Railroads Offer Low Rates to Points on Their Lines
Railroads advertise special low fares to various points on their lines according to the following listed specials.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1903
Page
8
Railroads advertise special low fares to various points on their lines according to the following listed specials.
Reduced fares offered by Nickel Plate Road from Chicago to San Diego and other western points with Pullman Sleeper Service and meals. Special trips to Grand Canyon and Coronado Beach with hotels included. Tickets on sale Nov 8 1900 and Nov 25 1903 with return by late November and December 7. Inquiries via C A Asterlin Wayne Indiana.
Special one way second class colonist rates apply to travel to Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana from Sept 15 through Nov 30. Rates cover daily travel between start and end points with the Big Four route offering limited dates.
The spring 1903 schedule shows nearly identical rates among Big Four railroads serving Utah and the surrounding territory, with only minor variations. This alignment reflects consistent pricing practices across major lines during that period.
Tickets for a round trip are offered at one and one third tate. Sales occur on the day of school closing and the following day. Return travel valid through November 30.
The Knights of Pythias repapered and repainted their hall. Local items note visitors from North Manchester and Warsaw. The RECORD office offers Hick's Almanac for 190 and Word and Works subscriptions. Community notices include guests, sales, and ads from local merchants and residents.
Misa Minnie Leckrore plans to stay in North Manchester this winter while attending North Manchester College for a music course. Subscriptions to REcoRD print require expiration dates to be noted on records for accuracy. Mrs. Rose Hamlet of Frankfort visited last week, with trips to Bourbon and Columbia City, and to Chicago. Leonard & Alspaugh promote the largest stock of robes blankets and fur coats in Silver Lake, branding themselves The Hardware Men.
An old fashioned remedy panned for consumption is salt pork, with Scott's Emulsion presented as the modern fat source. The ad claims fat aids digestion and lung health, mentioning cod liver oil and hypophosphites, and offers a free sample upon request.
Rev Jona S Cox of Wake Ark writes he suffered yellow jaundice for 12 years and found relief after using Electric Bitters. He claims cure after trying physicians and medicines. The advertisement urges Electric Bitters as a reliable medicine for liver kidney trouble stomach disorder or general debility guaranteed by Rager.
Shoppers Flora and Selah Martin visited North Manchester on Wednesday. William Gresse and family spent last Sunday at Rose Hill with J H Fiohr and family. Mrs S S Robinson traveled to Garret City for her sister Mrs Bruce’s illness. Mr and Mrs Ben Drudge stayed with Mrs Edith Butterbaugh’s family in Layro. Ruth Friend and Mrs Cora Friend joined North Manchester visitors. A new brick walk was laid in front of the Ulery property in South Silver Lake, occupied by George Ayers. Oysters from Smith and Pearson advertised.
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