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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
2
Large peat beds were discovered across Steuben Noble and Kosciusko counties raising expectations for fuel resources and regional economic implications. Local officials and geologists assess extraction potential and environmental impact.
A 17 year old boy, Harry Fosnough, drowned shortly after noon Monday while bathing near Roann on the tip of the river. Local news notes the Pierceton cornerstone ceremony for a new Presbyterian church, a Milford electricity proposal, and church conference in North Manchester with locals attending. Also reported are a Kimmell cement plant under construction, a Milford Ki E Smith grocery robbery, and a Syracuse inquest leading to a Warsaw jail stay for Edward Sloane, a longtime tramp.
A A Gast of Akron has purchased an interest in an electric light project there and aims to establish a lighting system. W J Neff, former operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Warsaw, was dismissed after a loss from a money drawer. business men have circulated a petition asking his reinstatement.
A large rainbow appeared over the west shore for several hours as dawn broke on a calm morning, visible prominently across the Jak and Winona grounds. Local observers reported the vivid arc lingering over the western horizon.
The page lists English and physiology books with prices and exchange values. Titles include Scott Southworths Lessons Book 1 and Book II, Introductory Physiology and Hygiene by H W Conn, Elementary Physiology and Hygiene by W H Conn, and a Georgia spelling book by Alexander. Prices range from 10 to 50 cents, with exchange prices noted.
Mrs. Elizabeth Snoberger underwent surgery at Fort Wayne hospital last week for cancer removal. The operation was successfully performed on Tuesday.
A Chicago visitor named A L Herendeen has shown he is both fisherman and painter. He painted the Hines farm residence northwest of town, greatly improving the place’s appearance.
Rev. A. FP. Kline and wife left Claypool by Nickel Plate railroad Tuesday to Flora Oregon where he will assume the Methodist pastorate. They will visit relatives in O Neill Nebraska for a week before continuing to their western home. May success attend them at the new location.
Miss Mabel Leffel, a North Manchester teacher, stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Leffel southeast of town last Friday through Sunday after a physician warned she was threatened with typhoid fever. The fever was reported broken in the latest update.
Charles Lindsey is improving very nicely one week after surgery performed by Dr Porter of Ft Wayne with assistance from Jr Leckron. Doctors hope for complete recovery.
A historical vignette contrasts a master teacher of Chinese characters with rustic pupils. It details daily toil from dawn to dusk, the reverence for Confucius and literature, and the craftsman’s pride in his skill, ending with his honorable, hard life and hillside burial.
Rev. J. W. Tilman has resigned the pastorate of the Methodist church at Cicero and will reside in North Manchester. He will occupy property on North Walnut street. His eye troubles are prompting rest though North Manchester News notes readers hope for his recovery.
We express our heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and funeral of our husband and father. Mrs. WABNER AND CHILDREN.
The article notes that J W Yates, who traveled to Panama in late July, plans to return to New York around mid month.
Readers are invited to contribute items of local interest for publication. Submissions may be mailed to the office or handed to representatives or called in to provide timely community notes and features.
A preliminary institute was held at the school building shared by Lake and Clay townships spanning Thursday and Friday. The event commenced today and continues at this location.
Fragmentary note discusses a Michigan teaching school and individuals named Willett Haskell and Moya. No clear events, dates, or outcomes emerge from the text.
Under L S Drew's ownership the American House in Burlington was a popular Vermont hotel. A guest’s boast about a fat man drew a retort from a thin long-term boarder who claimed he had been there thirty years and had seen the fat man stay only three days. The exchange became a well remembered anecdote in the hotel.
A garbled list hints at amusements including water cascades chutes toboggan Loop-the-Loop Laughing Gallery mid air automobiles distorted mirrors palace of illusions vaudeville a plait carousel Weldons military band and other attractions.
A clipped OCR item provides a terse public notice fragment warning about visitors and news. No clear event or names are readable, leaving only a generic caution about information and contact.
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