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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
6
A collection of quirky, disjointed reflections on food, politics, fashion, and culture. The notes touch on seedless fruit, wormless apples, French conquests, rhubarb pie, ships, war, fashion, dyestuffs, ultimatums, loans, advertising, and indifferent travel. No single narrative. a mosaic of musings.
A Providence woman aged seventy two died after being struck by a jitney car. Witnesses say she dodged and jumped moments before the fatal impact, and safety precautions were urged.
A quip notes lacrosse struggles in Canada, suggesting the sport’s decline would shock baseball fans who didn’t realize lacrosse had been ailing.
The dean of a feminine college argues a cook may be a better student of Greek due to deeper roots of things and broader understanding.
A 75 year old Missouri man is cutting his third set of teeth. The humorous note suggests an optimist view that a second childhood may not be as bad as it sounds.
A college student plans an essay and asks for direct insights about bathing beaches. He considers disguising himself in a bathing suit to blend in and observe beach conditions firsthand.
Last year's comets had no tails but this year features a striking two tail display signaling a trend toward excess and showiness in the sky or metaphorical realm.
A reflection on choosing duty over leisure as men resist the lure of outdoor pleasures during warm days. The piece contrasts baseball games and fishing with the call to stay on the job, praising moral courage in the face of distraction.
A Chicago school principal recommends hot soup as a remedy to keep boys from playing hockey with ice cream suggested as a possible aid as cold days arrive.
A contemporary argues contemplation helps, but mending fortunes through rumination proves ineffective. The piece contrasts reflective thinking with practical action to recover from loss.
The season honors a man who nails with precision over one who knows new dances as crowds praise steady hands and old-fashioned skill in practical crafts.
The pulmotor has shown no table work since its advent into human service. It is the sole motor that safeguards life and limb by not exceeding speed limits in urgent aid situations.
A magazine writer who lost her purse containing $40 credits the thief’s methods as inspiration for a new tale. She notes that not everyone can profit so easily from misfortune, yet the incident sparked a creative process.
Report notes widespread clay eating as famine strikes China with large numbers of people consuming nonfood earth. Analysts compare clay nutrition to that of excelsior, highlighting improvised diets and health risks during the crisis.
England suspends all football matches until the war ends, citing wartime casualties and safety concerns as the reason for halting play.
Germany gains an edge in dairy markets as butter from sunflowers emerges. American consumers show uncertainty about butter composition while Germany benefits from this niche.
The sixth annual meeting of group 3 of the Indiana Bankers Association will be held in Winchester on Wednesday June 9. S. D. Coats president of Randolph County Bank is group president. Registration at Randolph clubrooms and business session at Main Street Church of Christ. Judge Theodore Shockney will deliver the welcome address. Group members include Carroll Cass Miami Wabash Howard Grant Madison Blackford Delaware Jay and Randolph counties.
The first district gathering in Anderson drew thirty visiting dealers from Indianapolis Winchester Jonesboro Farmland Tipton Elwood Summitville Kokomo Hartford City New Castle Alexandria Pendleton Muncie and other towns. E E Luse presided at dinner with J Edward Morris and J M McIntosh delivering talks on currency law effects on business. Local board president W H Surtaugh and secretary treasurer C M Winnedge aided hosting.
An advertisement seeking a county distributor for Thompson's Grape Phosone to supply agents and soda fountains with grape juice at 1 cent per pint. Promises strong sales and a big paying business, with particulars on request. Chicago based Grap-e-Phosone Company.
A saying suggests avoiding discussion about neighbors to reduce gossip and talkitis. It frames neighbor talk as a social burden and proposes restraint as a remedy.
An ad copy promotes Denison's Coffee as pure and delicious. A humorous exchange mocks plans to turn servant girls into educated household scientists, noting practicality and kitchen science in a light, satirical tone.
Seven year old Brazil Helen Kemp, daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Kemp, died in Staunton when a dynamite cap exploded in front of Clarence Trout’s home. Trout, twenty, was lighting caps with fuse and matches. The girl stood about sixty feet away and died within fifteen minutes after being struck through the heart.
EL Nasser reported his safe weighing about a thousand pounds stolen from his store. Police found the safe two miles away in an old canal bed with the door forced off. About two hundred dollars in currency was missing while fresh wagon tracks pointed to where the safe was opened.
E C Titus told the Illuminating Engineering Society that light rays absorbed by the translucent skin generate heat that penetrates two inches or more, reaching subcutaneous tissues. He noted electric light and sun baths stimulate elimination organs, especially the skin and kidneys, and aid many diseases.
A Washington Star summary recounts remarkable archery feats. It cites Chinese plains Indian riders shooting through buffalo at speed, MacReas of Gairlock hitting a man at 500 yards, a Turkish ambassador at 415 to 500 yards, a pillar near Constantinople at 800 yards, and Sir Robert Ainslie noting a 972 yard shot in 1758.
A chief bookkeeper in a Western city credits Postum with curing stomach trouble and reducing nervousness after switching from coffee and tea two years ago. He reports better health, no medicines, and strong work performance. Postum offered in two forms with pricing. There’s a Reason for Postum, sold by grocers.
A fire starting from an electricity wire badly damaged the Lafayette club, destroying the roof. Furnishings worth about 20,000 were damaged by water, and total loss is estimated at 30,000. Built twenty five years ago, the building is owned by around a hundred local business and professional men with partial insurance coverage.
William Boyer a jitney driver was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to 180 days on the penal farm after using obscene language toward a street car motorman in the presence of passengers. The case occurred in this area.
Evansville man Walter Titzer of Louisville Kentucky and James Riedenmacher of this city, both railroad workers, were beaten and robbed by criminals in the L and N railroad yards here.
Terre Haute Indiana May 12 when an automobile killed Mrs Alice Patton William H Johnson whose car caused the death was absolved from blame by the Vigo county grand jury The panel recommended Johnson be released at once and did not indict him for the fatality
WEST BOUND Freight and Express Car each way daily. Party Rates A low rate to fifty or more traveling together. Call near & agent or write Main Office Bluffton Ind.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a unique remedy that penetrates kidneys to dissolve uric acid and remove toxins, promising relief from back pain, urinary disorders, and rheumatic symptoms with a money back guarantee if it fails. It claims immediate human system results regardless of age or duration of suffering.
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