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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
2
A collage of quirky notes on fashion hats prune prices and landlady calls. It jokes about tennis curing droughts bears in Maine and airplanes in Germany while wryly describing New England humor and oddities in early 20th century life.
A reporter notes the preacher who likens baseball to heaven’s conservatism. The Lome team’s victory is described as heavenly for fans. A New York retailer sells a new highball for $1.20, while Pittsburg millionaires reportedly spend summer in New York.
A columnist mocks talk of safe exits from planes and beds, arguing there is no safe way to fall out of either. The piece uses humor to challenge fallacy and emphasize risk.
Pilots will launch dummy projectiles at mock warships near Garden City as part of a training drill. The event aims to test firing accuracy and naval coordination in a controlled coastal area.
A sharp warning from a correspondent reports rumors of Japanese airships poised to launch devastation across the Pacific shark-infested waters. The claim emphasizes potential aerial menace and strategic reach amid escalating tensions in wartime theater.
A fragment notes a worry that a dancer’s hobble skirt trips may reduce partnerships on the floor. The line hints at a social scene where men will soon lack suitable partners if etiquette or attire causes issues.
The weather report notes July’s mean rainfall fell 2.2 inches below any July since 1879, marking a very dry month with historically low precipitation.
An Illinois man has created a safety pin with two points. The article notes public interest and questions about whether women will wear them in their belts, reflecting 1920s fashion and safety concerns.
A fragment advises temperance and slow anger, regular sleep and meals, early athletic activity, and careful habits. It notes crossing boulevards only after considering both ways, reflecting cautious daily conduct.
At a Denver convention dentists voted that kissing should be abolished to save the human race. They questioned whether a human race devoid of kissing would be worth saving.
A Massachusetts preacher declares there will be baseball in heaven. He notes some fans may enjoy the game, unless it is impossible to throw things at the umpire in heaven.
The season for fish and snake stores has been poor in quality and quantity. Observers fear the Ananiascit establishment acts as an early frost to prop the market decay.
The schooner Elia L. Davenport from Charleston reported an extraordinary number of whales patrolling the Atlantic from Florida to Maine. Captain John F. Dunton said the flotilla seemed like a university, with estimates ranging from dozens to a potential two hundred, escorting the ship for over ten miles before it finally veered south and disappeared.
A London social figure known as the borrower, typically a wealthy yet impecunious woman from the sporting set, is described as losing influence under a new regime. She borrows cars, cottages, and even jewels, and uses gatherings at noble houses to launch debutantes. A wealthy peeress was once approached for loans of her mansion.
Paris reports Alphonse Bergert of the Oceanographic Institute says ocean water contains about fifty milligrams of gold per ton and about ten milligrams of silver per ton. He notes the world’s 1.59 billion people could share a fortune if fully mined, while sea salt remains abundant at roughly sixteen grams per pound.
Clark University president in Worcester Mass asserts Americans shield children too much and calls for occasional spanking to reinforce moral lessons. He defends laughing until a child tumbles, and endorses showing anger and crying as proper discipline.
An elderly peeress, known for declining dances, hosted about a dozen dances yearly at her mansion for friends with small houses. Last summer a borrower overstretched, the peeress paid all bills and now bans further lending. Queen Mary remains aware of social strains and may ease her London withdrawal.
London summers see top dogs wearing sandals as lightweight footwear replaces boots. Canine outfits offer leather sandals in all sizes with strap and button closures, similar in shape to baby footwear, marketed by a dogs outfitter for pets.
A hive of bees at a sale of Mrs. Harvey Snell’s property in Carleyville panicked bidders in York County Pennsylvania. Bees swarmed over more than a hundred people including the auctioneer causing injuries and forcing postponement of the auction until the bees calmed.
An English bulldog named Biddy amused crowds in a Washington street auto near Illinois. Owned by F M Cantwell of Peoria, the dog sports four gold back teeth and one gold fang, all installed by a Peoria dentist. The pup is young, well behaved, and headed for more dental work soon.
Miss Isabel Conroy faces two suitors Edward Billings and Arthur Dennis each presenting a marriage license. She will seek legal advice before deciding, stating equal affection for both and that one could marry but not both. Dennis says he arranged for a minister and paid in advance after the licenses. The scene at her home included both documents, and she fainted when they were shown.
George Hahn a C N W conductor from Arbor Ave West Chicago says after a 25 foot embankment wreck kidney trouble and back pains plagued him for a year. He reports that Dean's Kidney Pills cured him and his health is excellent now. Remember the name Dean's. For sale by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
Roy Bone, brother of U S District Attorney Harry Bone and former Wichita Beacon reporter, wrote a fire scene headline "Gone to His Last Fire." The piece ran in the paper and led to his immediate firing from the Wichita newsroom.
A vintage style ad urges rescuing worn rugs with Easy Task soap. It promises a thick white suds scrub on the floor, wiping dry to reveal a renewed look. The copy touts Easy Task as an enemy to dirt and friend to fabric, doubling washing satisfaction.
National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and the American Red Cross announce Red Cross Christmas seals for 1910 with the slogan A Million for Tuberculosis. Proceeds shared with the prevention group. local associations pay reduced use fee, boosting funds for tuberculosis work nationwide. Stamps to be issued by the American National Red Cross and placed on the back of letters.
In a historic banking panic in South Wales a bank manager used a clerk to counterfeit coins by heating sovereigns in a frying pan. Farmers rushed to withdraw money but the plan reassured customers, reviving confidence and helping the bank weather the crisis.
A Southern public schools superintendent shares a letter about his mother's long coffee problems improving after using Postum. He notes reduced heart issues and stomach trouble, headaches, and better overall health after switching. The testimonial emphasizes genuine, heartwarming family benefits and ongoing acceptance of Postum.
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