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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
2
Avis Morton and Ruth Blinn resolve a misdirected tiff while Nelson Wade battles businessman Winsted for love and trade. A note mix up sparks reconciliation as Wade proves his resolve and plans a future with Avis.
A Milwaukee Journal mood piece discusses credulity as a common trait in many people. It notes gullibility fuels scams, such as grand investments and the exchange of money to strangers. It also surveys superstition from signs to omens, urging caution against unquestioning belief.
Australian researchers Edgeworth David and Wilson described a mineralized human skull unearthed near Warwick in the Darling Downs of Queensland at a British Association meeting. They dated the specimen to a distant prehistoric period suggesting early human presence in Australia.
Instructions outline fall gardening for everblooming and tea roses. Feed with old manure and bone meal, mulch, soak with manure water in September, prune after blooms fade, spray for pests, lime the ground, and use proper root cuttings with moisture and glass coverings to root and transplant successfully.
Salvia proves a splendid plant for hedges massing and borders. It thrives best when grown by itself and used in general planting borders or mass plantings as a standout feature.
Growing chrysanthemums requires care not luck and steady work. Keep buds small, water fertilizer, and stake against autumn winds. Lift potted plants before cold snaps then store in a cool dark cellar to recover. Transplant asters and cosmos to boxes, then move indoors as weather cools. The California poppy may be transplanted as well.
An overview of Austrian Tyrol describing its varied climates from glaciered northern areas to sunny southern valleys. The text notes its Alpine geography, health resorts, mixed populations, and the impact of its border position between Italy and Austria while highlighting its tourism appeal and agricultural basis.
French painter Hoffbauer, who left a Richmond war commission to join the army, was summoned from trenches near Soissons to local headquarters. Five generals welcomed him as one of the painters chosen to make battle pictures along the front for France. He will visit Paris and Reims before continuing to study war’s subjects.
Germany awards patent for a process that makes concrete pipes acid resistant by mixing asphalt into the concrete before molding and then sand blasting the interior to expose asphalt particles. Hot asphalt is then applied to bond with embedded asphalt for permanent adhesion, enabling acid laden materials to be conveyed through pipelines.
A Grassy Lake district sheep man predicts wool may fetch 25 cents a pound this summer. He notes war demand boosts mills needing raw material and says Western Canada farms can profitably expand sheep raising. Climate favors wool growth, and no single breed dominates. Rural advocates urge farmers to enter the sheep industry.
Robert W. Chambers recalls a past writer labeled a genius who had little output. An anecdote shows the man’s arrest scene where the magistrate asks his trade and age. The magistrate replies that at forty six it is time to be weaned, prescribing seven days away from the bottle.
A Washington luncheon features Representative Anthony urging more armaments. He argues opponents misread current conditions as a Hackney lad and girl recount a German wounded soldier, noting the retreat was cut off.
In a terse exchange at Chaparral, an engineer challenges a psychologist’s claim to read minds. The psych expert affirms, while the engineer taunts with a dare to prove the ability. The dialog underscores skeptical dialogue on mind reading.
A playful exchange centers on Maggsby as a joke about love at first sight. The dialogue features a humorous line about whether his wife would have married him if she had seen him again.
A Topeka woman credits Postum with ending five years of insomnia nervousness and dyspepsia after abandoning coffee. She reports rapid improvement, gradual but sure progress, and complete sleep restored, claiming medicines were unnecessary. The testimonial praises Creek Mier Road Wellville and notes Postum's two available forms.
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