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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1903
Page
2
Rev Dr Lyman Abbott discusses labor questions in a sermon. He urges democratic union leadership, warns against demagogues and bosses, and asserts labor must have a voice in wages hours and conditions. He contrasts organized labor with political power abuses and emphasizes mutual respect in courtship.
Dr Biggs argues tuberculosis is mainly spread via sputum not general contagion. He estimates 30,000 New York City cases could be vanquished with proper medical care and urges shift of funds to prevention and cure. He cites prior small efforts that saved tens of thousands of lives.
An advice piece by Helen Olduicla argues that custom lets a man choose while a woman waits. A modest maid should guard her feelings and avoid pursuing men who have not shown clear interest. The article discourages chasing men, warning such pursuit often backfires and that moderation is wise.
Marion F. Mowbray argues that girls raised with many brothers gain social ease with men and are more companionable. The tomboy upbringing teaches give and take, reducing misread signals about possible marriage while avoiding self conscious stiffness in young women.
The essay argues art should blend color and form and that dress should be practical and dignified. It notes that long skirts curb grace and encourage discomfort and grime, while modern fashion favors sensible, stylish attire for women.
An eminent American alienist describes a case of extreme mental perversion in which a wealthy American, once a leading specialist, abandons luxury to reside among Japan’s social outcasts. He tattoos his body, returns to the United States to display it, then goes back to Japan dressed as a hanin and travels with a performing bear. He later hires Japanese boys and stages staged combat between them and trained monkeys in brutal mock warfare.
Alaska is praised as a rising powerhouse with large coal and oil prospects, vast forests, and extensive copper ores. A future 1,000,000 farmers and miners in the Copper Valley is foretold as rail transport from Port Valdez to Dawson City aims to unlock regional development with J. B. McDonald contracted to build the line and 5,000 workers planned for spring.
A newspaper fragment warns of spontaneous combustion sources including cotton waste with oil, lampblack, nitric acid, charcoal, and new printer ink on paper. It advises on ignition risks from heat sources like steam pipes and hot boiler settings and gives storage tips for bituminous coal to prevent fires.
A fragment discusses magical properties of gemstones and their effects on wearers from sapphires to moonstones, followed by a Scots dialogue where a wife asks to be buried in a tile yard and a husband replies about delaying and trying Glasgow or Stravon. The text blends antique gemstone lore with a dramatic plea for burial.
New England inventor unveils a painter's hook attached to a lever to suspend the paint bucket within easy reach. The device uses a wedge under clapboard, a hooked end, and a brace with spurs to grip wood, keeping the bucket steady as work progresses.
A fragmentary exchange hints at embarrassment and humor during a uncle's funeral. The dialogue contrasts a son's laughter with a mother's reprimand and references to a long hair on a coat sparking domestic quarrels. The piece reflects a humorous, domestic tone tying kin and awkward relatives to a solemn event.
Ulric Levasseur of Kirst Street New Bedford Massachusetts says he was weak and bedridden with back pain until two months of taking Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him. He calls the remedy God sent and credits it with restoring his strength and mobility as he was once. The note ends with a stray line on street car fares in mid sized cities.
Rubber stamps of all kinds made to order and self inking daters introduced. Ink pads and inking supplies available. Catalogue request to Lock Box 219, Fort Wayne Indiana. Quotations attributed to Jonathan Swift about marriages accompany the notice.
The United States now consumes a larger share of raw silk for manufacturing than France, highlighting shifting global textile supply patterns and industry demand in the early era.
Advert says Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap cure humours skin scalp and hair loss. Claims relief from itching burning and inflammation with a full local and constitutional treatment. Appeals to mothers and patients with long standing skin conditions and “almost miraculous” cures.
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