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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
6
Miss Frances Thornton known as Bunny, a Brooklyn girl, shows speed on mile dirt tracks. At a Peoria meet she hit 70 mph, crashed through a fence, escaped unharmed, and her mechanician was badly hurt. She administered first aid and helped take him to the hospital.
The Owens River aqueduct, said to be the world’s largest, carries water to the Los Angeles area with a daily minimum of 258 million gallons reaching the San Fernando reservoir 25 miles northwest of the city. No pumping plant is required. the source supplies the flow.
Walter Brooks wins Paula Lane after two years of patient effort on a modest South farm. Gideon Lane arranges the test and surprises the couple with an oleander tree as Paula reveals her approval and plans for marriage. The story highlights patient love, shared enterprise, and a hopeful rural future.
The article surveys four historical theories for the Aegean Sea name. One roots it in Aegeus, Theseus’ father, who leapt into its waters. another in Aegea the Amazon queen. a third from Aegae in Euboea. and a fourth from the word aiges meaning goats.
Fishermen benefited as German submarine sightings spurred cautious activity around the British Isles. Traders and crews adjusted routes and schedules amid heightened maritime tension.
An advertisement extols daily drinking of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach and bowels. It claims improved complexion and vitality, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate to demonstrate quick health and appearance changes.
In a brief exchange, Dustin Stax notes a friend who overreached in a “freezeout” game and was trapped by his own cold strategy. The remark hints at consequences for overambitious bets or schemes.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful when a child is irritable feverish or has a coated tongue and notes the product is sold in a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages and adults.
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