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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
5
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Marion and surrounding towns feature a flurry of visits and social rounds. Louis Paxton, Frank Bloomfield, and many households are listed visiting relatives and friends across Marion Van Buren Arcana Huntington and Lafontaine with Christened gatherings and Sunday trips.
In Van Buren and Grant County a government campaign led by W. E. Leer warns that barberry bushes, especially common and purple leaved varieties, can harbor wheat rust spores. He cites a potential loss of over 200 million bushels and urges residents to remove and burn barberry plants by May 15 to protect wheat across the Upper Mississippi Valley. The effort partners with local defense groups and schools.
A Van Buren woman, Mrs. K Gardner of North First Street, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills helped her with back pain and frequent urination. She recommends the remedy publicly, noting price 60 cents at Paxton's Drug Store and urging neighbors to investigate the proven benefit. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, distributes the pills.
William Saxon is reported to be critically ill at his residence on South First Street. The condition was noted by a local informant with no further medical details available.
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