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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
2
Archie at a city school contemplates entering high school in February and disapproves of woman suffrage. After a lecture, he pouts and says if girls vote like men he will pout like girls, prompting a teacher to ask if he is trying to be a girl as others giggle.
An old fashioned herb home remedy touted as a family medicine for constipation and stomach complaints. The advertisement presents Garfield Tea as a universal remedy popular in earlier days and today for digestive derangements.
A hundred years ago Dr C W Grant bought a barren rock island in the Hudson opposite Peekskill. He grew Delaware grapes and earned fame for grape culture. His plan to turn the island into a national flower paradise ended in bankruptcy and abandonment.
Quoted line from an old conduct book noting that silver-spoonism is vulgarity and an assumption of delicacy superior to the majority.
The saying suggests a padlock achieves greater security with less noise or fuss than a watchdog, emphasizing efficiency over show. It contrasts passive guarding with active deterrence, noting the padlock’s simple reliability in protecting valuables.
The piece riffs on American Indian names used in pop songs, noting a Calgary man named Dardadonna and imagining humorous future monikers. It weighs playful trends and the risk of stereotyping in naming.
Cautionary notice urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for the ALLE signature. The classic remedy for infants and children has been in use for over 30 years. Parents are reminded that Fletcher's Castoria is widely advertised and trusted by mothers.
Frothingham Dodge tells Harvard students that loafing leads to illness. He targets a hypochondriac named Sweeny who complains of health issues while a burly friend George underscores the value of labor by noting fruit comes from work.
A Boston Transcript quips that Alice should excel in music due to her musical parents and birth in A flat. The joke notes it would be natural for her to succeed, reflecting a light, witty conversational tone.
The article asserts it is appropriate for a thin girl to expect a dressmaker to maximize the garment's fit and style for her figure, reflecting fashion norms and tailoring standards of the period.
In Norwich a crowd of unemployed workers invoked the poor law to demand relief from the guardians, threatening direct action unless aid is granted. Police warned against disturbance as relief costs would raise local taxes and burden households, with labor leaders praising the stance as a model for workers nationwide.
Peter J. MacSwiney of New York and Daniel O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork arrived in Newport News on the West Cannon as stowaways. Immigration officials jailed them for investigation but released MacSwiney after showing his passport.
Washington January 10 The senate military committee unanimously ordered a favorable report on Senator New of Indiana's resolution directing the secretary of war to stop army enlistments until the total number of enlisted men is reduced to 175000.
Two fires at the Fort Wayne post in Detroit caused extensive damage to the United States motor transport depot. Estimated losses exceed $100000. Motor trucks parts and instructional buildings were destroyed. Five hundred soldiers helped combat the blaze.
Chicago bankers foresee stable price levels for 1921 according to Melvin B. Traylor president of the First Trust and Savings Bank who told 300 members of the Chicago Bond Men's association at a luncheon.
Jan 8 report from Chicago notes temporary injunctions closing four Chicago breweries over aero nuisance issues. The actions target four facilities amid ongoing regulatory concerns and enforcement in the city.
The U S Bureau of Markets reports week ending January 1 with price shifts across grains hay fruits vegetables and dairy. Wheat futures advanced then fell amid holiday trading while exports to Holland and Germany supported some grain prices. Livestock prices showed mixed movement with hog gains and cattle at weaker upper ranges.
Justice Stafford of the district Supreme Court sustained government objections to the packers divestment plan. An acceptable plan must provide early complete divestment of all obnoxious holdings and may be effected by receivership and sale. Time extensions were granted, but the court warned action will proceed if no suitable plan is presented.
Bond sales in Canada in 1920 totaled 324,914,667 dollars and bank clearings reached 20,293,555,305 dollars, up from 16,701,279,382 dollars in 1919, according to Toronto officials.
Texas rice buyers accelerate shipments to Europe as relief efforts begin to aid starving caravans across central and eastern Europe. The plan aims to ease food shortages by delivering rice from Houston on urgent cargo routes.
The circular claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces and restore normal conditions. It targets those in a run down condition and is marketed by B. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio with free circulars.
The text notes Roman Eye Balsam helps tired and watery eyes at night. It also describes Corporal Sweeney guiding engineers to mop up after infantry, instructing his squad to wait outside while he enters a cellar in an abandoned chateau and warning not to shoot the first man out if more than one exits.
In a Birmingham Age Herald excerpt, Mr. Duthwaite notes their new office boy loves the prettiest stenographer. When asked what to do, he replies nothing, hoping the boy stays loyal and stays nearby, since he is always around whenever his services are needed.
A local column condemns graft as corrupt practice while urging voters to demand transparency. The piece argues ethics reforms and stronger oversight are essential to curb misuse of public funds.
A North Carolina reader recounts recovery from months of menstrual illness after two doctors advised surgery. She used Lydia E. Pinkham's Generalis Compound and Liver Pills for seven months and regained ability to work. The note, from Mrs. J. F. Horsey, urges others to try the remedy, noting it avoids operation.
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