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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1911
Page
2
A collage of quips on science, politics, crime, and daily life, noting absurdities from aero prisons to elevator jokes. It mentions a New York woman’s fatal hatgun case, a Chicago pastor’s caution, and odd food and weather thoughts while hinting at mid-century concerns about flights and society.
A jumble of vignettes references a Rochester girl refusing a suitor, aeroplane views of racers, a French scientist photographing thought, a professor on vacations, a missing man in Atlantic City, and various oddball anecdotes from Wisconsin, Texas, Boston, and Ecuador. The piece mixes jokes, observations, and absurdities with scattered dates and places.
Ezekiel is introduced as a watchman and reformer during the Babylonian exile begun in 597 BC. The lesson outlines his call as a prophet at Tel Abib, his mission to warn Israel, and the symbolic methods he used to reveal God's presence amid hardship. It notes the period’s turmoil, temple rites as aids, and the need for obedience to avert ruin.
London reports a shift in women's foot size with athletic living and outdoor activity. Shoemakers say today’s women require larger, more comfortable sizes. 4s and up common, with 7s and 9s noted for taller customers. English and American firms credit better artful make and Cuban heels.
Mountain Rest farm, a summer home for horses, opens under the New York Women's League of Animals to aid owners who cannot afford country boarding. Horses may be received and returned recuperated, with no care fee. owners pay only transportation. Retired old horses are cared for as long as they live, with ample feed.
A clay casket containing human ashes was recovered about twenty miles from the Bar Lightship near Liverpool by the Ruby crew while trawling in the Liverpool Isle of Man steamer track. The casket was copper wired and had a lead slab engraved John Henry Wood Cremated June 1911 on it.
In Aztec New Mexico and Durango Colorado residents uncover a four and a half foot stone man or mummy buried about 30 feet underground near Aztec ruins. George Garlinghouse reports a well preserved relic with potential to reveal extinct Aztec culture. Smithsonian appeal planned.
The article notes sheep farming as New Zealand’s leading industry due to climate and soil. It cites 1910 export values for wool at 40,378,873 dollars and meat at 19,560,684 dollars, plus tallow and skins totals, with a 1910 sheep population of 24,269,620 across islands and 192,822,002 pounds of wool produced in 1909.
In Highland Lake at Winsted Connecticut a large bass is said to have swallowed a set of James Turley's false teeth from New York. Turley and Dennis Coffey fished aboard when a motor boat wake rocked the boat and the teeth vanished. The bass reportedly swam off with them and may be kept by any fisherman who catches it and returns them to Coffey.
The piece advises buyers to act now as feeder sheep and lamb prices on the Chicago market are unusually low due to production costs. It lists current prices for various sheep and lamb categories and argues scarcity and rising mutton demand will lift prices, urging preparation for markets early next year.
Silly exchanges unfold in a domestic note where Mrs Roley Poor complains of three weeks of silence while Dr Bull Frog Well wittily asks if he should croak, highlighting a humorous, light conversation in a small-town setting.
A narrative on residents naming cottages after plants and trees in a summer colony. A newcomer labels her house the Rhubarbs after surveying the premises, joining rows of dear neighbors named the Ens Wisteria Lilacs and other garden inspired tags.
Dirty linen is the most common fault and a wash needs apology. Hewitt's Easy Task the original white laundry soap guarantees a clean linen. Many women say so and you'll agree after a trial. Ask your grocer. Five cents a cake.
The late John W. Gates, famed optimist, warned against pessimism and urged action. His quip on the Chicago Stock Exchange declared that nursing foolish hopes can be foolish, but dwelling on vain regrets is worse.
Spohn's Distemper Cure praised by Tommy Murphy as the best remedy for distemper and coughs. The ad claims 248% success and urges orders from drags or manufacturers. Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana markets bottles and 50-cent options.
A maritime owner notes the motor boat runs smoothly while a companion suspects a hidden break or fault. The exchange highlights uncertainty about performance and potential mechanical issues.
The Pure Food Law stopped hundreds of fraudulent medicines. We could not stand investigation. Hamlin’s Oil has stood the test of investigation for nearly sixty years. Some men never reach the top because the elevator isn’t running. It’s tough luck to strike oil when boring for water.
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