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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
1
For Everyone Who Sews. The Calyx-Eyed Belf Threading Needle threads for the blind and sighted with no practice required. Easy to use and handy, it costs 10 cents per package postpaid from Lock Box 33 Silver Lake Indiana. Agents earn a neat sum after school hours.
George Brunson tears through magazines to find his lost sweetheart Grace Cameron who posed for a cover design by A B Sloane. After stalking Miss Sloane's studio he confronts Grace, who reveals she is the artist A B Sloane and that she kept her identity hidden. He asks to confirm the reconciliation and she accepts.
During ten days of severe cold S. F. McKrill kept the building warm. Last Friday a burst pipe elbow in the basement caused two hours of room closures. Mr McKrill shut the furnace, replaced the elbow, and heat was restored within three hours.
Stockholders gathered in Mentone on last Saturday January 6 for the annual meeting to elect officers for the coming year. A large attendance and substantial business followed with the old officials re elected for the ensuing year.
Revival meetings at the United Brethren church proceed this week with strong attendance. Rev. McCoy preaches engaging sermons and generates growing interest among attendees.
Lloyd Leckrone of Columbia City visited Frank Helser and Mrs. Trade Quay homes and nearby relatives last week. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Leckrone near Rose Hill and a veteran band musician who traveled with Wallace-Hagenbeck shows for two years. He brought a monster tuba and played with the local band during his visit.
A debate on government aid to widowed mothers with three to six children questions whether pensions would curb juvenile crime and asylum overcrowding. Proponents argue homes would replace institutions and foster citizenship, while opponents doubt prudent use of funds.
In a playful exchange a child asks why a girl at the school is called Postscript. The reply clarifies her name Ade line Moore, prompting laughter and a lighthearted moment.
At a banquet in his honor in the United States Thomas Nelson Page planned to introduce Hall Caine. A fellow writer admitted he had never read any of Caine’s books, but requested Caine sign a menu card as a memento of the occasion.
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A note from Montpelier Ohio reports Lillian Kurt who had been very ill at her sister Mrs Earl Haney’s home for a week is slowly recovering and will return home when able to travel.
In Somerville Journal notes the dispute over who holds the title of colonel between Hicks and Wicks. The debate shows local figures staking claims amid community chatter.
The article argues that turning a new leaf hinges on persistent effort to fill the new page with steady work. It states that bad habits vanish not in a moment but through continued cultivation of good habits into durable behavior.
Nettie and Harry uncover a disputed Washington plate linked to a family inheritance. An expert doubts the treasure’s genuineness, leading Martha Bourne and Silas Warren to abandon claims and plan a wedding gesture using a copied plate.
A historic cold snap began with a cool Friday night and a sharp northwest wind, driving temperatures to as low as twenty two below zero. The deep freeze lingered through Sunday with trains delayed and telegraph services crippled, easing only after Monday as snow dusted the ground and temperatures rose toward zero.
RECORD asks readers to submit items of local interest for possible inclusion. Contributors are encouraged to send brief notices, clippings, photos, and information on community events, achievements, or requests for public notices.
A 1912 ruling by State Food Commissioner H. E. Barnard prohibits slaughter of cattle sheep and hogs in open fields barns or stables starting January 1. 1912. Butchers must slaughter in specially arranged houses under strict sanitary rules or buy supplies from packing houses, likely forcing many out of the meat vending business statewide.
Mr and Mrs T B Hathawa return to Ann Arbor after hospital discharge. Local notice notes familial recovery and plans to settle back home with support from relatives.
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