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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
3
Governor Sproul spoke in Harrisburg about rival trade claims during a dinner. The exchange included a joking tale about aging and memory, with characters named Cal Clay, George Wash ington White, and Uncle Eph referenced in a regional accent.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald anecdote a magician boasted of a trick using a fake watch. The professor's helper admits revenge by swapping the phony watch for the gentleman's real timepiece, costing the magician $200 in the ruse.
A bedridden nurse praises Dodd's Pills after trying various prescriptions in a sanitarium. Martha Hamilton recalls difficulties walking and notes relief from rheumatism. The account reflects historical patent remedies and patient experiences.
Department of Commerce reports 168 889 prisoners confined in federal peniten tiaries state prisons county jails city stations and other institutions on July 1 1922. Of these 21 635 were in 1 319 city institutions and 5 540 in three federal penitentiaries, with state prisons at 78 673 and county jails at 44 283. The decennial census to follow will include broader counts.
Washington reports the 1921 Agriculture year book says corn, the red man's gift, is the nation's top farm crop. About 40 percent feeds swine, 30 percent horses and mules, 15 percent cattle, and 10 percent is eaten directly by people. The crop underpins the livestock industry and food supply.
Toledo railroad foreman Pete Pullos buried 1350 in an earthen jar two years ago as national financial fears grew. He dug it up to find the jar warped and chewed by worms with chili fragments inside. Bank experts tried to salvage the money but failed.
A congressional yearbook notes the United States produces about three quarters of the world corn crop. It highlights export impacts on Argentina Brazil Mexico and southern Europe, with weather pests and diseases shaping yields. It cites losses from corn earworm and European corn borer and explains lighter borrowed capital in corn farming due to yearlong income and farmer labor input.
In New Jersey farmers complain of a so called wild man terrorizing women as authorities investigate a letter from Mrs Ware alleging her husband William Ware shot a man eight years ago but escaped detection. Ware describes himself as intelligent and noncriminal while claimed half brother Hinkle stands with him. He was found in a cave wearing only trousers and shoes his chest hair two inches long and muscular build noted. He is reportedly a skilled ax wielder among South Jersey woodsmen.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use for any woman to tint worn fabrics at home. It claims it works on wool silk linen cotton and blends, never streaks spots fades or runs, and instructs buyers to tell their druggist the fabric type for best results.
The clergyman asks how James Jones is faring at college. Mr. Jones replies he is increasingly business like, noting his son now funds himself by drawing on his father at sight instead of writing for money.
For years druggists note Swamp Root’s strong record as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It is a physician’s prescription medicine that strengthens the kidneys liver and bladder. Be sure to get Swamp Root and start treatment now. send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper.
A humorist quips that Eve's serpent tale may be an apple worm myth given the fuss over a tiny mouse. The joke notes the worm would not tempt anyone to eat the fruit, mocking biblical temptation.
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry to make baby dresses sparkle. It urges readers to try the product and visit grocers for purchase. The piece ends with a moral line about practicing what one preaches.
A Chicago Journal excerpt recalls a teen love triangle ending in fatal violence. A fourteen year old boy and a thirteen year old girl are described as classmates drawn into rivalry with another suitor. The fight escalates after she orders the victor to strike the speaker.
A brief exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript features a debtor offering ten until reunion, met with a cautious reply about the phrasing and the clarity of vision in the given circumstances. The dialogue hints at mistrust and prudence in lending terms.
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