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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
8
Pleasant Plain community activity includes Mrs. Roy Cleents and family visiting, Mrs. Jim Thorpe spending Monday with Mrs. Charley Erwin, and the Pleasant Plain Ladies Aid set for December 23. Families share birthdays, dinners, visits, and church attendance. new baby Margaret Isabelle is welcomed. stork visits bring twins to two homes. parcel post rate changes affect merchants and a note to read the first page article on mail order houses.
The editor dismisses using temperance as a political or business tool and shows no respect for those who pursue such causes. The remark frames temperance as a misguided asset rather than a policy aim.
Troy City reports show Mr. and Mrs Yearsley Holmes and family and Russel Chane visiting the Chaney household. Many relatives shared Sunday meals including Rev. and Mrs. fr LT Armaoid and daughter and others. Levi Delamore's wife underwent cataract surgery at Marion hospital and is expected home soon.
Bratton, longtime owner of the grocery and meat market at Main and First streets, relocated two doors west to a new room after Van Buren Bank demanded possession. The bank, soon to be Van Buren State Bank, plans a new building on the vacated lot in early spring.
I. B. Calvin former president of the Indiana State Dairy Association of Kewanee will speak at two dairy meetings in the township next week under Schlosser Bros. The first meeting is at Anderson schoolhouse Monday night Dec 22 and the second at Farrville schoolhouse Tuesday evening Dec 23 at 7 30 p m. All farmers and dairymen are urged to attend.
The Methodist church schedules Sunday School at 9 30 a m and sermons at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m. Due to the pastor's illness the revival services are postponed one week and will begin January 4 instead of December 28.
Stomach, liver, and kidney troubles, weak nerves, and back pain are claimed to vanish with Electric Bitters. Thousands of women report relief and recommend the remedy, including Elizapool of Depew Oklahoma, who says it cured her sickness and suffering. Each bottle is guaranteed and priced 60 cents or one dollar, sold by City Drug Store.
Miss Jessie Judson will hold another display of hand painted cards calendars pictures and novelties at Miss Capitola Deane's Millin urday Dec 20. Prices will range from 1 to moderate amounts.
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