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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
4
An old natural history note describes how the plant teasel forms dew collecting cups to trap insects. Spiders weave guest silk nearby and the leaves funnel water into reservoirs that hold half a pint or more. Victims slip down the steep pits into slime at the base, potentially nourishing the stem through tiny sink holes.
An examination of nail driving from Scientific American explains that nails driven by experts hold more and pull boards tight. Angled placements improve grip, and dipping the nail end in oil aids entry in hard wood. Coaxing versus hard strikes distinguishes skilled work.
A London Punch snippet depicts a loafer and a workingman in a brief exchange over a half pint and a penny. The loafer boasts lack of work while the workingman challenges his effort, ending with the loafer receiving a penny.
A Chicago Tribune quip uses Billy’s grim joke about touching live trolley wires to highlight fatal shocks. The anecdote frames humor around danger and death in urban transit lore.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt notes a speaker admitting annoyance with a girl before her father forbade him from the house, highlighting social friction and parental veto in a relationship.
Edna Swick will move to Rogsnbure Texas to live with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ge Swick. A milliner parlor is planned to open soon at this place. an official announcement will follow.
In Warsaw on business Wednesday callers viewed a large assortment of Easter Post Cards at the RECORD office. Wv D Mocs of North Webster is a candidate for county auditor. Whittenberger horse sale at Warsaw drew buyers. top prices reached 575 for a team and 347.50 for a single horse. Funeral of grandma Warren at U B Church last Friday. Mrs J W Ferrerda returned from Rustville. Ruth Hill Cecilia and Doral Meinert visited with aunt Mrs Blue near Claypool. Roscoe Ferverda of Leesburg visited relatives.
The revival at the U B church gains attendees with many expressing a desire for a holier life. Rosella E Flora of Silver Lake Indiana notes in the North Manchester Journal that Rev Rittenhouse hopes to resume pulpit duties. Gus Bouse moved into a newly completed farm house southwest of town.
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