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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
3
The latest photo captures the Village Pest known as Ima Stinger just after finishing a contract at a local saw mill. He bears 300 pound logs with his right arm bound behind him, remains cheerful, and his father notes his familiar appetite endures despite a leaner frame.
A rustic song extols a lumberjack’s dawn routine and mill work. The piece notes Candy Griffith's career shift to a pedagogue while Purdue and Indiana U renew faith in state education. A 300 lb boards loading line evokes the Saw-Mill Gang era and a playful reference to Ain’t We Got Fun.
Reports say Chab Lee talks in sleep and radio outfits are to be erected on Standard Oil trucks.
Terrence Jones is promoted to management of the pattern department at Paxton's Drug Store. Union suit patterns are highlighted as a specialty in the store's advertisement.
In a lighthearted letter to the Van Buren News-Eagle the Village Post Dept. shares quips about fashion and behavior. It jokes about long skirts, invites proper attire, and comments on economic phrases and bakery chatter.
F Moses Wright, once poet laureate and leading stock raiser, shares a rhymed verse praising his farming herd. He humorously notes feeding a Leghorn hen raising Jersey cattle and pigs, eyeing a Percheron horse, but loves his brother’s old bull named “Line.”
Village Pest Club led by President Leslie Milton Camblin will formally open the new club year with a large gathering tomorrow night at the Maddux Livery Barn. Franklin Bakery Swartz plans to draft a membership application for the Womens Federation of Clubs for a vote. The Modern Melody Men will perform.
A playful Florida letter describes John Wright and his unusual menagerie in Ware. The piece highlights the Jersey Palace Delavalized Cow, Razor Back Hawg, five dressed pigs, and a variety of fowls including the Lazy Hen and Suretoo Duck. Wright is praised as a humorous barber and economical showman.
Isaiah Nelson son of Jesse and Mary Nelson died April 25 1923 at his Farrville country home aged 61 years 1 month 10 days He was born March 15 1862 He married Sarah E Davis in 1888 and they had three children Clyde Delpha and Wilbert He joined Black Creek Farrville Christian church in 1885 was a trustee from 1909 and a longtime faithful worker He was a Mason and survived by his wife two sons one daughter and five grandchildren one grandson Claire died young His last words were Glory Glory.
Seated in the mow of the livery barn with ferns and roses the group will offer the latest music of the hour. The personnel include Jonas Paxton piano Henry Barber shop Knight juice-harp Harley A. Davis saxophone Oliver Twist Wiil ley drums and Chaney Woodard voice.
Samuel Toney refused the offer to manage the sawmill while Robert Makemson also turned down the foreman role, both declines reported in the business note.
Readers arrived Saturday to pay subscriptions as part of a local newspaper readers’ day event with active engagement and community participation.
George Jeffries will entertain the Amos Tash Club at his home on Sunday for dinner. Frank Doyle is slated to address the gathering.
The News Eagle invites pastors from Farrville Dillman Milo Otterbein Plummer's Chapel Union Chapel Landersville Hanfield Antioch Keller's Chapel Roll and nearby areas to send weekly announcements by Wednesday for prominent publication.
Jamaica officials sent a feathered fan to Mrs. Grover Cleveland at the White House in 1887 as the first parcel post article. The system began when foreign parcel post treaties were concluded, with Jamaica as the first example, predating domestic adoption in 1913.
An appeal encourages residents to boost Van Buren by patronizing home businesses. Merchants express eagerness to serve the community with honest goods and service.
Local shops present a splen did assortment of new spring merchandise for the approval of the people of this community. Buyers are urged to get maximum value and trade in Van Buren for safe purchases.
The notice warns whooping cough is dangerous for under five, but shortens if Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is used without opiates. It claims the remedy has reduced epidemic durations, is safe, pleasant to take, and effective in many outbreaks.
Fraizer and DePoy, agents at the News-Eagle office, push a square deal approach in local real estate sales and listings.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Catherine Whitaker deceased to appear in Grant Circuit Court Marion Indiana on May 20 1923 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares Witness Clerk S A Connelly dated April 24 1923 with notes April 26 May 3 10
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