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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1904
Page
4
The article notes Columbia City will begin free mail delivery on Tuesday November 1. It mentions local notes including Bank of North Manchester assets in court, the death of Thomas inn aged Si an old settler in Warsaw, and other assorted items from the county.
Grace Vain Studdiford formerly Miss Quivey of North Manchester leads the season in Red Feather with a strong East Coast tour after a successful prior year. Winona Agricultural Institute students debut gray cadet uniforms and caps for morning drills amid a shifting school profile.
The piece alleges railroads cause many fires and calls for double tracking and block systems nationwide. It also notes a prisoner William Rhodes being restrained, sent to Longcliff, paroled, then confined in Warsaw jail before return. A satirical wedding anecdote and assorted school notices follow.
A quoted authority warns that killing birds could make the world uninhabitable for humans within nine years despite insect sprays. The author argues farm spraying harms crops and fruit, as birds regulate pests, yet farmers still indiscriminately shoot robins and bluebirds.
A peculiar experiment promises to reveal a ring on a dropped silver dollar or folded dollar bill. Send the dollar to receive a subscription application, then try the bill crease tip for trousers. After trying these experiments, a second scheme will be offered.
For sale forty four acres of land located one mile south of Silver Lake along Peru road. For particulars contact M D Yorrer.
For sale 42 acres of tillable land with a three room house and five springs. The property lies two miles west and two miles south of Silver Lake, has good drainage, four acres of timber, and is offered at the RECORD office for inquiry.
Miss Leora Leffel and Mr. George A. Butterbaugh were wed at the bride’s parents home near town on a Thursday evening last week. Rev. J. Miner officiated as guests shared a wedding feast and good wishes. The couple, well known locally, will reside with Butterbaugh’s farm work and plan to move to a Leffel farm in the spring.
WANTED MEN AND WOMEN in the county and adjoining territories to represent and advertise an old established house of solid financial standing. Salary to men 1 weekly, to women 812 to $18 weekly with expenses advanced each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when necessary, position permanent, Address Blow Bros. & Co., Dept. Al Movon Bldg., Chicago, 0)
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