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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
2
A wry column riffs on hay fever cures, politics, fashion, and oddities. It notes Canada selling lobsters, Bohemia's woman MP, Havana cigars expanding, London’s telegraph girls, and Baltimore cops barred from Sunday ominoes, all in a playful, dated voice.
A New York man borrowed 3500 dollars from his laundress, with notes that if she had the money it could be possible. An ADY movement seeks to restrain the activities of the genius who designs freakies for men, expected to deserve public approbation.
Observers remark that the costumes worn by the Is lack the adjective modest, a detail not yet applied to describe their attire.
An artist who painted ten dollar bills has been arrested. The piece notes policing and social quirks in Philadelphia with colorful snippets about women, actors, dogs, and odd anecdotes. The text blends sensational, and miscellaneous items reflecting early 20th century press style.
Prof Welling recounts Ranger Pulaski protecting a crew during a forest blaze in Coeur d'Alene. Pulaski used an abandoned mine shaft as a refuge, covering the opening with a blanket, then with bare hands to shield men. Five died, thirty five survived. Pulaski was blinded and burned yet saved most.
Mrs Charles Washburne formerly Miss Heluiz Chandler gains a position with her husband’s firm to illustrate for a company that publishes a magazine. The prenuptial agreement called for personal liberty and shared expenses, with remarks from her mother about the marriage.
Washington reports that 2.2 billion pounds of cement have been used on the Panama Canal project. The material cost amounts to 6.6 million dollars. If all barrels were laid end to end they would span 2,300 miles.
Winston Churchill the first lord of the admiralty denounces suffragette efforts to disrupt his London meeting as woman's uncivilized antics. The remarks reflect wartime tensions over gender and public protest.
Red Hill gardener Pat Elmer Clemmer grafted a tomato and potato stalk, producing eight potatoes and three tomatoes with excellent flavor.
A man with no money offers his false teeth to bartender Jerry at Tony's bar for a bowl of food. The bartender accepts, promising to redeem them that night, and notes he charged five cents for the teeth.
Cambridge report says Dr. Percy E. Brown of Harvard Medical School installed a device that records a patient heart rate from afar. With warm salt water hands, an electric current travels through wires to a monitor showing the beats.
Mrs. Ralph Chesley Ott now denies ever believing in the old Egyptian deities and says losing faith came after the birth of her two children. She seeks control of the children in a divorce from artist husband Ott, who is in Springfield with the youngsters and expected to deny the charges. Ott is accused of drunkenness and cruelty, with the mother-in-law once ordering her from the home.
J. J. Doyle of McCook Nebraska escaped death when a Burlington freight train crashed into an empty car carrying his household goods. His piano fencing him into a small space in the car kept him from being crushed. One of seven horses in the car was killed. Doyle was bruised and cut but later left Sheridan Hospital to continue home.
A fisherman brought an unusual deep sea creature to Venice California. The five foot black green mottled animal features a sharklike tail a dorsal fin and four parrotlike feet. The creature resembles a sea monster and was described with a curious, cryptic mouth.
This lesson analyzes Mark 7 1 23 focusing on Jesus rebuking Pharisee emphasis on ceremonial washing. It contrasts outward ritual with inner heart purity and urges daily confession and living faith over lip service. It notes the Pentateuch as God Word and stresses filial duty toward parents.
A humorous exchange recalls a farmer's almanac bought in 1905 still in use. The speaker praises its durability and quips about its long lifespan in a rural setting.
Mrs Anna A Lew of Hilltop Kansas describes two years of severe itching and sores from a skin condition. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing her after trying many salves. An advertisement claims Cuticura products are sold worldwide with free samples and a 32-page Skin Book.
A Brooklyn household recalls a playful incident where a girl Marie divided five candies with her brother. Asked if she gave him two and a half pieces, she explains that she ate one before starting, noting the division would not be even. The uncle's retelling underscores a simple moral about fairness and arithmetic.
A Kansas City Star item notes Dorothy D and Frances Smith claim they are the smartest and best dressed girls in school after weeks of attendance. The passage captures playful parental inquiry and a child’s confident, humorous respondence.
A court record notes a witty exchange at the Judge's Library about secrecy and a woman’s tendency to syndicate it. The remark underscores themes of discretion and public interest in the anecdote.
Two men discuss a land purchase on the cape as tides complicate the situation. Briggs quotes Tryon Edwards on choosing between two evils and two goods, reflecting a dilemma over the parcel.
A man credits Grape Nuts with relieving chronic dyspepsia and nervousness. He details stomach heaviness, heart pains, and appetite loss before trying the cereal. after five weeks without coffee and a month and a half on Grape Nuts he gained 15 pounds and felt well.
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