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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
2
A wry local column mixes wartime talk with social quirks and odd musings. It notes the difference between retreat and maneuver, jokes about speedometer tests, hay fever, and pie making, and ends with praise for a mother's pie.
A small boy vents a grievance about the medical system noting that many ailments could be cured with a tablespoonful of castor oil. The remark reflects early 20th century attitudes toward home remedies and public health.
Observers note more guidance on diets reaches the public yet individuals pay less heed. Health educators say campaigns expand access but adherence remains weak across communities and ages. Families report conflicting messages about nutrition and lifestyle changes.
Some of our best novelists resist writing about the European war, showing strongminded independence in choosing their subjects over wartime themes.
A columnist notes that mastering ocean travel rules may demand more study than learning a large city’s traffic regulations, reflecting on complexity and instruction needed for navigation and regulation.
A Jamaica 18 report notes banana flour bread aiming to match wheat flour bread. A witness testified her son in law was drunk after attempting to kiss her, and her case appeared to be proven.
A future centenarian is imagined as having spent four decades handling the steering gear of an automobile, reflecting on a long life tied to driving and mechanical work. The remark frames perseverance and decades of skilled labor in a single profession.
A clean-hearted young man trembles as newspapers describe a young girl as a society belle, framing a social rising within a brittle moral atmosphere. He contemplates the rumor’s impact on their future amid public gaze.
Dutch observers report they can hear the guns about 142 miles away. They assess the distance as about right given all factors considered.
A Canadian dental corps arrived in England with fresh troops showing them as determined to show their teeth to the enemy.
A columnist suggests baseball serves as a harmless outlet for fans in the stands to vent their thoughts and temper their nerves. The piece treats the sport as a therapeutic distraction for troubled minds.
Round corners for buildings are suggested and would be desirable for pedestrians who now elbow their way through crowded streets. The proposal urges safer, more navigable urban spaces and humane street design.
A plain, old fashioned home remedy told to a physician is judged ineffective for curing the patient. The expert notes that such remedies offer no specific treatment benefit and should not replace proper medical care.
A lone man in the California wilderness was found ignorant of the European conflict, his bliss of ignorance ending as he learns of the war. The discovery highlights the reach of distant events into remote areas.
Miss Charity Dye, head of Indiana historical commission education committee, announces subcommittee chairmen for centennial plans. Key appointees include William Lowe Bryan of Indiana University as higher institutions chair and J T Giles of Richmond as city superintendents chair. Charles A Greathouse becomes ex-officio member of all educational committees.
Indiana state fair plans a packed Labor Day with all exhibits ready and a full schedule. Ruth Law will fly with George Maryland as passenger to about 2500 feet, with four harness races and a band concert. The 1916 auto exposition by the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association, in a tent beside the brick horse barn, tops the events along with a new forestry bungalow dedication and a business men’s state fair party.
An Indiana organization named the Indiana Board of Commercial Executives was formed in Indianapolis. R. G. Brusch of Bloomington was elected president and C. G. Bradley of Princeton secretary. A bylaws committee was appointed and several other local figures spoke. The group plans another meeting before the State Chamber of Commerce annual session in October and to affiliate with the State Chamber.
Indiana reports patent grants to Albert Sc. Parker Mishawaka for shaft coupling and to Charles T. Boyer Indianapolis for automobile fuel tank. Alex B. Davis with Eli Lilly assigns alkamin and related esters. Cris K. Dunbar Centerville displays rack. Elwood Haynes Kokomo noble alloy. others include Lee H. Jones Bloomfield stock racks and Curtis White Indianapolis printing press. Trademarks issued to Burton for soft drinks West Terre Haute, Hoosier Box and Pie Plate Co Marion for fiber trays, James J. O Tool Evansville for electric fans. expansions include Empire Amusement Co Indianapolis $20 000 to operate theaters. dissolution notice Beaver Loan Co Marion. Madison firm Jefferson County Oil and Gas Co $10,000 for oil and gas.
Indiana poultry breeders prepare for the state fair week of September 6. Entry lists close August 23 with premiums totaling 2354 dollars. Harry Moberly of Shelbyville heads the poultry department with assistants Murphy Johnson McDaniel. Judges are Zike Fisher and McKinney.
Gov Ralston withheld action on state payment to hog owners Albert and E F Jack near Mount Vernon for stock losses from foot-and-mouth disease. He cites owners’ alleged carelessness in serum purchase and awaits Dr A F Nelson’s investigation into serum quality and procurement. Dr Nelson and Dr I K Atherton traveled to Mount Vernon to assess the case and possible state liability.
Lee Jackson forty a stone planer was ground to death by a Monon train on his way to work. His wife former Miss Laura Malone of Indianapolis daughter of a Big Four railroad official. The widow and six children survive. Hammond C F Reynolds dies of blood poisoning from a bumble bee sting received last week.
New York reports the White Star liner Arabic sailed east and west of the Irish coast for ten weeks to evade German submarines. Captain William Finch steered through danger, sometimes near the Scilly or Bristol Channel, avoiding steamer loss as Lusitania fell. The ship carried a large cargo of munitions and autos, and despite warnings, continued through war zones with a planned anti-submarine gun club aboard.
A. B. France, age sixty six, a well known South Bend resident, shot himself amid a fatal cancer diagnosis. It marked St Joseph county's third self inflicted death in four days. Druggist Lorenzo B. King was fined five hundred dollars and given 180 days on the penal farm for illegally selling cocaine to Fay DeWitt and Myrtle Ward.
The preliminary flood prevention plans for Muncie call for confiscation at appraised prices of valley real estate needed for extra river bed space. The White River from east of Muncie to beyond the west city limits will be straightened deepened and widened to 175 feet at the channel. A new bend would be dredged bridges lengthened and other improvements pursued with an estimated cost around 500000 dollars.
Henry Fingler nine years old of Pennville died in a corn chute accident at his father William Fingler's elevator. While the father refilled a bin, the chute clogged. a later inspection revealed the boy's leg in the opening and he had suffocated in shelled corn.
Parker questions Smartleigh's marriage to a dressmaker. Harker suggests the motive is money. Parker clarifies. The exchange hints at financial and marital intrigue surrounding the first wife’s wardrobe being made by the dressmaker.
Hobson praises Henry Peck for quick guessing of riddles while Dobson notes his frequent practice at home as his wife keeps him guessing. Puck.
A Milwaukee Journal quote notes times when humor fades as a warning against excessive seriousness and heavy mood.
In Lafayette, Mrs. Frank Crissman, 53, died from injuries after a hay fork handle penetrated her body while she slid down a haystack at her Delphi home. She was alone and endured about two hours before removing the fork, then crawled home exhausted. The incident occurred at her residence near Delphi.
In Romney the homes of CC Parlon and G J Newton were burglarized. cash and jewelry were stolen from Parlon. Mrs Newton surprised the robbers as they fled and fired two shots, with one bullet believed to have struck. The town was aroused but the burglars were not captured.
The August 29 lesson outlines Elijah as a real prophet of Jehovah. It tracks his obedience from Cherith to Zarephath, where daily reliance on God's word yields sustenance for him and a widow and her son. The narrative emphasizes faith, prayer, and God’s provision amid famine, with lessons on trust and righteous action.
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