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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
2
A collage of wry aphorisms on money minds and mischief, noting open minds, imitations, footgear, truants of time, fingerprints, grumblers, tango, junk trusts, convention badges, and census ideas with no clear single event.
A Louisville minister asks if pride in a lie is possible and suggests the answer hinges on whether the lie is discovered or goes unpunished. The remark frames ethics and accountability in public life.
A dry witticism on whisky deaths surfaces with a grim shrug. The piece notes scientists discover a new sun spot and hints such findings were anticipated. A quip about rain revealing everything ties the trio together with a light editorial tone.
A woman asserts beef as a cure for drink habit, provoking flutter among vegetarians and stirring debate over dietary remedies and social norms.
A brief note recalls sophomores' role in judging whether freshmen wore caps or hats, suggesting their presence keeps that fashion debate alive.
A collage of quirky ideas and debates from a bustling era. Radium touted as a remedy for deafness and cancer draws skeptical experts. Courts debate what constitutes a kiss and art. Floor-sitting gains as a cure for obesity, while a derrick is advised for those needing the cure. A French savant prescribes 730 a.m. dinners, laundry starches negligee bosoms, and ordinary cooks are scarce.
A woman answers her pastor about her health with a doleful remark that she always anticipates a decline after a period of feeling well. She says she feels very well now but expects to feel worse later.
A humorous saying suggests a married man’s happiness is reflected by how his wife treats their poodle. The quip implies domestic harmony is visible through pet care dynamics.
An African skeleton dating back 160000 years offers clues to early human life. The relic prompts comparisons to historical figures like Sarah Bernhardt known for farewell tours, though the significance rests on ancient context rather than modern celebrity.
Justice Joseph R Lamar of the Supreme Court and Frederick W Lehmann of St Louis will represent the United States to confer with mediators over the U S Mexico dispute. They will meet at Niagara Falls Ontario on May 18 with South American mediators and Mexican delegates. The Duke of Connaught governs Canada and will ensure courtesy and support from British and Canadian authorities for the talks.
A group of American refugees from Tampico met Secretary of the Navy Daniels to denounce the administration’s Mexican policy. Daniels defended Mayo’s actions, noting British urging led to delaying rescues, and that Americans would have faced greater danger otherwise. Delegation members included W. L. Lucas and J. B. Wood among others.
The forty-eighth annual Indiana Institute of Homeopathy session gathers at the Hotel Severin in Indianapolis May 11 and 12. Guest speakers include Dr. Dewitt G. Wilcox and Dr. E Stillman Bailey. Dr. Baldwin presides as president of the State association. about 850 Indiana physicians are expected to attend with round-table discussions across clinical medicine surgery materia medica and homeopathies. A banquet for members wives and friends is planned Wednesday evening. The program opens at 10 a m with officer elections at noon Thursday.
In Lafayette two boys were injured as baseball season opened. Robert McMahon, 14, fell from a freight car ladder and lost his left foot under wheels, while Henry Snyder, 16, was struck on the head by a pitched ball and is in serious brain concussion. In Princeton high school won in oratory and Evansville in reading at a quadrangular contest with Julius Schwartz and Miss Marjorie Legler noted as winners. In Elwood Elmer Fites, 19, lies seriously wounded with a bullet in his body after an incident with William Croutch, who fled with a woman after the quarrel. Croutch and the girl remain at large.
New York May 9 The jury box in the Charles Becker murder trial is filled. Names include M F Blagden bond salesman James M Faust real estate broker Thomas W Edwards chemist Edward E Van Ewan retired salesman Ambrose V Fardaye broker s clerk Paul V Camors retired salesman Robert L Baxter clerk Willoughby R Smith clerk D L Holbrook mechanical engineer Philip Loff retired merchant Walter Goodyear book agent Gilbert Schawl manufacturer.
Seven persons reported dead and several injured after a crowded street car speeding downhill collided with another car in Cleveland on Friday authorities said.
Berlin reports that a German military airship was destroyed in a storm near Zossen, about 22 leagues south of Berlin, with the news arriving Friday afternoon.
President Wilson and Congress paid tribute as the Montana carried seventeen sailors and marines back from Vera Cruz for burial. Funeral cortege moved from Battery to City Hall plaza and Brooklyn navy yard with services led by Wilson. Delegations from Senate and House attended alongside local representatives.
Atlanta May 8 Leo M. Frank was denied a new trial by Judge Ben Hill on Wednesday. His lawyers said they will appeal to the United States Supreme Court as the motion to set aside may take longer than prior efforts, delaying any resentence.
Boston May 11 U S officials said Francis H Griffin a New York attorney and his wife were arrested on charges of using the mails to defraud. They allegedly obtained 500000 through fraudulent representations.
In Jacksonville Florida on May 11 the United Confederate Veterans annual parade featured veteran troops marching in full dress. The event marked the reunion with a crowd observing as veterans and local groups took part.
William B. Folsom, 54, who earlier killed his wife and failed at another suicide, hanged himself with a bed sheet from cell bars in the county jail. Sheriff and deputy found the body. no witness to the act. Terre Haute miners go on strike at Oak Hill mine No. 8 over two drivers discharged for leaving mules harnessed.
N A Perrill justice of the peace returns home from Kansas with word of his marriage in Topeka to Mrs Helen A Sloan of Burlingame Kansas The couple have known each other for 56 years and were Civil War sweethearts The union is Perrill's fourth and Sloan's third marriage.
Lafayette Louis E Endsley a Purdue professor of railway engineering tendered his resignation to President W E Stone to accept a similar post at the University of Pittsburgh next fall. He has conducted tests for the Master Car Builders association and invented devices used on American railroads. He was a Purdue student before becoming a professor.
Police identified the store robber as H. C. Mantz who escaped from the Kansas penitentiary at Lansing on February 4 1914. Mantz had used the alias Harry Munce while serving a burglary sentence. Prison officials were notified.
Apal Thomas, two years old, of Laporte, was fatally burned while playing near an open stove in South Bend. His clothing caught a spark from the fire and the mother, alerted by the child’s scream, could not reach the house in time.
Joseph E. Hennings president of the local chamber of commerce hosted a Grand Hotel banquet for city newspaper men. Speakers praised the chamber and pledged Hennings support for advancing the city’s interests.
Benjamin Mc Atee aged sixty seven, veteran engineer for Lake Erie & Western, collapsed with heart trouble while preparing to move an engine from Rankin round house in Indiana and died in the cab. He lived in Tipton.
A rat crawled over a gas range valve and released gas, nearly suffocating Mr. and Mrs. F M Brown in Wabash. Brown, barely conscious, called for help before collapsing.
Fort Wayne details say Joseph Smith, seventy five, blind and despondent, ended his life by hanging in the attic of his daughter's home. He tied a strap around his neck and to a rafter.
Terre Haute citizen Cornelius Schrepfer man files a $25,000 suit against his father Nicholas Schepferman alleging injuries received while working in a coal mine owned by the father.
Mrs. Joseph Aselin of Minneapolis says two years of monthly pains and sickness ceased after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports renewed strength from three bottles and offers to answer inquiries about her case. The ad notes the product contains native roots and herbs and is served by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts with confidential female guidance.
A dour aunt, mocked by fate and two failed loves, laments life yet brightens when her five year old grandniece declares she already thinks highly of herself. The child's simple rebuke echoes through a seaside family dinner.
A heavy set man, who appeared to spend much time eating, was asked to testify. The judge pressed him about what he heard in the restaurant during the incident, but the witness replied he heard nothing as he was eating. Saturday Journal
In a brief reminiscence the bride, changing into traveling suit, asks her maid Inez if she seemed nervous during the ceremony. Inez recalls her nerves at first, then calm once Gerald said I do.
An reader shares indigestion relief from Grape Nuts after rich foods. The letter notes improved digestion and appetite, claiming Grape Nuts rebuilt digestive strength and allows enjoyment of meals again. Posted by Postum Co. at Battle Creek Michigan with a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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