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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
7
Mrs Innis Roser of Denver writes that after two years of marriage she suffered from female troubles and painful menstruation. She claims four bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health and energy, urging others to seek the remedy and to write for free advice.
Agricultural Department weekly crop survey shows east of the Rockies generally cool with excess moisture in central valleys and hot in the cotton belt. Ohio Valley and Pacific coast see fair to good maturation. northern corn belt needs warm dry weather. Cotton deteriorates in central and western regions, with rust in the Carolinas and Texas declines. Harvests progress variably across states. apples prospects improve in New York and Midwest. plowing progress hampered in mid Atlantic and Oklahoma.
Vivian Sartoris daughter of Mrs. Neile Grant Sartoris marries Frederick H Roosevelt Scovel a cousin of President Roosevelt in Cobourg. Sartoris 23 from a prominent Washington social circle, previously engaged to Archibald Balfour and Timothy Nicholls. her mother Neile Grant’s marriage was a notable season highlight.
A collage of odd phrases and political asides from a bygone era. References to Texas politics, Judge Jackson, the walking delegate, and European intrigue mingle with weather notes and local incidents. The piece parodies news tone with fragmented, humorous snapshots.
The American Smelting and Refining Jempary closed the Philadelphia smelter at Pueblo Colorado citing ore shortage and noting a new smelter has begun operation at Alorray Utah.
Local notices report marriages and deaths, plus general and civic items from Indiana communities. Short items cover accidents and crimes, neighbor updates, and personal pointers for residents.
John Casey is fatally kicked by a horse near Nashville. The Elwood Tin Plate Company plant resumes operations. A farm oil well on S D Leach near Fowlerton yields seventy barrels daily. Mary Binkle, 25, drowns in a spring on her Lafayette area farm while tending cows. John White, 64, dies after being struck by an interurban car at Anderson. Antioch schoolhouse near Wackleman slated for replacement with a modern building. Mrs Minerva Johnson, 81, of Stilesville badly burned after clothing caught fire in a stove incident. Nicholas Cox, 79, Sheridan, killed when thrown from a wagon and trampled by a horse. Harry Pipin, 7, killed playing on railroad tracks near Munice. William Morgan and George Youngers returned to Michigan City prison for parole violations. Parker City grows with a new brick business block and expanded factory. Jamestown loses its only saloon as licenses expire. Advance saloons also close, temperance groups push sober progress. Mrs Kate Johnson of Middle Town and her husband suffer severe injuries when a frightened horse and a strange animal cause a buggy crash. Indiana inventors receive multiple patents including heating apparatus and gas filter. Several new oil companies form in Delaware and Randolph counties with capital likely between 20000 and 300000. Frank Bullock, 8, Rogerton, dies from a leg injury after a horse hoof laceration leading to lockjaw.
An alliance unites five leading harvester manufacturers under the International Harvester Company. The move aims to reduce costs by centralized production, with conservatively financed capitalization and no public stock. The company controls major plants and aims to lower machine prices benefiting farmers globally.
The anecdote recalls Marshall P. Wilder asking an English peer about a raging Irish member. Wilder jokes that the difference is that the member is a wild M. P. while he is a Wilder M. P. via the New York Times account.
A reader endorses Douan's Widney Pills for kidney and bladder issues including backache and irregularities. The testimonial from Geo Foot of Elzlr, Illinois, asserts lasting cure after about a four year period since 1897. Free trials of Dean's Kidney Pills are offered by Foster Milburn Co and sold by druggists for 50 cents per box.
A Brooklyn Eagle quotation notes a man's fitness as a soldier. The exchange asserts the subject could write the phrase I regret to report as clearly as generals Roberts or Kitchener. The remark uses satirical praise to comment on readiness.
In a candid exchange Austin voices concern as a father contemplates remarriage while his daughter retorts with wit. The notice also includes an advertisement touting Piso's Cure for Consumption as a remedy for croup in children, credited to Mrs F Gillahan of Parkersburg West Virginia dated April 16 1902.
A garbled advertisement fragment mentions Mrs. Austins and a remedy for inflammation. The text includes odd quotes about women in evening dress and a pricing note of 2 cents 6 bottia in a damaged layout.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Powder promising relief for bunions swollen hot and sweating feet. It notes availability at druggists and shoe stores for 2 cents and invites samples to Alten 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A witty exchange between Gushington and Henpeck extols Gushington’s wife as remarkable. Henpeck notes she makes more remarks than any other woman he knows, reflecting a humorous social observation from the Philadelphia Press.
Hall's Catarrh Core is advertised as a two constitutional cure with a price of 75 cents. The claim emphasizes its effectiveness in treating catarrh through a systemic remedy. The ad reads like a patent medicine promotion common to period newspapers.
A young lawyer pleads for leniency from a humorist justice who urges him to study law. The tale portrays the justice advising, and the narrator notes the printer choice remains Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper.
Dr Choker questions Mr Munn about keeping in touch with his nephew at college. The uncle jokes that the nephew keeps touching him, implying an awkward family moment. The exchange captures a humorous, clipped wartime newspaper lightness.
The new drama titled The Mystery of the Firecracker drew strong reactions as critics praised its impactful climax and audience response. The Scribbler notes the success of the premiere and the play’s lively moment.
Every Sunday during the summer beginning next Sunday the Nickel Plate Road will sell excursion tickets from Fort Wayne to Chicago and return for $2.00 good on train No. 5 going and on train No. 6 returning the same day. See Ticket Agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne ind No 186.
A school teacher asks what the principal things from the earth are and Johnny the fisherman answers worms.
An advertisement offers a Self Iaking Dating Stamp for 75 cents with a Fort Wayne Indiana address Lock Box 219. The text claims Senator Feller tears up during a Senate speech calling it unusually effective.
A brief aphorism advising perseverance and faith, noting that divine timing may differ from human expectations. The quote emphasizes patience as a form of wisdom and resilience.
A German chemist creates a fluid injected near a plant’s roots that anaesthetises the tissue, halting growth while preserving green vitality. Temperature changes do not affect the foliage and the plant blooms in open air or hothouse, though the fluid’s composition remains mysterious.
Lenox Missouri September 1st Mr W H H Brown reports a long lasting backache ended after using Dodd's Kidney Pills on a friend's advice. After two boxes the pain vanished and he recovered fully expressing gratitude to the remedy and friend who suggested it.
A Philadelphia Press item notes Phoxy has started a musical conservatory for beginners in his house. Critics claim he knows little about music and fears troublesome neighbors he wants to keep at a distance.
Dialog between Madge and De Garry reveals a plan to attend weekly matinees together. Madge offers to be a sister to De Garry if she is taken to the theater as often as before.
All kinds of rubber stamps available to order with self inking options. New inking plates and stamping tools offered. Send for catalogue to Lock Box 219, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
A playful line notes the cod swallowing motion and asks what game the wares play, answering with the pun on Pitch and Tess.
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