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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
2
George Gould offered to sell his railroad to the government after an indictment totaling 1,154 counts. The Gould family has faced intense legal scrutiny and public attention amid the case.
An Indiana investigating committee decided life insurance costs are too high. Many people noted the issue and blamed fashion, with Ered Krockert of Indianapolis among those speaking out.
Advertising garbled text shows subscription options and rates: One Year Advance, Six Months, and Single Copy pricing. No clear dates or publisher names are readable.
A gathering of presiding elders of the Central District United Brethren in Christ will meet this week at the U B church in Warsaw. Rev J Wilber Chapman contributed the final 500 for a home for aged women in Kosciusko county and will donate a site in Warsaw. Isaac Ridge died after being crushed by a flat car when rocks were unloaded at Wabash.
Reports indicate pink eye has shown up in horses across nearby counties. Owners should monitor livestock closely and seek veterinary help promptly if illness is suspected to prevent spread.
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans a ten percent raise for all section men baggage handlers operators engineers firemen conductors and brakemen earning under $200 monthly, effective after December 1.
Major General William R. Shafter of the U S Army died in Bakersfield California on Tuesday morning at 1244 from pneumonia contracted while returning from the polls last Tuesday. He will be buried in San Francisco with full military honors this week.
Mr Brown died after a life in timber buying and selling, married Oct 14 to Alice James. He leaves a wife, six children born of which three died Gertrude Maud and infant, Bert Ethel and Harry survive. He was a Mason. funeral in Anna cemetery with Masonic services. Ullin Press Illinois.
The item notes Calvin Ball of North Manchester working on his farm southeast of town while visitors include Miss Daisy Carr and eye re Jak obs fan Keplinger at the Metheny home. It also lists a job ad seeking a good man for a cooperative department with $21 weekly pay and references the Bankers National Bank of Chicago. Mrs Wesley Ream visits from North Manchester due to illness in the Jontz household.
Local items note Esther Wilson visiting Warsaw and Claypool. Claypool Lumber & Coal advertises shingles and prices. Jaques building plastering under way. social visits include Jasper Mabie from Witman and Mr Jaques's family. Mentions a $25,000 Bible purchase by J Pierpont Morgan and a proposed marriage in Elkhart. Advertising references include North Manchester Milling Co flour and Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
The Claypool Lumber and Coal Company advertises nails of all kinds at 24 cents per pound and galvanized shingle nails at 4 cents per pound for quick purchase at their store.
Found Estray at location NW N. Tucker on Sunday October 25 a Stropshire buck sheep weighing about 175 pounds. Owner advised to claim or provide proof of ownership.
Edward Sloan of Syracuse was confined in the Warsaw jail after being judged insane in September to await admission to Longcliff. Sheriff Mabie now believes Sloan can manage his own affairs and remains in the county hospital. An outbreak of prairie itch forces school closures southeast of Eirkhart. the disease spreads in a scab form and is blamed on recent Dakota settlers.
The article notes that the last Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day in the United States and discusses the varied ways people observe it. Some interpret the day as a time for gratitude, while others pursue hunting for doves, indicating differing views on the holiday’s purpose.
After November 15 the electric light plant will expect to collect for light service each week.
The excerpt warns that when nerve force is weak the body organs slow and fail to perform duties. It notes that such failure clogs the system and causes distress as nerves do not work properly. The language reflects health advice style of historical writings.
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a remedy for coughs and colds and even consumption in climates where respiratory illnesses prevail. The testimonial mentions Mrs Geo Wallstreet of Forest City Maine praising the product as a godsend.
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