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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
2
A vintage advertisement promotes Danderine as a cheap hair product that cleanses the scalp, stops dandruff, and revitalizes hair. It claims reduced shedding, thicker, brighter hair after several applications and urges purchase at drug or toilet counters.
A commuter recalls a tense encounter in New Hampshire when a young man offered a ride to a weary older woman climbing a long grade. The woman rejected the offer loudly declaring she is none of their flirtations and would not accept a lift.
An old advertisement promotes genuine Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer Cross logo. It urges buyers to request Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and notes the cross protects against imitation. It lists common uses and packaging options and mentions directions and pricing.
A quoted saying contrasts contentment with wealth, warning that true satisfaction is harder to obtain. The speaker, addressing a boy, argues that contentment is a more valuable achievement despite its seeming simplicity.
An old advertisement states good health suffers from a constipated habit and promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation. The note reflects period health marketing language without clinical claims or peer corroboration.
An advertisement touts Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as superior to other preparations. It claims a single dose removes worms or vapeworm and urges shaving trial to reveal its strength. The copy includes a character remark about an old lady in suspicion and mentions cork curls.
A joke line has Mr Cassius Chex asking where the dummy directors have been and Mr Dustin Stax replies to a board meeting. The remark questions the board type and hints it may be an ouija board based on several actions.
An old advertisement-style claim promotes Ely's Cream Balm to clear nasal passages and relieve cold and catarrh symptoms. It advises applying a small amount in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and restore easy breathing.
A fragment quotes a man justifying a home shooting by claiming his wife used some powder. The misused phrase reveals a flawed defense and raises questions about responsibility and blame in a domestic incident.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, famed for reaching the North Pole in 1909, died at his Washington home after a years long illness and failed blood transfusion. He helped build early aviation support and served as a civil engineer in the Navy.
An Amsterdam dispatch reports martial law in the Saar region now occupied by French troops under allied commission control after new disturbances.
Washington February 21 The United States employment service reports more than six million men and women have found work since its organization in January 1918, according to a summary.
Washington reports that heads of railroad brotherhoods and the AFL urged Congress to defeat the conference report on the railroad bill. They condemned the 5.34 percent return provision and argued the measure subordinates labor to capital and strips workers of fair voice and wages. Wages set during wartime would continue until September 1 under the reorganization bill amid rising union demands.
Germany will prosecute all extradition list members with prima facie crime evidence but will not initiate proceedings against General von Hindenburg, Bethmann Hollweg, or other leaders without specific crimes named. Justice Minister Eugene Schiffer cited witness location challenges and colonial distances delaying actions.
Chicago on February 23 "Smiling Jack" O'Brien was hanged for the murder of Richard Burke a Chicago policeman. Prisoners in the jail were not permitted to view the execution.
A Moscow wireless dispatch reports typhus sweeping eastern Galicia with villages said to be annihilated as the epidemic rages through the region.
President Wilson told the Senate he has not entered any agreement with Britain on selling ex German liners seized in American ports nor arranged disposition of them. He transmitted to the Senate a proposed Paris agreement outlining how ships captured in the war would be retained and valued among allied governments with payments to Germany for war losses.
Paris February 23 The steamer Danube struck a mine in the Black Sea eighteen miles off Cape Ramill at the European shore near the entrance to the Bosporus. Eighteen persons were killed in the explosion.
Rotterdam reports the transatlantic liner Noordam cannot sail for New York as dock workers strike halts departures. The ship was due to depart Thursday night but delays persist with no new sailing date set.
Bolshevik forces have taken Archangel on the White Sea after the whites fled to join the Bolsheviks. The advance extends south of Archangel with Eletskoe and several Dvina River villages captured in a Soviet statement. Moscow says 117 communists, six sympathizers, and two nonpartisan candidates won in the Moscow election.
Conneaut and Bryan residents praise Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for back pain weakness and nervous troubles. Mrs. Fancher, Mrs. Bishop, and Mrs. Ruthenberg testify it restored health, aided motherhood, and remains a trusted tonic. Free medical advice offered from Buffalo.
Albert Lauer secretary treasurer of Briggs Turivas arrested for allegedly offering a $15 000 bribe to a federal income tax collector. Lauer held a key wartime contract business with the government as a leading iron and steel wrecking firm. Federal agents say more arrests may follow from the Westminster building raid on Dearborn Street.
The Navy reports seven enlisted men drowned in two incidents. Five aboard water barge No. 17 sunk at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Two others died when a motor boat from the USS Hovey capsized off Harwich England. Names include Raleigh W. Stover Pittsburgh Harry T. Clouse Reading Leo Tuchewicz Cleveland Harry Shody Philadelphia George Rigdon Lindale Patrick Gill Boston and Frank D. Moser Philadelphia.
Washington February 23 the senate commerce committee ordered a favorable report on Chairman Jones s bill prohibiting the sale of the 30 former German passenger liners except as congress may hereafter provide.
London reports that representatives of 56,000 tobacco trade union employees have voted to demand higher wages and shorter hours, with a strike threatened if negotiations fail.
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