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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
4
An item notes a notice entered at the Silver Lake Indiana post office as second class matter, indicating official processing or mailing designation.
Advertising rates disclosed upon application. Ads run until canceled. Copy due Wednesday noon. Obituaries resolutions and lengthy write ups over thirty lines require advance payment at 3 cents per line. Cards of Thanks up to ten lines cost 25 cents.
The item discusses Cuba’s upcoming elections, New York society trends, a U.S. census showing more males than females, efforts to reduce the Philippine surplus, Chicago jail stories, and critiques of judiciary and whiskey tax. It also notes deer hunting fatalities, Roosevelt’s hunting skills, wills by great lawyers, and U.S. gold exports with optimism on annual gold production.
Fragmentary notes describe painted barns as symbols of rural enterprise. The text hints at a broad reflection on community life, fearless social contact, and the press as a measure of public interest. The passage remains incomplete but centers on local imagery and communication.
An Elkhart girl named Huggin suffers a fractured rib following alleged amorous demonstrations by a young man she recently befriended. Since the affair went public, the young man has gained popularity among Elk hart’s single women and is said to be constantly surrounded by admirers.
Mrs Alpha Mathews is listed as sick. Grace Snyder convalescent. Dr Snodgrass made a trip to Marion. Isaac Andereck and Isaac Hire called in Warsaw. Estella Study of Beaver Dam visited Rosa Smith. Sick list includes Mrs M Hartman Miss Ada Murphy and Bud Warren. George Snyder returned from Mishawaka. Mr and Mrs George Kern went to Hamemund Solay due to Sue Day illness. Grandma Bunch and Clyde Thomas plan winter in South Whitley. M L Van Doan and wife home from Elkhart visiting Emmett Kenton’s family. Bertha Bush returned from Warsaw to visit grandma A Baker. Catherine Hill butchered. Della Hill seen on street. John Minear visited on business. Elsie Clink called at Lydia Jameson. P Long to Rochester for a few days.
The Elkhart Review advises well to do parents against overdressing daughters at school. It argues simple neat attire prevents rivalry and resentment, advocating plain comfortable dress over eccentric fashion.
The piece asserts the U S right to control traffic on the Isthmus of Panama amid turmoil, pledging to withdraw after treaty obligations with Colombia end, and to keep the railway open only as long services are needed. It also notes European questioning of U S faith is unwarranted.
Mrs Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire stomach ailment and yellow jaundice as calk stones formed. A doctor warned only an operation could save her, but after using Electric Bitters she fully recovered. The remedy claims to heal stomach liver and kidney issues and restores appetite. 50 cents guaranteed by Chas Rager.
Elgin Tenn resident L C Overstreet recalls his wife nearly dying from consumption. A friend urged Dr King's New Discovery, which he credits with saving her life. The medicine, advertised as effective for coughs and lung diseases, is sold by Chas Rager in bottles of 50 cents and 1.00 with free trial.
The joint institute of Clay and Lake townships convened December 6 with Superintendent G W Worley presiding. Roll call cited Webster. a Nineteenth Century quiz was led by Miss Easterday. sanitation and decoration discussed by Miss Correll. Institute adjourned to meet January 4 1902 at Claypool.
A reader from Hillsborough, Tasmania, says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured painful corns that made walking nearly impossible. The letter claims instant relief and strong action on sprains as well.
List of patents granted to Indiana inventors reported by Snow and Co. includes tools for attaching fence wires corn harvester drenching bit seed cleaner and separator fringe applying apparatus machine for applying metallic plates to tires draft regulator car door dust and mouse proof drawer case. Send 10 cents postage and paper date for copies.
Mr R Gray of Amelia Duchess county New York endorses Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for croup. He says it works if used at the first sign of hoarseness or after the croupy cough has begun and recommends keeping a bottle on hand for immediate use. Sold by Chas Rager.
A public notice from G. A. Brusu, manager, urges residents to stop calling at unusual hours to test or play with the new Automatic telephone system. It warns that ongoing late calls hinder emergencies like fires or burglaries and asks for cheerful compliance.
Putrefying food in the intestines produces effects like arsenic but Dr Kings New Liver Pills expel poisons from clogged bowels gently and surely. They cure constipation biliousness sick headache fevers and liver kidney and bowel troubles. Only 25c at Crager's.
The Palo Alto Entertainers held a Friday evening gathering at J. P. Hammon’s home. Twenty members attended with guests, enjoying an original and entertaining mystifying program with refreshments and a course of C’s that proved edible, and all stayed to a late hour.
The Sock Social last Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Babcock grew lively with about seventy attendees. Funds in the treasury increased by 23.30 after bounteous refreshments and music-filled parlor hours, with many out of town members expressing appreciation by their generous socks.
A woman faces strain with her husband’s failings and their only son, noting a recent attempt at moral suasion. The fragment hints at family tensions and parental guidance challenges within a troubled home.
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