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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
2
A collection of aphorisms on motherhood teaching independence and avoiding vanity. It warns against public noise, the burden of trouble, and keeping weeds from children’s minds. It urges planting good grain with readers and maintaining a home paper before growing tares. The quoted line invites flowers to be scattered along a path.
The speaker reflects on cherishing living loved ones while they are alive and not leaving affections pent up until death. It emphasizes the duty to show care and appreciation to the living, as nothing can be done for those who have passed.
The article notes the first public observance of May 30 as Decoration Day began in 1868, forty years ago, and contrasts public interest then with today. It laments dwindling veteran participation and aging comrades seeking remembrance while younger generations struggle to grasp Civil War meaning.
For Sale Engine and Tank, Separator and Clover Huller owned by the estate of Nathan Garman. A bargain. Write Chas E Garman Goshen Indiana tf.
Purports to create appetite purify blood and cure rheumatism kidney bladder and stomach troubles. Large one dollar size bottles offered at 35 cents. For sale by H. P. Rager.
A call to observe May 30 as a public holiday to honor Civil War heroes. Citizens from farms, factories, stores, offices, churches, and schools are urged to gather, lay flowers on graves, and listen to aging veterans to heal the nation’s wounds and preserve memory of the four year conflict.
Claypool Lumber and Coal Company promotes a wide range of building materials for construction. They guarantee competitive prices and invite customers to call or visit to see their on hand stock and offerings.
Sarah Adams a widow from Nappanee and caregiver to her ailing mother Mrs Rhodes in the county endures a temporary spell of insanity. She drank laudanum and turpentine on Sunday to end her life but survived. Her son Lewis Adams took her to Warsaw for treatment while Mrs Rhodes died Tuesday evening after a long illness. The Grove Chapel church funeral for Mrs Rhodes was held Thursday afternoon with interment nearby.
Report of the condition of the Commercial State Bank at Silver Lake Indiana at the close of business May 14 1908. Ira Leckrone president Sylvanus Funk vice president W H Kern cashier Tresse Heller assistant cashier Directors J C Cavender J C Babcock William Kern Ira Leckrone Noah Frantz Sylvanus Funk C E Stout.
The fragment lists banking figures including overdrafts 486.41, cash on hand 359466, due from banks 9948.39, cash items 51.38, and current expenses 1209.64 plus taxes paid 563.30. It shows totals of 70224.89 and 1772.94 in a summary ledger format.
W H Kern as cashier signs a sworn Indiana bank statement listing capital stock, surplus, deposits and discounts. The document ends with a notary seal and a 1908 date. A Claypool Lumber ad promotes sale bills and cheap shingles at The Claypool Lumber and Coal Co.
Real estate notices describe farms for sale and exchange across multiple states and regions. Listings detail 60 to 175 acre farms near Silver Lake and Warren Tennessee, with prices from 2 400 to 34 500, plus timber and timberland prospects in Michigan and the upper Midwest. The notice invites investors to join a March 23 trip to Alcona county Michigan to view land and housing, with terms and travel info.
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