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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
3
A British observer recounts snipers’ stealthy methods that terrorized trenches, from grass decoys and hollow willows to steel plates inside trees. Ambushes, disguises, and a Canadian Indian marksman with a telescopic sight are described in vivid, nongraphic detail.
In a daring operation from Sollum to the Tara camp, Duke of Westminster leads nine armored Rolls-Royce cars and fifty other motors over rough ground to reach starving prisoners. The convoy frees captives, kills guards, and captures arms and supplies amid desert combat.
An American advertiser begins erecting a vast display field in Buenos Ayres described as one of the world's largest and certainly South America's largest. The mile long operation stretches from railroad terminals to Palermo along the Central Argentine Pacific and Central Cordoba tracks with immense steel signs to be erected.
The article extols the daisy Marguerite as a beloved garden flower and notes its suitability as a border plant and in beds with bulbs. It provides sowing, transplanting, and overwintering guidance and highlights the orange daisy as a favorite for borders and pots, hardy for northern winters.
Hydrangeas stand out as hardy late flowering shrubs with easy culture and strong show of bloom. They excel when planted in groups rather than singly, offering strength and visual impact in diverse soils and conditions. Even after snow, pink brown blossoms provide pleasant color against white backgrounds.
Tips for growing pure white carnations with durable color. Describes soil mix of loam and manure, September cuttings, spacing, staking, liquid manure feeding, tobacco extract to deter red spider, and careful watering, ventilation, and air. Covers potted and cold-frame propagation and protection against frost for month to six weeks bloom.
Druggist Alex Lipschitz of Brooklyn testifies to years of handling Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. He cites cures for bladder stones gall stones gravel and bladder inflammation plus liver and rheumatic relief. The ad invites readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet, with regular bottles available at drug stores.
A Boston Evening Transcript column reveals tensions as an older spouse questions a match for a young man and contemplates hosting his visits. The wife counters with views on marriage and residence, highlighting friction over romantic choices.
Quotations reflect a couple planning marriage on a tight budget. The fiancée jokes about economizing to cover essential needs, noting a small salary and sacrifice of many items Jack would require.
An advertisement urges vanity and hygiene with claims that bad breath comes from neglected teeth and touts Spear Minto Tooth Paste. It notes a sample offer from The SpearminTo Company at 336 West 63rd Street Chicago with mail order options and directions for proper care of the teeth.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes lines about money and desire for a clever parlor maid from a musical comedy and discusses practical limits in hiring such a character.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for skin scalp hair and hands with a free sample by mail via postcard to Boston. The text then shifts to a humorous exchange about a primitive dinosaur as a household pet, prompting a reaction from Mrs Wayupy and a Judge.
A cautionary note urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for authenticity and a long standing signature. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy used for infants and children and mentions the familiar Fletcher's brand.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes an armored train in the New York National Guard alongside remarks on a biscuit joke and a claim that American fisheries yield 20 million dollars, double England's. The item contrasts military equipment with economic figures from the fisheries.
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