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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
8
A report warns magazine agents roam the country and may collect money for orders without delivering magazines. It urges subscribing through trusted local representatives Brush & Hanson at the ReEcoRD office to ensure a square deal and potential savings.
Peppermint growers met in Jefferson township to discuss the coming season. Twenty growers reported 417 acres last fall. Five year trend shows a steady rise in peppermint acreage in Kosciusko county.
Mr. and Mrs. Jud Curtis of Akron went to Florida then Alabama for several months. They were joined by their grandson Bobbie Babor, of this place, on the journey.
The Methodist and U B church revival schedule lists services on next Sunday at South Pleasant 9 30 a m Silver Lake 10 45 a m Disko 7 30 p m and at Silver Lake M E Church 10 40 a m. Pastor J L Sturgell invites all to attend.
At a recent meeting the lodge installed visiting term officers: H. R. Bowse, N. G. C. Brill, W. A. Everett Yates as Secretary, M. D. Yotter as Treasurer. Trustees named were O. F. Brown, A. H. Bowen and David Colbert.
At a recent meeting of the loca lodge K of P the following officers were installed Albert Ramsey O C C Brill W C Merl Alexander Pref Tra Kissinger M of W H W Kline K of R 8 S H C Brown M of F Harry Haney M of Ex Harry Bouse M of A Joren Idama I G Roy Helser O G Trustees A J Hill H W Kline J C Hay
Entertained members of the Embroidery Club last Friday afternoon by Mrs H P Rager. Mazda class members were hosted Wednesday evening at the George Ayers home east of town.
A Lewiston Journal report recounts LL VP Coates of Solon claiming a New Yorker’s hair turned white overnight after a perilous night lost in a Maine woods. A misadventure with a rabbit near a dark brook is cited as the cause.
A Baltimore man tired of a fashionable neighbor's early morning singing buys a parrot with a rude vocabulary. The bird helps silence the maid's operatic practice, and the resident reports he can now sleep till ten thirty in the morning.
A New York Times tabulation shows salesmen and clerical workers dominate applicants for commissions as second lieutenants at Governor's Island. The array of professions proves the old belief that only born soldiers mattered is outdated, as audit, sales, and other trades can lead to a military career if qualifications are met.
Frank W. Tucker, state weights and measures inspector, warns that pumps marked Test ed Daily mislead customers. He says pumps are often short of measured gallons and motorists pay for hundreds of thousands of gallons they never burn, urging stations to change the sign to Corrected Daily and actually correct the measures.
A New York Sun item records a dispute where Crabshaw accuses Mrs. Crabshaw of taking money for a permanent wave weeks ago, while she contests the timing of the service.
Dialogue shows Miss Cayenne affirming long term saving for a "dainy day" and planning to buy silk stockings, reflecting era habits of thrift and fashion. The exchange highlights frugality and aspirations within a social setting.
A nephew explains Dot’s popularity among both boys and girls in her neighborhood. He says she’s “just as much boy girl as girl girl,” highlighting her appeal across genders.
A former Silver Lake resident J A Leckron of Anderson sent a communication and remittance noting he is still alive. He praises the paper for reaching old hometown readers and mentions old school mates, his health, and family illness. He describes work at the Remy factory and his role pressing commutators for generators and starters with high production figures.
A large turnout from the locality attended the county meeting of the Knights of Pythias in Warsaw on Tuesday evening. Attendees reported a good time and a fine display of community participation.
An announcement states a mid winter exposition for Indiana farmers will be held in Indianapolis at the state fair grounds February 19 to 24. The Manufacturers' Building will host a farm scene with a central farmhouse and education exhibits on home decoration tractor instruction seed expert demonstrations and a wide display of farming implements and equipment.
Residents can obtain hunting licenses at the Roogko office in Silver Lake avoiding a trip to the county seat for the permit.
Kosciusko County Indiana has determined to issue bonds totaling 24000 dollars at five percent for the Levi Fruitt et al road on the Jackson and Lake township line. The bond burden on each township is under four percent of assessed valuation. Ten or more taxpayers may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners within twenty nine days of first publication. Commissioners Longenecker Arnold and Beratty dated January 15 1923 with Walter Brubaker as attorney for petitioners. Jan 18-23
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