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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
The New York Sun notes car painters seek originality through color, with solid dark bases, contrasting wheels, and panel outlines. Stripes, moldings, and door panels in bold contrasts are used to create unique appearances, especially appealing to women who specify exact hues.
A Gothenburg correspondent reports stricter wine and spirit rules forcing orders in advance. A whisky purchase required telephoning from a cigar shop for delivery, and even then home delivery depended on paying a six penny delivery fee through the buyer's son.
The Austrians are famed for genealogy but the Dukes of Norfolk are regarded as the oldest family. Authorities trace the Howards to Saxon roots with the name Hereward. Records survive back to 957.
Silas Morgan of Whidbee Island Washington painted his house with a sticky fluid he believed to be red paint after finding several dozen cats containing a substance. A sample proved to be opium worth about $200 per can. He had used or spilled nearly thirty cans, wasting more than $9 000 according to Greenville News.
The Atlantic Coast Line orders cutting down every chinaberry tree along its Florida right of way to curb white fly pests. Government and experts warn the chinaberry sustains pest spread, and the line urges others nationwide to follow suit.
The excerpt notes theaters as safe havens for debtors in the 1700s. Actors like John Palmer hid in dressing rooms for months at Drury Lane until obligations pulled them to the Haymarket. A disguise as “scenery” allowed a risky journey when engagements shifted.
The RECORD ad promotes a forthcoming book about the Titanic disaster. It touts the ship as unsinkable, recounts scenes of heroism and tragedy, and urges readers to enlist their names for a limited edition priced at one dollar. Brush & Hanson handle sales from Silver Lake Indiana.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills to cure the blues by purging a sluggish liver and bilious poison. The copy promises better stomach liver and kidneys with a 25 cent remedy from Rager and Jontz.
A writer explains odor arises from the substance itself suspended in air rather than from air vibrations like light or sound. The more persistent the substance, the stronger the perceived odor may be.
An old advertisement touts Buck Jen Arnica Salve as cures for pimples boils scratches sprains and bruises with quick healing for burns and cuts. It claims the product is suitable for boys and girls and priced at 25 cents at Rager & Co.
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