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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
5
A crowded page shows merchants Wertenberger Van Winkle and Fitton promoting holiday toys jewelry and confections at Warsaw stores. Also notes births dinners restaurant specials school holidays and local notices including a remonstrance on a ditch project and church revivals.
Center residents report Earl Alspaugh suffers from catarrh. Bill Dohland butchered four hogs last Monday. Miss Close Carr spent Sunday with Dessie Snyder. Miss Lottie Garman visited Miss Maggie Little Sunday. An entertainment is planned for Center Friday evening. Mrs. Silas Alspaugh visited her daughter in Napanee Thursday. Town youth invite sleigh rides. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Metheny visited J F Skinner and wife Sunday. Alf Price and Ray Conda drove to Jake Haney’s to help butcher hogs. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beber and Mrs. Caldwell and daughter Claire visited George Michael. The granary lock was removed from the door.
Silver Creek brief items list residents visiting, births, illnesses, and community happenings. Entries include Frank Lambert visiting Manchester, Daisy Cline with Iva Oldfather, Jontz farm ditching, a new baby born to the Flora family, and local social visits to Manchester and Akron. Also mentions Christmas activities, sales at local shops, school vacation, and a local yard sale offer.
Shockey is in Warsaw today with jewelry at cost at Central Drug Store and Parret's 2.00 holiday photo cabinets. Mr. Thomas offers a five cent cigar at Central Drug Store. Birth announced of daughter to Mr. and Mrs A S Sprigg on Monday December 20. J Wertenberger’s Meat Market seeks 500 rabbits weekly. Church notices invite participation in Epworth League and Christian Endeavor meetings next Sunday evening with topics on the Holy Spirit and Christmas message.
We announce Our Own Make Condition Powders for horses cattle sheep and swine. It acts as a worm killer milk producer and disease preventative for domestic animals. 15 doses for 5e or so per pound.
Notice announces an election in Castle Hall Lakeview Lodge 164 K of P on Monday evening January for one three year term trustee. J J Bagcock of K of R and S.
Advertises delivery of 18 inch dry stove wood by car in Silver Lake Claypool or Rose Hill with price and quality details. Includes Lock Box 309 Warsaw Indiana for contact.
Holiday excursion rates set for December 24 25 and 31 1897 and January 1 1898rail fares: one and one third fare for round trip tickets valid only on the specified dates and return by that date J L Arrur age unknown.
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