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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
7
An eminent physician notes the American habit of strict time management in meals and work, sub dividing tasks, and timing engagements with watches. He argues that while punctuality aids efficiency, extreme time compression wears on individuals and can push workers toward overexertion and burnout.
Texas reports a dramatic remedy for kidney disease with Dodd's Kidney Pills. Murai Route No 8 Pillie resident Jenny Watehan says she suffered 18 months before using the pills and quickly improved until she claims a complete cure. She urges others with kidney trouble to try the remedy.
Mrs Pryor claims the De Styles hide an oskeletom in their closet as a joke about a hidden item. Mrs Slashem counters that she saw a mysterious object on a bench this morning in Miss Pe Soyle's bathing suit, hinting at a breezy local mystery.
A chaotic OCR fragment advertises a self inking dating stamp for 73 cunts with a Fort Wayne mailbox. It also tacks on disjointed notes about the Fransoe Prussian war tobacco use in France and a Winston product for teething with dubious claims.
petitions circulated in several states urging Congress to halt immigration to the United States. a fast mail bench linked new york city and albany cut travel to three and a half days with a fare of 35 cents and 8 cents per 150 pounds of baggage. ohio farmers faced a state tax of 20 cents per acre plus an extra 2 1 2 cents if not paid promptly. a cuban ship seized by a british vessel forced its master to bare himself while lashed for not saluting the british flag and two crewmen were taken prisoner.
The August health bulletin shows typhoid deaths rising with 108 deaths and 63 cases. Smallpox declined to 112 cases with 12 deaths across 29 counties, while overall deaths reached 2,033 with varied city rates from 14 to 23 per cent. Indianapolis led with 16.9, Evansville 14.5, and South Bend 22.9.
A machine capable of turning out a ton of finished horseshoes daily was perfected by Robert E Mobart of Pennsylvania. The Post Office Department sought a small carrier for a 105 mile Paris to Vandalia route weekly within 10 am Thursday to 6 pm Saturday. Turkish prisoners held by Russia pleaded for retention due to a decree by the Sultan ordering death for surrendered troops.
William Lloyd Garrison tried to prevent attendance at a Massachusetts Temperance Society meeting but failed, as reports say. The piece notes the Galena and Chicago Union Railway opening for traffic as a western link, and mentions Cuba protests against a proposed U S purchase. It also covers Ter Wayne’s Arctic expedition being frozen near Greenland, the farthest north reached so far.
Forty years ago President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus nationwide and cabinet decided one negro soldier equaled one white in prisoner exchanges with the Confederacy. Rumors of a rebel uprising in St Louis prompted troop callouts and guard duty. The draft started in Troy with two regiments held to avert a riot.
A Shelbyville company plans a $200000 automobile manufacturing venture as Kokomo Steel Wire Rod and Nail Co renews its plant operations. A new Montmorenci National Bank will be established with Postmaster Jacob Stiner as president and capital of $80000. Multiple local incidents include deaths from heart trouble and accidents, a man killed by a train, drownings, injuries, and a forester appointment at Purdue.
In a fragmented report, the body of Chancellor Robert R. Liv beston, promoter of a Fulton boat venture, is said to be stolen from a location at Red Hook New York. Separate items note Charleston mill workers seeking higher wages, Treasury threats to NY banks, gold engine concerns, a Chicago area railway excursion, a Credit Mobilier suit against 170 citizens including Andrew Carnegie and Thomas W. A. Scott, and an event in Hartford Connecticut.
Twenty years ago the Postmaster General Gresham advanced a crusade by forbidding postmasters to forward money orders to A A Dauphin treasurer of the Louisiana lottery. Mary Anderson toured London in Ingomer critics say she is insincere. The Northern Pacific Railroad completion was marked by a St Paul parade and banquet. Agram police uncovered a plot to massacre Jews. Russian agents in Bulgaria allegedly plotted with nihilists to topple the government. The Proteus crew reached St Johns reporting their ship destroyed.
A rebel force bombarded Rio de Janeiro while Chicago bankers toasted the end of a financial panic at a banquet for James H. Eckels then Controller of the Currency. Nine hundred unemployed men sought work at public booths on the Chicago lake front. An express train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway was held up near Kendallville Indiana with $100000 stolen.
A poor man inherits a million dollars and plans to fund church debt relief and aid the needy. After considering costs, large mansions, servants, and taxes, he and his wife choose to keep the home and spend the fortune on themselves, leaving church and poor without aid. Condensed from Saturday Post.
Eugene E. Larie of 751 Twentieth Avenue Denver testifies that Dean’s Kidney Pills stopped his backache after years of pain. He endorses the remedy and offers a free trial by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York and notes it is sold by all druggists for 50 cents a box.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Cranleigh dismisses fools. The bartender probes why, prompting the self-deprecating retort that disapproving and agreeing crowds cause him sympathy for others and himself. The wit centers on vanity and self awareness in a casual chat.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure. It lists endorsements from Wiso & Truax, Walding Kennan & Snarvin, and C. Hall's remedies. The copy promotes internal treatment, blood and mucous surface targeting, price per bottle, and free testimonials.
In a terse exchange Southern expresses intent to hire a female bill collector. Nixon cautions against it, quipping that "a woman's work is never dun" as an old adage.
Commodore Somerville Nicholson and S. Nicholson among others praise Peruna as a cure for catarrh in letters from Washington and Guatemala. Dr W Godfrey Hunter and Hon G R Brown also endorse its efficacy, urging readers to seek free medical advice from Dr Hartman if results are not prompt.
Dutch traveler Kurt Dinter reports a locust swarm in Hottentotland that looked like rain from a distance. Locusts were gathered in bags and smoked, then dried and fed to dogs chickens pigs goats and cattle. Oxen and horses fatten on the swarm as do the natives who gorge themselves.
All kinds of rubber stamps made to order. self inking daters new items. ink and inking pads available. Send for catalogue to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
Mrs Wedderly asks about idealism versus realism. The son in law jokes that idealism is love’s young dream while realism is what matrimony bumps one up against. The dialogue hints at marital lessons and humorous truths.
An old ad asserts Piso's Cure for consumption as the best medicine for coughs and colds, citing a 1901 date and names Oscar Tripp and Big Buck, Tui.
Mrs Jaggsby asks why the home is full nearly every night. Jaggsby replies he never did it when single, implying a change in behavior after marriage and suggesting a reputation or rumor about his affairs.
The text mentions money refunded for each package of Putnam Faceless Dyes as unsatisfactory. It also notes a positive carbon temperature of an electric arc lamp at 3,490 degrees and urges the printer to use Eagle Liven Paper for Letter Paper, insisting on the proper choice and to take no other.
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