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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1923
Page
5
A local notice reports widespread illness across the country with many suffering from influenza and relapses. It lists several residents by name and location, noting strokes, paralysis, recent operations, and slow recoveries as of the latest update.
In Scott county the Farmers Association endorses a county slogan urging each farmer to drag roads on his land. The plan mirrors Canadian practice and authorities threaten fines if drag work is missed. Observers note a state road near town shows improvements from frequent dragging.
Notary work performed at the Record Office covering deeds bonds and mortgages with acknowledgments taken to legal instruments of every kind. All business given careful attention and prompt handling.
A Mentone Indiana flyer invites shoppers to WHITE CITY EGG FARM presenting a large poultry operation to save money. The Northern Indiana Methodist conference in Kokomo starts the week of April 3 with plans for entertainment and a new boys conference for youths aged sixteen to twenty.
William Miller near town has moderately improved after a week with paralysis and remains in serious condition. Mrs. William Wiley weakens gradually over weeks with stable but poor health. E P Snyder, recovering at home in Mentone after a blood transfusion, shows improvement despite long standing anemia. Mrs. William Snake north of town shows notable improvement after a prior mild stroke and can move between rooms.
William Dillman, long at his son Robert Dillman’s in Swayzee, arrived Wednesday back in Silver Lake and stayed with son Albert Dillman and family. He has suffered illness for some time but rode the trip well and felt fairly well.
A curious incident sees people and pins losing their heads in a strange mishap. Details are scarce but the event drew attention for its unusual outcome and prompted calls for safety reminders.
A national campaign will be conducted by the General Federation of Women's Clubs for National Garden Week stretching from April 22 to 28. The effort promotes garden activities and civic beautification through member participation across chapters.
Preaching services scheduled next Sunday at South Pleasant 9:30 a.m. Silver Lake 10:45 a.m. Dicko 7:30 p.m. Pastor J. L. Sturgeil invites all to attend and participate. The morning theme is The Way and the Exact from Daniel 12:13.
The Parent-Teachers Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening March 15. A large crowd is urged to attend as a very interesting session is planned with a good program, inviting all school patrons and others.
A historical note describes Sir Walter Raleighs tobacco box as cylindrical seven inches in diameter and thirteen inches high with gilt leather exterior. Inside a cavity held about a pound of tobacco and a glass or metal receiver. A perforated collar connected the receiver to the case for pipes.
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