28 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
1
A traveler writes from the Pacific coast about a bicycle journey across rugged mountains, camping near the ocean, spotting whales and crabs, and enduring rainy, windy days. He details rough roads, steep climbs, makeshift camp, and daily tasks while noting local folk and seas. He also reflects on naval power and speed comparisons between ships including the Oregon and Brooklyn amid canal considerations.
English leaders acknowledge Navy registry overstatement as old ships linger. Goschen, replying to H W Wilson, plans four new battleships and four cruisers to raise speed and fighting capacity, noting international moves but citing no direct American influence. Enmity over gunnery and maneuvering at Santiago Republics sustains interest in faster warships.
Warm dry week with much sunshine and scattered showers aiding crops. Rain remains essential for better yields. rye and wheat fair, oats cut, southern crops beginning threshing, tobacco healthy, hay abundant, pasture short, potatoes good, late potatoes needing rain, fruit ripening with mild yields, blackberries reduced by dryness, water scarce in some areas, fall plowing underway but delayed by hard ground.
A local shop announces a new industry opening next to the Farmers' Bank. The message promotes starting manufacture of fir A Hight, suggesting expansion and economic activity in the area.
A local Logansport cigar dealer placed a penny box in his shop to collect each sale’s penny and forward the accumulated total weekly to the boys at the front. A flouring mill at North Webster was struck by lightning but suffered only minor damage to the chimney and gable. Two Irishmen from Wexford began a journey to Lawson but found the distance misremembered and joked about the six mile walk.
Saturday morning Marshal Lintz escorts a half witted man named George Strickler to the city refrigerator to cool off from an overdose of fire water. Strickler appears to have contracted a habit of getting boosed.
A Peru oil debt of two cents led Standard Oil to issue a two cent draft and mail it with a two cent stamp, costing four cents to collect while the revenue fund gained two. The Scientific American touts the Indiana as the most powerful warship, unmatched in durability, despite larger ships. A penitentiary rule moves convicts from the diving room to cells after dinner, locking them up for fifteen to twenty minutes while guards dine at the state boarding house.
A Bourbon man in Kentucky wrote to Washington claiming he owns a ram and suggests sheep could be used in naval warfare. He doubts the ram’s suitability at sea but insists the animal would boost land defenses, amid reports of military ram collection efforts.
Fragmentary remarks describe critics who pose as moral authorities yet fail to influence the public discourse. The tone suggests skepticism toward self-proclaimed reformers and their impact on national behavior.
A columnist links hat position and fit to personality. Straight hats imply straightforwardness. back-sloped hats signal strong brain power, forward tilt suggests material focus. Side hats mark self assertion and vice. oversized hats indicate philosophy and thoughtfulness. extreme styles reveal vanity and self-esteem. tipping hat at random marks carelessness and indolence with hands in pockets and gems on display.
A North Manchester Journal excerpt recounts a 157th Regiment boy's description of alligator habitats and capture methods. Alligators hide in pond holes, hatchlings are cared for by adults, and hunters use a pole with a hook to grab and pull them, often fighting fiercely when removed from the water.
Indiana prides itself on military service with five infantry regiments totaling 6 426 soldiers two colored infantry companies with 220 men two batteries totaling 350 men an engineer corps of 92 and a signal corps of 52 plus 450 men in the regular army. In all about 1 600 Hoosiers contribute to the national war.
Scraps describe someone as the mobilize first to Thule Federal Service and to the field, the only state to settle in full with the tree before they left the state, suggesting a historical personnel or settlement record with incomplete wording.
Mrs. Michael Curtain of Plainfield Illinois suffered a months long lung illness diagnosed as consumption by her physician. A druggist recommended Dr King s Discovery and after six bottles she recovered enough to resume household work. Free trial offered at I U Lewberger Drug Store with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
John Oliver of Philadelphia narrates a near fatal illness with sunken eyes and weak state. Three physicians offered no relief until a friend urged Electric Bitters. After three weeks the first bottle brought improvement and he recovered fully.
A couple from Brookline tion Missouri report relief from pulmonary consumption after using White Wine of Tar. They credit rapid improvement to the remedy and urge others to try it, noting continued health gains after several bottles. The note names Rev J R Fly and Susan Fly and lists I A Snoberger as seller.
A distressed individual reports a long term struggle with chronic diarrhea and seeks persistent relief through medical guidance. The fragment indicates ongoing health concerns without specific treatments or outcomes mentioned.
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