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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
1
The passage argues that people in towns and villages endure hardship to maintain appearances. It warns that chasing wealth and luxury harms character, making individuals inauthentic and superficial. False living undermines self respect and leads to perpetual deterioration of virtue.
Dr H A Fouts of Dayton delivered two sermons at the new U B church in Claypool last Sunday amid a timing misunderstanding. Dedication now set for Sunday Nov 21 with Bishop G M Matthews of Chicago delivering the dedicatory sermon. Rev C A Spiller invites all to attend as scarlet fever delayed the ceremony.
The Crown Hotel will serve a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with abundant good foods. The price is 25 cents, making it affordable for a family and possible guests. Go to the Crown Hotel for your Thanksgiving meal.
Rev William Hoffman pastor leads Sunday service at 7 30 in the morning at Lake Shiver Germantown on November 21 1908 marking a local church gathering.
An Indiana health board report warns that tuberculosis kills a life every two hours in the state. Under Dr Hurty a campaign targets spread not inheritance, with laws to curb transmission including inspection, since meat and milk are common transmission avenues and two percent of stock may be infected where inspections exist.
Friends organize a postcard shower for Mrs. Elizabeth Leckrone, aged invalid, who lives with her son Peter Leckrone southeast of town. Cards should arrive by November 24 to surprise her, with delivery on Thanksgiving Day.
The Hathaways sold their farm southwest of town to a Mr. Moore from near North Manchester. They purchased the Miles Clark property in South Silver Lake and will take possession on December first.
A vintage method describes reviving worn dry sal amaniac batteries used in telephones and cars. Drill a 3 sixteenth inch hole between the carbon and zinc near the top and a 1 sixteenth inch hole through sealing wax on the opposite side. Insert a small glass funnel to guide restoration materials into the cell.
A Victorian era exhortation urges young women to evaluate a suitor's worthiness before marriage. It warns against hoping to reform a husband and cites a famous English admonition about reform being futile. The piece stresses preserving a woman's own dignity and warns that prior influence rarely changes a spouse after marriage.
Report says about 300 miners died in a Saturday fire and explosions at Cherry Illinois mines. Officials fear all entombed workers perished as flames were smothered in the two shafts.
The document outlines rules for patrons: no crowding more than one student per 225 cubic feet. pupils with contagious diseases or filthy conditions barred from schools. parents forbidden to send affected children to any school or public place. teachers and janitors with consumptive illness barred. wells must have clean water, troughs, drains, and no mud holes or open receptacles near wells.
A historical admonition on slang noting two sources thieves and showmen. The piece argues women should avoid slang as it degrades ladies in polite society, citing terms like kids and mushc as improper and shocking coming from innocence or purity.
Indiana showcases 120 prizes for corn and 30 for wheat and oats at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha. A $1,000 Indiana trophy returns if ten best cars stand out, plus a new $1,000 trophy for the best single car. Prof G I Christie leads the Lafayette state exhibit set for December 6 to 18, focusing on corn and other grains.
The Brethren in Dunkard circles of the United States announce their annual convention to be held at Winona Lake from June 1 to 10, 1910. A northern Indiana Brethren committee was formed to arrange entertainment and logistics for the gathering.
Union Thanksgiving service to be held Thanksgiving Day at the M E church. The event begins at 10 o'clock in the morning with attendees from local congregations.
A local brief notes the Live Stock Exposition at the International Li sition venue with dates and participants hinted in fragmentary OCR. Readable details indicate a public event on agriculture showcasing stock and related industry.
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