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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
3
Freight and Express Car each way daily. Party Rates A low rate to fifty or more traveling together call near apentor write Mair Otice Bluffton Ind.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a cure for back pain, kidney and bladder troubles, rheumatism, and urinary disorders. It claims the remedy cleanses kidneys, dissolves uric acids, and enables filtration to remove poisons. Original packs cost little and druggists will refund if it fails.
A mother from Plover Iowa praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her 13 year old daughter after doctors failed. She notes the girl began bleeding irregularly but after five bottles she is regular, strong, and healthy. The letter is part of many testimonials endorsing the remedy and invites readers to seek advice confidentially from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
The notice advertises Carter’s Little Liver Pills claiming to stimulate a lazy liver to proper function. It promises relief from constipation indigestion headaches and distress after eating with a small pill a small dose and a small price. Also seeks agents to sell and distribute family needle cases on commission with premiums.
The export of orchids from the Philippine islands grows with 10 000 plants consigned to a San Francisco firm in March 1914 and 5 000 more in May. Varieties include Sollerians Amahbiles Studianas and Sanderlans. Also notes a Calcutta street railway competition and Red Cross Ball Blue advertisement.
A fragmentary reflection contrasts taunting and challenge with a notion of showing one’s mettle. It likens debt to a balloon drop and escape to climbing a greased pole, alongside a quip about whether a person is starting a game of chess or leaving a funeral.
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union highlights moral social and economic gains from prohibition in West Virginia. A state auditor letter notes five cents extra tax per hundred dollars value could cover liquor license fees, costing property owners modest amounts and reducing tax burdens.
The Life Extension Institute bulletin shows mortality among moderate drinkers in several insurers' data rises above abstainers by 0.3 to 1.0 times the average. New American data from 43 companies over 25 years confirms higher death rates for steady moderate drinkers and former or very moderate drinkers. Experimental work supports the link between alcohol and higher mortality.
Walt Mason portrays rulers denouncing John Barleweorn as vicious and treacherous while preparing strict measures to suppress him. The verse casts him as a dangerous figure whose actions threaten nations and provoke war stained by violence and ruin.
John F. Cunneen notes Catholic societies deny membership to liquor workers. He cites Maine Catholics as a majority against liquor and Cambridge Massachusetts where saloons have been outlawed 28 years. He warns Catholics should not vote for the saloon, citing Rev. Cassidy’s bold command.
United States census bulletins show Kansas and eight other midwestern states gaining population though Chicago grew at a slower rate. Kansas is the only state listed to advance in both crops and manufactures over the decade. Wisconsin Nebraska Indiana Michigan Minnesota Illinois all show mixed results.
When the best and happiest house keeper known to the writer was asked to tell the secret of her speed in housework she replied: PE never iron with a cald iron, cut with a dull knife or go to my kitchen to prepare a meal without a clean small hand towel pinned to my apron belt on one side and a similar dish towel pinned on the other. Try it, and you will be sur prised to see how much tine and how many extra steps you will save.
A Denison's advertisement praises F C Harwood's expertise in selecting pure, hand-picked beans and warns that many coffees are moldy or tainted before roasting. It urges consumers to buy Denison's from Chicago, with assurances of quality and safety.
A brief item notes that the early shortcake is distinguished by a strawberry birthmark.
A Klondike rush analysis notes the enduring lure of wealth across eras. Cadell, visiting the Klondike, describes current conditions and compares early days to California and Australia gold booms, arguing human nature drives risky ventures even amid hardship and loss.
A wife questions women’s suffrage with a witty exchange about whether other women should be entrusted with the vote. Her husband Mr Meckton contemplates the idea and jokes about women voters and responsibility.
Judge asks the defendant to speak after she admits taking a loaf of bread. The woman explains she would plead kleptomania for other items, but bread cannot be treated the same.
A historical proverb notes that every married man is judged and buried by his wife. The saying reflects a traditional view of domestic authority and social judgment in marriage.
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