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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
3
The Record advertises Brush and Hanson Commercial Printers as a top local shop. It pledges first class work and punctual delivery for all job printing needs.
The lesson analyzes Jesus parable on sowing seed as the Word of God. It contrasts four soils from Luke and Matthew, detailing hard wayside ground, rocky surface, thorny soil, and good soil, and emphasizes receptivity, endurance, and living out the Word.
A Presbyterian reflection notes neglect of the Bible amid ephemera of magazines and novels. It urges readers to carve time for scripture, letting daily literature yield scraps of time for the divine word.
A Presbyterian Herald editorial urges continuity of spiritual work the ministry upholds. It stresses keeping faith prayer and obedience to God’s law as essential to the nation’s life to avoid collapse and loss of hope.
A brief tribute to national virtue and devotion framed as a reverent, compact reflection. The speaker elevates love of country above personal life with a solemn, dignified tone.
Christian Herald quotes a maxim about divine backing for righteous action and divine mockery of those who stumble in sin. The note frames faith as steadfast when facing temptation and moral peril.
New York fashion notes contrast American and Southern styles as war restrictions push lean silhouettes at resorts like Havana, Miami and Palm Beach. American designers pursue a straight silhouette with tailored jackets while mixing in ruchings, calico fabrics, jersey and Shantung. Paris sketches hint no shift away from severe lines.
The piece recalls Captain Thomas Fuller of Salem who died in 1906 at ninety four and recounts pirates from the Spanish main who attacked the Mexican of Salem in 1832. It notes the hangings of five pirates in Boston and frames German U boats as a new threat to the merchant fleet.
Ernest Poole visits Petrograd and speaks with a Caucasian woman connected to a social revolutionist paper. She describes war loyalty, autonomy, and a desire to maintain Russia’s natural beauty while seeking greater independence from Petrograd.
James Hunt of Philadelphia promotes a sparrow pie as the true delicacy of the bird. Riis recounts housewives plundering nests for pies. Washington luncheon served sparrows with claims they taste like partridge and superior to chicken. Philadelphia Public Ledger covered the event. Sparrows are trapped near rookeries with simple skinning methods described.
The world's largest candle, made of beeswax for an Italian cathedral, was ordered by a prisoner who vowed gratitude once innocence proved. It stood ten feet high, eight inches in diameter, weighed 618 pounds, cost £300, and burned continuously for two and a half years.
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