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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
8
Custom House authorities imposed a duty on Santos-Dumont's air ship. If the inventor had arrived by air route, the customs action would have applied to that method of entry.
The piece endorses a local advertiser as trustworthy and attentive to home affairs, urging readers to trade with him and backing his role in the community.
A South Bend commercial man forecasts the reappearance of the extreme pointed toe shoe in fashion. Sensible observers hope his forecast proves incorrect.
A citizen-driven push proposes residents share every notice they see to create a livelier newspaper. Officials praise the plan as a path to a stronger community voice and faster town improvements.
Commercial relations between the United States and Spain have not suffered due to the war, with Spain now a major customer. The balance of trade favors the United States as cotton remains the principal export and we receive many fruits and nuts in return.
Ad essay touts Dr. Kings New Life Pills claiming to cleanse the system. It urges readers to avoid a hoody polluted by constipation and promises lively livers active bowels and good digestion. Product allegedly sells for 25 cents at Rayer's drag atore.
The bill would appropriate ten million dollars for an Appalachian forest reserve. Expenditures are set at two million dollars annually with estimates of significant property savings from flood immunity and more equitable rainfall.
Elizabeth West Virginia resident G V Roberts reports a man deemed incurable cancer by doctors was cured after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The outlet touts Bitters for expelling bile kidney poisons and the salve for healing blood diseases and other ailments. Available at Chas Rager's for 25 cents.
Advert appears for several persons of character and good reputation in each state to represent a wealthy business. Salary one dollar sixty cents weekly plus expenses, paid on Wednesdays from head offices. Horse and carriage furnished when needed. References required. send self-addressed stamped envelope to Manager, 316 Caxton Building, Chisago.
Long passages recount Atlantis as a continental island between Europe and America. Solon and Plato are said to relay the myth of three powerful kings uniting to invade Europe, the Athenians repelling them, followed by earthquakes and floods that buried Atlantis.
A juror asked to be excused from duty claiming embarrassment over itching in public. The judge insisted on disclosure and the juror admitted he had the itch, prompting the clerk to joke about scratching him off the panel.
The Literary Digest notes Lincoln often carried his children on his shoulders while walking Springfield streets. One neighbor recalls Lincoln striding with boys clinging to his coat as they cried out. Lincoln joked that with three walnuts each child wanted two.
The text explains how wind drives erosion of sea bluffs alongside waves, with sand and salt spray acting like a sand blast. In a 1899 gale, one night shattered the life saving station at Truro's window panes into ground glass.
A physician driving by a stonemason site jokes about finishing gravestones with the line In memory and asks who will want another monument next. The mason replies that if someone is ill and the doctor is treating him he knows how to proceed.
The passage explains that electricity splits water into hydrogen and oxygen, and recombining them releases intense heat. It cites the famous phenomenon of electrolysis and references the well known phenomenon of Mnnelight as an example of this energy release.
In Denmark brides wear a plain gold wedding band on the left third finger as engagement ring a tradition later moved to the right third finger for the marriage.
A reader advises using flowers of sulphur sprinkled into night stockings to be worn at night. The sulphur is said to be quickly absorbed through the feet, providing a remedy for rheumatism, a claim presented as common knowledge.
The doctor called the previous evening’s reception a carbuncle and noted it as a great gathering and a swell affair. The remark appears in a New York Times item paraphrased to convey social reception.
A Philadelphia Press item notes Reverend Goodmsaan and Mr Slick, a Sunday school superintendent, as trusted employees now facing possible arrest after alleged misdeeds. The piece hints at accountability if captured.
One fare plus two dollars for the roundtrip with a 21 day return limit from the sale date. Aimed at travelers seeking shorter getaways and weekend trips under a fixed travel window.
Instructions for preparing bacon in a hot oven with a bed of coals not used. Slice bacon very thin, fry in a drip pan, turn once, drain on brown paper, and use the fat to fry potatoes. Optional liver pairing with pepper salt and flour, served with curled bacon garnish. Bacon noted as highly indigestible when greasy.
The article describes how feathers play a central role in Navajo and Pueblo ceremonies. Prayer sticks with white downy feathers are common sights in Pueblo towns and are tied and arranged according to the type of prayer. Seekers of favors from the Times place their feather sticks in secret locations to continue the petition.
An anecdote recounts Moses Colt Tyler, later a Cornell history professor, at the University of Michigan. An early February class roll call yields no response until the instructor jokes that it is perhaps too early for robins.
The interrogation mark evolved from a gq and o stacked to form the Latin quentio. The exclamation symbol grew from i with o beneath, representing Io. The paragraph mark traces to a Greek p from paragraph. Early printers used a dagger to mark text for removal.
The passage notes Luther shedding monk robes, receiving black cloth from the elector of Luax ony, and adopting black clerical attire. Pupils followed, making black the clerical garb, with coat cuts remaining similar to laity’s for years.
In the Amazon palm region a tribe uses palm leaves as infant cradles. A single leaf curled at the edges serves as a cradle and sometimes as a bath. Strong palm fibers are made into cords to hang the cradle from a tree, allowing the wind to rock the baby gently.
In a witty exchange from the Washington Star Miss Miami Brown asserts nature does not create in vain. Mr Erastus Pink ley counters that many animals seem like possums, hinting at unnecessary creatures in the world.
The dialogue contrasts two unemployed individuals discussing easy entry to work. One wishes for money to avoid labor, while the other suggests an approach that would simplify finding employment. The exchange satirizes attitudes toward work and job hunting.
A dialogue fragment set in Chicago where a man asks how the other knew he was in love and a woman replies that his foolishness revealed it. The piece preserves a mood of realization in a brief exchange.
A fragment notes perfumes or scents involving alcoholic mixtures or saturating alcohol production. Details are sparse, with unclear context or full description of process, supplier, or dates.
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