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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
Eugene Barton known as the musical fisherman hooked a seven foot sturgeon on a 2 foot trot line across Sacramento at Middle Creek. His twelve Swiss bells rang as the fish struck, waking him from a nap. He needed help from two neighbors to land the catch worth 63 pounds.
A meek man replies to a question about summer plans, saying he will go away for the summer despite lacking funds. He cites two marriageable daughters and a strong-minded wife as factors in his decision.
A fragment states that making something look Japanese or blackened is not an improvement for the appearance of China. The line reflects a humorous or satirical tone about surface finishes and national stereotypes.
A satirical medical note questions the reliability of furred tongue as a digestive indicator. The editor recalls an old community spinster who mocked doctors and a physician who could allegedly diagnose from afar, then clarifies the piece is sarcasm ridiculing using the furred tongue as a sign of illness.
In a wartime exchange, a lawyer charges twenty five dollars for an opinion while another asks three dollars. The client notes the cheaper opinion, prompting a reflection on conscience and value. The dialogue ends with the assertion that confidence in one case justifies the higher fee amid the European war.
A young doctor and his drug clerk friend observe a richly dressed woman who is the only woman the doctor has loved. The doctor laments, then jokes that he cannot marry her because she is his best patient and he cannot afford it.
Mrs. Knicker says they cannot keep a cook while Mrs. Becker suggests advertising for a food dictator to manage the kitchen.
A Pentecostal era lesson in Acts 16 recounts Paul and Silas freeing a demon possessed girl in Philippi, provoking a mob and imprisonment, followed by a midnight prayer and hymn clash that leads to a dramatic jailer conversion and the magistrates’ uneasy release. The tale endures as a compact gospel epitome marking deliverance, salvation, and faithful witness.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble are urged to start treatment. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy to restore kidney health, offering fifty cent to one dollar bottles and a sample bottle for ten cents with paper mention.
In a bygone Atlantic league game Bill McCabe faced a shortage of players and filled in with a local man or “hick.” With two outs in the ninth and tied, the substitute hit a homer but refused to run, declaring he would pay for the ball and asserting he was no coward as McCabe yelled for him to run. Fogarty umpired the tense moment.
A war era finding reveals sphagnum moss and fine sawdust as effective substitutes for absorbent cotton in wound dressings. The moss, a long-fibered swamp variety, absorbs moisture well and resists sogginess. both materials are sterilized before use according to Youth's Companion.
A satirical note on societies formed to decide trivial matters as signs of intellectual foolishness. It cites mothers forming groups to choose plays for children and a teething dilemma leading to the Ring and Coral associations splitting into antiring and corallites.
A Chicago advertising notice promotes Spearmin to Tooth Paste by John O Butler, claiming whiter teeth and fresher breath. It lists D D S Whitens teeth and prevents tar tar, adds no alcohol or harsh ingredients, and offers mail orders and prepaid samples with care directions from the Spearmin to Company in Chicago.
An old advertisement touts bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse and purify the skin, followed by Cuticura Ointment for soothing and healing. It claims instant itching relief, clearing pimples, removing dandruff, and healing rough hands, offering a free sample by mail from Boston.
A schoolteacher near Bartholomew County tells how a township trustee proposed Rip Van Winkle as commencement speaker. The teacher explains Rip is not available for the address this year, sparking humorous doubt about the plan.
A society debutante laments losing a suitable fiancé and asks a florist who once refunded orchids after she returned $20 worth. he thought she resembled orchids, but her mother and she know she was only carnations.
Hobart Herald reports a curious exchange where a child’s remark about a white poker chip mistaken for a peppermint tablet sparks questions of whether it was swallowed. The fragment hints at a family moment prompting caution about small objects.
A nostalgic ad blurb remarks on the benefits of Red Cross Ball Blue for cleaning and laundry, claiming grocers carry it and that life’s fortunes vary with wit. The fragment evokes old time advertising language and a jokey moral about cleverness.
dialogue snippet shows a mother accusing Gladys of intimacy with a young man on the porch. Gladys denies lingering, saying she stood only briefly as mother insists she heard more.
An advertisement from Red Bank New Jersey promotes a medicine for epilepsy and falling sickness. The copy markets rapid, uninterrupted relief and asserts widespread success.
A playful remark notes that two lovers on a street car can cause the carriage to feel crowded and motion sick for nearby riders. The quip highlights public spectacle and minor social embarrassment in a bustling urban setting.
Mrs E Sheldon of Englewood Illinois reports severe headaches nervousness hot flashes and near insanity after costly medical care. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery and urges other women to use it, noting it saved her life. She invites inquiries to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
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