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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
3
A Pound Wisconsin reader reports relief from dyspepsia and female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts decades of success and urges others to try the medicine, offering free expert advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Missouri letter asks Claude Grahame-White to teach a young woman to fly a Wright monoplane or a Bleriot bi plane. He declines the invitation after noting her earnest wish and comic tone.
A head partner recently died leaving the firm in mourning. After the funeral an old friend urged hanging crape on the wall. The clerk corrected him by revealing the black fabric was the office boy’s towel, not crepe cloth.
A reader from Alleghany Pennsylvania touts Grape Nuts with hot milk or cream as the finest night cap. He credits the cereal with curing acute indigestion, improving sleep and energy, and returning him to work. The advertisement invites readers to test Grape Nuts and Postum with the slogan There’s a reason.
A foolish tenderfoot falls for a drunken prospector’s wife in a western mining town as they plot elopement during a blizzard. The husband is shot, the youth takes the blame, and years later George Gormly rises to wealth in New York while confronting graft and a mayoral bid tied to the Gotham Traction company.
Miss Haldane learns her father heads the Gotham Freight company and Sachem society while Livingstone reveals the bribe and bribery allegations. Gormly explains his moral stand to publish the truth to defend democracy and honor. The conversation exposes risk to personal loyalties as treatment and threats unfold.
The scene centers on Miss Stewart and Haldane amid a marriage proposal setting. Gormly guides the couple and urges Haldane to prove himself, while Haldane asks to see Miss Stewart’s sister, signaling forthcoming formal arrangements and familial approval.
The article recalls Admiral Du Quesne born to a shipbuilder, taking command at 17, capturing a Dutch ship after a bold boarding, and marching the vessel into port. Only afterward did Bouchet officials recall that France and Holland were at peace, despite the victory parade.
Reports from the western Canadian wheat belts cite record yields with 35 to 40 bushels of wheat and 60 to 100 bushels of oats per acre. Barley and flax are praised as well. Many Americans with Canada ties are urged to consider Western Canada for farming and cattle opportunities, aided by attentive government agents. Land sales by railways and land companies suggest a coming surge in farming activity next year.
A Lewiston clergyman recalls a dinner with Senator Frye where a whiner claimed to have only one friend, his dog. Frye replied by asking why he did not get another dog, displaying his blunt, cheery optimism in the exchange.
Readily identifiable claims tout Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. The copy emphasizes the signatory promise and notes its use for over 30 years while urging children to cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
An eminent physician speaks of the tact needed to tell wealthy patients they overeat. The ad promotes Wamlins Wizard Oil as a cure for lame back and as a remedy for aches bruises cuts burns, claiming it is better than other products.
Suburban reader notes distances with quirky phrasing mentioning five miles from two lemons and a peach, suggesting a playful or coded local item rather than a clear event or person. The fragment hints at a street scene or humorous column but lacks concrete names or places.
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve as a cure for burning and skin diseases with instant burn pain relief and scarless healing. It offers 25c and 5tes py at druggists and free samples via J. W. Cole & Co. in Black River Falls Wisconsin. The snippet also includes two antique quotes about effort and love.
Teething remedy for children claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents per bottle.
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