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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
2
A garbled column surveys fashion, science, and social quirks. It jokes about suffrage, dancing, and gadgets, questions on ice, planes, and roguish pests, and quips on hospitals, pigeons, and legal matters with a humorous, fragmented voice.
A column recounts foretold deaths by astrologers and prophecies linked to leaders from Portugal to Greece and Serbia. It notes Sheikh Mahmoud’s 1910 prediction of a king’s death and King Alexander’s fears, alongside the Vetzera family’s curse and a near-miss of an altitude record in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles report notes Johnuy Gilpatrick the youngest aviator in the world with Miss Margaret Stahl of Jersey City as a passenger in his De Perdussin monoplane setting a new air record.
Oscar S. Straus former ambassador to Turkey and progressive NY gubernatorial candidate buys Horton farm between Tarrytown and Pleasantville. The eighty acre estate cost about 35000 dollars and he plans a simple summer home near John D. Rockefeller.
Warren Pa. a tannery at Clarendon is ordered to rush 1200 sides of fine sole leather within forty days for shipment to London. The leather is for the exclusive use of the King George supplier and his yearly needs.
The national child labor committee says Massachusetts would lead the nation if a bill reducing the workday for all under sixteen to five hours is enacted. The plan requires part time day school for under sixteen workers. Other states pursue eight hour days and stricter street trades rules.
Berlin physicians set to trial a day off scheme in Moabit where appointed doctors will answer all calls from noon to midnight on Sunday. The program plans rotating physicians to cover the service.
A church lesson summarizes Hebrews 11 1 19 focusing on faith in God as the source of creation and sustenance. It traces Abel Noah Abraham and Sarah as models of trust and obedience and notes Easter as central to the quarter’s lessons. The text urges written stories from class members about creation sin and early humanity.
A witty quip about suffragettes on the jury. The judge asks if the jury is ready to report and the response notes they are debating the judge’s hairstyle, reflecting playful gender commentary of the era.
A traveler asks about recent accidents on the road and a station worker, known for his hanging around, confirms three trains arriving on time last week.
The piece urges teaching children that sin brings remorse and punishment, while right action yields satisfaction, self respect, and self-control, making the effort worthwhile. It frames crime and consequence as an inseparable trio and emphasizes the value of doing right despite difficulty.
A street encounter between two Cleveland lawyers reveals a joke about courtroom rhetoric. One says the jurist’s eloquence differs from his later after-dinner speech, noting his dinner depends on the jury speech.
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