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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
5
The Recorp job printing department issues a 1910 year book for the Victoria Reading Club. It lists the program for each meeting and the place where every meeting will be held.
The Big Four plans to dispatch trains by telephone with crews talking to officials and dispatchers from trains across the line. The system, ready by January 1, will also equip wrecking trains to coordinate debris removal from division headquarters via telephone.
The People's Mutual Telephone Co will meet in Silver Lake at the Central Office building on Saturday January 1, 1910 at 10 o'clock to elect a board of directors for the coming year and to transact other business legally before the meeting. Renry L Oldfather, General Manager.
The famous Old Southern Sextette singers perform Monday night December 27 in a refined show fit for ladies. Tickets on sale at Rager's Drug Store. Prices: children under 12 are 15 cents, adults 25 cents, reserved seats 35 cents.
Edward Black a well known farmer living west of Claypool died after an operation for appendicitis and gall stones at Hope hospital Fort Wayne. He underwent a double operation removing his appendix and 155 gall stones. His condition initially improved but two weeks before death his heart deteriorated and he finally passed away early Thursday morning last week while his brother Salem Black of Warsaw was visiting.
The record will not publish next week to allow settlements and book vetting. The next issue is planned for January 6, 1910, starting the new year square with the world.
The M E choir enjoyed a Sunday evening three course oyster supper at Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Funk home. Plates were set for twelve. Choir practice has improved and they plan a Christmas musical at the M E church Friday evening.
obituary for Edward T Wiley aged 95 detailing birth in 1830 in Ohio. Civil War veteran with Indiana 74th Infantry. survived by wife and six children and moved from Indiana to Kansas then Eureka area before settling in the town. member of Methodist church and local G A R post. died at home after long illness.
A man who had kept a tally of kisses exchanged with his wife since their union finally stopped the record. He logged 35,000 in year one, 16,000 in year two, 3,650 in year three, 120 in year four, and 2 in year five before ceasing.
Farmers nationwide are busy slaughtering hogs in cold weather to salt and cure meat. The steady temperatures reduce spoilage risk and enable efficient preservation of the winter supply.
A preacher ends a sermon by inviting debtors to stand. All rise except one hungry man in a summer suit who admits he runs a newspaper and that the standing subscribers are his readers. The minister concludes with a call to prayer.
A whimsical verse imagines a iron reindeer train loaded with toys traveling across the plain. The narrator declares joy in a new scheme to bring gifts to children, gliding down the track in jigtime beneath Christmas stars.
The Indiana Supreme Court today upholds the county local option law as constitutional and finds objections to the law unfounded. Justices Jordan and Montgomery dissented from the court’s opinion.
An election in the sister town will be held next Wednesday December 29 to decide whether to incorporate the town. Previous attempts failed, but it is believed the town will be incorporated this time.
Trainmasters led by J A Court announce across the Big Four system a pay raise not per month but overall, with telegraphers joining a movement to secure higher wages. The changes aim to improve compensation for key operating staff amid rising costs.
Last Sunday many young people and older residents took advantage of a few hours skating on the lake. The ice measured seven or eight inches thick and was considered perfectly safe despite the frigid weather.
The marriage of Nettie Lindzy to Clarence Swihart was held Saturday evening at the Lindzy home on Sycamore and Poplar. Rev. N W Butterbaugh officiated in a small gathering of invited guests with well wishers joining the Record in extending congratulations.
Passengers on the steamship Lubeck spent Christmas at sea in 2890 after a shaft broke. Robert Louis Stevenson, aboard as a writer, lifted spirits by telling humorous stories and inspiring hope as the ship limped toward Samoa.
A fragment describes a Polish Christmas custom where peasant lads in villages engage in a local tradition during the holiday season. The text emphasizes rustic practice and communal spirit among rural communities.
The text notes the ice harvest is underway and storage is a key focus for workers. It describes the season as valuable and necessary, with people actively engaged in collecting and storing ice during this period.
A Christmas musical program titled Behold God is Our Salvation Oh God Our Help We Hope Beyond features a duet Lead On Emanuel and a cantata Part II to be presented at the M church following the Christmas season program.
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