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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
4
A local page mixes health admonitions urging residents to clean premises and exterminate filth flies with social notes of daily visits and gatherings. It promotes sanitary practices, mentions manure bins, disposal methods, and fly-killing powders, and invites community members to submit news for publication.
The Republican county convention will be held on June 4 1912 in Washington Township. Homer Longfellow is listed as a key participant in the event and proceedings.
The text promotes cement blocks paints oils stains shiplap with a cooperative approach to billing and price discussions. It presents Claypool Lumber & Coal Co as a local supplier inviting customers to figure the bill together.
Local items record daily activity in Germantown. Names like I H Alsh Wm Baker Charles Snake Alfred Wilcoxen and Clare Lowman appear among visits on streets and farms. Rainy weather hinders corn planting while neighbors Fr, Homan, Teeter and Shoemaker visit family and assist with chores at nearby farms.
An advertisement recounts the Titanic disaster with vivid claims of luxury and tragedy. It promotes an upcoming book about the survivors and the ship, offering a prepublication price and urging readers in Silver Lake, Indiana to enlist for a copy from Brush & Hanson at the Recop office. The notice promises authentic narrative and illustrations, with a limited edition timeline.
An advertisement claims the product clears sluggish liver and bilious poison to lift mood and energy. It targets the stomach liver and kidneys and promotes a 25 cent price from Rager and Jontz.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as quick relief for pimples boils scratches sprains and bruises on boys and girls. It claims healing for burns scalds and cuts, warns it is unsuitable for piles, and lists Rager and Jontz as sellers at 25 cents.
We offer used incubators in first class condition as we move. Many sat unused one to three seasons. Original price 16.00. now 10.00 for one season, 9.00 for two seasons, 3.00 for three seasons. For details contact Albert Bohnstedt by phone or at the office.
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