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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
2
A miscellany of humorous maxims and light social commentary from The News-Eagle Vam Buren Indiana. It includes quips about researchers education climate and safety and notes on manners and social behavior. The piece reads as a column of aphorisms and wry insights rather than a single narrative.
An expert predicts a revival of the waltz as canters and hesitations fade, signaling a return to traditional steps by very old fashioned dancers seeking their turn at revenge.
A domestic science lecturer mocks women shoppers while government data show 69000 acres in watermelons nationwide. Unlike watermelons, fish ponds on farms are proposed as a lower cost food source with farmer support.
The piece laments global appetite for conflict and imagines replacing the dogs of war with a dove of peace as a preferable companion. It frames the wish as a simple exchange achievable if the world could manage it.
A farmer abroad is described as a person of high importance while soldiers with weapons are deemed less significant than those ensuring food. The remark frames the wartime balance of power between frontline fighters and supply lines in the broader conflict.
An economic expert attributes the high cost of living to women, claiming a timeless precedent from the Garden of Eden justifies assigning blame for price increases.
London newspapers clash with censorship limits arguing secrecy fuels resentment and reduces public trust. The dialogue centers on military science and its role in shaping information disclosure to citizens.
The remark notes that seeking revenge against an enemy often backfires by creating more adversaries and complications than it solves. It reflects on the futility of vendetta and the social consequences of escalated conflict.
Citizens are advised to oil the mosquito not because the insect needs emollient but because oil is fatal to its welfare. Women street car conductors gain popularity in Wales as they can use more persuasive power to hurry passengers along.
Lee M. Frank, sentenced for murder in Milledgeville, Ga., has had his death penalty commuted to life imprisonment. Sheriff Mangum of Fulton County escorted him to the state farm for safekeeping, with Frank appearing nervous and unsteady as the transfer occurred. Governor Atherton withheld confirmation of the commutation while reports circulated that the sentence had been changed.
Washington telegrams relay pleas for clemency for Frank, awaiting Georgia Governor Staton after a death sentence. Senators and officials petition for mercy amid a surge of telegrams and letters from the national capital to the governor. Agnes and others argue mercy due to alleged misjudgment and public outcry.
Reports say Lembergs imminent fall as Russian forces launch a broad retreat along the front. An exodus has begun near Leimy and the surrounding lines as Vienna monitors the advancing situation.
Evanzville Indiana reports June 26 as Tilda Skellen, 24, drowns in the Ohio River after stepping into a 25 foot hole left by a gravel digger while bathing. Her husband aided her as she sank. In Fortville Crow Joneshua, 1% years old, a farmer near Bocaville, drowns in 14 feet of water while bathing in a stripped coal mine hole.
Funeral for Dr Robert William Long, who died at his Indianapolis home, was conducted at the residence with a large gathering. Attendees included the president and board members of Indiana University, faculty of the School of Medicine, and many prominent city and state physicians.
Harry Judson, seventeen, a Lynn high school junior, drowned at Nye gravel pit near Lyon while swimming. Coroner Evans ruled cramps as the cause after an inquest. Thirty-two boys were in the pit. help cries went unheard until a nine year old recovered the body in twenty five feet of water an hour later.
The governor's office sought Bert Walker a 42 year old Spanish American War veteran from Marion and Adame Pannen on charges of horse theft grand larceny and fleeing with another man's wife and child. Walker was arrested in Muskegon Michigan after a requisition from Sheriff Wright of Grant County.
Evansville dedicated its municipal baseball park with elaborate ceremonies. The national pastime plant, erected by the city, was named for Mayor Bernjamin leHosse. President Leas dleibroner and Central league club owners attended, drawing visitors from Indiana, southern Tennessee and western Kentucky. The new stadium seats over eight thousand.
Greenucistio Voor men from In dianapelis were sent to the state prison for worms of from two to five years for escaping from the state penal farm. Lyle Lambane Coorpe dlarley, Edward iSchon and Walter Johnson were the escapees. The first two men were arrested at the time of the speedway races near Cunot in Owen county. A farmer named Charles Kennedy detained the accused with an ax until state farm officers arrived. Since the farm began operations, two men have escaped and eight have been recaptured. Purdue Wan appointed acting resident of the University of Montana at Missoula. President Craighead took a long leave. Scheuch may become permanent president. He is a son of Frederick Scheuch, long-time consul at Barcelona. He was born in Spain and educated in Frankfurt before joining Purdue.
Mr and Mrs Abraham Wills of Mishawaka mark sixty one years of marriage and Mr Wills also observes his eighty second birthday. Their five children Charles Isaac George Neil and Mrs David Grant attend as hosts.
Dean Shailer Matthews of the University of Chicago delivered the commencement address at the Indiana State Normal School. A class of 200 students was graduated.
Firemen and equipment from Fort Wayne stopped a blaze that threatened the Monroeville business district twenty miles east. A motorist saw the lunchroom fire start and four structures burned including the Brouwer lunchroom, White moving picture theater, Dr. Steinman’s office, and an empty Krick property.
An advertisement style note claims a woman asserts her husband does not know what it is to be sack. Mentions Useed Cross Ball Blue and grocers.
An antique ad urges readers to try Denison's Coffee noting hand picked beans and genuine quality. It claims Denison's coffees are packed in buns cartons or bags and offers a Chicago address for locating a retailer if unavailable locally.
A reviewer praises a restaurant for its exclusivity and flawless service. The only rough person observed is the proprietor, whom the narrator awkwardly suggests could be excluded, highlighting a refined atmosphere and attentive waiters.
A confident critic in a box at the opera house jokes about a woman's shoulders and a “decolate pawn” while comparing fashionable women to prophets, noting their influence in their own country as the other man smiles.
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