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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
1
Recitation includes H Roy Brubake Robert Dillman Glaius Henderson NeHie McClure Bierne Stauffer. This brief mentions names tied to a community event or list in a historical newspaper fragment.
A Kosciusko county evangelistic tent campaign aims to reach every resident with a 10 day series starting around August 1. Dr J Walbur Chapman of New York and A Hackett of Fort Wayne lead planning with local ministers in Warsaw churches. A committee will be named June 30 at United Brethren church to organize itinerant tents, evangelists, singers, and a chorus under Chapman's direction.
The North Manchester Journal recounts a playful tale from Ernest Sheller, Walter Rantz, and Sammy Bussard who fished without gear. A two pound bass reportedly jumped into their boat and was proudly hauled home, framed as a humorous warning to river travelers.
A giant hickory on William Dickman farm in Franklin county was felled measuring 70 feet to the first limb with 46 inches at the base and 30 at the top yielding 3 500 feet of lumber. The owner received 850 as it stood but the market value of allowing it to remain grows. The text urges farmers to let primeval trees stay as nature planted them despite lumber demand.
The article notes per capita liquor spending in 1901 at $15.71 and total liquor consumption costing $1,219,341,687 vs total money in circulation of $2,175,387,278. It argues liquor encroaches on civilization, politics, and personal life, causing crime and suffering as society becomes intoxicated.
Deaf mute picnic will be held on the fair grounds at Rochester tomorrow June 28 under the direction of Rev J P Hasenstzh pastor Chicago mission for the deaf. Vice Rev Theo Clause of Elkhart will be there as interpreter. It will be a grand affair.
On Friday last week, June 26, the sun reached its highest point and began to recede. The day was the longest of the year and will shorten gradually until December 20.
The text argues persistence is essential for success. It urges continuing effort after setbacks, noting not everything will go favorably and trials are universal. Those who keep battling on despite misfortune reach their intended goal.
The wheat outlook is good with a potential unusually fine crop, especially in the southern part of the state. Recent favorable weather and ample rainfall boosted growth. rust appears in some areas as ripening starts and harvest nears.
Washington Letter reports Senator John T. Morgan praising the Senate action adopting a Spooner substitute that would let the President buy the Panama Canal Company or negotiate with Nicaragua and Costa Rica for a canal route. It notes a 2 percent gold bond provision and suggests House approval is likely. Roosevelt plans a national tour to push reciprocity with Cuba and a possible special Senate session is uncertain. The piece also covers renewed hostility to humane laws extending cattle detention to 40 hours and a strong protest from the Washington Humane Society.
The Post Office Department watches postmasters nationwide including in Indiana for inflated stamp sales to boost salaries. Some far West postmasters were removed for the offense while others were relieved for urging stamp payments. Officials predict a wide crackdown unless the practice stops.
Sheriff Cliffe will sell the old homestead in Symochtee township near Upper Sandusky Obio valued at 1698.25 to satisfy a judgment against J N. by his brother at New Lexington Ohio. The sale aims to protect other heirs after years of unpaid warnings.
On July 1 the government will order 1000 rural free mail delivery routes into service across the United States. After that date it is expected that 500 routes will be ordered each month until the full system is in operation.
Indiana figures show rural free delivery routes become self sustaining after three years in operation. The system, once considered expensive, is now a great convenience to residents across the state as it moves beyond the experimental stage.
A humorous exchange recounts a well known citizen explaining his late night absence as attending a lodge meeting. The wife presses for details about sleep talk and show down meanings, revealing the quirky code words used within the organization.
A cryptic note discusses a possible relation between predators and prey. The text mentions a rattlesnake and a back biter and implies a sequence where the snake benefits from bites and rattle signals in a defensive exchange.
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