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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
1
A gray haired professor visits a king and plays a mental arithmetic game. The king’s steps involve birth month, a sequence of multiplications and additions, and a final subtraction to reveal the age and birth month from the total. The trick works because the final number encodes the birth month and age constants.
After a year of trials in 192 city schools the vertical penmanship system is recommended for all lower grades by the Superintendent of Education. Reports from 163 principals say legibility improved with speed a noted drawback. Nationwide inquiry in 100 cities shows 90 favorable results and evidence from 40 normal schools supports the method.
A farmer recalls how six years ago he assessed corn value as nearly lost to husking losses and quotes the idea that the crop's usefulness was largely ended by husking practices.
A moral exhortation highlighting famous figures who faced mockery for trade, disability, or dullness. It cites Shakespeare, Milton, Pilgrim's Progress author, Hogarth, Demosthenes, and others to argue against snubbing or belittling a boy based on background or traits.
Indiana public schools are operating for winter with 755668 school age children. Estimates show 75 percent are in school this year, 16509 teachers in 94754 school houses earning salaries totaling 34762347. County towns and city divisions are listed with term lengths and costs, while truancy rules and statewide expenditures from last year are noted.
A collection of admonitions against snubbing others based on appearance. Notable references include Edison's winter visit to Boston in yellow linen breeches and Abraham Lincoln’s early log cabin home.
The document notes Indiana as the first government to pledge care for the insane. It states Indiana began formal asylum policy after 1865, viewing all the mentally ill as wards of the state, building on earlier actions since 1543 in the Carolinas.
A Monroe township speaker critiques notions of love driving marriage. He argues women marry to avoid old maid status, not for love, and that men are pursued for practical reasons. The rant ends as he grows emotional and pauses.
A fragment discusses social expectations around engagements, noting that women receive gifts like doilies and tea cups while questioning what men receive. It critiques gendered generosity and hints at broader courtship customs in a historical context.
The article notes extensive forest destruction in the south via Indiana with White oak trees in demand. It warns young trees are ignored and many are felled, threatening reforestation and future income as denuded land loses agricultural value and farmers face higher home timber costs.
A frighting blunder is warned to cause barns burns cuts or braises. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is promoted as the best in the world to cure sores ulcers boils felons corns and skin eruptions. It claims to heal promptly and offers Bast pile care at 25 cents a box with a cure guaranteed by Dr. Rager.
A report extols Cham berlain’s Corgi Remedy as a preventive for croup starting with hoarseness and a croppy cough. It claims early use prevents attacks and cites twenty five years of constant use with no failure, sold by Dr Ohaus and Rager.
J B Johnston of Richmond Indiana reports a long battle with rheumatism since 1862. He credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with immediate relief after one application, noting his swollen foot and pain diminished quickly. Sold by Dr Chas Rager.
Mr R P Olivia of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken South Carolina and credits TM Electric Bitters with curing his back head pains. He says the medicine restores liver and kidney function purifies the blood tones the stomach and nerves and gives vigor to muscles and organs. If you are weak or ailing try it. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold by Dr. Rager.
The letter from TI N Williams of Gentryville Indiana extols One Minute Cough Ume as the best and only harmless remedy for coughs colds and throat lung troubles. It claims immediate results and prevents consumption with cures for hoarseness croup pneumonia bronchitis and more. Dr Charles Rager is named in the note.
A testimonial from Hart of Groton recounts recovery from a severe lung illness after using Dr King’s New Discovery. Four doctors allegedly gave up hope, but eight bottles cured the cough and restored health. Trial bottles are offered at Dr Rager Drug Store with a guarantee. DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised as liver and bowel aids follow.
Mr J Sheer of Sedalia Missouri says his child recovered from a croup threat after using a product named One Minute Code Cure. He credits immediate relief and cites doctor Dr Chas Rager. The claim lists coughs colds grippe pneumonia bronchitis and throat troubles as relieved by the cure.
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