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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1904
Page
1
A young man bought socks with a note from a Kenosha knitting works employee seeking a husband. He wrote to the writer after months to learn she was now a mother of two and four years married. The note dated long ago was found in the sock, a curious tale of mistaken romance and social search. The sock seller does not advertise.
Mr s Ross Flora announces an ice cream and small tropical fruits service starting July Fourth. Location described as first door south of the post office and invites patronage.
Two long haired strangers rode bicycles into the town from the North last Monday. They sang several religious songs in concert and one expounded the Gospel at length to a gathered crowd. Calling themselves Israelites they accepted free will offerings and handed out a pamphlet before continuing westward.
An old advertisement claims Ayer’s Sarsaparilla cures blood poverty nervous low mood and general debility and has done so for 60 years. It urges readers to take the remedy to restore energy and vitality.
Flora and Wiley, rural carriers, prepare to serve free lemonade to patrons on their routes who come to town for the Fourth of July. They promise real lemon flavor and an inviting welcome for families to enjoy the treat.
The Democrats of Lake Township will hold a mass convention at Roger's Hall in Silver Lake on Saturday July 23 at 2 p.m. for nominations including one Township Trustee one Township Assessor and three Advisory Board members.
The holiday festivity soon arrives under a grim note as surgeons undertakers insurance adjusters and coroners prepare for the aftermath. The period hints at injuries deaths and the need for safety and caution during celebrations.
Postmaster rules that patrons may choose to call at the post office or have mail delivered. Carriers need not wait at the post office after trips, and the postmaster is not required to search for missing mail. Patrons desiring both services must rent a box for daytime mail accumulation.
The 4th and 5th of July celebration in North Manchester Indiana features horse races with $2000 purses, 2 17 trot and pace records, balloon ascensions by Prof. Kime, parachute drops, daily baseball games, a 40 foot leap by Little Bessie, grand fireworks, and bands with attractions aweing crowds at the Fair Grounds park.
Fresh testimony claims Dr King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs, and colds outperforms all remedies. T. J. McFarland of Bentonville Virginia reports three years of bronchitis cured after using the product. Also advertised are cures for lung and throat troubles, constipation, pneumonia, and grip. Trial bottles are free with regular sizes 50c and 1.
Plans and specifications for the Big Four station at North Manchester have been submitted to Joseph Taylor who will provide an estimate. The building will include a general waiting room a ladies waiting room telegraph and business office and baggage rooms with a furnace heating system marking a major improvement over the old stove heat.
Thousands testify to the pills’ cure for sick and nervous headaches. They claim to purify blood and strengthen health. Only 25 cents with money back if not cured. Sold at Corner Drug Store.
A logic puzzle traces a chain of sibling and paired relationships. John and Joe are brothers. Joe pairs with Sarah, whose sister Betsy has a companion Jake. Jake has a sister Samantha, and Samantha has a companion Mike. Mike is thus Samantha’s partner and connected through the family network to John via Betsy and Jake, making Mike John’s relative by marriage through the extended sister pairs.
Wabash circuit judge John Plummer has begun a reform in divorce cases. Louise F. Robinson of Wabash received a divorce for abandonment but must not remarry for two years or face contempt. This conditional stint follows similar rulings in recent weeks.
I am prepared to clean wells and cisterns and repair new or old pumps. A. 7). SHIERMAN, 6-16.
Western cowboys from Albuquerque plan a relay race to the World's Fair ground in St Louis covering over 1200 miles. Legs will be short relays to save horses. F H Leland and William Closson manage the event. A $1500 purse is offered by New Mexico stockmen for the winner and the race takes place early in July.
James Richardson earned the championship in straw berry raising with 258 quarts from a 45 by 55 foot plot, selling for $22.00 in about two weeks. The berries were unusually large and fine, many two inches in circumference and weighing up to 11 to 14 ounces. Richardson also runs the household due to his invalid, totally blind wife.
Notice to all persons owing accounts at Corner Drug Store to call and settle within thirty days after sale. The owner Charles Rager states the store has been sold and he desires to close his book accounts.
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