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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
2
A collage of quirky notes mentions a Peruvian aviator plans to fly the Alps, a Pennsylvania man with mallpox from bank notes, a Chicago thief bested by a dancer, a New Jersey man claiming a seamless coat from a dream, and a St. Louis editor buying engagement rings. Miscellany recounts dyspepsia, nose-cutting, a burglar stopped by a mall boy, and a Texas undertaker burying paupers at low cost.
A naturalist declares lobsters are nearly extinct while a Chicago violinist subdues a burglar and turns him over to police. The fragmentary item hints at unexpected events but offers limited verifiable details.
The piece notes growing popularity of film theaters in Mexico with Western and Mexican productions from Long Island surprising locals. It mentions Gl celestials and trading stamps, a swollen faced Le Duc de Mal a Mertu being barred after revealing names, and a $5,000 prize in England for a mine claim among nine inventors.
A Mississippi man names each daughter after overcast days and fears they may fade before marriage. A Pittsburgh criminal evades capture with a vague alibi while a woman uses a hairpin to dive from danger.
A garbled page fragment touches on a San Francisco doctor replacing a knee joint with a silver diamond hinge, Mme Bernhardt as an artist and Falstaff, New York auto fatalities in 1912, a Danish professor on tear theory, and a state college course teaching 1000 girls good wife skills with no guaranteed placements.
A correspondent details brutal acts by Bulgar troops and Turkish civilians amid the Tchatalja conflict. He cites massacres and mutilations reported by Red Cross workers, and notes widespread refugee movements and deep cultural divides fueling further violence.
Harvard professor Hugo Muensterberg estimates women spend about 10 billion dollars annually on maintaining households, a figure discussed by New York women. He likens housekeeping to a major industry rivaling agriculture in value, urging care in home management and home dress.
Report outlines parallel disappearances of ships Marie Celeste and Remittent with crews vanishings near the Azores and Cape Henry. Marie Celeste found drifting with boiler on and captain papers present. crew never heard from. Remittent, under Captain Torgersen, left Rio Grande do Sul Oct 25 bound for Liverpool, last seen adrift after gale.
In Cleveland the insane prisoner’s per diem food allowance runs 75 cents, 25 cents more than a rational inmate. Sheriff A J Hirston faces a $46,741 recovery claim over alleged illegal profits from feeding prisoners. attorney Frank E Gentsch contends the sheriff spent only 17 cents daily per prisoner, keeping the rest.
Ile Bertha De launay, in Le Matin, recalls a young woman's search for work in Paris showing how long hours and small pay shape employment chances.
Riverhead New York reports Esther Harris who walked out with a jailer's keys is paroled or released to an unspecified condition. Details unclear due to damaged text.
New York Charles Grellet a restaurant keeper sought annulment of his marriage claiming his wife was already married to another man. He says a dream told him of the alleged duplicity and his wife allegedly admitted the truth after he woke and questioned her.
In Washington authorities report 1176 letters hold at the head office for Miss Z X Radcliffe Kayin UL the mysterious woman who sought help from San Francisco mayor to find a husband.
A woman was offered roles in Paris and London with varied pay packages. At a dressmaker in Rue de la Paix the English French and Spanish correspondence post carried £6 monthly plus two annual bonuses but a delay before opening. A milliner offered £3 monthly plus meals and a small sales commission. An interpreter post at a Champs Elysees hotel offered £7 monthly for long hours. At Mile De launay a fourteen hour day promised five guineas monthly and free beer with good food as inducement.
Charles Shafer aged 100 years sails to his first vacation in Branchville New Jersey crediting his long life to whisky.
Bees sent through parcel post escaped their hive in the San Francisco office, causing a panic among clerks before they were finally captured and returned to their queen.
A brief biblical study on Genesis 15, tracing Abram’s faith in God’s word despite doubt, the sevenfold covenant promises to his line, and the symbolic theophany of fire and smoke. It notes the test of faith, the future inheritance, and the warning and assurance given during Abram’s vision.
A quirky ad fragment touts Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a remedy for constipation and hints at medical boasting. The piece mixes odd phrasing about doctors and a joke about grocery bills, ending with a cautious promotional tone.
The guide in a Youth's Companion entry notes the Egyptian pyramids required centuries to build. A wealthy contractor retorts by asking if it was a government job, illustrating a humorous exchange about labor and funding.
In Stray Stories, Mrs. Jones frets over her son Reginald torn between ministry and business while he pursues an acting dream. Mrs. Brown adds humor as the family weighs paths and ages.
Mr Comfy and Mrs Comfy joke about the Scrubbs neighbors after a remark on their style. They quip that more style risks inviting them to dinner due to uncertain meals.
While repairing the front fence farmer Hiram eyed a passing automobile that left a blue smoke trail from its oil-choked engine. He joked that city folks may be fancy but clearly smoked some vile cigarettes.
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