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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
3
The column mocks imperfect spelling and long lessons amid pupil activities. It mentions seniors needing math practice, a spelling test with few perfect scores, map drawing tasks, and comments on writing quality and English standards set by the state board and Robert J. Aley.
Financial report listing receipts and disbursements for the Silver Lake sinking fund through 1909. Items include chair and cistern work, street and town hall expenses, hardware and printing, election supplies, fuel and gravel, lighting, and salaries for various labor and services in 1909. Names like Mark J. M. Amiss, Aaron Yates, Geo Hammer, Eli Getty, Hayman Bros., Paulus & Bark recur among the listed payees.
The article traces early Hudson River naming by Verrazano and Gomez, Henry Hudson’s voyage and naming as Manhattes, and the 1616 charter of the New Netherlands Company with the river called De Ri viere van der Vorast Mauritius, reflecting the region’s colonial claims.
The Cincinnati Enquirer references a term Fiver also called the South River in a regional context. The note preserves local vernacular and indicates the nickname used for the waterway.
The excerpt recalls Robert Louis Stevenson reacting to a Dumas play in Paris where a man uses a deceitful tactic against a woman. Stevenson recalls an awkward moment on stairs with an elderly Frenchman who gently chides him. The exchange ends with the Frenchman praising youth with ironic good humor.
An 18th or 19th century London Essex remedy article outlines charms used for epilepsy and the falling sickness. A common folk cure involved drawing three drops of a black cat tail blood to be mixed with milk and taken for three days. If the patient knew the ritual, its efficacy supposedly waned. The cure also required the patient to crawl headfirst down three stair flights daily for three days.
Call at the Record Office for any notary work and you will find George or Brush Charles C Hanson there during business hours.
Murray W Ayert of Transit Bridge New York escaped near death after wasting away with liver and stomach troubles. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health and strength, noting a dramatic recovery after severe weight loss and illness. Harley P. Rager also praises the remedy for stomach liver and kidney issues.
Since 1356 an annual fair has been held in Nijni Novgorod at the confluence of the Oku and Volga rivers. The historic town has long hosted merchants and travelers who gather for trade and commerce in the historic Russian center.
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