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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
4
Advertising rates are published on application. Ads stay until ordered out. Copy must reach the office by Wednesday noon. Obituaries and paid write ups require advance payment of two cents per line. Abbreviated funeral notices are free. Cards of Thanks up to ten lines cost 25 cents.
The piece argues for cremation to curb overcrowding and land value rises. It notes poor fuel access during winter and frames cremation as a humane alternative. It also reports Rodgers Goshen band forming a six week engagement with Winona Park Assembly starting July 6, 1903 under Rev. Dr. Sol G. Dickey.
An unfinished clipping from a Pennsylvania church celebration marks one thousand million minutes since Christ’s coming. The article cites John Brisben Walker on Pierpont Morgan and his advisers, mentions Rockefeller’s supposed control, and discusses monetary values and wages over two thousand years.
The fragment references Silver Lake Schools and a month ending period for Room No. 1. No additional names, dates, or figures are readable to specify actions, outcomes, or entities beyond the school reference.
The column shows E. B. Maurer and P Cc. McClure monitoring pupil enrollment attendance days and tardiness across rooms 2 and 4 at Silver Lake Schools. Figures list enrolled pupils days attended absence tardiness and time lost by tardiness for each room. Harvest efforts continue as ice crops are cut amid scarce hands and favorable weather. The frost ices are reported 10 inches thick and solid as workers aim to store enough for summer needs.
A Chester Michigan postmaster A L Spafford reports a child saved from croup by repeated doses of One Minute Cough Cure. The remedy reduced swelling and mucus, eased breathing, and aided rapid recovery. The product claims to cure coughs colds lagrippe and throat and lung troubles. Crager
A severe blizzard last Sunday brought subzero temperatures and deep drifts. Trains were delayed for hours and rural mail carriers faced blocked routes with some using wire cutters to continue deliveries. Carrier Wiley abandoned Route 2 after getting stranded in heavy drifts.
An advertisement by C Rager promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy said to cure female ailments. The copy claims the tea improves blood quality and digestion, urging use with a price reference of 35. etc.
Isenberger and Arnold offer loans at five percent interest with annual payments. Partial payments of one hundred dollars or multiples are allowed at any interest date. They also have private funds for loans and buy notes of all kinds. If you have a farm to sell visit Isenberger and Arnold in Manchester, Indiana.
The Nickel Plate Railroad Company offers Sunday excursion tickets at a single round trip fare on all trains leaving stations at or after 12 noon Saturdays and on all trains Sunday. No rate below 25 cents. Children aged five to twelve are charged half the adult fare. No child rate below 15 cents.
An observing banker claims a man’s financial tendencies reveal themselves in how he carries loose change. He says loose change in the pocket shows generosity, while a wallet or pocketbook leads to careful spending. Those who stash money in a vest or trouser pocket tend to delay debt payments.
The article advises avoiding worry over uncontrollable matters and urges taking action when possible. It recommends using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds to prevent pneumonia, asserting no danger when used and noting sale by C Rager.
There is chatter about a local home talent group preparing a drama in the near future with the exact date yet to be announced. The project involves community members and aims to showcase local talent on stage.
A colored woman described tossing medicine remnants from her husband’s death into a fire. An explosion blasted the stove through a window as smoke and flames erupted, she recalled. The remark ends with a garbled account of the event.
Joseph Ulery died Thursday at home five miles east of Silver Lake near Ulery Church at age 89 after living on the same farm since 1844. His widow survives him after a sixty four and a half year marriage. Local notes report neighbors and farm activity including ice packing and weather observations. Protracted meetings continue at Bethel and Fairview churches.
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