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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
2
A collage of humorous witticisms and modern-life quips from Silver Lake publishers. The text riffs on fashion, travel, aviation, and daily obsessions with a satirical tone. It weaves in absurdities about balloonists, airplanes, and social trends, reflecting a playful but pointed era voice.
London reports British researchers noting humans with as many as ten distinct personalities. Case studies include William Sharp alias Fiona Macleod who wrote under a feminine persona, Miss Deauchamp and others exhibiting rapid mood shifts and varied behaviors.
Mr and Mrs Roy Royd of Minneapolis faced a pack of wolves while camping on Upper Red Lake. Darkness fell and wolves circled them through the night. Mrs Boyd panicked but Mr Boyd built a fire to deter the animals. At dawn they reached their camp unharmed.
In Jersey City, N J Ella McIntosh testified that her husband John S McIntosh of Woodbridge N J beat her weekly and imprisoned her on bread and water after she sought a divorce The testimony was offered during the current divorce case seeking relief from the abusive arrangement
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse captain reports a 3000 mile voyage from New York to Plymouth completed by dead reckoning due to clouds and mist preventing observations. The ship arrived here after the transatlantic crossing.
Marching women from across the United States travel to Washington via Hyattsville, where the mayor welcomes them and presents the key to the city. A Senate suffrage committee member speaks before the procession proceeds to the Capitol to deliver petitions.
Omaha man Lester L. King obtained an injunction to keep his mother in law Mrs. Levi Gardner of Harvard Iowa out of his home. Gardner had visited for months and allegedly caused trouble between King and his wife, refusing to leave when asked.
London reports Jerusalem with a population of 50 000 to 60 000 Jews, 13 Christians, and 12 000 Moslems, suffers from war induced travel drop and rising living costs. Business is slack while pilgrim and tourist traffic declines. Souvenir production in olive wood and mother of pearl, once Bethlehem’s specialty, persists now with Bethlehem natives in Paris supplying Jerusalem, indicating shifting trade.
Ray Calvert of Swissvale watching the Monongahela valley from Braddock captured a man with a knife attacking another on ground glass. He fell, injuring his camera, and police found Anthony Goura with a dozen stab wounds after a robbery of 126 dollars by an accomplice who fled. The victim is in serious condition.
Captain Patrick Grace of Middletown N Y who saved eighty nine people from drowning and earned a congress medal for bravery died at his Montgomery home aged seventy six.
The text presents a lesson outline attributed to E O Sellers director of the Evening Department at the Bible Institute of Chicago. It introduces aims and themes for an international Sunday school study program.
A historical and theological study of Exodus chapter 19, detailing Moses’ ascent to Mount Sinai, God’s authoritative revelation, the preparation required of Israel, and the theocentric basis of law. It contrasts divine majesty with grace, and notes parallels to the church as a chosen people.
Novel dress style with coat blouse drop shoulder open front collar and two piece skirt. Suitable for linen silk crepe serge and light wool. Pattern 6319 cuts in sizes 34 to 42 inches bust. medium requires 57 5 yards of 38 inch material. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
This item describes a new style skirt with front opening and knee depth drape, featuring a V-shaped piecing at the hem. It suits tailored fabrics and soft silks crepe, offered in pattern 6297 in waist sizes 22 to 30 inches. Medium size needs 273 yards of 44 inch material. Send 79 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
A playful dialogue contrasts modern curiosity with old times as a boy asks about a forum and receives a lesson on historic gathering places. The exchange includes a compliment referencing Charlie Buzzington and a beach show prize imitatively praised as pretty.
A social exchange reveals perceptions of manners as one speaker notes a woman’s poor behavior while another defends her, claiming no obvious lack of manners. The dialogue highlights interruptions and fluency in conversation between two speakers.
A fragmentary piece centered on a child named Albert imagining birthdays a century hence, with a dad figure and a cryptic line about a dime. The readable text presents a personal vignette hinting at time, value, and family reflection.
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