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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
2
A railroad conductor recalls the contrast between a country traveler and a city passenger at a depot gate. The countryman appears calm while the city rider rushes, frantically seeking a ticket and delivering a comic rush through the gate. The tale, cited from Chicago Inter Ocean, ends with laughter.
The notice proclaims a claimed cure for diabetes by Dodd's Kidney Pills as spoken by J H Bailey and Baller. It asserts the remedy cures diabetes and kidney diseases, boasting many cured cases and urging strict adherence to diabetes care. The text promotes the pills as the best available treatment.
Fragmented OCR describes a battling scene with a military element and a chaotic melee. It mentions a heavy force and a perilous march toward a march or task, with references to a church near a city and a confusing mix of actions and terms.
A humorous exchange features a vintage philosopher addressing waking up as a potential future. The group on the herring barrel reacts with curiosity and a candid caveat about the idea. The dialogue leans on whimsy and a tongue in cheek tone.
Advertises Vernal Palmettona Walmetto Perry Wine as a permanent cure for lysespsia, stomach issues, catarrh, liver and bladder diseases. Claims one dose daily and offers a free trial bottle from the Vermal Remedy Company in Le Roy New York. Sold by druggists nationwide.
A terse old man declines a small bet, saying he cannot risk losing friendship for a minor wager. The exchange emphasizes financial limits and the value of trust over a trivial gain.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an uncured catarrh case. F J Cheney Co and local wholesalers endorse the product. Claims internal cure via bloodstream with mucous membrane action. Price one dollar per bottle. Testimonials free.
At a London automobile show two young women sat in a car with a placard reading 2350. A young man offered to buy it but declined after the owner asked the two Indies to disembark.
The piece argues a Gulf to Lakes inland waterway linking Chicago and St Louis with ports at Mississippi mouths and Atlantic seaboard. It notes Chicago's drainage canal cost about 250 million and Canada’s waterways investments, projecting low freight via deep waterways and vast national economic benefits.
Fragmentary text indicates a national language issue stirring debate among leaders and the public. Mentions Crer- Taniuis and Mr Mibely Gs amid discussions on holding debates in I and language as a core country trait.
A garbled report discusses a drop in drinking expenditure in Britain, noting a steady but uncertain trend. It mentions a claim that in five years the drink bill has fallen by a large amount and contrasts with last year’s figures, while referencing patriotic sentiment and monetary totals in a blurred context.
The Chicago Herald predicts London may lose the title of world's metropolis to New York in population within years. London’s hinterland and railway reach give it a density advantage unseen around New York, but American stateside sovereignty limits annexation of nearby towns.
The Richmond Times Dispatch argues that the death penalty deters murderers if law enforcement is effective and courts impose the extreme penalty. It contends that criminals fear life after crime and that sure punishment would restrain murderers.
The article discusses overdue ships, the fear of missing vessels, and how a ship without a propeller may drift and be found or lost. It recounts a steamer lost near the Horn, sighted in a snowstorm, and the ghostly image of the Flying Dutchman. The account includes a dialogue about the emotional toll on crew and captain.
Walter M. Jaccard warns buyers how to distinguish filled cases from plated, and notes the risk of cheap movements. He states that reputable firms guarantee long wear and that first class movements require months of factory work. The Swiss movement is praised, though cheaper ones exist for three or four dollars.
Thomas Bailey of Hillsboro Indiana is 81 at Christmas and the oldest mail carrier in the Hoosier State. He makes six daily trips between the rail station and post office, a one mile round trip, and has carried mail since 1869 with only three months away. His annual salary is $180. A ticking clock at night reminds him one grows old and nervous.
Miss Jenkins, after fifty six years in her birthplace city, plans a small farm. She will hire a steady horse two cows hens and a little pig with help from the Adams boy who will drive milk and teach harness. She envisions a pig exchange as the herd grows.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and unions of engineers machinists telegraphers boilermakers and other rail unions oppose J Pope Brown proposal to cut Georgia passenger rates from three to two cents per mile. They warn it would hurt state prosperity and cost jobs and wages. The Travelers Protective Association also protests fewer trains and poorer service.
A satirical tale depicts a woman who drinks water, eats starch, and shuns daily exercise while devouring malted goods, then fades with owl like features. She endures a smileless face until a hysterical laugh breaks through, leading to giggles that undo her frowns and fashion woes.
Watch for the first symptom of indigestion and head off trouble by taking Dr Caldwell's Gaxatives Syrup Pepsin. Chronic dyspepsia weakens the system and Syrup Pepsin is advertised as quick pleasant and sure. Sold by all druggists at 50c and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
A Brooklyn Eagle interview with a veteran revenue cutter pilot says sharks and maneaters vanished from New York waters in recent years. He cites river pollution, sewage draining into East and North Rivers and the bay, and dirty harbor water as driving sharks away. He notes Havana’s sharks left after sewer pipes entered Havana bay. He argues sharks avoid three day old floats and blame dirty conditions for the decline of all fish as well.
Mr. William A. Newman of Sagrada Missouri suffered eight years with grip affecting his head heart stomach and kidneys. After failing with doctors and other remedies he found relief and a full cure using Dr Williams Pink Pills within three months, with renewed health and vitality.
Jim Jones recalls an ugly scene as Samsmith jokes about his wife's mother being a terror. The mother-in-law allegedly exploded the speaking tube during a first visit after the couple moved into a flat.
In an In Pinch style note the ad promotes Allen's Foot-Base as the only cure for swollen smarting tired aching hot sweating feet corns and bunions. It claims curing while you walk and offers 2 powder packets shaken into shoes for 25 cents with free samples by Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
An unusual sight of a lion and a lamb lying beside each other is reported in a Paris menagerie. Mrs. Austins Pancake Flour claims the largest sale of its kind with widespread advertising and consumer interest noted.
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