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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
2
A jumble of quoted snippets and commentary covers topics from coffee and politics to marriage affordability and gender roles. The text references Americans abroad, European figures, poverty, beauty standards, and education, interspersed with stray phrases about crime, sports, and religion.
New York story of Gunstave Frederickson and his wife Mrs. Frederickson a Georgetown Conn couple where a court enjoined her for assault and threats. The wife described as a powerful figure used a rolling pin flatiron and other objects to subdue him while he faced charges and sought relief.
In Savannah ricebird swarms darken skies over Chatham county rice fields, damaging crops. Superintendent T Newell West enlists six juvenile prisoners to beat tin pans and sticks, startling birds into flight and guarding fields. The method reportedly outperforms shooting by other planters.
Shoppers in Pittsburg markets profited as two rival butcher brothers, with adjoining stalls, slashed pork prices to four cents a pound and lamb to seven cents. Early morning bargains spread as each cut underbid the other, drawing crowds and intensifying the rivalry.
In Chicago near Hinman Street a thief or thieves stole a $50 set of false teeth from James Maloney, a dental firm messenger. Two sixteen year olds were suspected after Maloney chased them two blocks and the teeth were traced to a neighborhood near Fireman Street Station.
A $25,000 package sent by Third National Bank to Hutchison See fell missing from the Annex post office September 24 1910. George V Steck a clerk at the Annex admitted the loss and later returned the package after six months of surveillance. He claims $1 400 is unaccounted but will not detail how it was spent.
The lesson reflects Luke 1 57 8 and 67 69 76 noting God keeps promises and John the Baptist born as a gracious gift from God. It urges parents to dedicate children to the Lord, ponder the name, and see their child as a potential life in God’s plan. Zacharias praises God and links joy, Spirit, and deliverance to the coming Messiah.
A mother reports eight weeks of severe infant eczema spreading from hip to eyes ears and scalp. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child recovered fully in four weeks and hair regrew. She praises the remedies and notes they are sold by druggists with a free sample on request from Cuticura Boston.
Senator John Sharp Williams recalls a small southern town courier who proudly declares he carries the mail. A mishap at the station ends with the boy admonishing a larger youth about upsetting him and the mail bag, emphasizing his duty to the U.S. government.
Warns against liquid bluing and junk bottles in cities. Advises using Red Cross Ball Blue instead. A 20 cent package yields 20 cents worth of liquid blue and makes clothes whiter than snow. Available at all good grocers.
A fragment shows a humorous exchange about studying Russian interrupted by a family physician who prescribes medicines to treat a cold. The dialogue hints at a misunderstanding and a comic medical disruption.
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