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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1900
Page
7
A Topeka avenue hostess notes a teen KU graduate charming visitors. Her host's eldest son guesses a young woman is 25, then learns to say 16. Later another guest is told he looks older than his mother. The column ends with a pancake flour ad for breakfast.
An English official Sir Frederick Hodison faced criticism for wearing plain attire at a March durbar with African chiefs in full regalia, sparking offense and revolt. Reports also claim Baron Von Ketteler’s death was tied to his choice of plain dress at the Tsung-li Yamen, seen as disrespectful and hindering protection.
A health column touts carrots as a wholesome sustaining food. Regular morning consumption is claimed to beautify the skin brighten eyes and soften hair. The piece reframes carrot beauty as an uplifting, youthful benefit.
The quote cautions readers not to lose patience with someone who cannot see their own self interest. It emphasizes restraint and understanding in dealing with such individuals.
The piece discusses the end of Boer resistance in the Transvaal and Orange Free State, British governorship plans, and tax risks for gold mines. It lauds the weather bureau for accurate hurricane warnings from Texas to Michigan, and notes crop conditions and a 1900 harvest forecast amid Galveston storm devastation and unified relief efforts.
The Department of Agriculture issued an order prohibiting importation of the English starling and forbidding its transfer from state to state within the Union.
The Tennessee Supreme Court in Yerguson v Moon holds that when tears are appropriate counsel may shed them and have a duty to do so in court. The weeping occurred in a breach of promise case by the plaintiff’s attorney.
Mrs. E. J. Miller of Sunbury Pennsylvania found a pearl valued at more than 100 dollars inside an oyster shell during a visit to Atlantic City.
A compact column highlighting general and local items of interest. Includes marriages and deaths, accidents and crimes, and personal pointers about Indiana residents.
The state reports new industry in Matthews with a lead glass factory and a stock company to bore for gas near Milton. Deaths include a railroad brake man at Owensville and a man struck by a train at Vernon. A murder inquiry follows the body of Miss Retta Burkhart near Martinsville, with several suspects jailed. Police note other incidents from Peru to Washington and new patents granted across Indiana. The St. Joseph Catholic College near Rensselaer completes a large barn for winter cattle.
Payson Tucker, a New England railroad manager, is remembered for two incidents showing his practical approach. On a Maine Central segment he tidied a stack of bricks himself after noting a surplus pile and asked if more help was needed. On a back road station break, he assessed losses and then joked about the missing broom, offering a replacement.
The piece contrasts historical silver dollar value in gold with depreciation, then extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the unchanged remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and kidney troubles for half a century. It presents the tonic as a universal standard medicine amid fluctuating money value.
A Polish prince living on Avenue du Bois de Boulogne invited fifty friends to a grand dinner. As the courses appeared, screens revealed images of women in freezing water and drowned boats, followed by vineyards in mud. The display, a rebuke to past criticisms, cost over $20,000.
An old ad claims Dodd's Kidney Pills relieve back and body aches. It asserts science proves the pills work, cites testimonials, urges authenticity, and ties a philosophical quote about certainty to the product.
A compact collection of humorous quips from Chicago and Philadelphia papers. The jokes touch camping clocks meal timing and a harmless hoax scene with a cozy encounter. The Carter's Ink note touts forty years of experience and advertises free looklings.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a universal cure beginning with bowel health. It promises headache relief and cancer risk reduction through gentle, natural, inexpensive relief, urging a 10 cent start and warning against imitations.
A Philadelphia Press item records a playful exchange where a summer girl reveals Mr Sloman proposed. she boasts she advised him to go get a reputation, highlighting a light social anecdote about romance and wit.
Nasal catarrh quickly yields to Ely's Cream Balm which is aromatic and applied through the nostrils. It cleanses and heals the nasal surface. Druggists sell the 50c size and a trial 10c mail option. Try it and continue treatment.
Proponents offer Ely's Liquid Cream Balm in liquid form with a spraying tube priced at five cents. The preparation preserves the medicinal properties of the solid version and is available from druggists or by mail for catarrhal troubles.
A brief ad-like note claims every package of PUTNAM FACE LESS DYE colors Silk Wool or Cotton perfectly at one boiling. It also includes a humorous line about a wife and a husband discussing breakfast delays.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes Tess-Young Aster favors May in verse over Dora. A Van Buren reader commends Pisás Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung affections, dated February 10, 1900.
The grocer seeks why you did not answer his letter about last month’s bill. The editor replies that the grocer forgot to enclose a stamp.
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink for children, claiming it tastes like coffee when prepared properly and can replace coffee at a higher cost. It notes Grain-O is sold by grocers at 15 6 and 25e.
A brief Life magazine style note asserts learning knows no age with the idea that one is never too young to teach. It contrasts with the older notion that one is never too old to learn.
A quick Jell-O dessert ad suggests lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors. Ready in two minutes with hot water and cooling time. Sold at grocers for 10 cents. The ad closes with a quotation about recognizing noble qualities.
Advertisement-like note praising Lane's Family Medicine for daily bowel movement support and overall health. Mentions gentle action on liver and kidneys and curing sick headache with prices 25 and 50 cents. Includes Sheridan quotation and a remark about conscience and gallantry versus politics. Ends with a proverb on having an idea of being on the wrong side seeking argument.
Jell O offers four flavors Lemon Tangerine Raspberry and Strawberry ready for purchase at the grocers. Priced at 10 cents.
A brief note cites a Meager hint about a gentle woman's role and contrasts it with the idea of restraint. It also promotes Mrs. Austin's pancake flour as famous worldwide and widely sold by grocers.
Report claims sharks have penetrated the Mediterranean from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. A contrasting ad urges customers to ask their printer to use Eagle Linen for letter heads and envelopes.
Try Grain O a new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. It has a rich seal y crown of Mecha and Java but is made of pure grains and suits delicate stomachs. Priced 16c and 23c per package, sold by all grocers. On their own merits modest men are dumb. George Colman.
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