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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
6
A collage of light verse exchanges and cartoon captions from various papers. Jokes recall elopement plans thwarted by an old man with a gasoline can and a girl asking about decollete meanings.
An elegiac meditation on aging veterans and vanished ranks on Decoration Day. A survivor visits the graves of fallen comrades and confronts a forgotten love, confessing a mistaken death and enduring sorrow.
An elderly Union veteran revisits his former lover Miss Erma Ralston in Ironwood, recalling their wartime rift. He recalls how war divided families, the Ralstons, and Erma’s fierce pride as she urged him to depart. He confronts memories at her gate before hesitating to face her.
A graveyard scene unfolds as Merrill Fremont, not dead from Gettysburg, discovers Erma visiting a Confederate vigil. He contemplates their past love while she forgives him, and memory rekindles their youthful bond as flowers are laid on the graves.
A witty exchange recalls a $35 loan from over two years ago as Burrows-Jenkins boasts a wonderful memory. The quip contrasts human generosity with stinginess, followed by a sharp Pope quote and a cynical remark on women's desires.
The article catalogs burial sites of notable Union generals and Civil War leaders across the United States. It lists graves at West Point Arlington Laurel Hill Philadelphia Cincinnati Rockland Oak Wood Troy Trenton Providence Mechanicville New Haven Burlington Annapolis Norristown Woodlawn Green Mount, plus figures like Grant Sherman Sheridan Dix Fremont McClellan Hooker Meade and Custer among others, and notes Arlington as a growing national resting place for distinguished soldiers and sailors.
In a chatty exchange the household jokes about a newborn and a new piano. Both bring loud disruptions, with the baby’s racket drowning out the piano and vice versa, prompting playful optimism about future fussiness and activity.
Morrell notes life is a constant rush and even death arrives quicker. Wytte counters with a curious case of a man who was buried one day and died the next, revealing the man was an undertaker.
A woman opened a package labeled quinine and, driven by curiosity, showed it to a druggist who identified the contents as arsenic. The tale underscores the value of verifying medicines. The ad touts Hosteret's Stomach Bitters for indigestion constipation and dyspepsia for half a century.
Mrs. A asks the painter to reveal the dressmaker of a girl’s frock. The artist steps forward and introduces herself, revealing herself as the painter. The exchange occurs amid a realization of luck at the exposition in New York.
Train No 4 on the Nickel Plate Road runs daily from Fort Wayne at 9 05 p m with through drawing room sleeping cars to Buffalo and New York dining car Fort Wayne to Bellevue and onward to Buffalo then New York. An observation car from Buffalo offers scenic views as the train travels via Susquehanna and Delaware valleys to New York City arriving at 7 25 p m next day. Sleeper space available by advance reservation. Contact any Nickel Plate ticket agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne TPA.
Metallic. Quinn notes the French beauty shows a heart of steel in a witty line while De Fonte comments on her strong voice and iron-tongued delivery. The banter emphasizes a crafted, gleaming persona amid a theater backdrop.
The Nickel Plate Road offers a single fare round trip from Fort Wayne to Des Moines Iowa for the Annual Convention Music Teachers Association. Tickets are valid June 11 to 21 with return by June 28 1900. Contact C A Asterlin T P A for details.
An advertisement-style notice warns that morning tiredness signals poor blood and can be cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. It claims many users gain vitality and cites a testimonial from Mrs. K R Merritt of Dowagiac Michigan noting relief and a scrofula tendency improvement.
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