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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
2
Dr. Louis Robinson details sleeping postures of chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, horses, elephants, bears, hippos, rhinos, and kangaroos. He notes chimps favor side sleeping, bears vary positions but curl inward when cold, and kangaroos rest casually in sunny afternoons with warmth and space as key comforts.
An eminent hospital plans a revival of Roman bath luxuries using Sprague of New York’s invention. A patient is placed in a thermo stat cylinder heated to 400 degrees F with heat directed to the body while the head remains exposed. The device claims to cure pain and a long list of ailments from rheumatism to bronchitis and heart disease.
A native hunter bagged a gigantic elephant in German East Africa. The two tusks, weighing 241 pounds each, were shipped via Bagamoyo to Zanzibar where an American bought them at a high price. The elephant carried an appendage of nearly 500 pounds in tusks, illustrating the animal’s enormous size and the peril from decades of ivory hunting. Elephants of this size grow rarer as hunters push farther inland in pursuit.
Sets of Marconi wireless equipment have been ordered for British warships. A royalty of £100 is said to be paid to the inventor for each ship using the wireless telegraphy. The system is claimed to allow communication over distances up to fifty miles.
Life is portrayed as a blend of joy and hardship shaping our view. The piece argues that most people grow from childhood into adulthood with a serious sense of duty, yet still appreciate life’s poetry. It emphasizes balance between sunlit days and shadows and the value of resilience.
Women members of the San Francisco typographical union celebrate a new rule prohibiting smoking during union sessions. The move aims to improve focus and decorum in meetings and reflects broader civic attitudes toward workplace courtesy.
The report notes that about 20,000 people will winter in Nome and its minor camps while at least an additional 20,000 are leaving or already en route.
The article asserts Hawaiians never beg or steal, noting such offenses are mostly limited to Portuguese residents of the island. It presents a cultural stereotype about behavior and contrasts natives with a specific immigrant group.
An editorial notes how formal phraseology in weddings funerals and legal events adds weight but often obscures meaning. It cites examples like united in matrimony and solemn burial service while urging that plain speech is clearer and stronger. The writer recalls a judge’s preference for plain words over euphemisms.
The Galveston church property total reached 440090 with Roman Catholics owning most. Notable: Sacred Heart, St Marys university. Episcopal cathedral with Sisters of St Dominic. St Joseph German Catholic. St Patrick’s. Holy Rosary for colored people. Convents and asylums noted. Protestant churches include six Baptist, two colored. Trinity Episcopal largest. Methodist and Presbyterian congregations listed. annual religious expenditures around 175009.
Count Kuroda president of the privy council in Japan has died at sixty. Born in Kagoshima in 1840 he aided the imperial cause, served as court adviser, minister of communications, and president of the privy council. He received the Rising Sun order for his 1894 95 war services and was named interim prime minister in 1886. The record notes his unexpected death and long service in government.
The Centaur Company of New York, maker of Castoria, learned of counterfeit imitations sold by Palestine Drug Company at 107 South Second Street in St Louis. Warrants issued. John Bick and chemist Benjamin Chiraun arrested then released on bond. Court action before Judge Clark of the Court of Criminal Correction.
In a fierce exchange the two men tussled with claim of triumph. Gussie boasted of victory while Cholly recalls his cravat rumpled and collar wilted, noting the clash ended in a draw.
An advertisement promotes Kemp's Balsam claiming immediate cough relief and consumption prevention. It offers a free sample bottle and lists 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes with a warning to act quickly.
A brief cartoon caption shows Tallor asking to measure for a new suit and a young man replying that such measuring would be the only result, delivering a light exchange printed in the Detroit Iressa Press.
The ad offers a semi monthly paper for three months and invites canvassers to apply. It promises big cash commission and provides terms to agents with sample copies. Names and addresses include Milton and Ruk aL YOune PEvPuLeE in Milton Pennsylvania.
A clipped Philadelphia Times exchange shows Miss Pepprey noting a delicate operation as Cholly-Yaas commits to going to work and making up his mind. The brief line hints at character dynamics and intent.
The ad promotes Jell-O as a new dessert pleasing every family member with Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry flavors at grocers for 10 cents. A separate line notes a spider catching a fly but frames it as a simple thought.
Swanson Rheumazio Cure Co offers a free trial bottle on two 2 cent stamps. Claims rapid improvement for rheumatism sciatica neuralgia and many other conditions with 300 dose bottles for $1 prepaid. Agents wanted at 160 Lake Street Chicago IL.
A historic note touts onions as universal remedies saying a whole onion at bedtime cures a cold by morning, eases inflammation and hoarseness as a plaster, and a smashed onion juice gives a strong scent that soothes nerves and aids sleep. It adds a jibe about photographers and subjects willing to sit but not stand for a photo.
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