Silver Lake Schools Close Thursday and Rural Mail Routes Grow
The Silver Lake Schools will close Thursday April 7 Thies county now has twenty eight rural mail routes in operation. Indiana day at the exposition has been changed from September 15 to September 1. Leap year brings new chances for elderly girls to act while time allows. The U S is among about a dozen of sixty three nations in the international postal union not operating postal telegraph parcel post or postal savings systems with the mail service. One system is inferior to those in England France and Germany.
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Thies County
Indiana
International Postal Union
United States
England
France
Germany
Resignation of Nails Rostmaster Over Low Salary
The Nails rostmaster in Allen County has quit the post unable to live on a salary of 19 dollars a year. The rise in the cost of living outpaces wages in some cases, this likely being one.
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Nails
Allen County
Daily Sprint
Humane nature and mail order risks in buying habits
The text contrasts local merchants with mail order stores. It argues people trust nearby, reliable shops that honor defects and let customers inspect goods, while preferring mail order, risking unseen purchases, swindles, and no redress.
Marriage Market Shifts Across Social Classes
The piece notes that women labeled as "3rides" appear mainly among the very poor and very rich, while middle class women seek more than traditional households. It states men in the middle class may avoid marriage, causing the average age of marriage to rise.
Local News and Personal Mention from Silver Lake Area
Local notices from Silver Lake and vicinity report visits, moves, and social notes. Names include W J Fitton in Warsaw, Harry Kline in Warsaw, Rev Titus Hill of Barket, Nash Frantz east of town, Helen Stont visiting Akron grandparents, and Mrs Ephraim Wells near Warsaw. Also mentions deliveries, shop notices, contests, and a horse loss donation.
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Titus Hill
Barket
Nash Frantz
Warsaw
Remodeling Projects Begin Near Town
F M Jaques repairs and builds a kitchen addition on the McClure land west of town and will occupy it once finished. Hiram Rager tears down part of the old mill on his ground in the southwest town and remodels the rest into a stable. He plans to enclose the ground for pasture and poultry raising.
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F. M. Jaques
McClure
Hiram Rager
Memorial windows placed in Lutheran Church
Seven beautiful memorial windows have been installed in the Lutheran Church. One graces the vestibule by the Christian Endeavor society, and six brighten the church proper crafted by John Bilger Adam Stout E R Worley William Hill Mrs Oldfather and the Sabbath School.
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Christian Endeavor Society
John Bilger
Adam Stout
E. R. Worley
William Hill
Mrs. Oldfather
Sabbath School
Specimen Copy Urges Subscriptions For Readers
A specimen copy invites non subscribers to subscribe for a year or six months. It emphasizes the sample is sent to entice payment and ongoing readership.
Indiana Leads Electric Railroads With 841 Miles In Service
The report notes Indiana operates 21 electric railroad roads totaling 841 miles, with over 2,200 miles projected for construction pending favorable weather. Analysts conservatively estimate at least half of the proposed lines will be built this year, positioning Indiana ahead of Ohio.
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Indiana
Ohio
Close Call: Man Keeps Fingers After Saw Accident
Monroe Paulus is relieved to hold all fingers of his left hand after a woodworking saw injured him on Wednesday. A wrench slipped while adjusting guides, leaving a gash on his index finger.
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Monroe Paulus
Grange Lodge Sees Growth After February Start
The Grange at this place reports steady progress since its organization on February 4. New members have joined and many applications are being received. W. J. Banks, Lecturer of the State Grange, attended the meeting and offered encouragement and guidance.
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W. J. Banks
State Grange
Messing Wedeve
Former Silver Lake Boy Seeks Promotion in Indian Territory
In a letter from Charles Saner in the Indian Territory he works in car shops on the Frisco lines and has a good position. He reports a mild winter with temperatures never below ten degrees above zero. Gardens are starting with flowers in bloom and peach trees showing spring. He plans to attend the St. Louis Fair and then visit Indiana to see many friends.
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Indian Territory
Charles
St. Louis
Indiana
Stout & Son Debt Settlement Notice
All persons knowing themselves indebted to Stout and Son are requested to call and settle by either cash or note.
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Stout & Son
Republicans Hold Joint Caucus in Silver Lake
The Republicans of both precincts of Lake township will meet in joint caucus at Fitton's hall in Silver Lake at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday March 12 1904 to nominate delegates and alternates for State Congressional and Senatorial Convention.
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of Lake Township
Fitton’s Hall
Silver Lake
It Saved His Leg Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Sore
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a running sore on his leg but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it in five days. The salve is claimed best for ulcers wounds and piles with a cure guaranteed and is sold by Rager druggist for 25 cents.
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P A Danforth
LaGrange
Bucklen
Rager
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Deedsville
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George Tibbit
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