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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
4
Royal Brown returned to Elkhart Monday after a week visiting his father and brother. Mrs. Brown and the children stayed longer for a extended visit.
Montpelier resident And other townsfolk visit and travel through town for business and family reasons. Local events include sales, illness, and social calls with notes on residents, visitors, and regional connections in Indiana communities.
Were entertained members of the Victoria reading club at the F. D. Hayman home Monday night. Mazda Class of the M. E. Sunday School were entertained last Wednesday evening at the Ross Gamble home south of town. Mothers club were entertained last Friday afternoon at the Worden Smith home. Embroidery club were entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. I. A. Snoberger. M E. Aid society met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. James Decker. Missionary Society held a meeting at the Frank Getty home Tuesday afternoon.
All kinds of notary work available at the Record Office. Deeds bonds and mortgages written and acknowledgments taken to legal instruments of every kind. All business given careful attention.
An 19th century anecdote describes leaf shaped insects misperceived as living leaves in Australia. Sailors resting under a tree observed leaves fall and crawl back up to twigs, later revealed as camouflaged insects imitating foliage.
The Havana Post reports a gas leak at El Prado cafe after 8 pm causing frantic evacuations. Extra waiters and a crowded room reacted to rapid hissing sounds from a large cylinder of carbonated gas leaking, prompting customers to flee and staff to search for the source.
A census worker visits a New York workingman famed for statistics and asks how many children he has. The man, reading an encyclopedia, declares he will have only three more, citing a claim that every fourth child born worldwide is a Chinaman, with deadly seriousness.
A French shoe maker claims the shoe is the wardrobe foundation for women. He says American women have the prettiest feet in the world and value low-heeled shoes for walking, noting the practicality and appeal of well-made footwear.
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