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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1898
Page
7
The notice humorously notes the challenge of expressing thanks for unwanted gifts and mentions Nickel Plate Road Sunday Outings. It describes parties of five or more traveling up to 100 miles round trip for a dollar, highlighting the travel offer and the humorous tone around gratitude.
A brief quotation notes that modesty is rare in hearts lacking noble virtues. It emphasizes inner character over external display and reflects a timeless moral view.
The WABASII operates what is claimed as the fastest mail train in the world, a testament to its superior road bed and track conditions.
A compact state wire of local happenings covers weddings and deaths, crimes, casualties and general notes. It notes community events and notable calls to action, with brief items detailing civic moves, societal milestones, and public concerns across towns.
A broad Indiana sweep reports Goshen cows nursing lambs and rusted late wheat in northern regions. Notable items include a 5,000 person Brookville reunion for Gen Lew Wallace, a Martinsville dog tax surge, and the Elwood Tin Plate Company resuming with last year’s scale.
A veteran officer recounts early years in San Francisco’s Chinese quarters and a later bank robbery case in St. Louis. He recalls a near-fatal knife threat and his decisive actions during the drill of three inside workers. He asks what readers would do in his place.
The article notes frequent rains in Cuba bring malaria like many U.S. regions and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for malaria and as a remedy for dyspepsia and constipation.
The article notes teasles, used to finish woolen cloths, grow mainly in Onondaga County New York with some in Oregon. Marcellus and Skaneateles supply a long staple, soil needs clay and lime, and teasles exist also in England and France. The American crop is stiffer than English and softer than French. with a small European harvest this year, the American crop is nearing 250 million units.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. Price is listed as 75 esate in the ad copy, suggesting a medicine sale from a period newspaper notice.
A reader recounts a letter from an old schoolmate noting her husband’s arrest for bigamy and ten year prison sentence, remarking on luck versus sense. The piece also mentions WABASH as the favored route to the National Convention of Baptist Young People's Union in Buffalo, New York, July 14 to 17.
The Antwerp cathedral towers for over two centuries toll eighty bells that fill the Scheldt riverside green with grand music. Each February authorities choose the program and the organ plays hourly from the tunes of Christian masters for the public.
A newspaper promotional piece extolls the liver as central to health and cites Chas Lamb’s quip. It endorses Cascarets as a gentle effective liver regulator, marketed by druggists in 10c 25c and 50c sizes with a wholehearted recommendation.
An advertisement promotes the new Wabash Continental Limited train to Buffalo New York and Boston. The National Museum in Washington reports over 112000 specimens received last year, up 50 percent from the prior year.
Vintage remedy advertisement urges readers to buy Kemp's Balsam to stop coughs and prevent consumption. Offers a free sample bottle from the druggist, with bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. Urgent language warns delays are dangerous.
Readers are reminded that parties of five or more may travel anywhere on Sundays with a cand return pass. The offer covers a round trip on the Nickel Plate Road priced at 41.00. Agents are advised to inquire for details.
Relatives of Minnesota soldiers in the Philippines advocate a toplever fund to defray the cost of a weekly ten word cablegram from Manila. The plan, aiming to improve communication, would use a cipher code to convey essential messages at a cost around $25 per subscriber.
The Omaha Exposition runs June 1 to November 1 promising a grand display said to rival the World’s Fair. Travelers are advised to consult WABASH for rates and itinerary details.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a guest pressing for decided views on infant baptism. Mr. Meeker affirms his beliefs while he asks Mrs. Meeker for their stance on the theological topic.
John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises winter wheat and other grains with profits cited in cents per bushel and per acre yields such as 80 bushels an acre for Salzer's Red Cross seed. The notice mentions prices and postage for farm catalogs.
A terse exchange features a war advocate pressed on enlistment. The respondent notes no regiment seeks a quartermaster, signaling tension over pledges and service amid wartime rhetoric.
Western and southwestern rail trips run semi monthly by the WABASH to assist home seekers. Contact nearest agent for schedules and his arranging of itineraries.
Will and Ned clash over Miss Lightley refusal. Ned cites two reasons, himself and another fellow, as the basis for her decision. The exchange hints at social tensions and personal dynamics behind the request.
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement aid and gentle liver and kidney action. It claims to cure a sick headache with a price of 25 cents and references a Lowell quote about experience. Separate notice offers $1.00 excursion tickets by Nickel Plate Road on Sundays for groups of five or more.
Women from Denmark and Riverside report long struggles with irregular periods, backache, headaches, and ovarian issues. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound they describe improved health, increased energy, and regained ability to work and walk distances they could not before.
The article notes Britain spends about 500 million dollars yearly and about 1 000 dollars per minute, with a surplus of around 20 million. It also mentions a Knights of Byth Supreme Lodge meeting in Indianapolis Indiana from August 28 to September 8 and urges attendance with low rates.
A fragment shows a beggar asking for charity for a starving wife and child, traded with a terse response. The texture mentions addresses in Chicago and Fort Wayne rail routes including Nickel Plate lines and express trains. The garbled text references Piso's Cure and domestic relations notes amid transit notices.
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