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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
4
Silver Lake news items include college prospectuses and travel deals to Warsaw, local merchant ads, Halloween reflections, hunting fee notices, real estate moves, consumer product promotions, a Lutheran sermon notice, Thanksgiving roasters, a mountain of social events with weddings and birthdays, and horse racing talk featuring Frank B and Pine Bluff commentary linking Indiana to regional racing talent.
Dr Flavien spent Sunday in Ohio Claud Babcock visiting in Rochester this week Willard Fitton a business visitor to South Whitley Tuesday Dr E Terry of South Bend a Silver Lake visitor Monday Alvin Robison of Warsaw a business visitor to our city Wednesday Thomas Rhinehart of Packerton transacted business in Silver Lake today Trustee Babcock and A J Snoberger were at the county seat Monday Mrs W H Davis and Miss Laura Rantz were at North Manchester Tuesday Rev and Mrs Stewart of Mentone were there Wednesday calling on friends Mrs Henderson Brown southwest of town is quite sick not expected to live George Hammer returning to Silver Lake from Alexandria Flourish of travel and visiting relatives etc. Mr and Mrs Eaton of Sevastopol guests of their daughter Mrs Frank Lyons last Sunday Eli Cline moving to Michigan this week James Colbert returns home after year with Pennsylvania Petrified Roof Paint Mrs F J Smith visits in Silver Lake area then returns to Piqua Ohio Mr and Mrs Isaac Spangle drive to Granger Ind to visit daughters Fresh wheat rye and graham bread at John Fitton Persistent pushing prosperity The hustler gets there the laggard gets nowhere The largest factor in persistent pushing of any business is good mercantile stationery service The Herbs of Life Medicine Co at the Opera House this week The company praised as best in years Henry the blackface man and Rozelle the Irish second tramp monologues jugglers and singers praised Roy success with new company in Silver Lake ad ads for shells at Stout Son’s Justice cigars and other local merchandise remarks on State Board of Health anthrax reports in Goshen Democrat and editor’s quip about pay and subscriptions.
Hunters are warned that owners or occupants named herein will not allow hunting on their lands. Trespassers may be prosecuted. Names include Sherman Rittenhouse, Arthur Hively, H E Regenos, David Teeter, Ezra Ring, R M Jontz, T A Jontz, Wm Drudge, A L Myers, W N Way, L B Kemper, A J Hill, F Sunday, S B Flora, A J Scott, Wm H Black, John McCreary, Frank Lambert, Wm Perry, Jacob Rouse, H L Oldfather, Sam Clymer, Samuel Ogden Lyman 8, Roller Eph Wells, Wm Hanes and Caspar Brown.
A local notice from Ina Burk promoting a feed mill with daily service and fixed prices: crushing and grinding five cents per bushel, corn meal five cents per bushel, corn and oats four cents per bushel. Guaranteed satisfaction and invitation to trial.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kings New Life Pills as the busiest and mightiest health booster. It claims sugar coated pills transform weakness into energy and mental power, promising buildup of health at 25 cents per box, sold by Dr. Rager.
An ad invites readers to request sheet music by sending three music teachers or performers on piano or organ plus twenty-five cents. It promises six pages of popular pieces including The Flower that won my Heart Mamie O Rourke Manila March and more, from Popular Music Co Indianapolis. The county reports W H Kingrey Co Warsaw selling a new line of capes and jackets.
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