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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
3
The Kiley Shoe Company at 111 East Third Street runs a 20 percent discount sale on its entire stock. The store, long a popular Van Buren destination, offers high grade footwear for men women boys and girls with expert fitters and courteous service.
Don Richardson reflects on gender and identity with a wry observation about a man never feeling at ease in a new hat. The quip highlights social expectations and personal discomfort in changing appearances.
The passage notes a lecturer failed to tell students they are future leaders and to praise the campus beauty. It contrasts with a report of Will Joliff noting a woman's never-ending work as she fixes her hair when nothing else remains.
A collection of satirical statements from advertisements and social notes lampoons marriage gifts grooming trends and urban manners. Names or brands appear in playful lines about wedding gifts washing machines bicycles and mansions reflecting consumer culture and social quirks of the era.
A scientific bulletin claims a single pair of rats can yield over 650000 descendants in three years while the ant is praised as the model of busy labor. The contrast highlights differing portrayals of efficiency in nature.
Readable scraps mix child talk about cod liver oil rewards with a pair of hoboes on a blind siding and social notes on fashion and safety. The Village Post asks about indoor sports while casual banter and urban scenes color the day.
Merritt's Drug Store in Marion earns the nickname The Friendly Store for its high grade stock and generous service. Regular selections include drugs, patent medicines, cosmetics, kodaks, ice cream, and fountain specials. Fridays and Saturdays bring price reductions of ten to thirty percent with courteous, prompt service praised by patrons.
Miss Vilna and Thelma Smith spent Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs W J Smith. Mr and Mrs Lewis Forsythe visited Ad am Beck and family. Mrs Ida Carfwell and children Ethel and Artie motored to Gas City to see Mr and Mrs John Eversole. Miss Lela Beth stayed with aunt Miss Bessie Forsythe. Mr and Mrs Harry Knote visited Dora Knote and family. Ethel Haupthor hurt her foot on a nail. Children’s services were well attended Sunday evening. Everyone is busy making hay. Mr and Mrs Herbert Nash visited Ida Conwell and children.
Notice states Van Buren State Bank appointed as executor of Isaiah Nelson deceased of Van Buren Township Grant County Indiana. Estate described as solvent. Attorneys Geo G Wharton and Willard B Gemmell. June 28 to July 12 dates listed.
Sealed bids are invited for the John Shoup property in the north part of Van Buren with bids open from Saturday June 30 to Saturday evening July 14. The property will be sold to the highest bidder and Fraizer & DePoy reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Van Buren Indiana. 2612
The News Eagle invites pastors from Farrville Dillman Milo Otterbein Plummer's Chapel Union Chapel Landersville Hanfield Antioch Keller's Chapel Roll and nearby areas to submit their weekly church notices by Wednesday for publication.
The remark promises to give them prominence in our columns, signaling editorial support and visibility for the subjects mentioned.
Edison Amberol Phonograph Records cut to 35 cents each by H. A. Davis & Co. Offering lower prices to buyers and retailers.
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