Myers Family Trip Westward From Peru to California
Mr and Mrs A L Myers and their son Glenn return from a lengthy tour starting Nov 15 from Peru. They visited Chicago Toledo Hamptons Iowa Salt Lake City Brigham Canyon and Escondido California enjoying the climate and sights. They purchased a home near Escondido and plan to return to Peru in February after visiting Arizona and Kansas along the way.
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California
A.L. Myers
Glenn
AM Myers
Peru
Chicago
Toledo
Hamptons
Iowa
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brigham Canyon
Los Angeles
Pacific
Ante Fe
Santa Ana
Escondida
Ban Dieg County
F. M. Kemper
Escondido
Myres
Arizona
Kansas
Stringtown Items From a Rural Ledger
Roads are passable for sleighing and farmers focus on tire and feed upkeep. Elizabeth Snoberger and I A Snoberger visited North Manchester. Leiya Sheeley Blanche Keller went to Disko to visit Clella Hileman. Samuel Inshore and Warner family visited William Leffel. Keller attended a business trip to Warsaw and the South Bend convention.
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Lieya Sheeley
Blanche Keller
Disko
Clella Hileman
Samuel Inshore
Warner
William Leffel
Keller
Warsaw
South Bend
North Manchester Couple Married Last Week
A couple tied the knot in North Manchester on Wednesday evening, marking a quiet local wedding. Guests reported a simple ceremony and well wishes from family and friends in attendance.
Death of Samuel Leighty Noted War saw farmer dies from gangrene
Samuel Leighty a well known Kosciusko county farmer died at his home near Warsaw on Monday morning at age 52. Gangrene from a sprained limb led to amputation being considered but his heart condition prevented surgery. Survived by his wife four children a sister Mrs Susan Crouse of Warsaw and two brothers Daniel in Michigan and George near Warsaw. Funeral held Wednesday at Mount Pleasant church with Rev J A Kek officiating. Warsaw Daily Times
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Samual Leighty
Kosciusko County
Warsaw
Leighty
Mr. Leighty
Susan Crouse
Daniel
Michigan
George
Mount Pleasant Church
J. A. Kek
Committeemen chosen at Lake township caucuses
Republican precinct caucuses in Silver Lake named committeemen and district delegates. In the first precinct E A Arnold was chosen committeeman with Thomas Kreiter as district delegate and Abner Moyer as alternate. In the second precinct C B Deaton was chosen committeeman with T S Keller as district delegate and Thomas Groninger as alternate.
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Lake Township
Silver Lake
Committeman
E. A. Arnold
Thomas Kreiter
Abner Moyer
C. B. Deaton
T. S. Keller
Thomas Groninger
Aid Society Meeting at Eel River Home
The Eel River Aid Society met February 2 at Abraham Smith’s home with 37 ladies attending. Rebecca Montel led devotional exercises as president. Donations included cash and sewing supplies. money spent on sewing. two aprons sold and seven dollars sent to St. Joseph Mo Mission. Next meeting March 2 with Mrs. Calvin Perry.
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Eel River
Calvin Perry
Emma Montel
Secy
Accident Grips Mrs. Sarah Weimer on Icy Walk
Mrs. Sarah Weimer of Claypool fell on an ice covered walk near her home last Saturday morning. The fracture to her left limb and hip was very bad and doctors fear permanent crippling. Dr. Cary assisted in setting the fracture.
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Sarah Weimer
Claypool
Dr. Cary
Narrow Escape for Edward Hay in Bathhouse Incident
Edward Hay narrowly escaped a dangerous incident after using a gasoline heater in a tight bathroom at his parents home. He grew faint and lost consciousness before reaching the door, as his mother heard the commotion nearby.
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Edward Hay
J.C. Hay
Hay
Press and pulpit as a trio in a critical town tale
A preacher accuses editors of falsehood while a newspaper man retorts that ministers rarely tell the full truth about their flock. The scene links the press, pulpit, and gravestone as a sainted trio with whitewashed words, contrasting beauty with reality.
Magazine publishers dispute Post Office deficit figures
About twenty-five leading magazine publishers testified before the House committee asserting errors in the Postal Service deficit claims and in second class mail charges. The pamphlet The Answer of the Magazines contends the department shows a surplus after free rural delivery costs and misallocates losses, weights, and various charges to second-class mail.
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Association of American Magazine Publishers
Postoffice Department
Periodical Publishers’ Association
House Committee On
Evangelical Lutheran Church Services Details
Rev. William Hoffman leads the Evangelical Lutheran Church with Sunday services at Grove Chapel and Silver Lake. Sunday School at North Pleasant 10:00 a.m. Preaching times listed for other locations and hours, including morning and afternoon sessions.
Remembering Harsh Winters From Old Columbia Tales
A grandfatherly reminiscence recounts brutal cold snaps from the 1940s and 1950s in a rural setting. The storyteller recalls record snows in 1943 and 1954 with prolonged blizzards, frozen cows, wells iced shut, and people courting warmth by fire as horses and sleighs persisted through harsh seasons.
Public Sale to be Held at Thacker Farm Home
The undersigned will sell at public sale at the Thacker farm home one mile east of Silver Lake. The notice indicates a forthcoming auction event on site.
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Thacker Farm
Silver Lake
Farm auction listing with livestock and goods sale
Five head of horses, sixteen head of cattle, five shoats around a hundred pounds, about five dozen chickens, hay in the mow and corn in the crib, farm implements and other items. Terms eight months. Sale starts at 10 o'clock. Auctioneers J D Gill Audr and W J Fitton, Clerk. Milton Thacker.
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J.D. Gill
Audr
W. J. Fitton
Milton Thacker
Public sale of Amanda Wertenberger estate near Silver Lake
The undersigned will offer at public sale the personal property of the late Amanda Wertenberger at the deceased’s home located three miles northwest of Silver Lake. The action is conducted by the undersigned in accordance with the will and local probate procedures.
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Amanda Wertenberger
Silver Lake
Auction notice listing farm goods and household items
Monday February 7 auction at 1 PM offers one horse one Jersey cow fresh in June seven dozen chickens sixty bushels of corn two tons of shredded fodder twelve bushels of potatoes canned fruit and household articles with usual terms nine months time and 3 percent discount for cash. J D Gill auditor and William Hanes clerk Albert Werten Berger.
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J. D. Gill
Audr
Wm. Hanes
Albert Werten Berger
Public Sale by John Sinton Near Silver Lika
John Sinton holds a public sale at his home three miles east and two miles south of Silver Lika on Section Eleven. The auction begins at 10 o clock with mules, mares, cows, calves, sows, shoats, chickens, farming implements, hay and corn plus many other items. Terms include six months for payment. a large bill lists all articles.
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John Sinton
Hhis Home
Silver Lika
A Smile That Won’t Come Off
A brief line from a street scene notes a fixed smile on a man's face as onlookers comment on the odd mood or expression in a crowded area. The fragment hints at a moment of public curiosity without clear context or attribution.
Mutual Telephone Plans All Day Sunday Service Next Week
The Mutual Telephone Company will run all day Sunday service on all lines next Sunday. They face difficulty finding operators willing to work on Sunday, but push to improve reliability and began full metallic circuits for toll and key private lines, needing about 80 miles of wire and eight tons of wire for repairs and expansion.
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Mutual Telephone Company
Strong the Ligoner horse thief sentenced in Michigan City
The Ligoner horse thief Strong was sentenced to ten years in prison at Michigan City. A Red Men's Lodge was organized at Atwood last Thursday evening with fifty two members joining the lodge.
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Strong
Michigan City
Atwood
Marion Goes Saloonless As Billiard Hall Ad Speaks
Maurey Lucas of Wabash a Big Four brakeman died Monday morning due to his own carelessness. The town of Marion now lacks a saloon and the hall advertises as a gentleman’s gathering spot.
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Marion
Maurey Lucas
Wabash
Mine Explosion At Primero Leaves 150 Trapped
A blast at the Primero Colorado mine on February 1 entombed about 150 men, most of them Mexican and Italian workers. Officials fear few, if any, will survive.
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Primero
Colorado
Representative Henry A Barnhart Heads Indiana Red Cross
Representative Henry A. Barnhart directs the Indiana Red Cross Society, an organization led by Gov. Marshail as president.
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Henry A. Barnhart
The
Indiana Red Cross Society
Gov
Marshail
Idleness Fosters Crime and the Call to Purpose
A fragment discusses how idleness leads to crime and weak character, contrasting a life of purpose with the wasted time of a youth. It stresses the value of work and discipline to build strength and worth, warning that inactivity harms both individual virtue and society.
Kerlin Relative Visits After Fort Wayne Operation
Samuel Kerlin recovering after operation at a Fort Wayne hospital last week. His brothers Joseph and Elwood and his uncle John Kerlin are visiting this week nearby.
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Samuel Kerlin
Here
Fort Wayne Hospital
Joseph
Elwood
John ‘Kerlin
Public sale ads advertised by Record offers
Plans for a public sale are promoted with a call to use the Record office for lower prices and free newspaper advertisement for those printing bills there. The notice promises satisfaction and reports cheaper rates than nearby offices.
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Guranteed
Ladies of the M-Baid society meet for quilting and tea
Mrs Rhodes hosted a gathering in East Silver Lake with invited guests and neighbors. The group spent the day quilting and socializing and enjoyed an elegant dinner served by the hostess. Attendees departed feeling the day was a success.
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M-Baid
Rhodes
East Silver Lake
Sugar Season Theory Sparked for Indiana Sap Runs
Sugar makers forecast a great sap year with freezing winter to preserve timber and boost syrup output. The prior season collapsed with zero snow yet yielded Indiana’s largest syrup year as farmers kept making molasses into corn planting.
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Indiana
Do You Talk this Way The Lagrange Calleays
A fragmentary obituary note mentions individuals with similar surname spellings and a death tied to a public complaint. The text is incomplete but signals a personal death story and questioned speech or manner.
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Tox
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A. L. Myers
Elizabeth
I. A.snoberger
Manchester
Arried
North
Samuel Leighty
Aid Society
Evangelical Lutheran Church
William Hoffman
North Pleasant
Columbia City Post
Father Clumb
Mine
Maio
People’s Mutual Telephone Company
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