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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
2
A collection of zany notices and wry observations on science hype politics and daily life. A German insists electricity cures insomnia while a Pittsburg tramp is found with 1000 pennies and a London mayor’s name remains elusive.
A German professor argues cooking is a lost art while admiring the fruit salads his girls are making today.
Queen Mary declines to use a typewriter for her private correspondence preferring hand written epistles. The move aims to ensure correct spelling and personal touch in royal communications.
A Moscow merchant collapsed and died after being told that 350000 dollars had been stolen from him. The incident underscores how poverty can strike without warning.
A torpedo boat destroyer collided with a barge in the Delaware River and sustained serious damage. Observers caution about the vulnerability of such frail war craft amid rough river conditions.
Dispatch notes Paris adopting American dances as locals prepare for homeward steps. Observers mark the cultural exchange as a sign of changing taste and social adaptation.
A Cornell University professor cautions that an ice age may be imminent causing a general drop in the price of a key commodity as a protective measure. The remark signals potential shifts in markets and policy responses.
The report notes success in raising vegetables under arc lighting, while commenting that many people react with disorder under the glow. The remark ties electric light to agricultural and social effects observed by researchers.
A German scientist claims to have devised a device that processes vegetables to produce real milk. Observers note a pump and mechanical components likely involved in the transformation.
Some reports suggest no cave paintings yet found in Europe interpret moonlight or depict a pan of fried eggs as still life. The statement notes the current lack of such themes in discovered works.
German duelists confront a no win situation where declining a duel risks social disgrace and participating invites imprisonment, leaving the only apparent end to be a deadly final confrontation.
A tangential caption reports a change in traditional Eskimo life where men once married the prettiest girl after bringing fish. The text notes a shift after discovery, with women now paying for husbands, signaling a reversal of prior social arrangements.
After July 1 of next year Louisiana shoe dealers must sell only pure goods or face punishment. Polar explorers will know where to obtain footgear with the greatest nourishment.
A long debated remedy for baldness is proposed by Prof Flynn who argues hair pulling can restore growth. The remark notes many men without hair disagree with the unorthodox cure.
In the Isle of Man the wedding ring was historically employed as an instrument of torture. The practice persists in many cases today across the country.
The text notes fashion authorities arguing that the waistline may be positioned by the wearer this season, though it is likely to persist in the same traditional placement.
Two million acres in Montana's Fort Peck reservation to be opened for settlement next spring. Experts project wheat barley and oats yields across the land and plan a county fair to showcase tribal agricultural progress and native crafts. Three thousand Sioux and other tribespeople will gather for ceremonies and dances marking a blend of old traditions and new farming methods.
Edward Haberlee 18 and Winfield Toy 16 of Collingdale were stranded on a dead tree in Darby Creek as high tide rose. They fired shotguns about fifteen rounds each to summon help before Charley Hutt alerted police in Collingdale, who then rescued them by boat in darkness.
Robert Carlson a logger jailed in Everett remembered his name after seeing prison walls and revealed he had been there before. He had been brought from Arlington for insanity examination and was booked as John Doe Christensen. A records search confirmed his statement.
In Joliet HL Judge Hooper condemns a theft as the rail route crime. John Rush, colored, is sentenced for stealing dollars and is urged to target substantial objects like a railroad in his crime.
Miss Cecile des Place, a Brooklyn tourist, reportedly caught a 3800 pound shark off Port Limon Costa Rica after a 30 minute line contest. The feat made her a local heroine with Costa Rican papers printing the tale and displaying her long teeth souvenirs aboard the Prinz August Wilhelm on return to New York.
Philadelphia reports John Thompson a Black man, stabbed in a quarrel seventy seven days ago, survived a dangerous heart wound after doctors operated within two hours and sutured the deep chest injury successfully. He left Pennsylvania Hospital strong and improving.
Cloud-gray taffeta skirt trimmed at the foot with embroidery on net. A plain Magyar bodice uses the same fabric, with gray silk ninon accents on sleeves and sides in a panier effect. Neckline V outlined by insertion and piece face. buttons trim the front. Materials listed include four and a half yards taffetas, three yards ninon, ten buttons, about eight yards insertion, trim for skirt, and one fourth yard lace.
The piece notes yellow hues regaining favor for autumn with burnt orange rising in prominence. It cites Parisian use and lists chartreuse, lemon yellows, sulphur and amber, plus canary and flame yellows. Brown tones continue to dominate fashion, reaching new modish pinnacles across graduations.
A novel absinthe greenish yellow velvet suit for formal day wear is described for a bride of the month. The ensemble features a draped skirt, a long-tailed coat with a Robes Pierre velvet collar, a deep V opening, black satin girdle, patent leather boots, and a cream white moire hat with mink trim and green and gold quills.
Health and beauty notes discuss pineapple for indigestion and juice with a digestive fluid like pepsin. Advice covers preserving teeth with acid medicines via a glass tube, eyebrow growth with almondol and lanolin, skin care with astringent wash water, honey for throat and lung issues, a tea for cough irritation, and nail biting remedies using will power or quinine for children with close nail trimming.
The piece notes flowered silks for negligee with care to avoid crushing and suggests charmeuse crepe de chine or voile in subtle colors. It mentions blending two or three materials in a toilette and highlights chiffon options, including a model in rose petal pink chiffon with a loose undergarment.
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