09 Mar 1911
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
1
The revival meeting in this place conducted by Rev. A. D. Buck ended last Sunday after five weeks. Large congregations heard forceful sermons with many conversions and several accessions to the church.
Mrs. T S Keller wrote her son Leonard’s name on an egg and sent it with others to a New York store. Mr. Braude shipped the egg batch to New York where a Yonkers woman who bought eggs answered with a letter asking how long the name had been on the shell. She paid 35 cents per dozen for fresh eggs.
A Indiana legislator advocates licensing for drinkers citing broader licenses such as marriage peddling dog ownership firearms and vehicle operation. He argues a license to view and taste wine should be considered among the many licenses already required.
The record shows 165 violent deaths in Indiana for January 1910 and 189 in January 1911. Of the 1911 total, 12 were murders, 34 were personal crisis reports, and 143 were accidents.
The Department of Agriculture urges Americans not to eat pork until properly cooked. It notes that an average of 1 to 2 percent of hogs slaughtered in the United States may be infested with parasites or flesh worms.
The text argues that personal troubles mainly arise from imagination and fear, while real afflictions are borne. Happiness hinges on mindset, not circumstance, and self absorption fuels gloom. a resolute will can lift cheerfulness, though disease or loss tests us.
Summe Bros. opens its yearly hardware and implement display this week starting Thursday. The tent show features plows cultivators binders manure spreaders stoves harness gasoline engines buggies and more with demonstrations from wholesale representatives. A large crowd is expected with emphasis on Saturday afternoon as a highlight and orders will be taken for goods.
Indiana passed the Greenwell cold storage labeling act, making it the first state to require labeling on all cold storage food articles. The measure follows the state’s sanitary food inspection law and aims to standardize safety across food supplies.
A joint service for Chief of Police John Ellis and Patrolman Virgil Kirkman was held in Alexandria after they were fatally shot by James Walker during a pawn shop robbery Saturday night. Walker and alleged accomplice Rufus Warren are jailed in Indianapolis after threats of lynching.
Purdue authorities urge farmers to test seed corn this season noting that those who test annually typically produce the best crops. The prompt prompts readers to adopt seed testing to improve yields.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bolton of McLain Oklahoma welcomed a six pound daughter on February 217 Mrs Bolton was Vera Coxley daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Coxley formerly of this place
Public notice warns Teamsters and others against violations of Indiana Road Law Sec 19 as codified in the revised statutes. John Fiora oversees District No. 4 Seward Township and states violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
A reading of Psalm 15 outlines who may dwell with God on his holy hill. Those who walk uprightly and act righteously, speak truth from the heart, do not backbite, avoid evil toward neighbors, and condemn the vile. The faithful who keep oaths even when costly and avoid usury or bribes endure unshaken.
A son named Richard Calvin Hamman was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hamman on March 6.
The funeral for Elmer Parker was held at Yellow Creek on Wednesday afternoon with an attendance said to surpass any in years. Parker, a young married man and son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Parker, died from pneumonia despite medical efforts. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
Indiana has about 4500 maple orchards yielding 25 tons of sugar and 180000 gallons of syrup annually. Sixty years ago forests produced 1500 tons, yet farm clearings reduced woodlands to small lots. Since 1850 total maple sugar reaches 30000 tons and over 13000000 gallons of syrup. Indiana ranks third or fifth depending on sugar included.
The text argues against alcohol as a tonic, presenting experiments where temperate adults show declines in sight, hearing, memory, and endurance after consuming a half ounce of ethyl alcohol. Measurements indicate slower brain function, higher heart rate, and increased error rates, confirming depressant effects across senses and performance.
Notice cites law sec 419 as passed by the 1907 General Assembly and warns to prosecute violations. Names include J C Rhodes, H A Moyer, W H Bowen, S P Leckrone as district supervisors. Office offers free government garden seed packages. Also includes a 1886 oath about Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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