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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
4
A jumble of aphorisms and odd anecdotes on weather diseases costs of living pig care and religious quips. The piece references cold weather hogs robins in summer and a Georgia woman drowning herself to walk on water. It blends humorous folklore with social commentary.
An advertisement urges readers to consider Nyal's Little Liver Pills for sluggish livers and directs them to buy at OLINE & CO. The copy emphasizes a simple health fix and local availability.
Superior granulated salt advertised as best on market with barrels priced per barrel at 1.25 dollars. Ivory brand flour offered in sacks, every sack guaranteed, price per sack not stated.
A Bodleian depositions case tells of a murdered farmer and his accomplice found guilty after a woman’s apparition led jurors to justice. An English soldier’s ghost story nearly doomed the defendants until a Gaelic question and remark exposed the bias and saved them.
Dr. C. G. Schillings discusses the hazards of wild beast photography by flashlight including steady nerves and nerve to risk life. He notes lions approach stealthily and that lions lead hunts while judging how natives view fixed images on glass plates.
Beatrice Moyer visited Bessie Carr last Sunday. Roy Carr and family visited Chester House. Alf Priceane and family were guests at Vet Johnston home. Misses Ida and Pearl Hill stayed with Mildred Aker. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clink had Sunday dinner at the Artie Carr home.
Lawrence Alspaugh and family enjoyed Sunday dinner at the J. D. Gill. The Misses Elva and Ruth Rowland visited Jennie and Carrie Swick. Sylvan Stump and Ed Workman of near Pierceton were guests of Herbert Wilson over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ed Sherer and son Edward plan to leave for Illinois and Iowa Thursday to visit relatives for a couple of weeks.
Northern cold blasts roughen skin with chapped hands and lips creating soreness. Backlen's Arnica Salve touted as unrivaled for cold sores burns boils sores ulcers cuts braises and piles. Available at Reger and Jontz for 25e.
A historical account describes widespread liquor enforcement challenges in Indian Territory with many officers, bootlegging routes from Oklahoma and Texas, and the popularity of Choctaw beer among coal town residents. It details how alcohol reaches towns, from concealed shipments to barrelling cider and the use of barley malt hops and grape sugar in brewing.
A sailor recalls twelve ostriches aboard a storm bound ship. Only two reach port alive as waves topple them causing leg fractures. A dentist describes unusually strong false teeth for sailors to withstand salt beef and ship biscuits on long voyages.
A girl staying at a friend's house in India, formerly a boys’ school, sees a fair haired boy in a bathing costume walk from her room into the dining room. She later learns the figure was the ghost of a schoolboy who drowned in the adjacent swimming bath.
Piano and organ players can buy many kinds of sheet music at the record office at reasonable prices. Call to check the list of nearly 200 sheets on hand and order what is not in stock. delivery in a few days saves money.
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