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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
4
The Record is published by Record Pub Co Brush and Hanson in Silver Lake Indiana. The paper is entered at the Silver Lake post office as second-class matter.
One Year in Advance Six Months Three Months One Month. You can never raise your own reputation by lowering that of others. The greatest waste of strength comes to a man when he works without a plan. Many a man would have less trouble if he kept his nose out of other people's business. Don't fear what the young will do but fear what the world may do to the young. If you fault the old town do not knock it but praise its greatness.
Advertisements seek young men in northern Indiana counties to sell a so called device for Fords. The item supposedly prevents capers of the car and relieves a kinked back and arm shocks. It promises high profit and sells on sight. Respond with a red stamp for reply to Box 215 Silver Lake Indiana.
Mrs. Mary Glosser visits sister near Disko for several days. W. F. Helser and others visit in Wabash. Mrs. Hall of Westville stays with Elmer Laughtiman’s family. News items requested for the prc CRD office. Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers of Pendleton visit Jack Burt. Roy Caldwell family north of town spends Sunday with F. M. Jaques. Phillip Amiss and wife visit Hannah Armey home from Huntington. Ernest Carr returns from Illinois salesman stint. Notary services offered at the Record office. Deeds mortgages bonds and acknowledgments handled. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kerlin visit Warsaw. Allen Robertson from Warsaw calls on friends.
Mrs J C Cavender visited from Hobart and stayed with EF M Jaques family on West Main Heights. J W Walburn and Fred Stoner parties traveled to Warsaw and then to Niles Michigan to see Percy Walburn and his wife. Percy celebrated his 26th birthday with friends. Urbana high school members and instructors joined a lake picnic for a joyful, pleasant outing.
Alex Netzen and wife visited Sunday with son Chas in Claypool. Gerald Bloom visited then. J C Hay traveled to Indianapolis for a few days on business. C W Miller of Miller Kroft Akron cited as Oakland agent. References to local visits by Skinner, F and F Hardware request for hand saw return. Bert Fisher and family visited Wabash. S P Leckrone to Fort Wayne with John Sinden for hospital visit.
Miss Cloe Haney and friends visited South Bend over Sunday. Joseph Little and family from Niles Michigan toured the area. They married their three and a half year old daughter last Saturday at Athens and are holidaying with friends. Jesse F. Lynch auctioneer can be reached at Phone 43 Silver Lake. Chas Wardwell of Marion attended to business in town. Dr J C Hay Mrs Cath erine Hay and J J Babcock spent time at Tippecanoe lake last Sunday. Mr Babcuck returned to Warsaw. Charles Dencer of Wakarusa visited with cousin John Fitton and wife, long familiar in the locality.
France announces admission fees for major galleries including the Louvre and Luxembourg. Visitors must pay to view Venus de Milo Mona Lisa and other famed works, with a single combined charge for all departments.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that South Africa exported 1,124 pounds of diamonds in 1919, about 125 quarts, equating to nearly four bushels. The shipment included many large stones alongside smaller varieties, highlighting the varied sizes of the gems involved.
The drive raised a total of $107.00 in the township last week and this. Town funds collected amount to $67.45 while country donations total $36.55. There remains $46.00 to reach the township quota.
A brief note urges placing ads in available columns with the promise that results follow for a small cost. Readers are advised that consistent advertising yields quicker returns and heightened visibility for products or services.
An obelisk seventy feet high will be erected in Denmark as a memorial to American and allied soldiers of Danish descent who died in World War I. Estimates show about 30 000 Danish blooded men fought for the American armies in France and about 20 000 Danes served in Canadian Australian British and French forces.
A promotional note offers a yearly $150 rate for delivering a “Record” to a friend, described as a better alternative to a letter. The text presents pricing and the mailing concept without further context or details.
The article argues Philippine independence by highlighting Filipino homesteaders in Mindanao. It notes thousands of thrifty settlers leaving crowded districts to farm hemp and coconuts near Pikit, Cotabato, Mindanao, aiding land ownership and wealth growth. It cites American and Filipino family success as proof of capable self-government.
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