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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1910
Page
2
A collage of quirky notes and brief items from varied places. Topics include playful quips about a society smuggler and an aeroplane that supposedly lays golden eggs, a cheaper Portland cement projection, and jokes about money and goats. Reports touch on King Alfonso, a New York waiter buying bonds, and a New York divorce alimony case.
An Italian inventor unveils an aero plane claimed to be cannot fall, described as an improvement beyond machines that swim and climb trees, signaling a bold step in aviation hopes.
The fragment presents a single opinion about college hazing, suggesting hazing serves to vent emotions. It offers no names, dates, places, or events to frame as a news item or report.
An article discusses how American travelers try to avoid the burdens of the dollar’s instability. It notes currency risks, exchange costs, and travel strategies used to minimize financial impact abroad.
In New York a woman aged 102 has saved ninety six years in Manhattan Well, it suggests Harlem as the likely location.
A New York man aged forty says he has never kissed a girl and jokes he will still be about to wed forty years from now. He plans to marry despite the novelty claim and illustrates his long-standing bachelor status.
A Pittsburg bridegroom of five weeks deserted his bride calling her a block of ice. She quickly took action to game the situation and seek redress in typical heated fashion.
A Virginia man asserts that marrying after fifty brings trouble while describing his optimism and view of marriage before fifty. He believes early union carries different implications and reflects on what marriage means at middle age.
A centenarian sample of stubborn vitality proves resilience as the 96 year old trudges ten miles to secure a marriage license, challenging notions about aging and longevity.
An Olio judge decides a pretzel is not a dangerous weapon and peers question whether he will apply the same caution to sliced cucumbers in future exhibitions.
The remark notes subtle humor in American millionaires lectures about extravagance after their motor tours in Europe. It suggests a humorous tension between experience abroad and consumption at home.
The reader asks why a scheming killer often breaks down and cries like a child when guilt is exposed. The inquiry explores psychological pressure, fear of consequences, and the collapse of rationalization after the act.
A historic aviation feat earns praise for reaching new altitude limits, yet emphasis lies on safe return from the highest point. The achievement spotlights pilot skill, aircraft performance, and careful descent planning.
A St Paul burglar has returned money he stole three years ago and shows partial reform. He says when fully reformed he will accept the penalties he incurred by violating moral and criminal law.
Remarkable thefts in New Jersey saw robbers steal six cars loaded with a noise and cut a freight in two to escape with the loot, a feat described as surpassing old records.
Colonel Edward M. Knox collected rare headgear from many nations during his world tour, with Japan providing the most varied and historic pieces. The leather and lacquer hats, many bearing royal crests, range from 1714 to 1880 and illustrate social ranks and pivotal moments in Japanese history. Knox may donate the intact collection to a New York museum.
Boston milk dealer William A. Graustein claims sterilized sand cures dyspepsia and indigestion. He says a physician advised swallowing a spoonful three times daily, and within two months digestion improves and work capacity returns. He urges others with digestion problems to try the remedy twice a week six weeks.
Fredericka Del. Captain D L Seacord carried a bullet in his head for thirteen years after a gun accident. Surgeons failed to locate it until X rays at a Baltimore hospital revealed the slug, now slated for removal.
A $15 Canadian note arrived in an unsigned letter postmarked Victoria B C. pledging a past failure to pay duty. The New York custom house normally rejects Canadian currency but made an exception to add the amount to the Conscience Fund.
Stanford geologist Prof. J R Pendleton and a party of students uncovered a mound in Topanga Canon near Santa Monica. Bones of 34 natives show battle deaths and unusual features. The skulls reveal hornlike noses and flat crowns suggesting Asiatic ancestry with shellfish diet and sea fishing signs.
The crew of the Hner Nicolas Kuneo sailing for Jamaica captured Ching Sin from Port Anthony Jamaica as a stowaway. He hid in rice boxes until the cook’s rat trap snapped catching him aboard the vessel September 27. He was irons.
The article notes wide brims and puffed silk or velvet crowns as a trend. It describes proportions and techniques for converting last year’s velvet hats into up to date styles by shirring velvet lengths on silk thread and mounting them on the hat shape with crinoline lining. An ostrich plume or feather ornament completes the look.
A white cotton voile gown features a large mauve rose print with gathered waist and knee lace band. The back is cut away with mauve silk lined lace, a silk yoke and mauve silk wallisi band, elbow lace sleeves, and a white Tagal hat with poppies. Materials list included.
Women who mix their own cold creams seek no animal oils. Melt fatty bases in a double boiler, stir, then gradually add perfumed waters and tinctures as it cools. A simple recipe uses almond oil rosewater white wax spermaceti and benzoin, packed in discard jars and kept cool to avoid germ growth.
A design idea for soft veiling tunics suggests slashing the front like an overskirt and tying knots at both sides to reveal the underskirt up to the knees. The tunic remains loose below the knots and is secured with a few back stitches.
A brief note on the latest minor jewelry item the Jong barpins. The description mentions four to six inches in size and frames them as a new barpin trend in jewelry.
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