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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
1
Those who aim to save a dollar should buy heavy garments now. We own them at old prices and offer big reductions. Overcoats sold this season for 10 dollars are worth at least 12, and likely more next winter. We are selling overcoats now for 7 or 8 dollars that may be worth 13 to 14 dollars next winter.
Illustrations delayed and catalogues will not be ready until around the 15th inst. Printers have the work and will push it. Hundreds apply for catalogues showing a county wide premium program. The message asks readers to choose a lodge to receive premium coupons and help win the high grade piano.
Linden Indiana in Montgomery county gains a boost from a new cellulose plant, the world’s second largest, turning waste cornstalks into valuable cellulose for smoke less powder, dyes, linoleum and more. Farmers could earn about 3 dollars per ton from 60 million tons of stalks once fully utilized by the Linden plant and others planned in Owensboro, West Point and Peoria under a Philadelphia syndicate with fifty million dollars in capital.
The writer likens dime novel legends where Nick of the Woods finds safe river passage to the British in South Africa using fords, ponts, and kopjes. He notes the fictional character escapes after killings, while the British cannot claim such an excuse for exploiting undefended routes and facing ambushes by the Boers.
A voiced defense of women who work for a living criticizes snobbery toward laboring girls. It extols practical homemaking over showy culture and argues a rosy, honest kitchen presence outweighs pretentious performances. It emphasizes dignity in work and domestic competence.
The Fidelity Casualty Company promptly paid a $3000 insurance claim to the Commercial Bank for a January burglary, with $2964 recovered and $36 applied to safe repairs. A contrasting piece describes railroads wrecking towns by moving division points, citing Andrews, Crestline, and others, leaving once prospering communities abandoned or shrunk, while Silver Lake remains insulated from such shocks.
The Record urges merchants to advertise, touting rising circulation in southern Kosciusko and northern Wabash counties. It argues the paper reaches intelligent, prosperous readers in Silver Lake, Warsaw, and North Manchester and promises steady support to advertisers.
The piece recalls St Valentine’s Day celebrations in Silver Lake, mocking shy youths who spend coins on gaudy valentines. It parodies the ritual as dated and compares verbal pleas to bold advances, noting girls favor direct courage over sentimental cards.
A public meeting is called to discuss drilling for gas and oil in the town. Community members are urged to attend to hear proposals, concerns, and potential impacts on local resources and environment.
The state board of health issues an appeal urging obedience to health laws as Indiana reports 1,500 to 2,000 smallpox cases statewide.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Rose visited Milford Goshen Elkhart and South Bend last week and subpoaed witnesses for the government in the Melvin Kyle case. Kyle, a former Big Four postal clerk near North Webster, was indicted for rifling registered mail. Trial began last Wednesday.
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