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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1902
Page
4
Advertising rates require application and in office by Wednesday noon. Obituaries long notices and paid entertainments advance at 1 cent per line. Ten line cards cost 25 cents.
The Indiana photographers held their annual convention at Winona last week. A severe storm passed north of Indianapolis causing about 1.59 million dollars in property damage with minimal loss of life. The Big Four may run the early morning train to Indianapolis year round, improving regional travel. A man and woman travel the country defrauding express companies by converting one-dollar money orders into ten-dollar ones via erasure.
The United States Geological Survey bulletin places Indiana fifth among states in petroleum production, with annual output exceeding 5,060,000 barrels. Two local men in the east part asked that their names be printed in this issue, but the writer hints at potential strong language if disclosed.
A well authenticated tale describes ants solving a maze-like house scene. The report notes the insects' methodical adaptation and problem solving under observation, highlighting the surprising cognitive abilities observed in the colony.
A fragment notes that the subjects destroyed them with sticky fly-paper and found the next morning a constructed cause-way across the paper using grains of sand and grass. The readable items suggest an odd, local scene.
The warden of the Northern Indiana prison forms a convict band to provide music for all occasions. Members are not assigned work beyond daily practice and readiness to perform when required.
The July Cosmopolitan prints a clear art illustration on fine paper showing what the Mont Pelee eruption means, offering a sharper view than prior depictions.
A plan to form a Northern Indiana cavalry troop backed by Col Studabaker and Capt Van Roberts. The proposed squad locations include South Bend Mishawaka and Elkhart to extend guard forces in the region.
The track laying gang has reached Wabash and overhead work nears completion. General manager Nelson announces a July 1 excursion for Wabash businessmen, with a locomotive attached to trolley cars for a trip to Fort Wayne.
S R Meredith of Willow Delaware claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles and skin diseases and heals all kinds of wounds. He warns against counterfeit products and endorses the salve as a sure cure.
SenatePost Office Committee approves a postal appropriation provision to pay 1000 pounds to families of railway mail clerks killed in the line of duty. Payment is to be made immediately after each casualty.
A close observer argues hens and a sheep each earn about one dollar yearly with ordinary care. He says a man can keep six hens for the cost of keeping one sheep. Hen revenue in America is vast, sheep revenue is substantial, but the hen leads by a wide margin.
Local haberdashers predict the shirt waist man will be seen less this summer. They note men prefer light indepen dent negligee shirts worn with a belt and no suspenders for a neater look in hot days.
A historical exchange notes heavy family costs and a sharp retort about frugality. One speaker boasts of using his wife’s temper as a furnace and her manners as sugar to claim light expenses year round.
Sam Tittsworth, a 15 year old boy living southwest of town, fell while flying a kite last Sunday and fractured his collar bone. Dr. Flavein and Amiss were summoned and set the fracture.
Advert says digestive troubles like dyspepsia cause pain and nausea and urges use of Dr Kings New Life Pills. Describes them as gentle thorough and guaranteed with a 25 cent price at Chae Rager's drug store.
The article notes a shift in Fourth of July celebrations toward outdoor sports and athletic vigor. It highlights baseball, boating, sailing regattas, and field activities as the modern holiday focus, replacing past parades and formal orations with wide participation in healthful sports.
If a man lies to you and says another salve is as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve, point to thirty years of cures for piles burns boils corns felons ulcers cuts scalds bruises skin eruptions. 25¢ at Chas. Rayer's drug store.
Over the past week heavy rains saturated ground and overwhelmed drains. Roofs leaked and chimneys admitted water, cellars filled, and low land flooded damaging crops. Wheat fields softened hindering harvests after 5 to 6 inches of rainfall from Friday night to Monday morning. The town notes that floods are unusually severe, not seen since 1869.
Irvin Army of Anderson visited town Sunday. Wood Stoner works brakesman for the Big Four from Cougles. A grand remedy for colds throat and lung trouble is priced at 50 cents and 1.00 with trial battles free by Chas Rager. Clarence Hill, a former 9th Infantry sergeant in the Pekin and Manila campaigns, returned home last Saturday. Chas Shoemaker of Stony Island visits this week. Mrs John Fisher and Mrs Anna Moore of Otterbein are visiting relatives nearby. Miss Elsie Beigh, injured in the June 22 runaway, is improving and can be about the house. Recent heavy rain boosts lake water as plans for a summer resort west of town continue.
Germantown residents were seen around town Monday and Sunday. Notable mentions include Miss Etta Miller dining with Elsie Clink, Mrs Ella Vangilder visiting Grandma Long, Harley Regenos at Sunday School, John Galliger in the vicinity Tuesday morning, Mrs Joel Walburn and daughter out Sunday, and Frank and Vance Ulsh calling on Amos Homan Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass credits Dr King s New Discovery for curing a severe lung trouble and obstinate cough after years of misery. The note recalls other social visits including Mr George Michaels and wife, G W Irvine and family, and Miss Oma Beber s funeral in Claypool.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a permanent cure for stomach, kidney, and liver troubles. It claims to tone nerves purify blood and invigorate the system, curing malaria and nervous disorders, with a satisfaction guarantee and a 50 cent price from Chas. Rager.
A passerby recalls overhearing a man make an ungallant remark while his neighbor spoke on the public square, noting the moment as a small act of social tension in a crowded area.
The article notes platinum output under five tons annually, mostly from Russia, valued at 800 dollars per ounce. It recalls past confusion with silver and Russian coinage, with many old coins melted to recover platinum. Readers are urged to report items of interest and bring news to the street.
The item lists local updates and ads including subscription offers for the Recorp, coffee prices, and community notices. Names such as Miss Alda Lukens and J J Babcock appear along with military unit references and travels to Walkerton and Akron.
A young lady asks if it is right for a girl to sit on a man’s lap even if she is engaged. The response expresses firm disapproval and states it would never be acceptable.
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