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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
2
A jumble of quips and musings on politics women and society. The piece notes Dr Anna Shaw on women Chicago women and related social jokes while tossing in jokes about oysters sunsets and telephones. It cites a 1911 statistic that 66 percent of the world s telephone calls were registered in the United States.
A man expresses moral outrage over a woman in socks while his own actions risk injury as he rides a streetcar, highlighting a clash between judgment and danger in urban transit.
A New Jersey woman struck her husband on the head with an axe after he refused to take her to a moving picture show. The incident highlights violent retaliation within a domestic quarrel.
An estimate puts the annual cost of keeping a hydroplane in service at $10,000, prompting commentary that such money could instead buy a white elephant and spare the trouble. The remark highlights the high expense and management burden of maintaining the craft.
A Brooklyn woman described as overfed by her husband after he abandoned her mid pregnancy at thirty five weeks. He accused her of being a wife for a poor man, and the dispute reflects tensions within a strained domestic situation.
A fragment notes that ancient Egyptians suffered hookworm infections despite wisdom and remedies. It mentions absence of thymol and Epsom salts as lacking balms or balancers, reflecting early medical gaps.
The piece notes the peach harvest in South Jersey as potentially the largest on record. It critiques overly sympathetic public justice attitudes and hints at broader social concerns about timely enforcement and fiscal pressures.
An English physician warns that many will go insane in coming years due to political turmoil. A ventor claims a machine will cheaply produce cigarettes at 15 a minute, needing only a cheap noncorrosive device to consume them. An actress has a dl-9 from her husband but will not let press agents hinder a mating picture. Amid new sensations, old vices persist. women form an anti tongue in a charity against fashion and cigarette sins.
In St Louis a sympathetic canary doctor is accused of stealing canaries and money from several women after treating their birds. Police seek him as victims recall promises of cures and repeated thefts. A funeral scene then shifts to mourners and flowers, ending with the note that the man is dead.
A39-year-old divinity student and Ellen Crofut wed in Washington Connecticut with Henry Ward Beecher performing the ceremony. The bride and groom soon depart for duty with the 17th Connecticut Volunteers. The event inspired Beecher to publish an article in The New York Independent. The Bethel home wedding becomes a symbol of wartime service and community warmth.
The Bank of Portugal plans an auction of the late Queen Maria Pia’s jewels, daughter to Queen consort of Manuel II, loaned millions of francs and held valuables as security. Expenditures and royal ties color the sale in Lisbon.
Tige the dog who saved several lives in a Columbus hotel fire three years ago lay in a white silver handled casket in a local hotel. He was embalmed and carried to a cemetery in a hearse after awakening guests by scratching on doors to warn them.
New York sculptor Louis Potter died in Seattle while under treatment by a Chinese physician for a long standing skin ailment. He arrived ten days ago on a western tour. The exact cause of death is undetermined as the coroner investigates.
An uneasy scene near a Philadelphia church saw Edouard Gherard flee in his pajamas after an incident with churchgoers. Mounted Officer Parkes restrained the man as locals described a noisy pursuit. Gherard remained calm but was escorted to the police station for questioning.
Chicago report quotes Mary Bartelime the first female judge in the state saying women on juries would change many things for the better. She argues gender diversity strengthens deliberations and outcomes.
Edward Martinek of Lakota stood on the track and waved his hat as a fast Northern freight bore down. He was struck by the fender and bruised, but saved the train by signaling a defective rail before Oriental Limited arrival.
A letter from Frank L. Watson in Coloma, Mexico, recounts Jose Calvario born in 1727 who reportedly lived near 200 years. Officials studied the claim, noting his Aztec heritage, 7,000 descendants, and marriages after age 150. Calvario witnessed the 1806 Tuxpan earthquake.
Philadelphia residents 72 year old Schooners and 22 year old Julia Kleinback eloped to Wilmington where they wed, marking a sudden marriage reported in local society notes.
Dr Rudolph Diesel of Munich spoke in London on the Diesel oil engine as a universal liquid fuel system. He said it breaks the coal monopoly and offers simpler, cheaper power with all natural liquid fuels, noting abundant global liquid fuel and rising oil production. He claimed 40 percent of current mineral oil could power the world navy and mercantile fleets.
A Philadelphia real estate agent notes tenants distrust agents and verify flats themselves. A woman returned after viewing to confront the agent, claiming the unit sat above the fly line and staged a daring experiment with window sill cream to test fly movement.
Lesson guidance on evaluating a three month Bible study through review methods, written tests, and focused discussion. Highlights include teaching points from each lesson, the need for clear objectives, and the role of faith in the kingdom of God as illustrated by parables and miracles.
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