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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
7
An old advertisement line pairs Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with a jab about a newly married man dodging his wife’s outbursts. The mock critique suggests the product’s dubious claims and a domestic quarrel tone.
Grace boasts about finding a deep discount on a tan coat. The contrast notes her purchase at $10 versus the $150 price she found herself. The exchange hints at savvy shopping and value perception.
A satirical exchange shows a tobacco firm offering a “new husband” for 15,000 coupons, implying a cynical marketing stunt or commentary on consumer incentives and marriage. The line threatens self harm with a grim joke, reflecting social pressures.
A humorous exchange notes that the United States prints enough paper money yearly to circle the globe twice. Egbert quips that very little of it reaches him, calling it queer.
In an eloquent address Hapgood urged immediate public effort saying now is the time to pitch in and achieve. He reminded listeners that the present is the future from which so much hope was hoped.
Two women from Indiana and Rhode Island report relief from female weakness and related symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Artie Hamilton says the medicine saved her health and life, while Mrs Anna Hanegen credits improved energy and well being to the remedy.
Instructions emphasize pulverizing soil with rake and hoe until fine, spading eight to ten inches, then applying manure like barnyard or bone meal. Mix thoroughly at first, then scatter later, to encourage strong growth and easier weeding.
Advice on shaping fruit trees through dormant season pinching and bending. Emphasizes placing fruit buds near the trunk and larger limbs, keeping the canopy open for sun. Recommends selective pruning in full leaf and avoids harsh winter cuts to prevent excess wood growth and wasted effort.
Arsenate of lead leads summer insecticide. Mix eight pounds with fifty gallons water or Bordeaux. paste dissolves in water and adheres to foliage without burning leaves. Effective against codling moth on apples plum curculio canker worm tent caterpillar and other leaf eaters.
The piece advises windbreak plantings to shelter stock and buildings. It recommends willow, ash and Norway poplar for quick growth on west and south borders. Elm hackberry and spruce provide slower but longer lasting evergreen windbreaks.
The article notes more than two hundred million apple trees in the United States at bearing and non bearing ages. It states the value of the crop totals eighty three million dollars each year.
J G Halpin describes a feeding plan for the first two weeks using commercial chick feed in deep hay litter and a mid day mash of ground corn bran wheat middlings and rolled oats with raw egg. As chicks age the egg is increased and water or milk added. by three weeks they eat cracked corn and wheat. Dry mash is provided. oats omitted after week two. Ground bone and sand on alfalfa litter aid digestion. Potassium permanganate can color the drinking water.
A compilation of practical poultry tips on fat reserves and laying. Recommendations cover green food, meat scraps, Clover hay, green bone feeding limits, milk for chicks, year round greens, cooking vegetables, and blood as a laying-hen supplement with a strict ten percent feeding cap.
A historical poultry care note explains a kerosene emulsion to combat mites. Mix two gallons kerosene, one half pound whale oil soap, one quart soft soap, one gallon water. boil soap, cool, add kerosene, churn to cream. Dilute one part emulsion to several parts water for spraying nests and boards. add carbolic acid before applying.
A lesson tracing the plagues from discomfort to death of the firstborn, contrasting Pharaoh’s pride with God’s authority. It notes Moses and Aaron as agents, the Nile’s worship, and the eight mentioned plagues, concluding with the decisive outcome and warning to heed God’s power.
The article notes sunflower seeds are valuable for fowls during molting, rich in oil and improving plumage gloss. It states feeding guidance of a handful per fowl per day with no danger of overfeeding during this period.
Describes guinea flesh as exceptional when prepared from a half-grown guinea split down the back and broiled with butter. Praises meatiness tenderness and splendid flavor for culinary use.
International Sunday School Lesson from The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago directed by E O Sellers outlines study guidance and themes. It emphasizes scriptural reading, discussion prompts, and instructional aims for the evening department.
A historical snippet notes that American horseflesh exports to foreign countries climbed last year nearing five million dollars. The satirical exchange questions the foreigners' taste and the dire tone mocks the issue.
Cuticura Soap praised as pure gentle for baby skin and hair with soothing emollients. Ointment aids eczema rashes and itching secondary eruptions. Soap and Ointment advertised as economical and worldwide with free samples via Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
Bill claims he is readying for a polar trip while Jill notes he has completed all the press agent materials, suggesting pre publicity work is done. The exchange hints at a forthcoming expedition but lacks specifics.
A customer fell on the first floor stairs in the busy emporium. A shopwalker rushed to help and directed the injured man to third counter and forward, in a sharp admonition as staff assisted.
On a mountain crest a couple debates a kiss when a pun provokes the mountain goat to crash over the cliff. The intruding animal ends the scene with a sudden dramatic turn, leaving observers stunned.
City Attorney Daniel W. Hoan relays an ad gag about fountain pen leaks. A man paid 25 cents for ink fixing tips and received the blunt reply not to put ink in the pen. The quip illustrates a point about simple, practical advice.
A Milwaukee attorney returns from a northern Wisconsin city claiming a cage trial lasted about two hours. His partner finishes a minor matter as they discuss fees and joke about railroads, suggesting a $1,000 charge to the client.
A man angrily confronts Grace Cheever after being told their engagement is over. He vows to publish letters she wrote if she insists on breaking it off, while she remains calm and admits some letters are embarrassing only for the address.
A humorous exchange contrasts two very stubborn husbands. One recalls an engagement at three that stretched to nearly 4:30 as the other refuses to admit the rest he got while waiting did him good.
A sharp remark questions women’s attire and its effect on industry. The quip suggests that if women dressed sensibly, half the industries would suffer, reflecting gender stereotypes in a provocative comment.
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