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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
5
Mr. Samuel H. Beck and Mrs. Mars J. Landess will marry at the bride’s home at 7:30 pm performed by Kildeer W. Frazee. Beck, a retired farmer, has lived here since 1862 and is esteemed. Landess widow of the late Dr. Landess. The News-Fagle joins friends in best wishes. Dr. Conwell has led the drugstore for four years.
Mrs Marie Stefner visited sister Mrs Ollie Trout on Thursday. Glen Duckwall and wife called on Eliza Mann in Warren Sunday. Henry Denton and guests rode machines Sunday afternoon. Spaulding Barrow and family visited Bauquo and Montpelier friends. El sie Barrow hosted Ethel Helen Haupthof and Lela Beck. Bertha Anna Barrow attended Warren services. Chester Wisehart Jessie Belzer called on Will Susith family. Nadine Denton Myrtle Beek man Elizabeth Hinds Helen Kariger Bertha Barrow visited. Clyde Roberts Walter Jones Virgil Kariger Homer Shumaker guests of Jim and Ruth Roberts. Riley Bayless visited Will Saxon and wife Friday. Will Smith and daughter Vilna callers at Marion Saturday. Will Korporal hosted Sunday dinner with Riley Bayless.
A local shop, Conwell's, invites customers to upgrade wallpaper choices with improved selections and service. The note highlights a promise of better options and value for shoppers seeking fresh decor.
The speaker contrasts preferring hay in hair and dollars in pockets with polishing backs and empty bowls. The line expresses rustic values and disdain for overwork without reward. It highlights a preference for practical prosperity over labor without sustenance.
The Princess Players are performing this week in a large tent on the Peters lot. The company attracts crowded audiences with strong reception. Pex are Heart thrilled the Wednesday crowd and the troupe plans more shows for the rest of the week. Lice Powders advertised by Cowells claim you can do better.
Mr J G Kodsley sent a fine preserved pumpkin to the office and it was kept by his daughter Mrs Myra Tinkle in an upstairs room at fier brome. This is our first chance at fresh pumpkin pie this season and readers may water at the thought.
Local ad copy touts Spray Solutions and urges customers to visit Conwell's for improved offerings. The message promotes product quality at a tested retailer, framing Conwell's as a superior source for cleaning supplies.
A local office advertises a package containing 25 heatue coming boosters priced at ten cents each, available at the office.
The office offers booster envelopes at 10 cents a package to promote the Rome event.
Mrs Fremont Doyle and her children spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Buffton.
Dr Conwell served as the reading druggist in Van Buren for 34 years, a longtime local pharmacist noted for his service and community ties.
Miss Gladys Miller of Marion spent Sunday with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Myers.
Mr and Mrs Charles Dimit leave Friday morning for their home in Tulsa Oklahoma after visiting Mr and Mrs M B Crist and Mr and Mrs L L Dimit.
Mrs J Derbyshire and her sister Mrs Wright of Muncie visited their mother Mrs Owens at Saratoga and spent Decoration Day there.
Mrs. Upton Lytle and children visited Mrs. Gertie Lightfoot on Tuesday. Numerous residents traveled to Marion and Van Buren for visits and calls, including the Farr, Camblin, Leverich, and Lytle families. A ball game at Roll drew local attendees while Upton Lytle purchased a machine.
The next regular meeting of the Men s Brotherhood will be held at the Methodist Church next Monday evening. All men are invited to attend.
A grouch jokes about a failed business owner while a wise man explains the crash as caused by competitors out advertising him. The exchange plays on misperception and market dynamics, highlighting the power of advertising in business strategy.
Frank J. Cheney and Co declare in Toledo that their remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. A sworn statement by notary A W Gleason dated December 6, 1858 advertises the product and offers $100 for any case not cured.
Mrs M J Forman is reported ill with tosillitis, a condition affecting her health.
A brief town message notes L. C. Conrad owns an Overland roadster and J. L. Dillon a new Ford and urges residents to let their actions tell the story for today’s children and tomorrow’s.
The remark notes that good health could be insured by avoiding factors that promote illness, yet people fail to do so. It emphasizes human behavior and health choices without specifying particular actions.
A light column notes that a self styled boss who boasts about ruling the roost proves meek when the actual leader appears, illustrating the difference between bluff and true authority in workplace dynamics.
A reflective piece contrasts world famous orators with unseen farmers whose humble crops never gain fame. It laments a bias toward public renown while honoring the quiet labor that feeds nations, questioning justice and impartiality in historical memory.
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