This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
3
Wanted men to represent and travel for a position. Apply at once to secure opportunity. Address indicates Rochester, New York.
An excerpt shows a commuter lamenting a $24 monthly ticket inconveniently stored between hat lining and crown. The speaker jokes about the difficulty of extracting the ticket when hurrying to trains, mixing humor with self deprecation and country life references.
An advertising claim touts Dre King's New Life PillA as a remedy that expels poisons from the system and cures liver stomach and kidney troubles. It asserts it brings hope courage and vigor for work and nerves with a 25 cent price at Rager's.
A man recounts losing multiple railroad commutation tickets over months fueling a rash spendthrift streak. His wife admonishes him as they consider ruin, a detective plan, and a stock pool scheme that yields a $1000 check, revealing the secret kept by his wife about the deception.
Advertising copy asserts cement blocks brick walks cisterns and all bin work offered by the Claypoolumber & Coal Company. Claims products are better and cheaper than red brick and that items are sold.
A constable on patrol was struck on the helmet by a stone. He found a peculiarly shaped stone suggesting it came from a man he accused. The constable demonstrated by fitting a wood block inside his helmet to prove the impact would be the same with or without his head inside.
The couple argue over love measured against pleasures and habits. He ranks affection by comparisons to poker, dinner, cigars, and past loves, revealing a cautious, playful confession. The dialogue ends with her insistence on why he exposes his truth.
A child named Madge begs her mother to remain beside her until sleep overcomes the darkness. The mother explains Papa waits downstairs and urges rest. Madge asks for angels to accompany Papa and for her mother to stay with her.
The notice lists preaching services on alternate Sundays at 8 00 p m for the Brethren church and 10 30 a m with a 1 00 p m service for the Lutheran church pastor Utheran William Hoffman. Prayer meetings occur Thursday and Wednesday evenings respectively. Sunday School times are 9 30 a m for both paths with Sunday evening services at 7 30 p m and 7 80 p m respectively.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.