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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
2
A collection of humorous and pointed observations from Silver Lake Indiana. Items include jokes on leap year and courtship, quips about liquor, mail order fudge, and dynamite, plus notes on car horses, animal intelligence, microbes, poetry licenses, and Germany's army dueling.
France protests that automobiles are destroying the famed routes nationales once built during the Napoleonic era. Officials call for preservation measures as traffic and wear threaten historic highways.
A report notes a man famed for rough conduct seeks to pass a title after suing the driver who assisted him following a collision. The case centers on alleged injuries from the accident and the ensuing legal action.
A college professor muses that distinguishing genius from idiocy is not always easy, noting that idiots often escape consequences while the truly insightful bear the burden of accountability.
A device named cawcatcher is proposed for cars to ease the public fear and anxiety sparked by the arrival of the petrol cart. The idea aims to calm drivers and observers amid growing traffic and noise.
Report from a New York college notes more city residents study farming than country boys. The shift may reflect a natural desire for something different in education and vocation.
Tidled males rent themselves as afternoon tea attractions in London for 7.50 to 15 dollars per tea. The impoverished aristocracy learns methods of high finance.
A Boston infant is described as destined to become a model woman though the piece hints at loneliness and the cost of perfection as she matures. The voice treats future gender norms with critical undertones.
Lawmakers introduce a bill threatening severe penalties for doctors who remove healthy appendices. The debate raises the question if a removed appendix can ever be considered healthy.
The society plans to broaden its campaign to end useless tipping but faces a major challenge in predicting when tipping is truly useless.
A New Jersey judge declares twenty dollars enough for any woman to buy a suit, then hints he would reverse the stance if New Jersey were annexed by New York City, signaling a change in viewpoint tied to jurisdictional shift.
The writing notes finger bowls in restaurants are to go with the roll towels and common drinking cups. Even in high class venues only a few finger bowls are kept and these serve many patrons.
Message from Arlington Va from the Eiffel Tower in Paris hints that wireless communication holds vast, practical potential. Observers foresee expanding power of man to unlock numerous future capabilities.
Miss Gordenia Winthrop of Washington proposes a $15,000 house for working class youths to meet under supervising chaperones. She says urban courting spaces like street corners cafes and dance halls tempt couples into unsuitable situations and aims to provide a safe option.
Mrs. William Mansfield, a wealthy New York woman, was found unconscious in Venice after vanishing from Lake Garda. She told police she fainted from illness and was hospitalized overnight. She reported separation from her husband William Mansfield and had cashed $60 in Verona en route to buy paint brushes.
Police investigated a break in at Charles Crosick's saloon after a plate glass window was shattered. A quart bottle with cork out and contents spilled was found in the hall. Crosick admitted the bottle, calling the liquor colored water, while police noted the burglar could have tasted fake whisky.
New York hosts a four page weekly born from a strike by Jewish newspaper men. The issue proclaims a 100000 circulation and centers on the strike against Jewish dailies. Striking writers became newsboys while promising later intermittent issues.
Springdale Ark Rev David Leonard formerly David Johnson known as Little Davy has learned his name after 51 years. A houseboat capsized at Ozark Landing in 1861 sending him adrift and separated from family. Adopted by the Johnsons of Greenville Tex the man grew up as a preacher in Tennessee. A Texas family finally matched his story to his kin and he identified Mrs Johnson in Springdale as his sister. Leonard now lives in Elkmont Ala with a large family.
In Long Beach California investigators found a cache near the swamp believed to be meant to mislead pursuers. The items include imitation horse hoofs carved from pins with straps to fit shoes and an imitation cow hoof on a cane, likely used to simulate a rider during a crime.
A biblical lesson outlines God selecting Abram to lead a people and the threefold call to leave his country, kin, and father’s house. It notes Abram’s partial obedience, accompanying Lot, and the move toward Canaan, with altar worship at Bethel as a core example of faithful pilgrimage.
An ad style note proclaims quick relief for piles with Pazooint offering money back if cures fail. It also includes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claims for teething and a light joke about Isabel’s appearance.
A bank official confirms a $50,000 loan to Bulger for his business. The second person questions the business's viability, but the source asserts Bulger employs over fourteen hundred children as proof of activity.
A comic exchange where a child asks if the father is in the fruit business. The father explains that a walk with the boy led to a conversation about peaches pippins and dates with Mr Jones. The joke hinges on wordplay and a light family moment.
Mrs March questions Norah about following a recipe or guessing. Norah explains she used six eggs instead of four to even them up, saying two eggs were bad. The exchange reveals a kitchen mishap and a didactic tone.
Brown set up a wall facing mechanical piano near his front window to play for hours to impress neighbors. A neighbor asked if his father was a great piano player. William answered yes but said it makes his feet sore.
A six year old named Georgie resists starting school. He cites that he cannot read write or sing and questions his usefulness at school. His grandmother persuades him that he will attend with his sister this winter.
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