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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
6
A fragmentary reminiscence about Moses Mendelssohn facing taunts in an inn. Cavaliers mock him with food scraps and questions, he cries recalling his mother's warning about a growing tooth and sweets. The piece blends jokes, divorce hints, and a Judge's quip about a brother and fate.
A country politician visiting a school challenged pupils on spelling by mispronouncing words and correcting them. When students spelled eggpit, the commissioner called it wrong and later discovered the word was Egypt. Another joke involved a dog that can growl and a tax office trip.
A light exchange between Mrs. Farmer and Mr. Farmer about animals fattening better in company, followed by a quip about Susie bringing her young man into the parlor tonight. The exchange captures a rural humor tone with a social twist.
A discussion notes a belief that women cannot endure as much physical exertion as men. The other speaker retorts by asking if the wife has tried stopping with her husband.
In Flatbush and Bensonhurst residents riff about transport. One neighbor explains loaning a horse to a neighbor who plans to buy an automobile. The exchange reveals humor amid urban life and evolving travel.
A Practical Illustration explains the saying More hasteless speed by noting that running fast through a revolving door pushes you back to the start. The analogy warns against rushing through processes and highlights the futility of hurry without caution.
The exchange portrays Dopper claiming quick character reading while another mocks him, noting forty years of self-reflection in mirrors and labeling him a fool.
A reader asks if a new staff member is trustworthy after he completes a long sentence in a popular state prison. The reply asserts confidence in the hire citing the term of uplift as proof of reform.
A note claims artificial eyes were invented by a Paris surgeon in the sixteenth century. The passage also jokes that girls may have "made eyes" long before that.
A speaker condemned a corrupt boss in strong terms, describing the method as unusual yet direct. The exchange highlights a bold critique and the political tension surrounding the leadership.
A dramatic exchange unfolds with declarations of departure to foreign lands to seek fortune. Another character asks for a future refusal upon return, seeking echoed fate and reassurance. The dialogue centers on separation, fate, and potential reunion.
In a dialogue, a father asks if poets use lyres and the answer notes that modern poets use a ball bearing typewriter. The witty exchange contrasts classical instruments with contemporary writing tools and their music.
A brief item notes new developments in railroad construction with an emphasis on upcoming work and potential impacts. Details are limited, but the notice signals progress and planning underway for line expansion and infrastructure upgrades.
The Blinded Soldiers' and Sailors' Care committee opened St Dunstan's in Regent Park to teach blind soldiers trades and Braille reading. Blind instructors guide pupils in carpentry boot repairing mat making basketry poultry farming and market gardening with hope and determination.
State entomologist C. E. San of Oklahoma A&M College reports a paralysis disease affecting honey bees in Oklahoma. He received dead bees for study, infected live bees with the bacillus of the dead, and observed identical fatal effects, noting the demise mirrors natural bee death.
Carries the banner of woman suffrage as head of the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance for twelve years. She molded efforts for full or partial rights across Tasmania Queensland Finland Norway Sweden Denmark Victoria England Belgium Iceland and seven US states, noted for her constructive statesmanship.
Charles Williams a San Antonio ranchman lay unidentified in Muskogee Oklahoma morgue for seven years until his sister Mrs Henry Mills of Caddo recognized him from a chance visit with her son The body found in Katy stockyards on March 22 1968 bore a discharged revolver and a fatal bullet wound Williams wife and daughter reside in San Antonio Texas.
Ben Foster who raised 150000 bushels of wheat in 1914 built Breton Kansas to market grain nearby. He erected an elevator yard coal yard and store with homes for workers. People move in and Foster rents lots long term rather than selling, aiming to run a thriving country town.
Frank Allen Butler County abstractor discovered a deed dating back 187 years while cleaning. His mother Mrs. Susan B. Allen reportedly found the document tucked in the tip of a box, highlighting its rarity.
Paris reports a dated claim on the bayonet's origins. Some link it to Bayonne’s siege of 1523 with women defending ramps, others credit Basques crafting knives to fix on gun ends. The piece traces later French feats with the weapon through 1641 1671 and 1801, noting 1915 soldiers carry on.
Esther Dees, 108, of Montgomery county, widow of a Confederate veteran, is placed on the first class pension roll by Auditor M C Allgood under a law granting widows over seventy a first class pension. Courtney at the capitol sent her flowers after approval.
Local note records Ralph C. Bleth of Plymouth Rock Wanderer as he claims a New England record by hatching ten chicks in three weeks. The fragment references eighty eight eggs and a start in Me-Ralph C. Bleth’s unusual poultry venture.
The lesson outlines Davids sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, then Nathan’s rebuke, and Psalm 51. It stresses heart regeneration over mere regulation, noting dangers of pride and prosperity and the pardon available to repentant sinners. It highlights lessons on duty, repentance, and consequences to David’s family.
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