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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
7
An advertisement touts Mustarine as a ready to use mustard plaster with modern pain killers. It claims to relieve lameness sore muscles stiff neck leg cramps earache backache headache and toothache. The product is urged for chilblains and frosted feet and comes in a yellow box from S C Wells & Co Le Roy New York.
A vegetable remedy advertised as gentle and effective for cleansing bowels. Promoted to relieve colds fevers headaches and skin issues. The notice cites S S C Wells Co Le Roy New York as the provider.
Ad promotes a safe investment in Alabama with a Miami style claim and requests written inquiries. The notice lists addresses in Haleyville Alabama and Wichita Kansas for lease and royalty drilling contracts and mentions a Fort Wayne number 50 1919.
The city hall tower bell, weighing about two tons, is deemed unsafe due to corroded steel supports. Rather than lowering the bell, authorities will melt it in place using acetylene torches. The bell, six feet high and four feet in base diameter, cost around $2,000 with removal estimated at $1,500. The only recent ring was Armistice Day and during construction in 1904.
Leigh and Graves discuss a timid girl and her theater outing with a chaperone. He notes she drove an ambulance in France during the war, revealing a surprising backstory and suggesting independence beyond appearance. London Answers references the claim.
The couple declines a dinner invitation to the Browns noting Brown's liquor in his cellar. They worry they may have to drive home afterward and choose not to take any chances with a tempting evening.
An old advertisement warns that California Fig Syrup is the preferred mild laxative for children. It stresses a safe, “delicious fruity” taste and directs mothers to look for the California name on the package for proper dosing and reassurance.
At a guildhall reception for Field Marshal Viscount Allenby Prince Feisal son of the king of Hedjaz mixed with notable figures in Oriental robes. He bowed to a pompous lord mayor’s flunky, unsure if he faced a field marshal or a footman, while dignitaries watched the scene.
Preparations for Christmas dinners involve family participation and new decorations. The article describes easy to make centerpieces using cardboard boxes filled with small gifts, including “Christmas pies” that resemble a house with Santa and sleigh motifs.
The article suggests budget friendly decorations to counter high living costs. It details inexpensive celluloid toys, dolls, animals, horns, and handmade ornaments such as butterflies, robins, candy snappers, and tinselled stars. It explains simple crafts using crepe paper, mica, mosquito netting, popcorn, and tinsel to create colorful tree adornments.
Tilinois a coined term with French suffix meaning Tribe of Men. Indiana translates to Indian Land. Michigan derived from Kish Weir a fish trap image. Minnesota means Sky tinted water. Ohio denotes beautiful water. Wisconsin defined as rushing water.
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble signals danger and urges immediate action. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a global remedy, claiming they cleanse the system and relieve symptoms, with a money back guarantee and insistence on the original imported brand.
Dialogue notes a tongue of land located at the river mouth. The exchange asks for precise placement and confirms the geographic feature along the waterway.
At Vassar College the doll dressing contest resumes as the Christian association distributes about 600 dolls each year before Thanksgiving for Christmas gifts to neighborhood children. Dolls are displayed in rows and the best dressed earns a prize. The event, paused during wartime, returns with renewed interest.
The Pe tunia tavern landlord apologizes to a Kansas City Star reporter awakened by knocking. He explains he forgot to call at six thirty, trains departed long ago, and the guest may sleep as long as desired.
A prominent manufacturer advised a worker to keep temper, saying no one else wants it. The remark appeared in a Ladies' Home Journal context highlighting workplace conduct and personal discipline.
A man recalls the favors he has done for others and the favors others have done for him, stressing the lasting bond of reciprocity and gratitude across friendships.
Logs of exceptional length slid down a chute over a mile long in Washington state as they speeded toward the waterfront piling project. One log jumped the track and shattered a 24 inch oak tree, yet caused no major damage to itself, a curious demonstration noted in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
New York state researchers report a potential 90 000 population loss over 20 months due to a strikingly low birth rate and influenza ravages. Death rate has declined since the epidemic, now at 10.4, the lowest in years. Birth rate in July August sits at 18.7 18.8 per thousand, about 29 percent below last year.
Kitty-Jack felt miserable as he kissed me good-by at the station. Catty dismisses pity and recalls the moment with sharp wit.
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