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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
4
Guidance urges clients to direct all legal notices to The Record for publication. It advises that appointments of administrator executor guardian surveys roads ditches and real estate sales be controlled by clients and sent to the chosen paper. without instruction attorneys may publish where they choose.
A fragment from a local page notes an association or event in Were to One Indiana with concern flagged for March. The readable text is sparse and may reflect planning notes or a notice about upcoming activities in the community.
A lively school column notes new names on the H. 8. list. Students plan aprons in domestic science and prepare for spelling, orchestra practice, and a literary society. A Pies ball game is set, a faultless month yields several perfect grades, and a school vacation Friday follows a North Manchester event.
A Louisville Courier Journal correspondent details the legendary catfish known as Old Joe. An immense eight to nine foot river giant, possibly over 200 pounds, seen for twenty to thirty years near Marrowbone Creek mouth on the Cumberland. River pilots and fishermen report near yearly sightings and failed attempts to trap or kill him, with local lore placing his age above fifty.
Local notes report community visits and a funeral in North Manchester. A 73 year old man wandered from New York to Chicago on a wager, stopping at a home near Nelson Beigh. The main feature discusses Spain’s illiterate populace, with only about 35 percent literate and postmen often unable to read letters they carry.
Paul Mathnika of Buffalo New York calls Dr Kings New Life Pills the king of laxatives. The ad claims they help constipation headaches in digestion and dyspepsia. A box is recommended priced at 250 and endorsed by Reger Jontz.
J. R. Norman, an experienced jeweler, purchased a large nine hundred pound steel safe in the first of the week for his store. He intends to use it for valuable papers and jewelry to protect them from fire, noting he already has two banks for money. Norman has built a steady repair trade since moving here several months ago, and transporting repairs to and from his home has been tiring.
Regenos family of north west of town takes seven year old Allen Dale Regenos to Indianapolis for admission to the Indiana State School for the Deaf. He was found deaf at about fifteen months old and will attend nine months each year for twelve years.
The post office will count and weigh all mail handled, including carriers and staff, during the coming months. After this, the Christmas mail rush in December ensures little idle time for the office for the rest of the year.
Local building supply firm Claypool Lumber and Coal emphasizes service for any size order. The ad invites customers to call for prompt attention on all building materials and related needs.
A fragment notes progress in agriculture highlighting gains in methods and crop yields. The brief mentions improved techniques and potential benefits for farmers, though details are sparse due to damaged text.
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