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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
2
A health ad discusses premature old age linked to kidney degeneration and suggests preventing it by drinking plenty of pure water and taking Anuric before meals. It claims Anuric counters rheumatism dropsical swelling cold extremities sleeplessness and scalding urine and promotes longevity.
A Fort Wayne woman describes illness with a gastric condition and weak blood. She credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with restoring health, notes sores healed, and praises the All-Healing Salve for open sores. She provides address and offers a trial package of tablets.
The memory of James Kid Willoughby, pioneer Wyoming cowboy who died in Los Angeles, will be honored by the frontier days committee with a monument in Pioneer Park funded by popular subscription. Subscriptions are already pouring in from pioneer plainsmen and former associates.
The Chinese postal department reports a 1916 surplus of 500000 gold. Inaugurated in 1896, the service operated at a loss until 1918 when a net surplus of 125000 gold was recorded. Since then the surplus has risen each year.
In a conversational exchange Mrs Binx is said to cry more than you at the matinee. Miss Cayenne replies with curiosity and a sharp remark about getting money's worth.
A sobbing bride tells a sympathetic friend her husband called the letter about her ill mother trivial. The exchange reveals strain in the marriage and the husband’s cold response.
An advertorial claim promotes ethine double strength to remove freckles. It urges purchasing an ounce from a druggist and nightly applications to fade or erase freckles, promising a clear complexion and a money back guarantee if it fails.
A dialogue contrasts an hourglass with a clock. The elder muses that the hourglass relies on sand alone to measure time, implying value in simple, natural measures.
Ad copy touts Smile and Beautiful Clear White Clothes with Red Gross Ball Blue laundry product. Claims American made and best quality for all grocers.
A baker and a customer quarrel over bread pricing with the customer declaring he will not pay the higher rate. The exchange ends with the customer walking out in a sharp exchange about costs.
A Cincinnati authority states freezone can lift all corns by applying a few drops. A small bottle costs little at any drug store and dissolves the corn without pain or irritation. Readers are urged to ask their druggist to stock it.
The report notes Nebraska now leads global potash production following the shutdown of European output. The shift marks a major change in supply dynamics and positions Nebraska as a key supplier.
An old advert proclaims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes weak women strong and sick women well with no alcohol. It promotes tablets or liquid forms as the advertised remedy.
A brief vignette notes a person discovering Mrs. Smith at a location despite a maid’s claim she was not home. The encounter prompts a surprised reaction.
Roger Bellamy courted Ruth Trescott and faced a jealous confrontation with Lois, who loves Bellamy but forgives a lost rival. On the frontier road he is seized by two men but later learns Justin Dacre died saving him and impersonating him to lure outlaws. Dacre dies in the ambush, saved by selfless bravery.
An excerpt recalls Edward I era laws against en grossers and engrossers to curb bread and poultry frauds. Bakers risked light bread confiscation and pillory, millers faced tumbril shame, while hucksters and profiteers were barred from city trade until prices were set.
Mrs. Elsie J. Van Der Sande of Paterson New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham remedies with restoring her health after a period of weakness back pain irregularity and nervousness She reports relief after using Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier and urges other women to try them for similar troubles.
Demopolis Times notes indigo once thrived in the South before the cotton gin era and argues a hundred acres of indigo, grown by a skilled farmer, could yield more money than alfalfa, cotton, corn, and peanuts combined, with global dyestuff demand likely to rise after the war.
A doctor mentions shingles causing concern as a sick man is discussed. The child wonders if the ill man is the carpenter, probing the doctor’s vague clues and sparking family suspicion about the worker’s identity.
A tense dialogue shifts as Aunt Sarah accuses John of smoking her cigarettes. John remains calm and replies that his mother would be horrified if she saw him smoke, implying ownership and disapproval.
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