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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
4
July 5 1917 report from Van Buren highlights local industry defense amid national wartime mobilization. Officials reiterate support for manufacturing and agriculture, urging unity and continued production as community morale stays high.
A 1917 editorial argues that vitality in business comes from spending, not hoarding, urging systematic, intelligent expenditure to keep the economy flowing and avoid stagnation. It contrasts prudent waste elimination with reckless economy as a path to ruin, and stresses continuous earning and spending to sustain communities and industry. Obituary notes Mrs. Jose Sutton, born 1882 in Williamsburg Kentucky, died June 26 1917 in Van Buren, wife of Harry Newton, survived by husband and three children, with a lasting Christian life and a cheerful, compassionate memory.
A editorial urges shrewd local merchants to expand advertising to capture billions in government spending and consumer demand. It argues mail order and city rivals grow via publicity while those who skimp on advertising lose business as the public takes note of every merchant.
The piece calls for organizing a home committee to track local draftees, assign them to camps, and supply magazines, letters, and comfort items. It urges equal attention for every service member and vows to donate weekly newspaper copies to each soldier.
The piece argues for balancing long work hours with periodic relaxation through community amusement. It calls for a wise plan to provide healthful, shared activities that offer more play than work and help minds refresh from daily problems. Citizens are urged to propose ideas.
Despondency often stems from indigestion and constipation and quickly fades after using Chamberlain's Tablets. The tablets improve digestion and promote bowel movements.
An ice cream social will be given at this place Wednesday July 11 by the Gleams Sunday school class. Everyone is invited.
Mrs. M. R. Sears of Baldwinsville New York recounts a six month stomach illness with gas and pains. After a single bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets she says she was cured. The tablets do not relieve pain but may prevent its recurrence after relief.
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