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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
9
Under the Federal Fuel Administrator directive, stores and shops in Silver Lake closed all day Monday with most businesses suspended. Food stores and restaurants operated limited hours, drugstores curtailed services, banks did little business, and barber shops were shut. The order, effective through April 1, carried penalties for violators.
Shortage of fuel delays revival services at the M B church last Sunday evening. Beginning date is not yet ascertained but probably next week members will organize a wood cutting to supply fuel.
Taxpayers are urged to make advance payments for government taxes. A 3 percent discount applies to amounts due from the date of payment through June 15, 1918.
Somewhat improved is Miss Mildred Jones of near Mentone daughter of E. E. Jones of this place after several weeks of illness.
Retail grocers from every Indiana county are summoned to a conference in Indianapolis on Wednesday January 30 called by Dr. Barnard. He aims to inaugurate daily price figures to govern wholesale and retail trade across the state.
The passage argues for voluntary food sacrifice during 1918 to supply the world. It urges individuals to limit consumption and support a national Food Administration effort to provide necessary provisions. It emphasizes duty, sacrifice, and collective responsibility for humanitarian needs.
The United States Food Administration urges consuming more corn to use the large corn crop. They claim corn is the original American grain that saved pioneers and can save the nation, noting a fivefold corn-to-wheat ratio and that corn cannot be economically shipped to Europe, so Americans must eat more corn locally.
Federal Fuel Administrator Dr Garfield orders the closure of all industries for five days and on Mondays until April 1. The measure aims to conserve fuel and stabilize supply during wartime shortages. Local compliance and potential penalties are outlined in the directive.
Dr. Garfield as National Fuel Administrator bans manufacturing east of the Mississippi for five days to conserve coal. Every Monday for ten weeks through March 25, 1918, is a legal holiday with factories closed except food sales. restaurants may serve meals. Some government-work facilities may continue. Penalties include 5000 dollars or two years imprisonment, or both.
The piece discusses timber on farm land and argues that even reluctant owners may be compelled to let the fuel administrator harvest fallen timber. If war continues, counties will mobilize timber in timbered lands, appraise it, and issue a tender price with owners required to accept.
At the regular town board meeting last Friday, four applicants and one recommended candidate were considered for marshal. John Haney was chosen and sworn in Monday morning, receiving the marshal emblem.
A guidance note urges tracing a story to its origin by identifying the first person who shared it in the community. The advice stresses demanding factual details and sourcing before accepting or spreading information.
Union prayer meetings will be held Thursday evening at the Samuel Smith and KE W Jones homes and Friday evening at the William Pery and Alex Netzen homes.
A public appeal urges every resident to conserve fuel this winter, stressing shared responsibility and practical steps to reduce consumption amid shortages. Officials call for careful heating, reduced idle time, and mindful energy use to support the community.
Walter Sunday brother of James Sunday married an Indianapolis girl. The couple will reside in Indianapolis this winter.
In Mrs. Hanes's class the second grade room reports perfect spelling marks. Fifth graders Arlene Braude Mabel Sprige Gerald Geiger Ruth Tucker achieved flawless work. Sixth graders Mary Bouse Harry Herendeen Allen Meinert Gilbert Hamman Tressa Getty Luis Rager Ruby Sells also earned perfect scores.
The Andrews Signal comments on fuel saving by closing stores and restaurants urging relief for proprietors to repair seating and wait areas. The note suggests fathers may spend more evenings at home with family as fuel normalizes, though initial dullness may occur before routines adapt.
The article urges every citizen to conserve fuel amid war. It notes heavy coal use and directs farmers and others with wood to burn wood instead. Coal dealers are forbidden to sell to anyone who can obtain wood, and officials should inform dealers in their counties.
In a letter from Rev. A. F. Kline of LaCenter Washington he notes balmy weather and a sunny morning on January 9 with few frosts. He encloses a remittance to the RECORD and says they do not envy the winter in the caller’s location.
Mrs. John Stoneburner arrived last Friday from Kalamazoo Michigan to visit her daughter Mrs. Levi Halderman and the family.
The list shows corn meal based dishes such as corn meal molasses cake apple corn bread dumplings gingerbread fruit gems corn meal fish balls croquettes meat and corn meal dumplings Italian polenta tamales. The notes cite Farmers Bulletin 565 Corn Meal as a Food and Ways of Using It from the Department of Agriculture.
Farmers urged to view available 3 and 4 year old mares or geldings for summer work. Large, sound animals described as good and suitable. Wedrick and Wedrick, Silver Lake, Indiana.
The article argues for restoring all day visiting days on Mondays through April 1st. People are urged to go early, stay all day, and group families to save fuel by keeping one fire burning and conserving coal.
An advertisement notes a sale set for February 6. The notice appears in this issue with large printed bills announcing the event.
Indiana school children more than 700000 strong will tag every coal shovel on National Tag Your Shovel Day January 30 under Horace Ellis and local officials. The effort aims to spur sparing coal use to aid Uncle Sam in wartime.
Mrs Albert Beber recently returned home from Rochester where her brother Merl Boyer was recovering from an operation in the hospital.
Roscoe Ladd and his wife from Detroit visited last week to see Roscoe's grandmother Mrs. Margaret Paulus.
Businessmen say the Monday holiday disrupts their week as laundry day forces employees to stay home and assist with chores. They note the pattern will recur for nine more Mondays.
John Colbert of Minneapolis visited his parents this week and traveled to Boston to buy a car load of shoes for next fall’s trade at the employer’s established shop.
A systematic drive will start in early February to secure good seed corn for Indiana farmers. The plan includes a survey of the state's seed corn supply to guide distribution and procurement efforts.
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