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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
7
An elderly Indianapolis woman walked into a grocery with a basket holding a large sealed pot and asked the clerk to keep it for later payment. She left, promising to return, but never did, leaving the pot behind. The stunned shopkeeper later found the pot had no bottom, prompting heightened caution about pots in baskets.
In a sharp exchange, Dustin Stax defends his spending as largely water, challenging critics to review his big corporations records for proof. The dialogue questions fiscal clarity and managerial accountability amid ongoing public scrutiny.
A dialogue notes skepticism about pledges under prevailing prohibition. Speakers discuss the difficulty of breaking a law versus breaking a pledge, suggesting trends in enforcement and personal conduct during era.
A saying compares milk and beef, stating one quart of milk holds equal nutritive value to a pound of beef. The remark reflects diet debates and dietary guidance common in historical health columns.
Readers discuss whether giving students a hot cup before classes aids focus and energy or creates distractions. Parents and educators weigh safety, nutrition, and practicality in a brisk morning routine debate.
New York report notes thousands of American volunteers in Entente armies killed or wounded. It mentions Yale and Missouri figures, U.S. presence in the Canadian corps and the Foreign Legion, and lists several named individuals such as TH. R. Deighton Simpson, Sweeney, Capdeville, Co. Genet, Pavelka, Nelson, Soubrain, King, Musgrave, Dr. Wheeler, Florence J. Price, Alfred Fery, Austin Kyle, Fred Stone, and others who died in France, Belgium, and England.
In Linn county Oregon a woman, Miss Lelia Mitchell of Albany, is sworn in as circuit court bailiff, the first of its kind in the county and possibly the state, with Judge Bingham appointing her at the start of his term.
The record lists multiple American volunteers and soldiers killed in action in 1915 1916 and 1917 including Kiffen Rockwell of Atlanta Ga Jack Moyet of Mobile Ala and Henry Farnsworth of New Orleans among others. It notes their service with Allied forces in France and Belgium and mentions ranks units and early death circumstances.
Health Officer J H Landis in a weekly health department bulletin urges avoiding visits to pneumonia patients. He calls pneumonia a communicable disease spread by contact and notes unusual prevalence and severe cases.
An advertisement urges households to cut expensive meat dishes and rely on Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as a cheap nutritious option. It promotes a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. of Omaha Nebraska to show hundred preparation methods.
A Washington Post reader quips that references to bottles in scripture do not literally mean containers, instead signaling the broader idea of a “skin full” with clearer significance.
A well known actress shares a do it yourself formula to darken gray hair using water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. The mix is inexpensive to prepare at home or by a druggist and promises soft glossy hair without scalp staining or greasiness. The full directions are included with each Barbo Compound box.
The claim ties the famed Thousand and One Nights to Java, suggesting the work originated on the Indonesian island rather than its traditional Persian or Arabian roots. The statement reflects a historical theory without firm consensus among scholars.
A government statistic shows 263 315 women employed as stenographers and typists in the United States, reflecting a notable female presence in clerical labor.
An advertisement quotes Prof. Alex Haig of London linking excess uric acid to rheumatism and recommends drinking hot water and taking Anuric tablets to dissolve uric acid. It cites seasonal rise in symptoms due to less sweating and fluid intake and urges a three to four week course of Anuric.
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