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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
3
A city resident formerly from Colorado tied cats to stakes to keep them home. Initial attempts failed as the cats slipped the nooses, but a semi-hobble method with string attached to a hind leg and stake proved effective. Now three cats exercise daily around their tether stakes.
A reader discovers forgotten objects tucked away in a closet, uncovering items from years past. The cache includes personal belongings and mementos that illuminate past routines and memories.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing a baby’s red rough itchy skin with hot baths using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, plus Cuticura Talcum powder for fragrance and freshness. The copy adds a cheeky line about men and their friends.
Advertises Red Cross Ball Blue as a safe stain remover for baby clothes. Claims no streaks or damage and notes availability at all good grocers for 5 cents a package.
A young boy Lawrence, age ten, compares a stubborn hen to General Pershing. He notes the hen’s toothsomness and stupidity, recalls failed attempts to move the bird from the garden, and cites his father’s remark before Parker’s quip about Pershing. Lawrence adds that Pershing’s success depended on knowing what he was trying to do.
A humorous exchange notes changing social habits with Uncle Bill Bottletop agreeing that water is replaced by an antidote in modern drinking practices. The remark reflects a lighter, era-typical voice about evolving manners.
Porter County wool pool ships to Columbus Quebec. Fort Wayne’s Home Telephone rate rise denied by public service commission. Seymour Nazarene church destroyed by fire with losses estimated at 12 000 to 15 000 and 3 100 insurance. Bruceville mine to house the country’s most modern free wash-house under construction costing over 30 000 with automated baths. State highway plan to spend 40 000 this summer on Hartford City to Muncie route. 56 foot road width and 2 000 per mile cost. Indiana National Guard to form One Hundred Fifty second infantry. existing One Hundred Fifty first unit noted. Banking report shows 246 national banks in Indiana with loans 162 858 000 and state assets 288 235 000. Indianapolis banks hold 84 012 000. Wheat crop in Clark county seen as a failure. corn yields up. tobacco plantings reduced. Blackford County thrashing prices set lower. Tornado damage in Spencer county estimated 100 000. Cantaloupes in Knox county expected to set a record yield. Indiana Selective Service meeting moved to Indianapolis during state fair. Governor approves secretary and vet appointment for state livestock board. Postal Employees federation moves conventions dates with Fort Wayne hosting 1922 Labor Day event. National Guard reform in Indiana noted. Weather, finance, and education items also noted across the state.
A collection of customer testimonials from Altoona Millston and Marinette praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health, aiding fertility, and easing miseries of women. The letters urge others to request the company’s free booklet and emphasize safety and natural restoration.
The piece warns that defective teeth cause harm and urges readers to consult a dentist. It references historical events like the wreck of the Hesperus and the extinction of dinosaurs as attributed by a New York Evening Test. The tone adapts a cautionary note about dental health.
Fragmentary clippings mention a 20 foot fish in Atlantic City and a dubious claim about 600 German locomotives. Other items reference Lenin Trotzky moonshine Harvard science and Viscount Uchida denying Japan war plans. The text reads like a garbled news roundup with conflicting topics.
C. W. Burton touts Eatonic tablets as relief for 20 years of stomach trouble. He says Eatonic targets acidity and gases, removes the cause, and ends sourness belching indigestion and related symptoms. A big box is affordable with a pharmacist guarantee.
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