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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
The passage urges living with character and kindness as politics ripens and conventions loom. It notes that people who boast of character should carry it with them and that true legacy lies in love given and received, not wealth or fame, at life’s end.
A recent postal department ruling effective Jan 1 1908 ends second class mailing for our ads. Prepay copies with stamps at one cent per four ounces or fraction, meaning one cent per paper unless enough weight to reach four ounces. We will adopt the latter plan unless advertisers choose to cover extra postage.
C. O. Eldridge of Empire Georgia proclaims New Discovery the best remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. He says his children suffer croup but the remedy quickly cures attacks. Sold under guarantee at Rager’s drug store with 50 cent and one dollar sizes and a trial bottle free.
An Indianapolis Star editorial argues that panic should not excuse delaying small payments to grocers and milkmen. It condemns timid hoarding and urges prompt settlement of all debts, noting honoring small obligations supports essential services and overall economic circulation.
Aleonaugh and Babcock advertise they will obtain any machinery not in town with a small percent fee. Call and see them. Located one door east of the Commercial Bank.
The Ladies Aid Society at B Church held a meeting at Mrs. Virgil Lawrence's home Tuesday afternoon and elected officers for the coming year. Mrs. W. E. Wood was named president, Mrs. T. R. Evans vice president, Mrs. P. F. McKrill secretary, and Mrs. A. R. Sprigg treasurer. Dainty refreshments followed. The next gathering will be at Mrs. S. F. McKrill's home on Thursday, January 14.
At the Silver Lake Lodge No. 576 regular meeting last Friday night the first degree was conferred on two candidates. Officers for the upcoming term were installed.
The Knights of Pythias lodge held a public installation at the castle hall on Wednesday evening. About 40 Knights and guests attended, with Rev. G. D. Gross giving a talk on fraternals, followed by a luncheon, smoker, and social hour.
S. E. Aker will hold a public sale two and a half miles southwest of Silver Lake. The notice specifies the location and action of the sale governing local traditions and timing.
On Tuesday January 14 1908 at 110 o clock a m an auction sale will offer two work horses a brood mare a yearling colt a yearling steer three milch cows two spring calves two brood sows three fat hogs eight shoats ten dozen chickens 50 bushels Big four seed oats corn in crib 350 shocks fodder some hay and straw lot farming implements nine months time with usual terms J D Gill auctioneer and J F Old father clerk
Readable fragment notes that weaned chicks may be left without a guiding mother during sudden showers. They seek shelter as storms loom, risking disarray before safety is found.
A Colorado man recently left hospital after several weeks of confinement following mountain pneumonia contracted at camp. He endured a near fatal attack but is not fully recovered and must avoid exposure to harsh weather for some time.
Silver Creek residents noted small town activity with names like F T Bucher Dick Heiser and A J Bucher seen in town. Visits included Jessie Landis at the David Utter home and a Sunday at Isaac Platt. A daughter of Jesse Brooks recovers from a broken limb as a lighthearted closing remark ends the item.
James A. Meek and wife returned to their son Dr. L Meek in Tiosa after about ten days at home. He barely stood after Christmas and was pleased to sit and greet friends. The cancer on his lip had left him greatly reduced and despite some initial improvement the cancer soon returned, prompting another treatment in Tiosa.
The text critiques two routes to newspaper presence: purchasing ads or interviews, and a third tactic of deceiving editors to gain free access. It notes promoters from various public and private enterprises pressuring for favorable treatment while editors steer advertising revenue to others, leaving the newsroom to handle cash-driven schemes.
Uncle Michael K. Boyer shares advice from the Farm Journal on maximizing poultry profits. He warns neglect harms earnings, urges maintaining high feed quality, and suggests culling unprofitable hens to improve flock outcomes.
An old advertisement details Bucklin’s Arnica Salve used by E E Chamberlin of Clinton Maine. It claims cures for piles cracked hands and an old sore with no scar left, noting HF 356 at Rig er’s drug store.
If you receive this RECORD as a non subscriber you are offered a specimen copy and invited to subscribe for a year six months or three months as a trial. The notice promotes subscription with optimistic language and a time framed request.
Auction style listing offers multiple 40 acre to 160 acre tracts around Newdgo County near White plant oi house and Croton. Describes soil types timber, timber, orchards, frame houses and barns, streams and rail access. Prices range from 400 to 1600 with trade options and terms to fit purchaser. Excursion Tuesday $9.60 round trip.
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