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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
2
A collage of quirky items notes New York planning stepless cars and the largest court house and church in the country. Other tidbits touch on debt, microbes on currency, boxing, cherry pie optimism, motor boats, Venezuela, publishing, Pomernian dogs, gossip laws, and a Cincinnati badge demand.
The text questions how young people are affected by changing norms, noting older generations remain unaffected by modern immodest realities while youth face divergent pressures and perceptions.
A humorous adage contrasts a parent’s child as a cherub with a neighbor’s child seen as a brat highlighting parental bias and social perception. The line plays on affectionate versus critical views of children within a community.
The report notes a newly observed earth wobble that could provide a plausible excuse for people unsettled by the phenomenon. It frames the wobble as a justification for straying from strict conduct.
A witty scene shows men deriding feminine fashion yet applying practical judgment inside a furnishing shop to select the color of a new pair of garters.
The claim argues photography cannot portray feminine fashion because idealized female figures men believe in do not exist. The remark frames photography as ineffective for capturing true style and beauty.
A remark noting goat meat substitution for mutton gains attention with the line you generally get the butcher's goat when you ask for spring lamb. The comment highlights market shifts and consumer awareness in meat sourcing.
A newly married man in New York was held up and robbed of his money three times in as many days. The grain of humor remains that after a few months of marriage he will be used to such misfortune.
A high school in Ohio reports that all girls in one senior class were graduated in dresses priced at $1.90 per gown. The event highlighted thrifty attire and did not note any lack of knowledge or ceremony quality.
A correspondent asks the term billion and its relation to millions. In America a billion equals one thousand millions, while in England a billion equals one million millions, prompting caution about numeric scale differences.
A wealthy California woman acquired an entire township site to ensure solitude and silence. While some seek seclusion from urban noise, this approach is unlikely to become common.
The passage notes that commerce estimates claim Chicago men spend 6 million dollars yearly on five million hats. It casts doubt on the reliability of such figures, suggesting the association may judge by appearances rather than solid data.
A minister argues that great wealth keeps away religion, invoking an idea discussed around 1815 years ago. The remark ties wealth to spiritual decline and recalls historical debates on material abundance and faith.
Exchange seeks a complete tabulation of bonehead plays across leagues, but uniform collection and completeness vary by league rules and record availability.
The quote attributed to a speaker suggests a masculine perspective on gendered beauty and body grace, implying men possess more beautiful and graceful figures than women.
Washington June 27 after a two days fight the Democratic caucus approved free sugar and free wool in the tariff revision measure. Free sugar and free raw wool were carried by 41 to 6 and 40 to 6 respectively with six Democrats opposing each provision.
Robert Scott Lovett, chairman of Union Pacific Railroad, told the senate lobbying investigating committee that a long effort was made to have Edward Lauterbach, a New York lawyer, retained to grease the wheels in Washington and prevent congressional agitation against the Union Pacific Southern Pacific dissolution plan before the Justice Department.
June reports from multiple cities recount a youth attempting to shoot in a Wisconsin court after probation denial. In Chippewa Falls three swimmers drown from cramps. Gettysburg promises ample accommodations and rations for veterans at the upcoming battle anniversary. New York fears Japan may learn torpedo construction. Buffalo's Husted Milling plant blast and fire injuries numerous.
Washington reports the Banking and Currency Reform bill was referred to the banking and currency committee with plans to begin work immediately. The bill reintroduces retirement of existing bank notes within twenty years and redeems them with three percent bonds, granting regional banks power to set discount rates with federal reserve board approval.
Reports from Montreal and Chicago describe Jack Johnson preparing to sail to Europe for fights in St. Petersburg next September while another note states he fled to Canada with his wife after a $1,000 fine and one year in Leavenworth for Mann Act violation.
Joseph A. Fansler, ex East St. Louis councilman, confesses to bribery involving two 1912 payoff plans. He names six council members sharing 3000 dollars for an Interurban Railway franchise and four for a crosspay to Alton & Southern. Lambert allegedly routed the money. Fansler already faces separate fraud charges.
President Wilson telegrams San Francisco executive John S McNab accepting his resignation and stating he was misinformed yet releasing him. He also commends Attorney General McReynolds and supports appointing special counsel to pursue Diggs Caminetti and Western Fuel cases with diligence.
Governor Dunne signed the woman suffrage bill in the executive offices at the capitol. The act becomes law next Tuesday after the final statutory step, witnessed by suffrage leaders, assembly members, and legislature staff, with his wife the first woman to see the signature.
A report claimed an American bluejacket from the battleship Illinois struck Balthazar Heinemann during shore leave in Antwerp, causing a fatal skull fracture. Commander Lloyd H. Chandler ordered an investigation and stated the death allegation lacks proof. City authorities have taken no action.
Postmaster General Burleson issues order making parcel post stamps valid on all classes of mail from July 1. Ordinary stamps including commemoratives will be usable for postage on parcel post packages, eliminating a long standing inconvenience.
Panama announces closure of Gatun spillway gates effective July 1 to let the lake rise toward its maximum 85 foot level. On June 22 the lake stood at 48.5 feet as authorities planned a controlled filling.
John P. Nicholson, an American Olympic team member, married Gladys Hunt of St. Louis in Washington, Missouri, with the announcement made locally.
Paris dispatch reports Curtis Guild the American ambassador at St Peters burg was robbed of 1000 dollars in cash and two letters of credit for 50000 dollars. The thief entered the King Edward VII hotel apartment while the couple were away and escaped before the loss was found.
A dispatch reports sixty Mon golian Lamas burned to death in a temple at Kwei Hwacheng Shansi province near Mongolia on June 30 in St Petersburg.
Washington June 30 the house rules committee approved a rule for the deficiency appropriation bill to be reported early in July carrying a provision to abolish the commerce court.
Federal agents arrested John E. Parker a farmer in Dyersburg Tennessee on a charge of producing counterfeit money authorities recovered dimes and nickels cast from black tin and other heavy metals from his premises the arrest occurred June 27.
Four people from Lancaster Wisconsin were drowned while bathing in the Mississippi River near Cassville Wisconsin. The victims were Dr A R Kinney Nora Reynolds Helen Godfrey and Myrtle Judd.
Senator Fall presented a committee report on the Madero revolution in Mexico stating that not a single American dollar was used to finance the revolt. The findings underscore U S. noninvolvement in funding the uprising.
Thirteen Scotch and Irish immigrants were killed and more than forty injured when the Imperial Limited derailed three miles east of Ottawa. The section fell into the river. most victims were bound for the Canadian northwest.
West Quincy Missouri June 28 a man believed to be J W Benning of Gregory Missouri shot and killed Theodore Pogue a bachelor and large land owner and then killed himself in West Quincy Missouri Authorities report the double death shockingly ends a local dispute.
Taft spoke at the dedication of Cincinnati’s new Chamber of Commerce home on Fourth and Vine streets. The ceremony celebrated the relocation from the old chamber site and highlighted the event as a notable civic occasion in Cincinnati, Ohio.
This advertisement promotes Cuticura for itching scalp dandruff and hair loss. It instructs applying Cuticura Ointment along partings on the scalp, covering the hair to avoid staining, then washing with Cuticura Soap. Shampoos may be used monthly or as desired. Sample offers and address included.
A Chicago Record-Herald note quotes a young woman asking if she can succeed as a chorus girl while staying innocent. The answer suggests keeping innocence in her current environment rather than pursuing the career.
Aviator Robert G. Fowler claims a skilled flyer could blow a Panama Canal dam like Gatun using nitroglycerin or explosives. He says the Isthmus offers no protection and faulted the government for oversight, asserting he could have done it himself. The remark frames a dramatic, if polemical, warning.
A reader muses that one may rely on castles in the air for airplane hangar daydreams. The line reads as a whimsical reflection on creative planning without real structure.
A reader reports giving up coffee for Postum after a mother’s seven year headaches ease. The letter describes choosing Postum, its two forms Regular (boiled) and Instant, and tips to prepare a stronger cup with cream.
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