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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
15
Lesson on Elijah after Carmel shows him fleeing Jezebel's threat, then God’s care and guidance. It covers his fatigue, the Lord’s gentle rebuke, and three end goals: anoint Hazael, anoint Jehu, and appoint Elisha as successor. These events illustrate reliance on God over personal effort.
Russians attacked Germans on the left bank of the Vistula and occupied the Stry region while capturing the Forty fifth Austrian regiment near Krasnystaw. German right wing checked near Paris. Kaiser directed attack on Nancy. British cruiser Pathfinder destroyed by a mine. Americans note ambulance corps at work near Paris.
Reported Russian forces captured Nikolaieff and Nikolayov in separate actions. Austrians defeated Serbs near Mitrovica as the Serbian invasion of Bosnia began. French repelled Germans at Oureq. Severe fighting raged at Vitry. The British merchant cruiser Oceanic was wrecked on the Scottish coast. The Austrian government urged Jews in Poland to oppose Russia.
British and French troops cross the Marne pursuing Germans as retreats continue. Germans evacuate Upper Alsace and Maubeuge falls with 40,000 captured. Rawa Ruska engagement reported and large mobilizations unfold across Europe. Japanese and Indian troops landings appear as Kaiser protests to Wilson over bullets. British cruiser captures Noordam with German reservists.
General von Stein admitted defeat by allies as Belgian forces reoccupied Termonde Aarschot and Diest. Russians invaded Silesia menaced Breslau while Austro Germans were defeated at Lub lin. East Prussia reverses for Russians and German losses in Galicia. British Commons voted to raise 500 000 to regular army. Pope issued appeal for peace.
German line west of Revigny retreated but a fort near Verdun was captured. French retook Mulhouse. Germans moved south from Ghent with Belgians in pursuit. Serbs seized Semlin. Montenegrins captured Folda and joined Serbs toward Sarajevo. Germans defeated invading Finland force at Lyck. Russians occupied Suceava and Hatna. Austrians resumed pressure near Lemberg. Poincare sent Wilson a note denying use of dumdum bullets.
Nell declares she will not marry the best man despite Belle noting that brides rarely marry their bridesmaids. The dialogue hints at social expectations and the tension surrounding a nuptial decision.
Commentary notes cottonseed's growing role in the U S economy replacing Mediterranean olive groves. It praises the oil as a first class edible product and the seed cake as valuable cattle feed after crushing.
A chimpanzee curbs bleeding by placing a hand on the wound and dressing it with grass, demonstrating instinctive first aid behaviors observed in primates.
An English paper notes the hazards of nitroglycerin and Nobel’s accidental breakthrough. He mixed nitroglycerin with collodion and formed a jellylike mass, leading to blasting gelatin containing 90 percent nitroglycerin and 10 percent soluble guncotton.
Paderewski arrived in a small western town and listened to Miss Jones practice Chopins nocturne. He entered, played, and corrected her mistakes for an hour before departing. Months later he returned, noting the sign now reads Miss Jones Piano lessons 1 dollar an hour pupil of Paderewski.
Physician of Eminence Dr Richard Pearson Strong who led typhus relief in Serbia returns to the United States to resume a professorship of tropical medicine at Harvard Medical School. He previously aided plague efforts in the Philippines and China after earning his MD at Johns Hopkins in 1897.
The Malay rubber sector expanded rapidly from 1897 with 350 acres planted and jungle cleared yearly. In 1906 demand surged and 150,000 acres were alienated for cultivation. By end of 1912 there were 1,035 estates over 10 acres and 621,621 acres under rubber. average yield was 260 pounds per acre.
The program includes acquiring two large landed estates near Magdeburg for crippled soldiers. Each man would receive a plot for vegetables and fruit, with easy disposal in Magdeburg market. One estate costs $375,000, the other about the same.
Dr Maude Stye of the University of Chicago medical research staff has spent ten years on experiments concluding cancer is inherited rather than contagious. Reward offered for confirmation or any related breakthroughs by Taylor Ficketts or associates at the university.
Mrs Up-to-date brags of saving a hat by sending Willie for an umbrella after a rainy movie trip. Henry questions the logic of the ten cent car fare. The judge remarks on her apparent business acumen and seeks acknowledgment.
A vintage Cuticura advertisement promises scalp cleansing and purifying with Cuticura Soap and soothing Ointment for irritated scalp skin. It claims dandruff and itching harm nails, offers free samples by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.
A satirical snippet notes a senator refusing a job to a hopeful, citing a promise to his son. The piece includes a Louisville Courier-Journal quote and a string of old time ad copy lines about Red Cross Ball Blue, household tips, and miscellaneous advertising language.
A visitor jokes about tanning at the seashore, Willie retorts that he tans at home daily, then mentions repaying a dollar lent that morning.
Fragmentary wartime column praises both makers of shells and their air raid dangers. Mentions Zeppelins and aircraft, buried hopes, and a Red Cross Ball aiding American relief. Ends with disjointed lines about grocers and public appeal.
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