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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
10
A satirical roundup discusses aviation risks art prices and fashion with wry observations. It notes the ten thousand dollar bill as art and jokes about aviation crashes gasping for humor while touching on pampered fashion and social quirks.
Dr Brooks of Geneva reported finding a comet at four o'clock in the morning while others out late may sight more than one.
Russia intends to spend 34 million dollars on naval expansion. Analysts question the feasibility and timing as a broader maritime strategy unfolds.
The passage notes women must hitch their skirts when sitting to keep the fabric from bagging at the knees, reflecting social norms on modesty and dress. The remark highlights contemporary expectations of women’s attire and mobility in public spaces.
An exhibit in a breach of promise case valued at $50,000 includes a letter to the plaintiff starting with Dear Lambie. The suit seeks more than the offered amount.
American teachers in Alaska show natives how to grow fresh vegetables despite the territory’s outstanding cold storage facilities.
The note contrasts indoor baseball with the famed inside baseball. It emphasizes that indoor play is a simpler game and should not be confused with the traditional outdoor form.
A Texas woman trimmed her hat with money she reportedly did not pay the milliner, suggesting the hat cost as much as a genuine article if the bill had been settled.
The piece notes Altoona hunters wearing red caps to avoid deer or rabbit misidentification, but warns the shooter may be color blind, increasing risk of mistaken identity in hunting season.
A New York man advances the idea that ancient sculptors achieved results by using human flesh on their plasters. Carpers might say that was plastering it on pretty thick.
A Philadelphia fashion designer killed himself due to inability to forecast spring fashions. The piece notes he is not the first man driven to despair by shifts in feminine fashion caprice.
A newly invented torpedo, drawn off course by a ship’s wash, can circulate and collide with a second vessel. The description adds a curious uncertainty to the perils of naval warfare.
A provincial chestnut vendor public demonstration asserts that the early bird proverb is not universal, suggesting variations in worm outcomes and timing effects on vendor success.
The article notes the establishment of ice factories across Japan aimed at keeping residents cool as concerns about the yellow peril rise. Local officials emphasize practical relief measures and civil defense readiness amid tensions.
King George shows interest in writing and practicing on a typewriter as he contemplates a future in authorship. The phrase suggests the monarch exploring literary ambitions and developing skills for publication.
Frederick W. Zeiss union ironworker from Chicago was brought to testify for the defense against Ortie McManigal. He was arrested for perjury and held on $2,000 bond. Zeiss had been McManigal’s Detroit roommate in 1907 and claimed McManigal admitted causing the Russell Wheel explosion. The court pressed questions about prior statements as the grand jury investigation continued.
In Salem Oregon on Friday four murderers Frank Garrison Noble Faulder TI E Roberts and Mike Morgan were executed after a statewide referendum favored hanging. Governor Oswald West rejected appeals and allowed the sentences to be carried out despite unprecedented efforts to save the men's lives.
Washington reports detail a vast daily loan flow tied to Wall Street figures. Frank K. Sturgis testifies on commission estimates of billions in annual business and the high interest rates cited by brokers and banks.
United States ambassador to the court of St James Whitelaw Reid is seriously ill at Dorchester House London. Physicians report a turn for the worse with grave alarm and talk of a cancerous growth. Reid has been troubled by asthma and has avoided public duties including the Thanksgiving celebration he usually leads.
A masked band in Dalton Georgia abducted John Watkins from his home and whipped him in the center of town. After the beating he was ordered to leave town within three days for harboring alleged disorderly white women in a house.
Justice Hand collapsed in his private office at the temple of justice. Dr L C Taylor says the judge's condition is critical. A separate dispatch from Rome reports a serious explosion and fire damaging a vessel in Naples harbor.
The senate unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the site chosen by the commission for a Lincoln Memorial viewing area. The action follows the 8 December committee recommendation and supports the project honoring Abraham Lincoln.
In Washington on December 12 a fiery House speech followed the marriage of Jack Johnson, a Black boxer, to Lucile Cameron, a White woman in Chicago. Representative S A Oddenberry denounced mixed unions as black slavery and warned the union could trigger a bloody civil conflict nationwide.
From Christchurch New Zealand the polar relief ship Terra Nova sails for Ross Island to retrieve Captain Robert F. Scott and his British party who have been south for more than a year aiming to reach the South Pole. No word has reached shore since March 5, and worry grows over their fate. The Terra Nova left Hut Point where Scott and two companions pressed toward the pole amid winter quarters at the island’s southern end.
A blaze starting in the Gibson house rear spread through blocks bounded by Walnut Vine Fourth and Fifth avenues. It destroyed the Gibson house Pousar's cafe Mecca cafe building Ben dgs-Lothman Missouri Pacific railway W J Douglas Shoe abandoned Union Trust Honing hotel and Johnston building. Total loss about 1.5 million dollars.
Luitpold prince regent of Bavaria died in Munich at age ninety one after months of failing health. He had served as regent since 1886 following King Ludwig I and King Otto’s illness, and was famed as a modest German military leader.
Baldwin Michigan December 12 O M Auerbach of Chicago and 19 Princeton graduates sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his employer Harry W Fisher former Chicago promoter Plymouth December 12 an unknown steamer and its crew sink after colliding with the British Centurion in the English channel Los Angeles December 12 Jim Flynn knocked down twice in the sixteenth round and Luther McCarty declared winner Wytheville December 13 Sidna Allen leader of the Hilleville gunmen convicted of involuntary manslaughter with five years' punishment Washington December 14 Representative Bowman unseated for corrupt practices in 1970 election while opponent McLean is not seated Secretary of War Stimson orders removal of Twenty-fifth Infantry and coast artillery units from Pacific coast to Honolulu.
Memphis detectives killed Kinney Bergman, a train bandit and cracksman, in a raid on a south Memphis hut. Three other bandits associated with attacks on banks post offices and trains in the southwest were captured in the same operation.
Miss Violet Asquith daughter of the premier announced she will sail for the United States. She will spend most of her time in Washington as the guest of Mrs Bryce.
It was officially confirmed on Thursday that Turkish forces in the Black Sea region have been burning villages and massacring inhabitants in the Gallipoli and Lalos areas near Athens Greece.
Montreal December 14 Carlo Baptista an Italian to be hanged December 20 for murder confessed to police he was part of the Camorra gang that plotted the assassination of Joseph Petrosini the New York detective shot in Palermo on March 12 1900 He named other Camorra members and said they deserted him and must be hunted down
George Venderson was found guilty of first degree murder for killing his sweetheart Fern Davis in February in Dec. 14 court proceedings. The jury delivered the verdict after testimony detailing the fatal act and motive alleged by prosecutors.
Fire Thursday destroyed three large oil tanks and a substantial building owned by Standard Oil in Bayonne New Jersey. The estimated loss stands at $1,000,000 and the structure housed valuable machinery.
Topeka reports Kansas collects a $33,000 inheritance tax on the $2,000,000 estate of the late Henry Dexter of New York. Dexter owned $600,000 in Kansas railroad stock at his death.
In Los Angeles on December 14 Daniel H. Rickart was shot dead by his thirteen year old son Martin as he whipped another son. Martin confessed that the killing followed years of brutal treatment toward his mother.
Edmonton dispatch reports Charles Wolcott died Thursday after a long illness. He was the only person to survive a 3000 foot fall from a balloon in South America 17 years ago.
A church member contrasts Dr. John Haynes Holmes with Washington White. White, described as bold and blunt, once delivered a fiery home front sermon on international ideologies, prompting a wife’s quip about neglecting sins at home.
Mrs Geo F Clark writes of complete recovery from a five year scalp eczema using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. She describes initial severe itching burning and widespread scaling on the back of the head, with hair loss, then full healing and regrowth after treatment.
Katherine insists he never lies while Kidder teases that his speech comes through his nose. The banter centers on honesty and a nasal quip highlighting credibility.
Dr Xene Y Smith an inspector in the Muncie Indiana public schools recounts examining pupils in a winter scene. He asks a boy of seven or eight when he was bathed and the child replies with confusion noting it is winter.
So Green has been promoted again. JT overheard information about the promotion, prompting uncertainty and speculation among colleagues.
A short newspaper notice promotes Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as an easy remedy for constipation. It asserts constipation as the root of many diseases and offers the product as a cure by addressing the cause.
The remark suggests men may struggle to accept angelic roles and the rarity of obtaining a chalice symbolizes elusive privileges. It frames a humorous, reflective view on mythic duties and human adaptability.
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