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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
2
The report mentions a meeting at M E Church in Wabash and the laying of a stone for a new high dingy at Lagro. It notes cows and 100 tents near Kendallville, the Daugherty death by accident at Wabash, and the post office situation in Viliidiéde.
Local schools near Etna north of Columbia City shut due to scarlet fever. Mishawaka reports counterfeit money circulating statewide. Whitley County prosecutions target 60 plus delinquent dog tax payers. Also notes Decatur K of P Lodge dedication set for Feb 17 and Rev J Simmons taking United Brethren eldership. A Presbyterian parish paper from Columbia City is published monthly. Indiana Republican Editorial association to meet Feb 10-11 in Indianapolis. Peabody Furniture in North Manchester raises wages by 10 to 15 cents daily.
A heavy westbound Pennsylvania freight train rammed the rear of a local freight car near Winona station while both were running at high speed. No details on injuries or final damage are provided in the readable text.
Hospital board in Wabash votes to close the city hospital by Feb 1 after repeated funding refusals. In Kosciusko, Sidney youths Sidney Metzger and Russ Droud face petit larceny trial for stealing bicycle repairs from a farmer over a year ago. A man named Joba Doe ferries a prisoner to Starke County lawmen amid a nurse’s grave illness near Warsaw.
William Crown of Warsaw was arrested on Monday and charged with theft.
A terse note from M D Yotter urges settle outstanding coal bills soon. The message requests prompt payment to clear due charges.
A fragmentary Victorian era style ad mentions hair, combings, and weaving a switch for 50 cents. It lists Rosella EB Flora of Silver Lake Indiana and includes garbled text about puffa and clock work. The readable pieces imply a small local commerce notice with personal names and offerings.
Local letters report Willie Richards visiting Mentone Monday while A D Sands and Frank Fuller visited Akron Saturday. Addy Taylor and wife called on the Sands home Monday. Ice scarcity exists with spare supply if taken soon. William Fuller and family visited William Warren's home Sunday. G W Alexander toured the area last week for a telephone company. Mrs James Riley and son Lloyd visited Judd Curtis near Akron last Sunday. Protracted meetings draw many from the area at Center church north of Silver Lake. Miss Grace Bryant home from South Bend attended the wedding of Miss Mary Richeson at Rochester Sunday.
A partial OCR fragment describes long sleepless nights with dream-induced nervous spells and relief only after taking Dr Miles Necvine and Tonic, then sleep returning for a while. The text is incomplete and lacks dates or explicit events.
A fragment mentions Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised for curing burns, sores, ulcers, fever boils, chilblains and rashes with a claim it vanishes skin troubles. It references a seller H. P. Bager’s in the locality with a price of 25 cents.
A brief note reports a druggist sold Alba brand pills for constipation priced at 5 cents a package. The item appears in a historical market listing with tiny domestic medicine sales.
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