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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
4
Report on the condition of the Commercial State Bank a state bank at Silver Lake Indiana at the close of business on November 20 1917. President I A Snoberger Vice President Wm Kern Cashier Ly M Burdge Assistant Cashier provide the official signs and titles.
The fragment shows a bank balance sheet with resources totals. Loans and discounts 138,360.52, overdrafts 1,469.05, other bonds and securities 3,050.00, banking house 9,000.00, furniture and fixtures 1,817.00, due from banks and trust companies 18,11.01, cash on hand 2,361.79, cash items and current expenses 2,191.83, taxes paid 647.82, interest paid 2,764.77, totaling 180,013.79.
The document lists liabilities including capital stock paid in 25000.80 and undivided profits 7242.50 with demand deposits 75026.01 and demand certificates 70336.04 totaling 180013.79. It records cash, exchange, discounts and other items and includes a sworn statement by I W H Kern as cashier of Commercial State Bank, sworn before Notary Geo A Brush on November 28 1917.
An advertisement asserts Gbando cures liver and gland disorders by removing poisons and renewing activity. It warns the body weakens without proper gland function and notes coughs may mimic lung trouble. The copy urges readers to try Gbando for strengthened energy.
The text presents a garbled quotation about a college athlete and observations on age honesty ambition and friendship. It reads as a distorted discussion on masculinity and character with no clear event or identifiable subjects.
Warsaw social news lists visitors and visits across the area. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sheely and Mrs. Elizabeth Snoberg in town, Miss Teel Hilk's trip to New Paris, and Meriam Babcock's transfer to North Manchester. Also notes hunting license availability at the RECORD office and Thanksgiving travel and visits among local families.
An advertisement invites readers to insure against fire and tornado with Brush Han sen and offers favorable rates. It also promotes a sale of a good house in a factory town and directs to the Aecorp office for details.
The text urges preparations to defend against tuberculosis during wartime. It calls for increasing county nurses dispensaries and sanatoriums and emphasizes the Red Cross Seal as a key defense. It warns that peacetime efforts are needed but wartime defense is doubly necessary to prevent a tuberculosis surge like France faced.
Schools closed last Wednesday evening for Thanksgiving vacation. pupils and instructors will rest until Monday morning when classes resume and the usual routine will begin again.
On a visit day several named individuals from Meeker Colorado Mrs A Gregory Gas City and Disko were seen in the area. The record notes the presence of David Mussel man and H C Smith and son with Meeker and nearby sites listed in the itinerary.
Lake Township reports $190.30 raised in a YMCA fund drive two weeks ago, compared with a $400 allotment. Officials note the township fell short of the goal by more than half.
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