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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
4
A collection of homely proverbs on thrift, patriotism, and civic duty. The speaker urges practical virtue, banking savings, staying home to work, and the shared duty of victory, noting wealth and citizenship require more than voting alone.
Mrs W H Bruce and son visited her parents Mr and Mrs A J Scott west of town. Mrs W H Davis of Indianapolis visited her mother Mrs Paulus and friends. Madge Richardson and daughter Virginia Lee stayed with Hanson and Brush families. Charles Taylor and family with Grandma Shenefield were in town. Fred Horn and wife of North Manchester were guests at J M Amiss’s. Liberty Loan bonds urged. Mrs Charles Wardwell from Marion joined her husband visiting S B Burdge then returned to Marion. Miss Mable Deaton visited with her sister Mrs D F Hamman and relatives. Charles Jontz, formerly on a Warsaw area farm, visited his mother Mrs Martha Jontz.
Frank J. Cheney a senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Toledo swears to pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Notice dated December 6 1886. The remedy is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials free. Sold by all druggists 75 cents. Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
A string of Sunday social visits is reported from the local area. Mr and Mrs Ransom Harris and son Grant join the Flora household for a big fish fry. John Mort and family visit L W Myers in Claypool area. J P Hamman spends a day in Leesburg with friends. Several Wa bash residents visit the Pick family at the park, including EF M W H and J D Beck C C Murphy and Mesdames Aucker man Dispennetta and Cross.
Miss Cecil Meinert, employed here for months, spent Sunday visiting family. Mrs. Francis Rager and children visited at the A Metzger home northeast of town. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McClure and Mrs. Fred Summe drove to Marion for a day with friends. Summe returned home by night train while the McClures stayed longer.
Dear Sirs A Ford motor order for car MC 48162 shipped by Big Four is held at Indianapolis due to embargo. The routing is changed to PCC and StL and the bill of lading must be corrected. S. B. Whittenberger has three carloads (18 Fords) in transit between Indianapolis and Claypool with orders on file and others delayed by daily postponement.
Farmers are nearing completion of corn planting in Germantown. Visitors include Mrs. T. B. Hathaway of Rose Hill and Roe McCutchen of Mentone at the Clink home. Mrs. Irvin Parker visited her mother Mrs. J. W. Clink. Ed Clink and mother were at the C. M. Regenos home Saturday. J. W. Regenos was in the area Monday. Join Beber was seen on our streets Monday. J. W. Clink and wife and granddaughter Zeta visited the Irvin Parker home Sunday.
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs from trap nested 200 eggs strain Tom Barron English strain single coml White Leghorns 256 epg strain. W Ford Claypool Ind.
Local notice advertising Brush and Hanson as an authorized subscription agency at the RECORD office in Silver Lake. They offer to handle subscriptions to any magazine and provide money saving clubs and catalogs to save subscribers time and money.
Wording invites non subscribers to enroll for home delivery of the RECORD at a rate of 1.25 dollars per year. Returns emphasize subscription and mail delivery to the reader’s address.
Public notice invites persons needing deeds contracts mortgages wills or legal papers written or attested to visit or call the Record Office for services.
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