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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
2
A jumble of whimsical notes and anecdotes from a newspaper page fragment. It touches on fashion, lovesick stories, odd customs, and curious trivia, naming various places and people in a scattered, humorous catalog.
In New York at Broadway and Thirty-ninth street workmen sift dirt for a rumored $500 diamond lost when Mrs. Edward B. Walker’s car nearly fell into a pit. Police kept crowds back as the search continued, but the jewel remained unrecovered.
Dover residents witnessed Freda Picktt a six year old pupil of Miss Jarvis swim half a mile across Dover Bay from Prince of Wales pier to the Promenade pier in 19 minutes. Accompanied by Mrs Jack Weldman the child described loving water and swimming lessons and hopes to attempt the Channel in future with Mr Weidman.
Richmond reports a man named George Nicholas, a wealthy farmer, died from strychnine poison found in his coffee. The state chemist Dr. W H Taylor confirmed the poison after stomach analysis. Jane Hopkins, his long-time housekeeper, also drank from the same pot and is gravely ill. The motive remains a mystery.
In Louisville Ky 24 water wagons were placed along a Catholic societies parade route providing distilled water and cups. Water boys served drafts to marchers and spectators while many used wet handkerchiefs to cool. Heat caused several heat prostrations among participants.
A sermon outline on Matthew 11 20 30 contrasts Christ’s rebuke of cities with his open invitation to all who labor to come to him for rest. It emphasizes personal accountability, the yoke of service, and the transformative power of faith over ceremonialism. The teacher notes the urgency for individuals to answer the call.
An editorial urges Americans to boost domestic dairy production to reduce imports and foreign spending. It cites dairy shows in Chicago, the National Dairy Show, and emphasizes profitable farming, modern methods, and the need for farmers to engage with experts to compete with cheap imports, asking which path the nation will take.
In Hoboken New Jersey James Bussanich twelve years old hanged himself in his father’s carpenter shop after an infatuation with his twenty year old cousin Mary Bussanich. The cousin found the body while searching for him to take him home. He had shown persistent affection despite pleas to quit.
Mrs. A. Spiskel of 526 Aldine Ave challenged a wall built by the owner of a neighboring flat at 4447 N Paulina St. She claimed the wall lowered her property value and sought a tax reduction. The board reduced her home valuation from 6650 to 5800 dollars after presenting photographs and testimony.
Baltimore authorities report Joseph Brown died suddenly after police questioned him about a woman he was with. Witnesses say he collapsed from fright during the encounter.
Four blocks of workers housing will be built by Charles Stern at Vincennes near Paris. The project aims to encourage larger families by offering amenities such as baths wash houses a library and a dispensary for care of newborn infants.
Fred Henry, fishing in Brooklyn, felt a three pound pickerel latch onto his toe. The toe swelled prompting doctors to send Henry to the Pasteur Institute for hydrophobia symptoms evaluation.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges physicians in the East to stop sending end stage consumptives with insufficient funds to the southwestern United States seeking health. Estimates suggest 6 million people in western territories have or are at risk of tuberculosis with about 10 percent affected. Each year 10,000 advanced cases come west to die, many too poor to obtain necessities, relying on scarce charity.
A brief dialogue notes free tooth pulling sharing features with large social events. The pair discuss similarities, highlighting charity and bawis as common threads in public gatherings.
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