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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
3
A prisoner on the day of execution recounts hunger, last thoughts, and a failed escape. He endures the gallows, awakens in a coffin, escapes into a city night, and seeks safety with Marushha in St. Petersburg after a dramatic flight.
Land rich in rare butterflies boosts farm value. Lincolnshire swamp and Wickham Fen areas yield highly prized Camberwell beauty specimens attracting entomologists and high fees. A single plantation near a forest nets about 2000 dollars yearly, while land price remains low.
A New York barber who wears a size 12 shoe is described as a German army sergeant famed for stability. He has a brother in Germany with a foot so large no standard shoe fits, prompting custom footwear made at home from a leather hide. The brother’s foot reaches about size 17, the largest in Germany.
A brief, witty exchange appears in the Houston Post where a passerby declares no help is needed while a commenter jokes about “Ell my own” in a lighthearted, urban snapshot.
Parisian playwright Alfred Capus asserts that few real dramas are written in the United States or England, expressing a sharp judgment on contemporary stage work.
A Chicago Daily News kitchen scene shows a grocery man touting 30 cent pecks of apples while a cook resists flawed fruit. They argue over taste versus appearance, with talk of pie filling, crust, and the ease of cooking contrasted with the cook's insistence on quality.
In Mortimer Menpes’ recollections, James McNeill Whistler’s eccentric appearance and hair rituals steal the scene. Whistler trims and shapes a white lock into a feathery plume while admiring his reflection and declaring “Menpes, amazing!”
The article cites a multicolored rough poncho with 100 squares and 300 figures as a premier ancient weaving. It also recounts a Reconstruction era Arkansas Texas border tale in which a colored justice of the peace remarks on dual law and orders a man hanged for mule theft and killing.
A Canada grocer notes sugar profits rely on quick sales as prices drop. In the Philippines on Ne Gros Island a market scene unfolds where a seller charges 3 cents per mango but refuses a bulk deal, demanding 5 cents for the whole basket to prevent selling out.
The Atlanta Journal ponders why a man delights in repeating his 3 year old's sayings yet shows no special pride in his 18 year old son. The piece contrasts affection for a child of infancy with indifference toward an older offspring.
Community notes survey general and local affairs including marriages and deaths, incidents and crimes, personal notices, and regional updates. The column highlights life events and public matters across local towns and nearby areas.
Badly injured Bertram Wheaton of Logansport after a bridge fall. John Wilson, 35, struck by a train at Manchester Station with severe injuries. Smoking in Greencastle city council chamber banned by mayor. Rail station burglary at Marion yielded $18. Several accidents include Joinville farmer Henry Trentman fracturing his left arm and Hammond's George Launch injuring himself in a home fire attempt. Union City Theodore Cochran shot in hip during a hunting incident. Richmond home fire kills a woman alone inside. Jules Hauyaux dies at work in Loogootee. husband killed during return to Greenfield. James Love family escape from wood fire. Elk County Home Loan on Savings Assoc incorporated with $200,000 capital. Edy Spencer's daughter, 13, killed in wagon accident. Cave-in injures workers at G field. Columb County distributes road funds to district superintendents. Muncie home fire triggers electric bell. Elkhart niece of Senator William A. Clark to visit Montana. Anderson Malachia Brothers sued Indiana Union Traction Co. DePauw University to remodel dormitory. Elijah West frozen to death near Vernon after wagon fall. County records note investigations into political charter fights in Lafayette. May Ferrier burned in Shelbyville while stove gasoline ignited. Newcastle Methodist church to be dedicated with new hall and banquet room. River dredging and river survey progress noted.
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