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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
2
A humorous column blends weather reflections and social quips with playful anecdotes. It jokes about dogs in muzzles, sports pennants, tax worries, and local quirks while touching on Goats, hats, and foot piano feats. The piece revels in light satire and dated curiosities.
A terse critique argues against relying on school children to tidy streets, stating there is no sense in leaving litter for them to handle in the future.
The article notes a playful shift in emphasis as the baseball season opens with the husband receiving praise for his support. It highlights traditional role humor in a local sports scene and anticipates season excitement.
The latest women’s skirts feature pockets similar to men’s designs. The trend notes that pockets will not be used to hold chewing tobacco plugs.
The piece notes that shooting sports remain popular in Mexico with many ordinary men engaging long before midnight while dawn light starts the day.
The argument centers on whether high steps on street cars reflect the hobble skirt fad or if hobble skirts themselves render tall streetcar steps impractical. Proponents note safety and posture benefits. opponents warn of accessibility challenges for riders.
A young Virginia man drove about two miles before realizing his sweetheart had fallen from the buggy. He may have been holding a rein in each hand as the event occurred.
Women whose babies do not win prizes at a baby show express distinct views about the judges, finding satisfaction in entertaining their own opinions.
Chicago authorities discuss restricting modern music content, while a whistle remains uncensored. The remark hints at tensions between media control and symbolic acts.
A speaker compares a girl with painted cheeks to a stale glass of beer. She may be pleasing to the eye but is said to be disagreeable in taste or character.
If neighbors keep feather min strels in their poultry yards you will find no difficulty in waking up early every morning about daybreak.
A recent rockfall in France toppled a mountain top harming adjacent gardens and orchards. Local authorities consider stricter land use and safety measures to prevent future incidents.
A report highlights Paris as a hub for aviation with nearly one thousand registered aviators residing within the city limits. The article emphasizes the community's prominence in early flight and the growth of aerial activity in Paris.
Dr Josiah Oldfield of London comments that those incapable of falling in love should be drowned. He adds a contrast noting some do fall in and swim out from love’s depths.
The nation spends about 37 million dollars yearly on breakfast foods while a debate simmers over including wood pulp in the free list. The line contrasts consumer demand with protectionist concerns surrounding pulp content.
The article notes a massive courthouse under construction in New York, described as the largest in the world and seen as urgently needed given the city’s demands. It highlights scale and civic purpose.
A witty verse contrasts poetic devotion with paying monthly bungalow installments, suggesting love as a freer accommodation. The playful line frames a lighthearted jab at material costs versus romantic sentiment.
France’s Goux wins the 500 mile race at Indianapolis in a Peugeot with Wishart second in a Mercer and Merz third in a Stutz. Goux posts 6 hours 31 minutes 48.45 seconds at 76.59 mph amid cheering crowds while Merz survives a car ablaze lap to finish.
The seismograph at the American Museum of Natural History recorded an earthquake shock Friday, the event apparently originating far to the south southwest of New York.
Madrid June 2 King Alfonso received the resignation of Count Romanones and his cabinet Friday. The action is attributed to the open hostility in the chamber of deputies, ending the ministry.
The steamboat Three States burned to the water's edge in Cairo Illinois on Friday. It operated between Cairo Wickliffe Kentucky and Bird's Point Missouri and did extensive rescue work during the floods.
A Missouri Pacific two train crash near Brent Missouri killed four people and injured 18 passengers plus two crew members. Engineers Al Ford and McDonald of St Louis were identified among the dead. Both trains No 11 and No 12 were fast passenger services. officials questioned why No 11 did not stop at Me Gir k east of Brent. The steel cars prevented a larger blaze.
President Wilson condemns lobbyists in Washington for pressuring public opinion to sway tariff bill changes. He calls the lobby numerous, industrious, and insidious and says government branches should be relieved from this interference to conduct calm debate.
The contempt case of Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor John Mitchell vice president and Frank Morrison secretary was appealed to the United States Supreme Court on Saturday. A separate report notes jockey William Smith nineteen of Warrenton Virginia connected with the Wederer stables was killed Tuesday at Belmont Park while exercising a horse over the jumps.
Reverend George Holford, pastor at a Baptist church, was shot and killed by his wife at their home near Montrose in Jasper County. The incident occurred Friday and was confirmed by a report received in Jackson, Mississippi.
A warrant for the arrest of George M. Wagner, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and clubman, was issued Friday by a client who accuses him of misappropriating 5000 dollars.
A Sofia dispatch reports imminent hostilities with Serbia over the Balkans and ongoing clashes between Bulgarian and Greek forces in Macedonia. Greek and Bulgarian troops face off north of Saloniki with Bulgarians massing artillery toward Eleftheria and לכ the Panghaion position, while Greek-held Bujuktu and Doiran area remain contested.
United States Judge Sanborn appointed two receivers for the St Louis and San Francisco railroad known as the Frisco system after North American company sought relief. Benjamin L Winchell and Thomas H West named receivers. Judge Carpenter named receivers for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad part of the Frisco system. William J Jackson and Edwin W Winters named receivers amid debt from 2.25 million five per cent notes maturing June 1.
In Rochester New York on May 28 a final decree dissolving the coaster brake trust was entered in U S district court. The decree, agreed by all parties, permanently restrains eight corporations and 18 defendants from further combining in violation of the Sherman law. A related criminal case under the Sherman act remains pending.
Thirteen year old Jack Helfin was blinded in the left eye after a golf ball was whittled until it exploded and acid contents sprayed his face in Kansas City on Friday.
Akron Ohio June 2 Twenty persons were injured in a street car collision on the Akron Bedford and Cleveland line near this city Friday. The legs of two men were cut off.
In Marquette on May 30 the court ruled that evidence claiming a general reputation for Colonel Roosevelt’s drinking cannot be admitted. John C. O Laughlin testified Roosevelt never indulged immoderately, noting at banquets he drank at most one glass of champagne.
New York May 30 Charles W Morse former banker and ex convict was elected Wednesday president of the Hudson Navigation Company owners of a steamship line on the Hudson River.
Louisville broker H O Hurley sold four year old saddle stallion Kentucky's Best to R A Long of Kansas City for 7500 dollars. The price set a record for a saddle horse and was reported from Louisville on May 30.
General Lind say L. Lomax, Confederate officer of the Civil war, died at Providence hospital Wednesday. He was seventy eight years old. Funeral services were held in Warrenton, Va.
Senator Tillman releases President Wilson letter urging currency legislation this session. Johnson of South Carolina presses immediate reform while countering tariff revision could bring stagnation. Tillman accuses Republicans of obstructing change and says currency reform is vital for the Democratic party and to address wealth gaps.
Police and deputy sheriffs guard City Hall and the county courthouse to block newly elected commissioners from taking office. Denver voters chose a five member city government and an auditor on May 20 under a new charter, a move upheld as legal, while several old officials refuse to surrender until a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of commissioner government.
Senator Dillingham plans to introduce a bill aimed at reducing immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It resembles the Dillingham Burritt bill vetoed by President Taft, though the current draft omits the literacy test clause.
Chancellor J H Kirkland announces Andrew Carnegie offers one million dollars for Vanderbilt University medical department. Four hundred thousand to fund laboratories immediately and eight hundred thousand to be paid as annual support through the Carnegie Corporation.
Georges Carpentier the French light heavyweight knocked out Bombardier Wells the English champion in the third round of a scheduled twenty round European championship bout at the Exposition grounds Ghent Belgium. Wells held a weight and height advantage and was a betting favorite, but Carpentier secured the upset before a huge crowd.
Postal Office for Stephens Washington announces Alexander H. Stephens appointed by Postmaster General Burleson as general superintendent of the railway mail service, replacing Theodore Ingalls.
In Fulton Kentucky on June 2 the Dixie Flyer of the Wabash? or Western Kentucky lines collided with a freight train causing eighteen people to be shaken up and bruised.
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