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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
4
A Burlesque Company will perform at the Akron opera house on Tuesday January 28 promising “The best of the season.” The notice also mentions acts, and a lighthearted remark about a Bicid Fones. The theater advertisement sits among local notices and a brief health update.
Alspaugh and Bancock are agents for the Rex Roller Ball Bearing Buggy and will have one in stock in a few days. New line of robes and blankets at the Harness Shop. Pier Underhit again suffers an afflict limb and uses crutches. Fence posts offered by The Claypool Lumber and Coal Co. Notices about writing to distant friends and sending the Record a year for $1. I A Snoberger and wife attend funeral. travel delays hinder contact with the father on his journey.
The column lists various local items including farm purchases, medicinal products, roofing materials, and grocery inspections by State Food and Drug Inspector Frank W. Tucker in Warsaw. It mentions Eastman Kodaks, lap robes, and ready rabbit sales at Pearson's Restaurant, plus a German Baptist Brethren revival meeting ending with ten conversions.
Samuel Cronister of Bippus is gravely ill at his son Join Cronister's home. He fell ill Monday during a short visit and his condition has rapidly worsened with little hope of recovery. Also notes found items and local business notices including eyewear, scales, Kodak supplies, and a reminder to subscribe to a local record.
The article notes over 1,200 seagoing steam yachts in the United States, with more than 3,800 flagged by the New York Yacht Club. Big vessels cost at least 500 thousand dollars to build, while monthly expenses run 15 to 20 thousand dollars, and daily outlays reach five to seven hundred dollars.
R M James of Louisian South Carolina touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria misery. The tonic supposedly dissolves chills fever jaundice and offers quick relief for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Sold with guarantee at Rager’s drug store.
Local representative for Wate Silver Lake and vicinity to renew and grow the monthly magazine's subscriber list on salary and commission. Experience desirable but not required. Address Publisher Box 59 Station O New York.
A German firm at Plauen produces syloin a wood fiber paper thread. It can replace cotton and linen yarns in looms with high tensile strength and a hard surface. It resists shrinking and stretching, dyes well and costs far less than cotton or linen, making it suitable for cloth from handkerchiefs to carpets.
The Cunard company continues its tradition of naming ships after historic European regions selecting Lusitania and Mauretania. Lusitania refers to the ancient region covering parts of Portugal and Spain, while Mauretania traces to the Mauri of the western Mediterranean near Morocco.
The future king, at about nine, told his nurse he would enact three laws: ban puppy tail docking as cruel, prohibit bearing reins on horses as cruel, and strive to do away with sin. He spoke of these aims before bedtime, signaling his early sense of justice and compassion.
The First army corps experiments with scouting and messenger dogs, primarily Scotch collies, to aid intelligence and pioneer work. If results prove good, dogs may be widely used by the intelligence department.
Paris correspondent notes half a dozen ushers wear palmes academiques on black coats at the Palais Bourbon. A peace officer of the academy also serves as guard, though he hides his ribbon. Many holders of palmes academiques reportedly struggle with reading and writing.
A Paris Pasteur Institute report summarizes decades of cancer research showing no definitive proof that cancer is contagious or hereditary. The study notes the complex nature of cancer and cautions against simple explanations, highlighting the need for ongoing scientific inquiry.
Monroe Wederick and Art Baber transact business at a harness shop. Claypool Lumber & Coal Co advertises handmade harness and roofing work with price calls. Funeral attendance noted for Andrew J. Snoberger with Loebr family connections. Ladies' Aid at U B Church Donates to Rev Spitler. Postcard sale items offered by Record office. Samuel Hickle of Markle reported dangerously ill. Windmill promotion features Ft Wayne Pamp Windmills.
Local notes report Philip Hill family visiting relatives near Silver Lake and Hill's employment in Logansport. Items mention sought boiler, illnesses of Mrs Sundy and Mr Sundy, school supplies, fence ads, Grandpa Wells, specimen copy circulation, coal supplies, O F Brown’s leg cast, Post Card collection, Mrs Keller's sickness, and health tips with Kodol.
A brief note cites improved health after starting New Life Pilla 2% and mentions Jaco Sprin as the writer. The fragment implies personal health progress linked to the product. No verifiable dates or broader context are provided.
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