This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
1
A civic message notes municipal elections in November under a new law. Trustees will serve four years, replacing the former two year terms. The piece urges careful, businesslike voting to ensure capable town leadership.
The Farmers Bank of this place merges into the State System and will open as a state bank once stock certificates and stationery are prepared. The Farmers Bank has operated privately for seven years and will be led by John Fitton as president and W. J. Fitton as cashier.
Purchase of a gasoline engine by Isaac Shoemaker from W I Helser highlights Helser’s growing business in gasoline engines. Helser reports a steady stream of sales to local customers over the past several months.
Last Sunday night two prisoners escaped Wabash Jail by lifting a gas pipe, breaking the basement floor and enlarging a wall hole. Both men fled north before recapture near North Manchester. one jailed for burglary and the other for horse theft.
R. M. Jenks and about ten companions from Indianapolis spent Sunday at the Hively hotel and nearby lake. The party, pleased with the town and accommodations, may return next Saturday with more friends from Louisville for another outing.
The One Dazed Club held a gathering last Friday at Miss Fanny Shipley’s home. Members enjoyed outdoor games in the grove and praised the breezy Le Perye, with a good attendance and thanks to Miss Shipley for hosting.
On Monday evening the club met with Miss Frank Carter and held a moonlight party. Outdoor games were played including tebowgan slide on the wheelbarrow. The group adjourned after enjoying another pleasant evening.
Robert Glassburn of Clay township in Miami reports a remarkable two legged calf five weeks old named Leaitihy. The animal, with two fore stubs, moves upright using its hind legs and shoulder blades to support itself, attracting attention as one of the county’s curiosities.
The item requests Rev Sarah provide particulars of the excursion and a description of the Seeing Chicago Car. The note seeks clarity on itinerary duration and notable features or exhibits to be expected during the trip.
A man imprisoned in Marion County jail on counterfeit charges was identified as William Jones of Van Wert Ohio by U S Secret Service Capt Thomas Hall after matching a Van Wert photograph and Bertillon measurements. The prisoner denied identification, claiming to be Bert Thomas in a case linking to the Jones gang.
G W Dick of near Claypool captured a large unusual white bird with a five pound weight and four and a half foot wingspan after a woods sighting with A E Arnold. The bird's bill resembles an eagle or hawk and its feathers are soft. It is on display at the Dick home.
Kentucky C F Yates and family arrived last Saturday from Paducah for a week long visit with relatives and friends. It has been three years since their last visit and they intend to tour Markle and Huntington before returning north.
Mrs William Ennis died suddenly at her Marion home on Monday afternoon from heart failure at age 61. She was sister to David Army Jacob Army and Mrs Sylvanus Fuck and was known as Miss Kate Armey before marriage. The remains were moved to North Manchester Wednesday for services at the German Baptist church five miles north.
A man enters a store and buys 5 to 8 dollars of wood on credit with a $50 or $275 check. The bank returns the check as not honored. On the pickup date the man learns the check bounced, curses the bank, pays for the goods, and leaves. Later the bank warns the merchant of the check with the merchant’s endorsement, making the merchant the loser.
The notice lists a theatrical event featuring five acts twenty eight scenes and twelve tableaux with a transformation labeled Scene Cacle Tom's Cabin scheduled for July 26.
Decker and Son erected a four piece Missouri Granite monument at the Gospel Hill cemetery for the late Francis Petgen on Tuesday.
A quirky note describes a young man with lips in a constant puckered kiss or straw sucking cider Also noted is his habit of coming home at all hours whistling loudly disturbing sleepers The piece pinpoints the whistle as a defining trait and signals a humorous local alert.
Charles F. Yates and family from Paducah Kentucky arrive with Mrs Samuel Coutt from Elkhart and join sisters the four Smiths and their kin at Pearson home. Earl Smith and wife complete the circle as a warm, sunny gathering ends with a family photograph.
The 160th Indiana will hold its twentieth annual reunion at St. Joe in DeKalb county on August 9. Grange Day at Winona is set for Friday August 18 with Hon. W J Bachelder governor of New Hampshire to attend and give an address in the auditorium.
J Hi Rovers and son near Gosh en cultivate 26 acres of marsh land with horse radish. The crop is projected at 190 tons and will need 100 barrels of vinegar and seven carloads of bottles for processing. A large meteorite struck George Perkins’s yard in North Manchester during a thunderstorm. ground around the crater was baked dry and the meteorite was still warm in the morning.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.