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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
2
A collection of satirical and social observations touches on thrift, alimony, oyster etiquette, female fashion, travel by trolley, aviation disasters, gender terms, X ray dress critique, rabies treatment by bark, progressive politics, hats, accident responsibility, jewelry thefts, income tax, baldness, barber grudge, and the Eve apple debate.
A jumble of social invectives and wry observations on fashion, morality, and publicity. The piece notes theatre silhouettes, talcum powder clues in recipe mysteries, a poisoned spouse, army aviation certificates, and a monocle priced at ten cents. It pairs urban vanity with cautionary humor about public persona.
A blunt line notes the minor impact of altitude on a blind man during a flight, suggesting only a problem would alter the outcome. It reads as a wry aside about risk and perception in aerial travel.
The piece questions France as origin of magazines while criticizing the trend of featuring a girl in a bathing suit on every cover, suggesting the practice extends beyond national origins.
A New York bride to be, set to marry in a cemetery, faces mock warnings from columnists nationwide. They say she is taking a grave responsibility and risks a monumental mistake.
Fragmentary note describes the only son of a Philippines head hunter being educated in American customs and schooling. No further context or details are readable to identify individuals or institutions.
Sir J. N. Jordan reports backsliding in suppressing poppy cultivation since the fall of the Manchus. Anhui Hunan Shantung provinces show success and could halt Indian opium imports, but many other regions lack enforcement or have collusion. Officials admit suppression must progress further.
In St. Paul Minnesota two hundred seventy five members of the Veterans Association of Old Time Employees of the Great Northern Railway traveled by special train to Glacier Park Montana as guests of James J. Hill for his seventy fifth birthday. All members have served the Great Northern at least twenty five years.
The Louvre hangs Leonardo da Vinci's Saint Anne behind glass, but moisture has formed under the protection, creating a mushroom growth over the landscape.
A woman in St Louis filed for divorce three weeks after her marriage, citing ease in thoughts of separation and seeking formal dissolution of the union. The brief notes no contested details and records indicate court action forthcoming.
In New York a feature notes modern sirens aboard liners between New York and foreign shores. It describes gangplank detectives who guard passengers, watching travelers for law and order while old myths fade to luxury and maritime crime prevention.
In New York Central Park keeper Bill Snyder assists visitors with a view of five lion cubs born July 11. An appeal seeks 75000 dollars to build a fireproof facility for the lions tigers leopards and pumas with cubs named Men elek Dar fur Ber ber Ta na and Ju ba.
In a Pittsburgh divorce suit Mrs Betty Killingsforth wife of a prominent oil operator alleges her husband enjoyed tickling her feet pinching her and dragging her from bed while she slept She says she never had a full night’s sleep while he was home.
George McDowell twenty one formerly of Spartanburg South Carolina died after three years of surgeries to remove a throat growth that interfered with breathing. He lived 18 months with a silver tube in his throat and endured many anesthetics including cocaine immunity. Doctors waited as freezing and chloroform were used to dull the pain while addressing a muscular growth that sometimes almost closed his windpipe.
R A Summers found several large trout frozen in ice near Bear river. The ice house sat on the river bank and erosion reached the foundation. Summers suspects the fish were drawn to the spot by the water flow.
October lesson on Miriam and Aaron's jealousy toward Moses. The narrative covers the accusation, God’s confrontation, and Moses’ intercession, highlighting divine defense of appointed leaders and the consequences of questioning God’s choices.
Harper's Weekly reports a plant industry collaboration between Haifa and California, noting similar climates and soils. It highlights Palestine species already grown in California such as olive, pomegranate, fig, date, orange, and apricot, plus introductions like the carob tree and a lotus for dune stabilization.
A four section Mont Blanc cable car project is planned to lift visitors to the glacier routes. Sections include a 653 meter rise and towers 10 to 25 meters high with dual cables and 20 passenger cars. Completion of the two lowest sections is expected by 1914.
The petitioner describes ongoing cruelty by her husband starting about a year ago including denial of a drawing room to avoid undressing in a berth and expense disputes over clothing. The lawyer questions prompt the judge to declare the husband heartless and discontinue the case.
Dwight A. Moody left village school at thirteen to work and later used his influence to aid youth. Friends who trusted him aided his mission, and his heart turned to the class he belonged to as a youth. He aimed to open opportunities through the Northfield schools and his broader effort to help young people.
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