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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
8
Travel feature notes Nickel Plate and Big 4 Railroads offer published summer specials to various points along their lines. Highlights include reduced fares and limited-time travel options for vacation planning across routes and dates.
Nickel Plate offers greatly reduced rates for trips from Chicago to Pot City Coronado Beach San Diego and return. Pullman sleeper service meals en route and a Grand Canyon side trip with hotel stays at low prices. Oct 7 to 16 with return by Nov 30 1903. Contact C A Asterlin T P A Wayne Los Angeles Cal via Nickel Plate Road.
Tickets go on sale September 15 through November 15 with 63 inclusive, liberal return limits. See nearest agent for details or write C. A. Asterlin, I. BP. A., Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Advertises low excursion rates via Nickel Road with detour options to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Tickets valid for return to October 31 1963. Contact C A Aster lin T PLA Ft Wayne Indiana for details.
Nickel Plate Road advertises a Chicago excursion October 1 and 11, 1903 with tickets good for return including the 1:30 p.m. train from Chicago on October 12. Two full days in the city at a very low rate of $1.50 from Claypool.
Special one way second class colonist rates announced effective Sept 15 to Nov 30 to points in Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Utah and intermediate territory from Big Four stations. Rates match those in effect spring 1903.
The sale of tickets to various destinations in Maine Canada Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Wisconsin and Michigan during the coming season will be authorized the same as before.
Denver Colorado area letter lists annual convention with travel by rail to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. One lowest regular first class fare plus fifty cents for the round trip. October 3 7 return travel allowed from October 9 to October 31. Tickets good for return after October 9 but not after October 31.
LaFayette Indiana hosts the sixth annual state conference of Faral Mers Institute officers and workers with Purdue University involvement.
An advocate notes the Angora goat industry has moved from trials in the eastern and midwest states to a practical, land-clearing and mohair producing venture. He stresses proper breeding, winter care, shelter, and exercise as essential, with hay and brush feeding enough to sustain flocks and yield quality mohair in spring.
The stock market reports ample supply and weak demand for cattle with no near relief. Ranges may finish fewer cattle than last year as shipments from the southern toe to the northern ranges slow and prices stay high for feeders. Texas shipments to Kansas have been lighter than usual, signaling subdued activity ahead. Modern Hereford head. Thin cattle sell high.
In a playful exchange from the New York Times, a four year old boy Willie presents a found chicken to his father, a scholar. The father commands return to its mother or father, but the boy insists there is neither mother nor father, only an old lamp. The anecdote highlights family humor surrounding a small poultry misadventure.
The Baltimore American quotes two strangers debating why the crowd calls the waves wild. One wonders about the phrase while the other speculates the wild waves attract fools who ask what they mean.
A dialogue excerpt from the Philadelphia Press notes Tess questions why Jess dislikes a man who mocks beauty as skin deep and she defends reacting to his hostility.
The dialog contrasts how attire affects self perception and behavior. Joe contends that well dressed men feel expected to act with propriety, while Jerry asks how clothing truly shapes character. The piece reflects social attitudes on dress and decorum in the era.
The phrase urges action over aspiration and echoes a journalism motto urging concrete deeds rather than idle wishes. It frames motivation as a practical stance for readers and contributors.
Quote by W. G. Jordan notes that a man cannot evade the responsibility of his influence. Conscious display on parade matters little. unconscious, silent personality radiates power through words and deeds, gradually shaping the world around him.
A Chicago Record Herald excerpt quotes a literary foreigner asking about a tunnel collapse while a cable train enters. A Chicago man replies it would demand the return of his nickel. The exchange highlights a noted American peculiarity observed by the observer.
In parts of Germany a queen of Sowers uses rose petals to test suitors. She marks each admirer with a petal in water, and the leaf that stays afloat longest supposedly signals the most faithful partner for her to marry.
A prejudiced opinion from the Washington Star notes a dialogue between Mr. Stormington Barnes and another speaker. The excerpt reflects on whether men of genius understand money and its value, with Barnes suggesting many do not have chances to form ideas on the subject.
Rev. T. M. Bil of Burket visited town late Thursday returning from Bartus Baker's funeral. The Warsaw post office moved to 208 South Buffalo Street in a former Graves & Bartol room.
Notice reminds subscribers that the American farmer is paid per year and no longer. The stage version of Quincy Adams Sawyer by Charles Felton_pidgin is drawing large audiences in New York and Boston and is slated for Chicago opening November 16 for two weeks. Dramatized from the novel, the book’s sales have surpassed 100000 and then 200000 before the play’s debut. the Puritan Company produced it with royalties to the author exceeding a president’s salary.
World famous Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised as superior to all other ointments for burns, sores, ulcers, tetter, piles, and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Available for 25 cents at C Rager's drug store.
Classified notice seeks honest men in each state to advertise a wealthy business. Pays 21 dollars weekly plus expenses, with cash paid weekly. Horse and carriage provided if needed. References required. Apply Colonial Co. 32 Dearborn St. Chicago. May be dated in early 20th century.
A dying father and his son ride 18 miles as a family rally for King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. W H Brown of Leesville Ind reports instant relief from asthma and nightly sleep after using the medicine. It claims cures for Consumption Pneumonia Bronchitis Coughs Colds and Grip with guaranteed bottles and free trials at Rager s drug store.
A terse ad copy asserts value for buyers, highlighting bargains and the payoff of shopping with the advertiser. It presents an emphasis on money-saving offers and the promise of favorable deals to customers.
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