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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
6
A jumble of old time ads promotes Cascarets a laxative while noting its gentle effect and sleep work. It satirically references an “Extreme” advertiser and includes a stray elevator scene and lunch line. The readable text shows product pitches alongside casual dialogue about meals and mood.
An old advertises a laxative claiming California Fig Syrup is a safe remedy for children. It urges parents to name California on packages, touts a fruity taste, and warns of giving the proper dose to soothe liver and bowels. Towne twins.
A lesson from I Peter 2 emphasizes growth through renunciation and appropriation of spiritual food. It urges Christians to live as pilgrims and citizens, honoring all, loving the brotherhood, and enduring wrongful suffering like Jesus to break the power of sin.
Agriculture officials warn the Hessian fly endangers winter wheat in the Mississippi basin and the Piedmont plain east of the Appalachians. With labor shortages and early planting, losses could grow. advised practices include crop rotation, plowing infested stubble, destroying volunteers, early deep planting, soil moisture conservation, good seed, and timely sowing during fly-free periods. Community cooperation is essential to prevent spread.
The U S Department of Agriculture is developing a key to positively identify true sweet potato varieties by color size and shape of stems leaves and tubers. Promising results show historic varieties from Columbus era can be recognized. work at Arlington Farm Virginia and Pee Dee experiment station Florence South Carolina advances use for stock feed syrup starch and sugar.
The United States Department of Agriculture, via the Bureau of Plant Industry and the Bureau of Crop Estimates, surveys 65 000 crop reporters to map wheat varieties and their distribution. About a thousand letters were sent for additional information and samples to detail introductions and percentages of acreage.
Lloyd P. Ayer of New London county Conn says he has kept registered sires for 39 years as he applies to the U S department of agriculture for enrollment in the Better Sires Better Stock campaign. Ayer is a breeder of Holstein cattle Percheron horses Berkshire swine and poultry. This record of using purebred sires since 1880 marks a notable achievement with the first official emblem of recognition issued in the new year.
A reflection on time and morning perspective advises delaying scathing letters. The speaker cites Lord Avebury to urge restraint and reconsideration after a vexing night.
The note reflects on how today strives to meet and exceed the best ideas and determination of yesterday, recognizing ongoing effort to lift standards and persist in improvement.
A veteran leader gains traction as opponents intensify attacks and supporters push ahead. The dynamic highlights a shifting power balance within the field as challengers adapt their strategies and timing.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes promising rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims any fabric can be refreshed from dresses to feathers and notes a direction book in the package and a Diamond Dye Color Card from dealers.
A prisoner faced a loitering charge at the railway station with a magistrate hearing a witness claim the man spoke to her. The accused pleaded it was a mistake while describing a desired wife-like niece. the principal witness then said she did not wish to prosecute.
The upstart Mrs Aliash visits a newly rich and artistic apartment she leased and sends word she is not at home. In reply, a messenger is told the speaker did not expect her to be in such surroundings.
A concise reflection argues that reputations suffer when benevolent aims go unnoticed. It notes that public perception often discounts honest motives and highlights the gap between intent and recognition in social judgment.
The remark notes that press agents rarely face bankruptcy and suggests their credibility and assets lie in their public image. It highlights the paradox of truthfulness versus marketability in the publicity industry.
A home made hair dye mix uses Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine diluted in water. Apply twice weekly to darken gray streaks and soften hair. Readily made by druggists or at home at low cost. Do not cool the scalp or rub off. An hour lost in the morning has to be run after all day.
If you use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry you will not be troubled by those tiny rust spots often caused by inferior bluing. Try it and see.
The hundred year old Spanish town of San Luis in Costilla County Colorado will open the State Bank of San Luis, marking its first banking institution. The town grew around Fort Garland and a strong farming community with many prosperous residents.
A Baltimore American quip notes a speaker's humor about being out of spirits when checking a private stock. The light line plays on a pun linking liquor and personal reserves.
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