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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
8
An advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a gentle effective safe bowel regulator tonic with a money back guarantee for constipation relief. It claims they restore natural function without griping or nausea and are suitable for all ages, sold at Rager & Jontz Rexall Store with three sizes 40c 25c and 50c.
The National Tribune announces a free 28 by 30 inch three color map of Florida drawn from government surveys and Post Office data. Readers may obtain the map by mailing 7 cents in stamps to The National Tribune Washington DC, with the map mailed in a stiff tube. The promo notes Florida’s population growth and climate as reasons to explore investment or relocation opportunities.
Mrs. Carrie C Brown of Indiana polis will give an illustrated lecture on health in Mrs. Joshua Leffel's parlors tomorrow Friday October 13 at 2 o'clock. This will be an intellectual treat. No ladies can miss hearing her. No admission charges and all ladies are invited.
Mrs. Catharine Bouse suffers several days from a peculiar swelling of the tongue and throat with no apparent cause. The incident caused marked distress and prompted medical attention.
Rev T M Hill of Fort Wayne and Denny of North Manchester visited area residents this week with several friends. Roann guest Lyman Harris spent last Sunday with Miss Blanch Ayres. An auto party from Fort Wayne stayed at the Pearson home. The Akron Opera House hosts the Millionaire Tramp on Oct 18. Local business notices and calls for news items ran in the RECORD.
The text notes tea was grown in China about 2700 years before the Christian era and first used there as a beverage.
A new self threading needle claims to aid those with weak eyes and even the blind can thread it without practice. Priced at 10 cents per package postpaid, with Lock Box 33 in Silver Lake Indiana handling orders. Agents are sought and children can earn money selling after school.
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitution al remedies and sale of Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts the mucous lining inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes deafness and promises $100 for any case not cured, with circulars available from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A Connecticut photographer recalls a witty caller from the interior who asked for a photo of someone resembling him but more handsome. The man plans to marry a west woman who wants a striking image to boast to her friends, ensuring the match looks favorable.
Frankington faces voters in a tense debut as he stammers through a fervent set piece for his father's campaign. Only his father knows what he planned, the crowd cheer steadies him, and he begins to speak with effort.
A shrewd lawyer in a bribery case ends cross examination after a single pointed question. When asked if the witness had ever refused a bribe, the man replied no but. The lawyer then dismissed him, saying he knew from the but that no one had ever attempted a bribe.
In a dramatic sketch by Donald Brain, a pale dying woman entrusts her husband Henry with a promise to marry Mary Simpson within a week to settle scores. Henry reacts with surprise as the motive to get even unfolds in a tale of jealousy and cunning.
A hotel proprietor misleads a timid guest about a bell. She believes the bell is a fire alarm and fears triggering it. The guest mistakenly asks for water while the bell is said to be beside her bed, revealing a troubling misunderstanding at the hotel.
Two women pause before a Tremoni Street dentist shop window. The younger says she wants a set like that while the mother hushes her, admonishing that picking teeth on the street is vulgar.
A New York anecdote shows a pickpocket describing a scheme where he pretends to be innocent as a friend steals away during the officer's attention. The exchange highlights the role of deception in street crime and the dynamics between conspirator and accomplice.
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