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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
4
Advertising rates are provided on application and ads run until ordered out. Copy must reach the office by Wednesday noon. Obituaries addresses resolutions and paid announcements for admission events cost two cents per line in advance. Abbreviated funeral notices are free. Cards of Thanks up to ten lines cost 25 cents.
Old hand press replaced by a cylinder press as the Record announces a near future pay‑up appeal to readers. It urges patrons to settle accounts, consider prepaying, and notes upcoming M E Conference in Noblesville on April 8 1903 and a note about regional weather extremes.
John Reed and Hohman along with Will Wire are on the plck list. Miri Yocum fires for O. 8. Gas kell in the sawmill. H. O. Bowman and son were War saw visitors Monday. A. Hohman worked for I. H. Ulsh last week. Carrey Smith moving on Hiram Parker farm. E. H. Hohman and wife visited M. P. Shortys Sunday. G. M. Alexander ran his saw mill past week. Mrs. Frank Newcomer has been sick for weeks. W. D. Lowman and wife visited H. O. Lowman Sunday. Robert Burns of near Akron seen on streets last week. Joel Walburn and wife from Silver Lake visited Mrs. Mary Paxton last week. Mrs. S. A. Hohman visited John McCreary southwest of Silver Lake last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Munger of Lagro visited with Mrs. Munger’s sister S. A. Hohman. Issac Adams is poorly with little hope of recovery at son-in-law Charles Warren's home. Bert Rickel returned from near Fort Wayne where he worked for Lewis Harting and now has the measles. Stina started with her parents in North Manchester and with her sister in Chicago, then returned home last Saturday.
Beers and Son of Middlebury Indiana with 25 years in lightning protection offer rods and fixtures this spring. They promise full protection against lightning using Edison and Mott guidance and guarantee refunds if a building burns despite rodding. References include J M Miller Frank Miller Charles Kinsey William Regenos John Bilger.
The column lists small town happenings including trades at Colbert & Son and Swihart, people visiting from Fort Wayne and Logansport, moves to the Funk farm east of town, rental demand in Silver Lake, and neighbors traveling to meet relatives. It notes hospitalities, health updates, and ads for Chamberlain’s tablets and Rocky Mountain Tea.
Subscribe for the Recorp. One year for One Dollar. Pierce Oauffman sold his town property to David Greenlee. Lucile Heckman will spend the summer in Mishawaka. Whittenberger sale attracts buyers. Danl Kissinger visits Peru planning relocation. Wilmot’s William Bower and Packerton residents appear in town. Several illnesses improve. Packerton to Claypool huckster activity noted. Mayors and locals discuss church sermons and school principalship for Claypool. Spring disturbance referenced with Dr Haworth incident. graduation exam day noted across Claypool precincts.
Advertisement by Hollis Tucker promoting two draft horses Mohawk and Modoc Prince for stud near Beaver Dam. Mohawk weighs 1930 pounds, Modoc Prince is a dark gray draft stallion with a high grade dam. Breeders are invited to inspect at Hollis Tucker’s barn.
Ad fragment shows The Star Restaurant and Grocery with price hints 2¢ and 7 Tapioca unclear. Likely a small storefront notice or classified item listing from a vintage newspaper.
L T Wilson of Claypool Indiana advertises stock sales and specializes as a sale crier plus builder and contractor for The James A Wolf Straight Rail Fence. Write or telephoneme for dates at residence or post office.
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