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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
2
A column of satirical observations and quips on war, peace, chemists, industry, and society. The piece comments on price changes from war, trust indictments, peace maxims, and human bullets while blending humor about diplomats, flowers, bicycles, and high school graduations.
A dietitian judges popular foods with warning notes. The piece humorously contrasts a baseball umpire pleasing both sides with a heavenly seat, while a wartime report claims English forces capture the Garden of Eden and Cain’s limited harvest is noted in passing.
Scientists study the anas atus bifasciatus parasite as a biological control method against gypsy moth outbreaks. Research focuses on deploying the organism to curb defoliation and protect forests and crops.
An exchange of passionate letters becomes the basis for a government charge alleging use of the mails to defraud. The case hinges on whether the letters constituted deceptive acts intended to mislead the recipient.
A rugged man who enjoys fishing endures sunburn while working with a hoe in the field. He would be quick to complain if he faced such work conditions, highlighting a contrast between leisure and labor.
An Ohio divine says the ideal wife should converse intelligently with her husband though he often resists reason. The piece notes more autos for rural mail distribution and urges faster handling of love letters while bills follow the slower route.
A California professor calls for a congress of fathers to study domestic problems while noting that most people are too busy in the school of experience to attend. The remark frames a public discussion on family life and social duties.
Scientists claim there are one hundred eleven kinds of snakes in the United States. The average person may never see them all, as varieties range across regions and habitats.
The quote notes that each person should have 1965 dollars, placing the country about 964.70 dollars short per person, reflecting a fiscal shortfall highlighted by statisticians.
A lighthearted note laments continuous rain that cancels or delays games, suggesting if rain could grow hair on bald heads there might be an excuse for the soggy days that spoil the schedule.
A Californian was struck by lightning during practice on a street corner. The incident raises questions about fate and the perceived absence of justice in the world.
Scientists report solar heat varies up to ten percent yet this does not change its ability to raise crops or cause freckles.
Executive Committee of the Indiana State Bar association decided to move the next annual meeting from Indianapolis to Lafayette. The two day session will be in June in Lafayette after Hammond bid unsuccessfully. George A. Batchelor secretary noted the shift was to accept Lafayette’s invitation. Will R. Wood congressman spoke on behalf of Lafayette.
Joseph Mills of Uniontown Kentucky aged twenty confesses to coroner sheriff and prosecutor that he killed Charlie Mac Donald a Black craps shooter by striking him in the head with a wood slab after a signal from Manuel Underdown seventeen. Mills says he and Underdown moved the body to a cornfield and Mills struck again stamping the victim's face.
James Temple assistant physician director and head track coach at Purdue died after a minor neck tumor operation. He previously coached track at Brookings South Dakota Agricultural College and Ripon University with earlier posts at Wisconsin Minnesota and West Point.
The former Grace Methodist pastor of Franklin W Edgin has been elected assistant superintendent and chaplain at the federal reformatory at Lorton near Washington D C He formerly served as chaplain at the Jeffersonville reformatory and supports prison reform His son Joyce Edgin of Indianapolis works at the institution The reformatory emphasizes an honor system with no locks bolts or guards and sits on grounds of about 1000 acres with a nearby planned 1500 acre facility Also notes his past pastorates in Indianapolis and Martinsville.
William Myers aged thirty eight of Remington West Virginia was found half clad and unconscious beside the railroad tracks near the interlocking plant south of the city. He bore two head gashes and concussion of the brain with no clear account of the incident. A theory suggests robbery and being dumped from a train. A Spanish War veteran, Myers was taken to a hospital and aid was provided by the Spanish War Veterans association.
Richmond relatives learn that Francis McNutt and his wife were forced to abandon their castle home in the Austrian Tyrol. The castle has been seized by Austrian military authorities and is now used as a hospital. McNutt, born in Richmond, served with the American legation in Madrid and Constantinople and later as a papal chamberlain to Pope Leo.
A. Meyer of Bagley writes from Saskatchewan and Alberta about well off former Minnesota neighbors. He notes barns full of stock, large crop acreage, and bumper prospects despite early chill. Land offered affordably by WWI volunteers, groceries priced similarly to Minnesota, kerosene higher. He lists Bagley residents visited and sends regards to local friends.
A quirky exchange has a sandy drummer and a grocer discussing a couple’s wedding. The drummer insists on celebrating a willfully declined marriage, noting it will be over years since he courted a girl who refused him.
Snippet shows jumbled dialogue calling a “deucedly pretty girli” and a “hideous bulldog” with quips about pairing the girl with a man to balance the dog. The fragment hints at a humorous or satirical theater remark.
In a terse exchange captured in a brief note, a husband and wife sparred over devotion during their courtship with the wife recalling a promise to die for him and the husband challenging the line of duty in a domestic dispute.
A playful mock lament notes many divorcees as a sea of matrimony mines. The speaker warns son Levanse about perilous unions and suggests caution amid marriages described as floating hazards.
Mrs Barker jokes about her husband being difficult to manage. She asks if he needs boxing or rubber gloves. The quip amused her friend as they discuss the domestic oddity.
A humorous exchange shows an applicant claiming ten years of vegetable experience but declining a horse and cow care duty due to being a strict vegetarian. The interviewer teases the idea of managing livestock for a gardening role.
In dialogue from a couple planning marriage they discuss budget limits. He notes the fiance earns little, and they intend to economize by cutting back on needs and wants to live within means.
A short, quoted exchange on thrift from a family scene where a father urges saving pennies for future carfare, and the son asks what for, highlighting a teachable moment about money and planning.
A tramp asks for pay, claiming to be a retired acrobat. A stern-faced feminist replies that he may perform a split at the woodpile for his dinner. The exchange highlights social tensions and gendered power dynamics.
An excerpt notes Jinks leaves college and follows his father’s uplift dream. He uses the initial handout from his father to buy an aeroplane, signaling a turn toward independent ambitions and aviation.
A humorous exchange shows a wife boasting of debtless week by charging expenses and a husband named George questioning business sense. The judge cues with a wry remark on prudence and spending.
Daily forward and return trips listed with departure times 2:52 PM 4:22 PM 6:52 PM 7:22 PM and 9:52 PM. A special party rate applies for groups of fifty or more traveling together. Contact the agent or write Main Office Bluffton Indiana.
A vintage pharmacy advertisement touts Crexone as the sole cure for back pain kidney and bladder troubles rheumatism and related symptoms. It claims deep kidney action dissolving uric acid and cleansing waste with a money back guarantee if it fails in any case.
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