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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
4
Kodak announces preparation to take and develop pictures for the public. Negatives may be developed and printed, with Kodak pictures furnished at 60 cents per dozen.
Telephone No 103 entry indicates second class mail matter at Van Buren Indiana. The notice states subscription price and that the publication is issued every Friday morning.
William Clauda Furvish was born in Sullivan County Illinois September 16. He lost his mother at age two and lived with his aunt in Grant County. He married Bessie Traverse June 13, 1849, and had nine children. The family moved from Illinois to Indiana, joined the Primitive Baptist Church five years before his death, and he died Thursday at home. Funeral services were held in his residence and in Matthews Cemetery.
About forty friends gathered last Friday at Mrs. John Howard's home for the New Century Club. Dr Nettie Emily Powell gave the featured talk while numerous members and guests from Marion Montpelier and surrounding areas attended the event.
Advert says tired-out and nervous men and women would feel energetic and have appetite by using Electric Bitters. Claims improve stomach liver and kidneys with thousands citing life changes. Endorsed by Mrs Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York and City Drug Store recommending bottles at 59 cents and 1.00.
The Sunday School board met Wednesday night at the church. Mrs. Fletcher Mathis was elected superintendent of the Home department and Miss Hester Dimit president of the temperance department. A cradle full department will be established once a superintendent is secured. The treasurer reported finances in good shape and plans proceed to improve the school’s efficiency.
The Marion Leader reports that upon paying 81 any resident of Grant county living outside the Marion corporate limits can obtain a library card and full privileges of the public library.
J T Sussaman, publisher of News at Cornelius North Carolina, reports a skin ailment improved after using one box. The remedy, advertised as best for skin diseases burns and bruises, is priced at 25 cents and recommended by Gish Drug Store.
Paulding banker C B M Allen asserts Ohio and Indiana could rival Michigan as sugar producers. He projects $20,000,000 more in farm land value by year’s end and notes $5,000,000 growth in Paulding county’s land value from beet culture. He cites job gains and boosted yields on beet land.
The Sugar Beet increases yield of rotating crops by deep root actions and soil work. Truman G Palmer explains how thorough cultivation to 10 14 inches, weed removal, autumn plowing, and root decay add humus and channels, letting subsequent crops access deeper nutrients and moisture.
The Department of Agriculture highlights beet pulp as premier feed for milk cows and fattening cattle, sheep and other farm animals across the middle western states where stock feeding is prominent. Whether fed wet or dried, beet pulp supports farm profitability with a growing dried-pulp trade of about 4000 a year shipped to distant markets.
A call to readers and attorneys to place all legal notices with the News Eagle for publication. Urges sending administrator executor guardian survey road ditch and real estate sale notices to preferred paper to avoid notices going to partisan county papers.
Word reaches that Charles Bray forged several checks at Bridgeport. One check was drawn on his brother Jess Bray for 45 dollars. Bray has since fled Bridgeport and is not located.
A Marion business dispute over extending credit to Van Buren residents prompts a charge that Credit Clothing Co declines Van Buren accounts. The column urges cash buyers to support local merchants who do not insult residents seeking credit and offer value for money.
Sanbury resident Jobo Supsic says Dr Kings New Life Pills relieve constipation indigestion and liver complaint. The ad claims prompt relief and healthier bowels with a 25 cent price and city drug store recommendation.
Mrs Robert Lugar died at her home on South First street Wednesday at 2 50 p m after tuberculosis age 53 Funeral at McKinney Church Friday at 11 30 interment in McKinney cemetery Monroe township She leaves husband and one daughter Miss Fera Lugar
A Worth, Maine mother recalls her thirteen year old daughter nearly dying from heart trouble. After trying Dr Miles Heart Remedy the child improved and recovered. The testimonial urges others with short breath fainting spells swollen ankles or chest pain to begin treatment.
Rates announced for advertisements in this periodical apply per insertion. One cent per word for the first insertion and half a cent per word for each additional insertion with a ten cent minimum for a single insertion. Initial letters and numerals count as words.
For sale or trade. 10 room house with cellar, wired, bath, hot and cold water, fruit trees. Large barn with shed, lot 14 plus 4 more lots in Van Buren. Want to leave town. Also selling saw mill wood at 1 50 per cord delivered in city. Call 54 or Pierson Harvey store. G Willey.
FOR SALE Partridge Rock Eggs for setting the beauty breed this breed won the National egg laying contest in New York in 1910 Place your order early M M Mayer 612 W 2nd St Marion Ind phone 1237 RASPBERRY PLANTS I have Gregg Cumberland and Kansas Raspberry Plants for sale See me at once C A Weller the Berryman 163x
Local classified notice offers stove wood for sale with contact by box 127 route 27 in Van Buren.
For sale a good family driving mare and harness with rubber tired buggy almost new. Otto L. Kirk Patrick, 18 of age, advertises the item and offers the watch charm for return to its rightful owner upon proof of ownership and payment of the notice.
A brief note urges readers to patronize businesses that advertise, promising fair dealings and support for the newspaper.
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