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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
7
A wealthy syndicate plans to raise cattle on a vast scale in Brazil for export to Europe. Railways and port facilities are improving, with Piauhy state cited as a likely region. Brazil could become a leading beef producer, challenging Argentina in world markets.
In Spokane Washington W C Jackson a local ball player and former Spokane Amateur Athletic Club member wed Dorothy Coley MacKenzie of the Windsor Annex after a joke card game set the odds on marriage. Ross urged them to the courthouse for the license and a justice of the peace married them.
Hempstead N Y aviator Lee S Hammond after returning from China went to Mineola with Miss Mae Elizabeth Andrews destined for Boston to marry when planes piloted by George W Beatty and Marshall E Reid showered them with rice and old shoes, scattering the couple.
The sole grown youth with uncut hair seeks a $290,000 prize in a tale from Warren New Hampshire. Stephen Richard Lund, nearly seventeen, has never cut his hair, a choice his mother Cora Wiley says may be tied to fortune, while neighbors speculate on the reward.
A Warren physician named Dr. John Wiley, an old-time “heart doctor,” is described as a spiritualist and seer who read townsfolk fortunes and prepared secret medicines. He allegedly authored an extraordinary will granting his grandson a fortune at a set age if hair remained uncut.
Mrs Francis Squire Potter of Chicago addressed the Woman's Trade Union League in Kansas City arguing that praising grandmothers’ virtues wrongly rebukes today’s working women. She noted home duties are luxuries for the well to do and urged recognizing women who work outside the home earn seven dollars a week.
Detectives rushed to a Chinatown building after a warning from a Chinese informant and found Chin Hing Jung, a member of the Four Brothers' society, dead in the basement after breaking through barricaded doors.
Detroit historian C. M. Burton reports letters from 1770s Detroit showing Major Robert Rogers conspired to sell the post to French authorities. Rogers faced trial in 1776 for selling Michilimackinac to Spaniards and later defected to the British army after a Revolution era career with American and colonial tags.
New York actress Anna Held, while filing for divorce, offered guidance on lasting wedlock. She claimed happiness comes to those who share simple joys and mutual support, casting light on her views amid personal upheaval.
A Yonkers physician gave a chronic complainer a dubious remedy by pouring game sauce with English mustard and cayenne pepper into a dose then telling her to drink it in one gulp. After two weeks the cook returned with pain on the other side and refused further “medicine” water could not quench.
A Winter outbreak covering the body with itching sores was cured after four months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Miss Sarah Calkins of Waukegan Illinois reports dramatic relief and rest after days of sleepless torment. Free samples offered by mail from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
If you are a trifle sensitive about shoe size you can wear two sizes smaller by shaking Allen's Foot-Ease into them. The antiseptic powder gives instant relief for dancing parties and breaking in new shoes. It relieves corns and bunions. Sam Cres address Allen S. Olmsted Leee INE.
A brief exchange about affection hints at a playful miscommunication between two individuals. The dialogue implies concerns about lasting romantic feelings and mutual affection.
An investor visits a fancy shop with a financial operator to pick a dog. He asks for a water dog, claiming he heard 1% was a good stock proposition. The exchange hints at subconscious business bias shaping casual decisions.
Mrs L P Plum mer of Rockland Maine recalls a baby who cried day and night until given Kopp's Baby's Friend which cured her. The remedy sold by druggists for 10 25 or 50 cents or mailed by Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York Pa. Samples offered by mail.
Notable aphorism attributed to Goethe urging daily engagement with music poetry art and measured speech for a balanced life.
To remove nicotine from the teeth disinfect the mouth and purify the breath after smoking Paxtine is a boon to all. At druggists 25c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
In a terse exchange, Hewitt tells Jewett he would make a donkey laugh, while Jewett demands the removal of humor citing restraint. The brief quarrel hints at ongoing tensions between the two figures.
An advertisement promotes a Daily Fly Killer claimed to kill thousands and prevent disease for the full season. It costs 15 cents each at dealers or six prepaid for one dollar. H. Somers lists the Brooklyn New York address for orders.
An old advertising note warns against trusting a friend in need and touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a pure blue product described as water free. The piece emphasizes the value of genuine blue with a playful caution about substitutes.
A Garfield Tea advert promises curing indigestion and urges readers to avoid health problems on the road to success. A separate line suggests a man can impress a girl by confessing how much he misses her.
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