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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
8
Nickel Plate and Big 4 railroads advertise low fares to various points along their routes. The specials promote discounted travel on passenger services across their networks, encouraging use of the lines for upcoming trips.
Excursion package offers reduced Nickel Plate rates from Van Diegol California to Lake City and back with sleeper service meals and Grand Canyon side trip. Includes hotel stays and other features at promotional prices. Contact nearest agent for details and booking by November.
The big four route sets colonist rates from September 15 to November 7 for one way travel. Authorized to points in Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Utah and intermediate territory with rates practically the same as spring 1903 from dig pour stations.
The sale of tickets to destinations in Maine Cauntin Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Wisconsin and Michigan during the coming season will be authorized the same as heretofore.
The notice outlines a special fare of one and a third for round trips for students and teachers. Tickets will be sold on the day schools close and on the following day, with the exact dates yet to be announced.
A notice states that beginning January 1, 1901 a minimum charge of five cents will apply to baby carriages. The policy clarifies pricing for rentals or services involving infant conveyances.
Rantz & Son shipped two cars of hogs from Laketon on Wednesday. Misa Fiora Martin and Miss Romancia Warnick were guests of Miss Ada Bussard nearby. A ten pound son was born to Mrs. M. M. Rager in the Kaufman hospital Goshen. William M. Brown and Matilda Schrock wed at Burket Reverend Miner officiating. Notich subscribers urged to renew as trial copies circulate. Old Bob the dog is dead after years of service.
A brief city item notes J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove, HL, was involved in a runaway bicycle accident. The report mentions an ugly cut on his sex and a stubborn ulcer that resisted medical treatment for four years, with Bucklen referenced as part of the narrative.
A concise label notes a kerosene lamp upgraded to equal an electric light. The item suggests a comparison of brightness and practicality, reflecting historical interest in household illumination innovations.
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