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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
4
RECORD CO publisher notes subscription price. Ben Wallace helped Harvey Hoffman’s family after the elephant trainer was killed by an enraged animal. A benefit performance raised about $3,500 as pallbearers become a new trend in modern funerals.
The youngest industry now employs about 600,000 people in the United States and offers limitless possibilities for development and advancement.
After July it will not be necessary to place stamps on telegraphic messages and bank checks. This is pleasing news from Washington shared by telegraph operators bank clerks and depositors who welcome the change.
An experienced farmer who could not exceed fifty to sixty bushels per acre gave his twelve year old son one acre to farm. The boy planted potatoes and produced 225 bushels, a surprising improvement that astonished the family.
A verbose remark critiques jokes about house-cleaning aimed at women and men. It contrasts annual thorough scrubbing with the lack of fun in such quips and suggests giving a kitchen apron and scrubbing brush to any man who jokes about it.
Druggist A W Sawtelle of Hartford recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a customer credits it with saving her life at the shore. He cites a man who collapsed from cold pains and recovered after taking the medicine, leaving his store smiling and well. Sold by Chas Rager.
A local curiosity features a nine pound White Brahma rooster hen kept by William A. Kemper near the depot. The bird appears body of a hen with rooster head and neck, showing rooster habits and hen actions. Public may view by visiting Kemper’s residence.
Civil war veteran M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana recounts his wife’s long illness and says Dr King s New Life Pills cured her health. They always do Try them 25 cents at C Rayer s drug store.
The Young Peoples Meetings of three churches hold a union gathering at the Lutheran church on Sunday evening May 12. Leader Ina Stout will present Practice Christianity John 3 14 18. All young people are urged to attend and participate. everyone is invited.
J Charlies Hosman born November 9 1804 in Belmont County Ohio died May 5 1901 at his son's home in Indianapolis Indiana aged 96 years 5 months 26 days He moved from Ohio to Kosciusko County Indiana in 1855 and resided there until his death Married twice he left seven children four sons living He joined the Methodist Church at a camp meeting in Ohio at age 16 and remained active in church life thereafter
Two travelers learned they were both sent on the same errand by Stallings, who pledged a postmaster appointment during the last campaign. They pressed the issue at his hotel in Washington, only to be met with laughter as Stallings challenged them to tell which was lying.
A Long Island City man recalls a 1896 Indianapolis trip of ex-mayor Paddy Gleason. With hotels full, Gleason rented a private hospital room at $10 a week and slept comfortably for two nights, while other delegates faced cramped handboxes at high rates. The tale coins Gleason a great man for such decisive wit.
A Philadelphia Record writer recently back from Cuba notes Havana’s coffee abundance and the large consumption of American soda biscuits by locals. He recalls adjusting to the strong coffee and observes that poorer Cubans rely on coffee and soda biscuits as a meal. Key West ranks second in biscuit consumption among American cities.
An English law from the era of Charles II imposed a prohibitive tax on tobacco cultivation to curb domestic production and spur trade with the Virginia colony. The ban arose from Parliament's aim to protect and promote colonial commerce.
A compact report notes a busy day uncovering remarkable relics. The finds include items of historical significance and curiosity. Local observers described the artifacts as intriguing and potentially informative about past cultures.
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