13 Dec 1901
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
1
A weekly summary from our regular correspondent reports assorted items of interest gathered at the Capitol. The notes include brief glimpses of debates, committee actions, and administrative movements shaping legislative work.
The Automatic Telephone exchange in Silver Lake is installed and proves reliable with busy lines yet perfect operation. The system connects subscribers directly to country lines, offers privacy, and enables long distance calls at regular tolls with immediate line-usage feedback. Continuous day and night service and bridging transmitters are included, provided by Globe Automatics Telephone Company of Chicago.
Ernest Seton Thompson explains his aim in The Lives of the Hunted to curb extermination of harmless wild animals for humanity and art alike. He notes killing harms those not a threat and warns that extermination of species like flamingo osprey cimarron or bison cannot be replaced by trophies or skins.
The Secretary of the Interior presents his annual report on public lands and Indian policy. He notes 15,562,798 acres disposed of last year and a total land mass of 1,809,539,840 acres, urges forest care transfer to agriculture, and outlines a new policy requiring able bodied Indians to farm land. He also calls for more manual training over higher education in government schools.
The article declares Irl R Hicks alive and in strong health. It praises his Almanac for 1902 and his weekly Warp and Wo rks journal for advancing forecasts and drought warnings that aided farmers. It notes a national trust in his prognostications and lists price details and the publisher at 201 Locust St. St. Louis Mo.
An afternoon dreamer envisions a gate guarded by St. Peter with a notice that only subscribers may enter. He awakens, pays his overdue newspaper bill in full, and resolves that paying in advance is the path to goodness and heavenly peace.
An editor asks a doctor for the best cold remedy and the physician endorses the top-button cure. He argues that overly warm homes followed by rapid exposure to cold air invites illness and pneumonia, urging readers to button their coats before going outside.
Fine Hog Sale under a tent will feature Poland China stock bred by Grindle Smith and Miller of Akron. On Thursday December 19 1901 Col Allen Powell of Wabash will be auctioneer. Farmers and others are invited to attend at the farm of John Grindie one mile southeast of Akron. He will also sell a nine year old brood mare spring colt and more stock.
A fragment ponders human perception noting a person who senses bark texture weather signs and natural markers yet cannot read intimate domestic hints or minor details. The piece contrasts precise meteorological insight with everyday private knowledge, highlighting paradoxes of understanding.
A brief exhortation urges young men to honor their mothers with courtly behavior and gallantry in public. It praises a mother as the queen of a man’s life and calls for attentive, loving conduct beyond romantic courting.
The incident near the McClure farm south-west of town involved Wm Price, employee at Stout and Son's hardware, who while returning home after erecting Uncle Elias McC to a store, had a frightened horse pull the wagon and nearly cause a run away. Price kept hold of the lines and stopped the horse before damage escalated.
A fragment notes a hog named Duroe becoming popular among many buyers as the animal grows rapidly, hinting at a rising fad in local farming circles.
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