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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
8
The notice lists various local residents hosting or visiting relatives and friends. It mentions measles illness in Ellen Brown and several families visiting homes around town including the Drudge Funk Clymer and Leckrone households.
Decatur schedules a wet and dry Strength election for Tuesday March 5 amid five saloons and two liquor houses. Lipton plans a local option vote on Monday March 4. The Northern Indiana M E conference convenes in early April.
Mrs Hazel Bloom and child returned to Claypool after ten days at the Merrill home. Fred Summe and family visited in Goshen at the Clara Boyer home. Mrs F B Zile and Miss E E Leonard plan a millinery store on Jefferson Street in the Fred Summe Building. Ralph Whittenberger and W J Fitton spent weekend with local friends. Henry Cauffuson of Claypool transacted business here Tuesday. A few old papers remain for 5 cents per bunch.
A Senate document summarizing 117 European reports shows European beet field wages of 65 cents a day for men and 10 to 36 cents for women and children, while US field workers average 2.60 dollars daily. Factory workers in Europe earn about 1.5 to 3.0 dollars, versus 2.09 dollars in the United States, with European beets paid 4 to 1.50 per ton and higher rents. The result is cheaper European sugar production, though England buys sugar at prices similar to the US.
The article notes Germany’s sandy plains support large cereal yields with one acre of root crops raised for every three acres of cereals. Sugar beets are grown widely making Germany the world’s top producer and in factoryless regions beets are fed to stock.
The notice advises early sale planning with home lists of articles to be sold. It urges bringing the list to the Record office for careful handling and emphasizes ready service in printing sale bills to avoid forgetting important items.
Record Office staff emphasize availability in the Notary line during regular business hours keeping offices ready to assist with authentication filings and document verification.
The notice invites readers to call 62 with news tips or information about themselves or friends. It emphasizes accessibility and 24 hour willingness to share tips and updates for the local paper.
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