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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
1
Marcus Kline 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry W Kline fractured his arm in a crank back kick while attempting to start his father's car Tuesday morning. Doctors Leckrone and Shock reduced the fracture and made him comfortable.
At an election in Sidney the small town north east of here residents voted 28 to 3419 to incorporate. The article notes preliminary work will start soon and a set of officials will be elected.
A band hosted an ice cream social last Thursday evening with large attendance. Another social is planned for next Thursday on Rajters lawn, and all are invited to participate.
J A Leckrone of LaFontaine renewed his subscription with a dollar and said he and his wife will take a 20 to 30 day vacation in North Dakota to see the harvest on a large scale. They plan to stop by here briefly on the trip either going or returning.
A reflective piece laments the loss of neighborly warmth and fireside gatherings as modern life grows busier and louder. It recalls simple chats, shared tea, reading together, and comforting sorrows, urging a return to small courtesies and genuine human connection.
Irvin Leckrone and family arrived from California after a long period of relocation. They left Silver Lake seven years ago, spent two years in Colorado, then returned to California before coming back to Indiana. They plan to settle in the Hoosier state.
The eighth annual Rickel and Moyer family reunion will be held at the Reason Rickel farm on the bank of Beaver Dam Lake on Thursday of next week. A large turnout is expected from both families.
Ralph Koonts a 28 year old drowned while bathing at Winona Saturday afternoon. His body was recovered in about twenty minutes but life could not be saved. Doctors attribute death to a burst blood vessel in the neck from diving or bottom impact. He was living with his mother and sister at their cottage in Winona while attending school.
A fragment from a newspaper letter or notice shows Scott Lawrence of Pres asking for immediate payment of $250 for a subscription. He emphasizes not delaying and thanks the reader for any contribution now.
Readers interested in a pneumatic sweeper should read the Duntley Sweeper Co. ad in the RECORD. Machines are fully guaranteed and priced reasonably. The RECORD people use the Duntley and would not be without one. Call at the RECORD office to order or write for agency. If you try one at home you will never let it go.
A band concert is announced for next Thursday evening at the local venue. The program features a mix of marches and selections by the school ensemble with admission at the door.
Fern Fleck wed Howard Sewell of Laketon in a noon ceremony at the John Fleck home near Disko with 125 guests. Rev. Johnston officiated. a dinner followed and the Akron band provided music. The couple departed on a 9:20 train for Buffalo Niagara Falls and New York, then will reside in Laketon.
A Harvest Praise Service will be held at the Church of the Brethren two miles east of Silver Lake on Sunday August 9. The all day event is conducted by Otho Inger of North Manchester College with a morning praise service and an afternoon missionary meeting. A basket dinner will be served at noon. All are invited.
A request for concise, weekly REcoRD style items. Propose one or two compact summaries from diverse sources to enrich our columns with timely, named entities and clear outcomes.
Dr. Amiss received a Wednesday message from Andrews stating Sherman Cramer was accidentally killed while working with a threshing outfit. Cramer was married to Myrtle Tittsworth and survived by his wife, one child, and two adult children from a prior marriage. Funeral set for Friday.
Frantz and Carter shipped a car of stock to Buffalo on Saturday with C. C. Carter accompanying the shipment. McClure and Kline sent a car at the same time and J. F. Skinner accompanied that delivery to Buffalo.
A group from Chicago spent Sunday at the park, with a dozen on each side of the day. They arrived in the morning and left in the evening accompanied by locals who had been there for two weeks.
The young ladies' class of the Lathes eran Sunday plans a sale at the Rager and Jontz store Thursday evening next week. They will offer popcorn and homemade candy to raise funds for a good cause and ask for liberal patronage.
Francis Rager arrived Monday after a trip to New York with a shipment of poultry for E. Braude. He reported bringing back a variety of sea life including a hake, a skate, a conger eel, and several other items.
A brief note from H. A. Moyer in Meeker Colorado dated July 21 says they leave for Lordsburg California on the 24th and request the RECORD be mailed there. They report feeling fine and enjoying the trip.
The county picnic will be held on the Infirmary grounds south of Warsaw on Thursday August 13. The Winona band, speakers and entertainers will provide entertainment along with other noted speakers. These picnics have been annual events and many locals are expected to attend.
Paul Snyder found a carrier pigeon on the barn Tuesday exhausted from flight. The leg band read 1912 1972. He fed and cared for the tame bird, then offered flight again but it refused and appears crippled in one wing.
Members of the S. T. club surprised Velma Geiger Monday evening at Miss Ethel Skinner's home. The room glowed pink and white with light refreshments served. Geiger received a tea and table spoon set as a gift, and a flash photo was taken of the gathering.
James Meloy announces Bliss Wative Herbs as a remedy for constipation dyspepsia kidney and liver trouble skin disease rheumatism and many blood diseases. A box of 15 costs $1 with 200 doses per box. Visit the Record office at Silver Lake to obtain.
All kinds of notary work performed at the Record Office. Deeds bonds and mortgages drawn and acknowledgments taken to legal instruments of every kind. All business given careful attention.
A fragmented note recalls a threshing day as a communal occasion. It hints at local involvement, naming individuals and the social help of neighbors while describing the day as a turning point in community memory.
Winona Assembly reports the engagement of American soprano Alice Nielsen on Thursday August 6 as the season's premier attraction. Plans are underway with posters rallying public interest and a scheduled shift of Hortense Reynolds Children's Operetta to August 5 to align with Nielsen's appearance.
Mrs Laura McGlennen of South Whitley has shown improvement after a weeklong illness at the Leckrone residence and is able to be up for most of the day.
The pipe organ was installed in the Lutheran church Tuesday. It is a Mason & Hamlin model with twenty five stops and tonal action, long desired by the church. Those who have heard it praise its rich music and the instrument’s fit for years of use.
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