor argues a natural instinct defines a reporter, citing a Chicago test where one producer delivered a sensational two column piece while another offered a dry note. He asserts innate nose for news, not formal journalism training, guides true reporters and notes his own ear for what matters. The piece closes with a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption from W I Wood of Farmersburg Indiana dated Sept 8 1901.
Two young bachelors, noted as rising lawyers, arrange a European journey with a shared travel berth. They plan to surrender their passenger space to the future bride of the Benedict if one marries before sailing, as a wedding gift.
Train No 3 will depart Kansas City Union Depot at 12 20 p m instead of 10 35 a m. The change creates an after dinner schedule allowing passengers from the North and West to lay over in Kansas City for several hours before continuing to Oklahoma Indian Territory and Texas via the Katy.
Johnny Bum pernickle asks Sar pa if people ever make clothes from pras. The old man answers no and asks why. Johnny explains he thought they were used to tithe pea jackets for sailors.
Advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product promising to whiten clothes. Describes a 2 oz package priced at 5 cents and claims it will make fabrics appear white as snow.
A reader laments missing wisdom while noting a man advertises for a lost umbrella. The piece parries Nixon era questions with remarks on the abundance of free schools in the country.
The Navy Department has set up wireless telegraph service connecting Annapolis and Washington. The move aims to streamline naval communications and field operations between the two hubs.
An old advertisement promotes Winslow’s Boornixe Strver for Myre and wind colic, claiming it allays pal a and offers relief at 2 cents a botule. The copy suggests a generic medicinal tonic common to historical catalogs.
A New York entrepreneur recalls how she turned doughnuts into wealth after failing at gold prospecting in Nome Alaska. She earned over 10000 dollars in a single Nome season selling 25 cent doughnuts and now manages multiple shops with daily reports from managers.
A suburban resident Jacobs rushes toward the station hoping to catch the five forty train. He frets that a timetable change may make him miss it by ten seconds, despite carrying a timepiece.
All kinds of rubber stamps made to order with self inking daters and ink pads available. Bend for catalog to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
Two speakers discuss a peculiar infant related ghost story with playful banter about the child and eerie legends. The exchange centers on uncanny anecdotes and the contrast between family life and supernatural rumor.
The Dallas News notes a tongue in cheek line about using classical authorities to justify a no fence law. It references Aeschylus Xenophon Aristotle Plutarch Cicero Socrates Lucretius and suggests graduates in Texas might write about applying classics to a powerful figure in Oklahoma.
Estill Springs Tennessee on August 24 reports Mr. Holt of this town regaining full strength after two years of back illness. He could not lace shoes and was weak, but after using three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered fully. He endorses the remedy as a genuine good medicine.
Miss Emma D Mills devised a patent on an improvement for a type writer and created the special tools needed for its construction. She also built the tools herself. Missouri leads the apple growing States.
The document cites F.J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio offering Hall's Catarrh Cure for catarrh with endorsements from West & Truax Walding Kinnan Maryin and Hall's being taken internally to act on blood and mucous membranes. It notes a 75 cent bottle price and mentions testimonials available.
A passerby rejects a panhandler's plea for money to feed a starving wife and child. The auburn nosed man in tattered garments asks for help while a well dressed man with a silk tile dismisses him.
The M. K. & T. Ry announces an annual seaside excursion to Galveston with rail tickets at reduced fares Aug 30 to Sept 12 1903. A special day coach car and sleeper train will run with buffet service and berths in the sleeper at $2 for two. Apply for berth reservations to Mr F I Drew General Ticket Agent Parsons Kan. Ask for full details at Waty’s agent.
A humorous exchange notes women wearing socks to tempt men and mentions housekeeper tips. It highlights a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product advertised as a clear white clothes aid, priced at five cents for a large two ounce package.
A youth asks why parents favor boy babies and the sage answers that boys never come amiss, implying a preference rooted in traditional expectations. The exchange frames a gender bias with a concise, pointed moral.
A vintage advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills with a free trial. It claims to ease aching backs and hip pains, reduce swelling, and eliminate dropsy signs. It asserts urine becomes clearer with brick dust sediment, and relieves heart palpitations, sleeplessness, headaches, and dizziness.
Isaac W. Stevens of Cambria Wyoming reports relief after taking Dean's Kidney Pills. He says prior to use he could barely hold his urine, now he sleeps through the night and his back pain near the hips has disappeared.
Mrs. Anderson of Jacksonville Florida daughter of Recorder of Deeds West testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is remarkable and reliable. She claims it cures cases dismissed by doctors and restores strength appetite and health within months. She notes personal benefit from use and urges others to try the remedy.
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