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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
2
A collage of humorous asides and observations from a 19th or early 20th century paper. The column riffs on sports slogans hats spring cleaning hats prices chimneys of Egypt and other topical curiosities with puns and light satire.
A dispatch notes lobsters will receive state protection. Experts remark that safeguarding some lobster stock is essential to ensure proper management and prevent overexploitation.
An actress counsels girls to wear hat pinless hats to attract men, describing the approach as shrewd and diabolical. A millionaire's wife eloped with a butcher, hinting at lavish tastes and a desire for meat several times daily.
An eastern worurma states she would prefer extreme thinness to any other state. She voices a broad view of her situation and its implications.
A Chicago professor argues clothing serves ornament, yet he notes the derby hat complicates this view by serving practical rather than purely decorative purposes. He suggests hats may blend utility with status signaling in social contexts.
Ttin reports the discovery of a new Velasquez portrait in London with the painter unspecified. In China a broken cup symbolizes a brotherhood oath. In an American restaurant such a break signals an oath from the proprietor.
The text recalls the old fashioned man who claimed a woman's sphere is at home. It cites Boston college girls proposing limited sixty plus dont wed clubs. New York faces surplus flats and con artists. Dispatch notes eight of ten noblemen fail fortune hunts in America. A Spokane funeral cortege was halted for speeding. The piece ends with nostalgia for Western hustle.
The report notes that sleep difficulties can spread within households as infants show early signs. It emphasizes the risk of shared routines and caregiver stress increasing the spread among family members.
A separation case reports an English woman set to receive 70 000 dollars annually plus a town house and a country house. The remark notes the abundance as a contrast to common conditions in the land of the free.
Sacramento May 5 The alien land ownership bill passed the senate 26 to 2 and the assembly and now awaits the governor’s signature. Only three votes against in the lower house, one Democrat and two Republicans. Secretary Bryan concludes his California mission with a farewell to the legislature urging referendum and initiative to allow voters to decide on the measure.
Representatives to Lee Canal Washington May 5 report organizers preparing a large visit to the Panama Canal Zone after the tariff bill was disposed of by the House. A government ship is expected to transport the party.
Chairman Mc Combs sailed for Europe to escape persistent office seekers and announced he will resume his law practice upon returning.
London authorities crack down on suffragette leaders with arrests at headquarters as a protest placard warns Votes. In New York a May 3 suffrage parade draws 49 000 marchers down Fifth Avenue with delegations from nine states and a Carnegie Hall meeting follows.
A masked bank robber in Peabody Massachusetts escapes with about 60 dollars after holding up treasurer John A Teague. In Franklin New Hampshire a memorial museum at Daniel Webster's birthplace schedules dedication August 28 with President Wilson possibly attending. Belmont County Ohio miners strike over extra pay for cutting stone. Denver Colorado a body is found under snow identified as Alice McMillen of California after a five month disappearance. New York district attorney links four former inspectors to a conspiracy in the trial's closing stage.
John Wagner a steel worker plummeted twenty stories from the Conway building at 125 West Washington Street opposite the city hall during erection work. He fell to his death instantly on Wednesday.
In Rome on May 2 Pope Pius, after illness, left his apartment for the first time to the floor below, where he commonly holds audiences. Officials say his recovery is complete and he is well again.
Buffalo labor unrest follows a stalled wage push as more than 2,500 clerks quit across the city while eastern railroads seek a 5 percent freight rate rise. The managers reject conductors and trainmen demands, citing a prior 1910 rise and warning of burdens on the public.
President Mellen testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding a $102,000 profit from selling New Haven railroad stock in 1904. He said the sum was repaid to reimburse him for Republican campaign contributions that year.
Miss Mercedes Madero sister of the late Mexican president married Antonio G Canalizo in Our Lady of Jilope church New York May 1 The bride was given away by her father Francisco Madero the ceremony was a near family affair due to the death of the bridegroom's brother or the bride's brother noting a quiet wedding attended by close relatives
In Tomah Wisconsin on May 3 four year old Elnore Timmerman died after a brush fire near her home. Her brother Arthur Timmerman was burned while attempting to rescue her from the flames.
New York May 3 William J Greenwood a taxicab driver was fined six dollars for speeding with Miss Margaret Wilson and her escort up Broadway at 24 miles an hour Thursday.
In Washington on May 5 Representatives Thomas Mann and Fordney sparred with Gardner of Massachusetts during debate on cotton schedule changes in the Underwood tariff. A heated exchange and spoof about beards followed before Democrats defeated Gardner Greene substitute and the cotton schedule passed unchanged.
Oakland California May 5. While helping Roy M. Francis start his hydro aeroplane for a test over the bay from Adeline street at noon Friday, Hermann J. Jannsen of Los Angeles lost his balance and fell into the spinning propeller. He was killed instantly as his head was severed by the blades.
Joliet HL reports barber Michael Kane showed a $5,000 inheritance from his father's estate on Thursday. His body was later recovered from the Desplaines River with a crushed skull, indicating foul play or accident.
Flood waters from a Mississippi river levee near Gibson's Landing inundate numerous villages spreading in all directions and causing damages expected to exceed thousands of dollars.
One hundred ten children of Paterson silk mill strikers moved to New York on Thursday and placed with several families there to ease destitution.
Busy home life blunders noted as Solemn tries to manage. Fresh supply Mrs. Austin's Bag Buck wheat now on hand at your grocers. Advertisement.
Ruth and Fred discuss a game described as never postponed by darkness. The Boston Herald quotes them noting love is a pleasant game and that this activity stays timely regardless of nightfall.
An advertisement for a “DAILY FLY KILLER” claims it kills thousands and lasts all season. It offers dealers six expedited shipments prepaid for one dollar and lists H Somers at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY as contact.
A concise remark on self-importance in a sports crowd. The author suggests the true exhibitionist is the comic who believes his act draws notice amid the surroundings of cheering spectators.
The United Shoe Machinery Company of Boston argues its leasing program helps small manufacturers start and sustain shoe production. It claims average lease cost under 223 cents per pair and equal terms for all firms, aiding both small and prosperous factories while opposing demands for special rates.
The Copenhagen yacht Constance, claimed oldest ship in active service, has been sold to a Skaw fisherman in Jutland who will use the ancient craft in his fishing trade. Built 193 years ago, she has visited almost every world port and her timbers remain stout as the new owner believes she can sail for another century.
A girl crafts a cozy brown study with yellow accents, tinting walls to a yellow tan and adding rag rugs, cretonne with yellow roses, a slip covered rocker and sofa, a window valance, and framed mirror. She paints furniture cream and brightens the space with washable slip covers and bright decor.
An Illinois woman reports improved kidney function, steadier nerves, and greater physical and mental strength after stopping coffee and using Postum. She notes two weeks to visible kidney relief and heart stabilization, then renewed activity for demanding mental work. Instant Postum is now available, with factory processing retaining soluble portions.
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