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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
6
Nonsense verse featuring a tailor on a hill and playful exchanges about Sapolio. Includes references to Sappho, dogs barking, and Macbeth’s wife amid a chaotic collage of rhymes and wordplay. Voices include a Nile father and casual asides about everyday objects and humor.
In a tense exchange a wife questions a new photograph while Gar notes an odd aura. Lasbad suspects deception from an instantaneous process and analyzes the mouth as the tell.
Promote sale claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures deafness caused by inflamed catarrh of the Eustachian tube. Offers one hundred dollars for any Catarrh case cured by the remedy. Ends with distributor details and invitation to send for circulars.
A brief exchange opens with a book agent asking for attention and a hurried reply from a busy man who insists he has work to do. The humor centers on miscommunication and the clash of priorities.
One Way and Round Trip excursion tickets via Nickel Plate Road on sale the 3d Tuesdays of each month through April 19th, 194. Inquire nearest agent or address C. A. Asterlin, T. P.A., Fort Wayne, Indiana.
A Kansas City Journal summary of the U S Department of Agriculture annual report praising farming as the nation’s chief industry. It notes agriculture leads in export value and employment while the trade balance favors agricultural products by about 1.8 billion dollars over fourteen years, despite growth in other sectors.
The piece argues English growing as a diplomatic medium, noting French dominance in courts and within international exchanges. It cites The Hague arbitration on Venezuela as an example and recalls English usage in the Samoa settlement as a historic shift reflecting rising U S power.
A column argues that shared meals improve digestion and that matrimony reduces dyspepsia, noting couples dine slower and with better digestion than singles. It also references English as a diplomatic language and America’s role in Pacific affairs as a broader commentary.
Lindon Hospital notes that colds arise from germ lodgment like other infections. It rejects draught or wet shoes as causes, urges avoidance of close contact with affected individuals, and cites examples from horses and Arctic travelers. The article calls for a specific germicide for prevention or cure.
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study reports marsh mud contains coal like elements and could yield cheaper domestic fuel than mined coal. Edward Atkinson notes New England could convert marsh material into usable fuel for cooking, gas, and coke, potentially rivaling natural gas.
Two sailors risked a towering 8000 pound anchor as seas rose to threaten the ship. A cat-block haul near the deck proved perilous with waves burying men underwater. Despite a near tragedy, one man survived and was ready to retry, as the captain shifted plan to haul the anchor higher and seek harbor by nightfall.
The Brooklyn Eagle recalls a historical case from years ago about a wealthy Illinois banker who regularly sent currency by express to his Chicago correspondent bank. An express agent suspected the banker was saving expressage by sending larger sums, leading to a disputed financial pursuit.
A banker's forged loss leads to a misdirected recovery of $5,000 from a $10,000 parcel. The agent, initially honest, contemplates what to do with the remaining $3,000 after the banker accepts a partial settlement. The story invites reader reflection on rightful ownership and ethics.
The article notes that at least 111 officers have qualified as Russian language interpreters, with 83 from the Indian service. It comments on the need to adapt and steadily hustle rather than uphold rigid dignity at all times.
In a Westport scene a speaker argues against heavy focus on Latin and Greek. He claims 60 percent of study time on those languages yielded little practical gain, urging more emphasis on science and English literature. The tale also includes a comic aside from Woman's Home Companion.
In a Maine village Silas H. fled amid a storytelling session about Arnold's Quebec expedition. A question about the year 63 triggered a joke about the draft, and Silas sidled away as neighbors teased him about being caught by the information he shared.
The article argues against the claim money proves brains. It cites Agassiz refusing 3500 a night, Sumner giving full time to Massachusetts, Spurgeon turning down $1000 a night, and Emerson limiting income to guard thought. The piece emphasizes choosing principle over wealth.
An exchange from the Philadelphia Public Ledger shows a Briton boasting about distinguishing Englishmen while the Yankee quips that such knowledge serves little purpose, hinting at a budding or continuing international misunderstanding.
The article states a five year old should weigh forty one pounds and stand forty one and a half inches tall with a chest girth of twenty three and a half inches. It also notes a girl declaring she is determined to marry a certain young man settles it.
Pr Williamson narrates sworn statement before J P Green Montgomery County detailing cases treated with Dodd’s Kidney Pills. Case No 1 concerns Tierry Hall Sr. 48 with malaria, hematuria, fever, constipation, and kidney congestion who recovered after two months of pills.
The Chicago News explains the pencil today is made from graphite not lead. It traces the shift from lead pencils tied to Cumberland mines in England after a 1565 discovery, through Germany’s Caspar Faber in 1761, to Eberhard Faber’s 1859 move to New York City and the 1861 factory launch as the American pencil industry began.
The passage argues that fishes and lower animals lack play as a learned instinct, while kittens and lambs play, and humans rely on play to develop from youth into adulthood, with the human child identified as the true player driving development.
A Memphis furniture man recounts nervous spells eased after switching from coffee to Postum. He claims weight gain, improved health, and no further troubles following a physician’s advice to avoid coffee and drink Postum instead. He offers to testify publicly and cites Battle Creek advertiser sources.
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