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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
2
A colored man defends his jug of liquor as his Christmas choice after being found asleep intoxicated by an officer on Decatur Street. Judge Broyles questions him as the man insists his jug is his preferred Christmas treat.
A humor piece recalls a quarrelsome US mail carrier who loses his air pouch after a ride with a talkative passenger. The passenger reveals the pouch fell off the wagon an hour earlier. A second brief note about Charlie, a five year old ward, who offers ten cents to “buy a papa and mama” for another child, in Harrisburg Dispatch.
A fragmented excerpt shows a quarrel or dialogue where a woman named Mrs Plaindial dismisses a claim with rough, coded phrases about appearance and a rival statement about potatoes, indicating a domestic tension or playful banter.
Yates & Co announces inability to supply pure castor oil for the current year at 1.14 a gallon due to wartime scarcity of castor beans. The firm cites all three major producers unable to furnish beans and asks release from the contract as prices and premiums rise.
A sermon outline recounts Peter and John before the Sanhedrin after healing a lame man. It notes the Spirit’s filling in emergencies, Peter’s wise boldness, and the council’s inability to convict, as villagers witnessed that “these men have been with Jesus.”
Fragmentary dialogue hints at romantic certainty and doubt as a young woman considers marriage. Another voice notes that many girls claim devotion to the best man, while observations suggest practical questions about genuine intent and social expectations.
An advertisement extols a morning hot water and limestone phosphate flush to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels before breakfast. It claims improved appetite and vitality and urges readers with constipation bilious spells and other ailments to buy limestone phosphate to promote internal sanitation.
A vintage advertisement promises Red Cross Ball Blue makes clothes whiter than snow and lights the housewife with a large package five cents at all good grocers. It also touts an orange diet to clear muddy complexions and reduce superabundant curves.
A vintage ad urges fortifying the system against grip with BromO Quinine, claiming the quinine blend destroys germs acts as a tonic and laxative to resist colds grip and influenza. The box bears E W Grove’s signature and price 2s5c.
A fragmented verse notes love as blind and oblivious to a gin soaked breath, recalling long standing affection in a small community setting. The lines read like a reflective poem about perception and emotion.
A home remedy recommends mixing Bay Rum glycerine and Barbo Compound in water to darken streaked gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade, claiming it cleans dandruff, benefits brittle hair, and does not color the scalp or rub off.
A reflective quote notes that some men spend so much time planning what they will do tomorrow that they neglect what they can accomplish today. The lines emphasize procrastination and the value of present action.
Endorses a home remedy using four ounces of Salts mixed in water to flush kidneys and relieve back pain. Claims kidneys filter 500 grains of acid daily and that the preparation prevents urinary irritation by cleansing and stimulating kidney activity. Advises drinking water and starting each morning for a few days.
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