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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
6
The last will and testament of George Washington has been preserved for the nation after a close call with time. Officials warn that prolonged exposure to decay threatened the precious relic more than theft or fire, stressing its fragile condition and urgent safeguarding.
Officials in the state department and Library of Congress restored George Washington will from a Virginia county courthouse stained by time. The delicate document was sewn and rebuilt using Washington writi ng paper and crepeline mounts, then bound in a fireproof safe. The work avoided moving the will to Washington and may boost Fairfax visitors.
Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft reports major finds in Babylon including a thick wall with door towers in Kasr and a brick lined drainage system with Nebuchadnezzar inscriptions linking to the Zigurrat. Nabonid era walls in Sacht reveal a preserved processional street pavement. Assia work by Dr. Andrae yields the Temple of Assur plan, dating back to early Mesopotamian history and renewed by Sams Adad around 1800 B C with later destruction and reconstruction.
Excavations uncover a large Assyrian temple complex with Sennacherib inscription claiming “builded a house to the God Nimb.” A largely intact temple area shows an eastward extension, a courtyard, rooms, and two vast halls. Enamel brick fragments show Egyptian influence with depictions of battles and conquests.
A Boston Globe note recounts Salem’s Old Relic, a carved wooden medallion of George Washington by Samuel McIntire. The piece adorned a Washington square arch from 1807 to 1850, now housed in the Essex Institute fireproof room and studied by artists for its likeness.
A reflective passage questions how many seek explanations for life’s mysteries and whether some truths remain forever beyond our grasp to understand. The speaker contemplates childhood assurances given by mothers and the persistent wish to know why things happen.
Byker reports a successful sleight-of-hand performance attended by Byker-I. A conjurer returned a counterfeit half dollar that was replaced with a genuine one, marking a curious ending to the event.
A Connecticut woman reports severe bilious attacks due to inherited torpid liver. She stopped coffee, switched to Postum, and after three years with no medications she suffered no bilious episodes or related pain. The letter credits Postum with the improvement and promotes The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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