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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
2
The News-Eagle piece comic musings note summer wear and vanity items, from sandals to corsets, with jabs at fashion costs. It muses on arctic explorers, Bulgarian bathing suits, and a cheeky take on Boy Scouts in France. It ends with a quip on beach tragedy when a bathing suit tears.
Henri Rochefort reportedly lived to eighty three and his feat is cited as proof that the French duel is a healthful form of exercise.
A new Chicago movement promotes venerating the feet of adherents as a central practice. Followers gather in local temples to honor foot symbolism and foot-care rituals, reflecting a unique spiritual path emerging in the city.
Neighbors request caretaker duties for their dog during their vacation testing trust and neighborly bonds. The simple act reveals the strength of friendship and responsibility in a shared community.
A man recalling last Sunday's sermon dreamed his rich uncle died and left him a million dollars, a fantasy that highlights his hopes for sudden wealth.
A Philadelphia man says he has discovered a way to burn water. This echoes a prior incident of burning a river in a motor boat last summer, though the claim remains unverified.
A man who has supplied motive power for a pen all winter realizes that rowing a boat is harder than expected.
An expert suggests blondes wear colored glasses in bright sun to reduce glare. The remark is portrayed as a demonstration of expertise, inviting skepticism about the expert's knowledge of blondes.
Mosquitoes and flies that evaded swats last summer celebrate survival with biting refrains, marking another season of nuisance in the ongoing insect battle.
A note on wasted time spent listening to friends recounting their experiences at a national fraternal order convention.
A man used a postal card to inscribe 7,109 words, a quantity seen as impractical for the task at hand. This incident highlights his habit of filling space with excessive wording.
A playful note recalls a Pennsylvania blacksnake that climbed a tree to eat English sparrows, a tale that hints the fish story may have overshadowed other picturesque fiction for too long.
A humorous line notes that the average man feels out of sorts and distracted in his spouse’s absence, implying a lighthearted view of domestic routines and social behavior.
A provocative remark elevates the boy scout above college graduates, praising practical character over formal schooling in a pointed comparison that questions higher education prestige.
A Bostonian who died 59 years ago left $600 yearly for buying cook stoves for the poor, a program now obsolete as families have shifted to gas and electric heating. The tale questions the value of distant charitable projects using outdated methods.
In Mexico City Aug 18 President Huerta may become a candidate for the presidency as discussions with John Lind and Foreign Minister Gamboa lean toward accepting Wilsons peace plan. Washington reports say Huerta may announce an early election date with constitutionalists possibly taking part in a nonpartisan Mexican run poll.
Friends in Newport insist the report of Robert Goelet and Elsie Whe land's divorce is false. Across the nation, other brief items note a streetcar collision injuring seven in Cincinnati, a mother saving her children from a runaway in Minneapolis, a bankruptcy filing by John F. Stevens Construction, a post office robbery hunt in Iowa, and a U S invitation for Ottawa infantry to visit New Haven on August 29.
The marriage license for King G. Gillette, heir to millions, and Miss Elizabeth Caldwell was issued in Los Angeles, with a society wedding planned for September.
Clifton Arizona August 16 nine men killed and one fatally injured when a cable pin snapped at the Coronado mine causing two ore cars with thirteen miners aboard to plunge 8800 feet (sic).
Albany Aug 1 William H Sulzer seeks court arbitration to determine whether he or Martin Glynn is lawful New York governor. Glynn overrules submission, stating he will perform all functions of the office except as restrained by Sulzer's impeachment. Tammany pressure and National Guard threats loom as the conflict deepens amid talks of treason indictments.
President Wilson calls for a distinct rural credit system with a government commission studying European methods. He argues existing currency reform must precede farmers’ credit needs and expects Congress to act next winter once the commission reports. He stresses rural credits as vital to national welfare and industrial development.
Tokyo reports indicate one hundred Chinese revolutionaries including Sun Yat Sen and Huang Sing were sent to Japan by Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai to kill them. Japanese authorities plan police protection for asylum seekers but oppose using Japan as a base for plots.
Hobart Australia August 14 Dr Roberts senior surgeon at general hospital claims success curing cancer with Roentgen secondary rays filtered through silver copper or tin plate He says he has treated 40 cases with no recurrence of the disease.
Denver reports opposition within Knight Templar circles to Los Angeles hosting the thirty third triennial conclave. Grand Master Arthur MacArthur is said to withhold sanction on the city choice after the grand encampment meeting.
J. M. Sampliner filed a federal suit in Cleveland alleging the General Film company operates as a monopoly and restrains trade. He seeks 303000 dollars in damages under the federal damage provisions.
An independent inquiry under a leading board of control organization reports a police scandal is about to break in Montreal on August 16. The inquiry followed by the council aims to uncover misconduct and expected revelations may involve high level officials.
At the closing session of the Catholic Federated Societies in Milwaukee on August 15 Charles I. Denechaud of New Orleans was re-elected president and Anthony Matre of St. Louis named secretary Baltimore was chosen to host the next convention.
Pueblo identifies 77 year old John A. Thatcher of Thatcher Bros as pioneer Pueblo banker who died here. His fortune is estimated at 25 million dollars.
Reno Nevada reports that on August 16 the snow has disappeared entirely from the northeastern slope of Mount Rose summit for the first time since 1889 and the fourth time in fifty years.
Washington reports former House page chief I H McMichael testified before the lobby investigating committee that Chicago manufacturers raised campaign funds for Representative James T McDermott and that Mulhall and others arranged payments to influence the loan shark bill. McDermott allegedly admitted conflicts and asked for funds while claiming exposure as a ruined congressman.
Dr. L. B. Clark a leader of the North End Citizens Vigilance league has received a threatening letter demanding he end his tactics or his home and family will be attacked police expect to arrest the writer and local officials fear a race war amid the warnings and expected retaliation in Akron Ohio on August 15.
Five passengers die and the auto driver is badly hurt when an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train strikes a car at a crossing near Carrollton Missouri on August 18.
Frank Pulver and John Eisermann, superintendent and engineer, were arrested on a charge of stealing $30,000 worth of electricity from the New York Edison company.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw told of fear for her life as Harry K. Thaw roamed at large and her protection by police and a private detective hired by Arthur Hammerstein. She recalled Thaw’s last words to her and discussed their son Russell’s birth and secrecy.
In Lincoln on August 18, W. J. Bryan defends his return to the chautauqua platform while serving in the cabinet. He explains his income comes from lectures and writing and sees no reason not to augment it. He notes cabinet salaries are not to be increased and cites the secretary of state role as highly entertaining due to outside hospitality.
Governor Sulzer publicly responded to Lieutenant Governor Glynn's refusal to let the case go to court on an agreed statement of facts. He lamented the lack of cooperation and urged a joint method to present the question. Lynn Arnold announced formation of a national law and order committee to defend Sulzer and combat graft.
Maury I. Diggs was rearrested amid a clash with news photographers outside the federal building where Diggs and Caminetti party members are on trial under the Mann Act. Charged with assault, he reacted after photographers tried to photograph his wife and relatives as they left.
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