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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1905
Page
2
Advertisement line items show pricing for annual and semiannual subscriptions with a date code and single copy price. The text lists One Year in Advance and Six Months options, along with a date-like code 02.02.2202 and a small price indicator.
Notices announce a Farmers Institute in Milford on January 16 and several political meetings including Indiana county assessors in Indianapolis January 9 10 and 11 and party conventions in Plymouth on January 16 1906. The piece notes railroad pass reductions and urges proactive town growth through initiative.
The Silver Lake holiday trade reached its largest level on record with sales far ahead of all previous years. Christmas goods sales began early in December and rose steadily until supply ran out. Local merchants praise the season and foresee continued prosperity, hoping 1906 matches 1905.
Advertisement touts electric bitters as a pure tonic medicine that relieves and cures maleria better than quinine. It claims the remedy exerts a true curative influence, drives the disease from the system, and avoids quinine’s after effects.
The passage cites the duties of officers and their term in office for the corporate town. Meetings are scheduled for the first and third Saturdays each month, with J. M. Auuss serving as Clerk.
Indebted readers are asked to call and settle accounts due to W A Swihart. The notice requests prompt payment.
For sale or trade a fresh clean stock of general merchandise in thrifty town. Will trade for farm of 40 to 80 acres. Will pay difference if any. Call on or address Ed Christle North Manchester Indiana.
Barred Plymouth Rock stock offered by H. E. Weaver in Silver Lake. Large healthy birds priced at 75 cents each or 4 for 275. Breeding stock suitable for farms and poultry keepers.
The People's Mutual Telephone Company will meet in Silver Lake at the Roger Ball on Saturday January 6 1906 at 10 o'clock to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and transact other business. Henry L Oldfather General Manager.
The Purdue Corn Show will be held at University buildings in Lafayette from January 8 to 13 1906. All state farmers are invited to participate with each exhibit consisting of ten ears of corn classed as white yellow or mixed and grown on the exhibitor's own farm in 1905.
At a Fairview church meeting a resolution expresses sympathy for Mary Parker’s family. The group states trust in God and the hope of meeting her again after death. A copy of the resolutions is to be printed in home papers.
John Leonard was the victim of a practical joke that led to a record breaking run for dear life as onlookers watched in shock. The incident highlights the dangers of prank culture and its unexpected consequences.
A December 27 hoax in a small town sparked a police chase after noises of gunfire. Five or six locals from Swibart Dry Goods Emporium and others rushed to a staged shooting scene at Pearson’s restaurant. The “victim” drank water from a corkscrew and the conspirators returned with revolvers, only to find Pearson and Rosenkrans laughing and smoking cigars. No arrests reported yet.
Fragmentary note suggests a promotion offering trial bottles for coughs and colds to cure an unnamed person. Limited readable details mention Zimmerman and Uru geist in a possibly regional ad.
A Christmas gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs William Zellers was enjoyed by guests including John Garman and wife Israel Garman and family Nathan Garman and family Eli Garman and family John Cauffman and family W W C Brady and daughter Frank Bucher and family John Bucher and wife Emma Rinehart Jacob Leiter Miss Iva Garman of Claypool Bart Cauffman of South Bend and his lady friend.
At the Charles Young home L. B. Yount with wife and Austie, W. H. Kern and family, and Austie Clink enjoyed a Christmas night supper prepared by Mrs. Young. A lit parlor tree, Santa arrival, and gift inspection followed, with popcorn and apples served before guests departed at midnight.
A Christmas Day family gathering at the J E Gill home northwest of Silver Lake featured all children except Samuel now in Montana. Attendees included Mrs Weiss and daughter Carrie of Warsaw Mrs Boganwright near Palestine J E Gill Jr Mentone Abbie Whittenberger J D Gill and families near Silver Lake Newton Gill Warsaw and Henry Gill Vicksburg Michigan, brothers of J E Gill.
The two year old daughter of Mrs Cassie Brooks of North Dakota, staying with her mother Mrs Hannah Armey, almost died Wednesday forenoon after mistaking cattle medicine tablets for candy. The tablets, a uterine tonic with poisonous ingredients if overdose, caused spasms. Dr Leckrone administered an antidote and the child improved by evening and was expected to recover.
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