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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
7
Marl Laroon schemes in a shadowy estate setting as Mary Laroon a ward and Otehewa spy on a mysterious guest. The pirate plots murder to protect secrets while Warda plots to gain a bride and avenge a past.
A ram famed for butting in a West Virginia village allegedly charges Uncle Billy asleep in a pasture. The ram meets the man’s balding head with a horned assault, then wanders away as Uncle Billy laments the ram’s wandering from the fold and sorrow.
The 1904 annual report of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson shows farm wealth near 5.0 billion, driven by corn and cotton. Corn value nears 1 billion with nearly 2.5 million bushels. cotton remains the second largest crop in value. Exports rise, dairy and meat products high, while education about farming expands via the Bureau of Plant Industry.
Larvon suspects the visitor in the room may be Mr. Fox from Paul’s past. Paul recalls a familiar face and voice, while Laroon debates whether the stranger knows them and plans to confirm by any means. The exchange hints at hidden connections and a looming revelation.
In a turret chamber beneath a building’s southwest corner a guest sleeps as Marl Laroon enters in stocking feet. A secret panel slides open revealing a hidden room and the intruder notes the sleeper’s breathing before approaching the bed.
A poultry feed company held a feather guessing contest with five hundred dollars in prizes. Thousands of estimates arrived, from none at all to millions. The correct count was 8 120. the top prize went to $1000, and the firm claimed a contribution to poultry science.
The article notes corn as the nation’s key prosperity driver with Illinois producing 264,087,431 bushels in 1902. It compares crop value to Europe, South America, and Africa, states Illinois livestock and dairy rely on corn, and cites Illinois corn revenue at about 95 million dollars last year, with Iowa next at 87 million. It also compares state revenues to Latin American and world totals.
The article notes the French government may rehabilitate Dreyfus while the Pope is urged to press J P Morgan to drop claims tied to a stolen papal artifact. It reports varied international tensions from Tangier shipments to Russian zemstvos backing Mirsky’s program and unrest in Santiago Chile after a building collapse.
Across Indiana a roundup of local events reports a Clinton high school building costing 10000 ready for occupancy. Incidents include injuries from a mule kick, a fatal tooth extraction illness, and various accidents. Officials note railway survey work near South Bend and other civic updates.
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