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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
8
Fred McKown, local Ford dealer, received a car load of cars last Saturday and added a new four door sedan to his stock. He and his sales team opened the month strong with several new car and used car sales, plus a truck sale, in a busy weekend.
The Farmera Mutual Relief Association met in the Warsaw courthouse last Saturday and transacted important business including approving bills and electing officers for the coming year. Re-elected were Emanuel Dobbs as president William Shifer as secretary treasurer H B Robinson as actuary and George Alexander as director of the southern district.
Mrs. Eli Keplinger of North Manchester traveled to Chicago with her daughter Mrs. Blaine Warren and sister Mrs. H. A. Moyer to visit her son Dr. Roy Keplinger and wife. They planned to attend the Live Stock Show in the Windy City.
A call to embrace the holiday season highlights women and children as central supporters of both joy and the religious aspect of Christmas. The piece urges all to back the holiday movement to ensure a successful season for the community and economy.
Miss Ruth Leckrone returns home for Thanksgiving from Betheny Bible School in Chicago where she has studied for several months. She is accompanied by her parents Dr and Mrs Leckrone.
The Silver Lake circuit schedule lists preaching at South Pleasant 9 30 a m Disko 10 45 a m and Sver Lake 7 00 p m next Sunday. All are invited to attend and support the services with their presence. J L Sturgell Pastor
Samuel Smith was downtown last Saturday for the first time in weeks. He had been confined at home with rheumatism and his limbs remained sore though he showed improvement. He also recalled an earlier accident when carbolic acid damaged his eyes and he has not fully recovered.
Several locals attended the annual Farmers Relief Association meeting held at the Warsaw courthouse last Saturday. Community members from the area participated in the event.
Local resident C L Leonard attends the International Live Stock Show in Chicago this week along with others from the area.
The piece notes President Harding endorses Education Week and calls for heightened public participation. It quips about pursuing better methods to accomplish weekly tasks and mentions playful or provocative suggested weeks.
On Saturday evening at eight oclock at Rev O B Wells home in Columbia City Grant O Harris and Miss Mary Colbert married. The couple eloped from Wa bash license and moved to Fort Wayne where they will reside. Harris works at General Electric Co factory and Colbert is daughter of David Colbert well regarded in town. The ceremony drew congratulations and best wishes for a long happy marriage.
Notice to hunters forbidding any hunting on the Braude farm where sheep graze and danger to livestock is cited. Reader is urged to respect the owner's wishes and refrain from entering the property.
About thirty neighbors and friends gathered Monday evening at the Kissinger home on East Sycamore Street to honor Mrs Kissinger on her birthday. The party featured a taffy pulling and a pleasant evening as guests wished her many returns of the day.
A discussion favors shifting township road and drainage authority to the county level. Proposals would consolidate school oversight under the county school board and place all roads under the county road superintendent. Critics note potential savings but warn against eroding township control.
A farm owner announces no hunting trapping or trespassing allowed on his land identified as 10-3a H D Timberman. The public is cautioned to respect private property and avoid entering the premises.
An advertisement describes waste matter in the intestines as causing gas and suggests Adler-i ka as a cleanser. It claims the combination with buckthorn bark and glycerine purges old accumulated matter from upper and lower bowels, relieving gas, sour stomach, and constipation. Druggist J. R. Norman endorses the product.
Public notice seeks readers to leave their subscriptions or renewals for the Saturday Evening Post and Ladies Home Journal with Brush & Hanson at the Record Office.
An illegible medical advertisement claims a patent remedy called Triumph Pills is safe and effective. It offers free samples by mail and urges readers to write for address details.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals Mr and Mrs Clarence Stittsworth Lin Rose and Sam Butteworth of Huntington. No clear event or date is established.
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