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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
6
A Feraina survey asks readers to rank men’s flaws. Egotism tops the list followed by infidelity jealousy intemperance cowardice and others in a suggested natural order. Women reportedly understand men's failings well.
Professor Paul S. Rejinsel of Wisconsin, after a year in Berlin, says American Olympic success will transform German training. He notes the German Turner system favors collective effort over individual excellence and expects Germany to improve in future Olympiads. He observes signs of moving away from indoor training as Germans take up golf.
The Cincinnati Times notes women now wear dresses from cheaper fabrics while calico, once cheap, falls from favor. It argues style, cost of living, and wartime price changes have altered dress habits and markets, offering a lens on broader economic history.
A woman who ran a home on about $1.30 weekly suggests teaching others the method. She notes that after sharing the process, income could rise as men pay for using the approach in their households.
The piece argues widespread swimming instruction would reduce drownings. It suggests updating education with a modern version of the Persian motto to include riding shooting and truth telling as core needs.
Los Angeles dispatch reports a U S Senate subcommittee completed its Mexico relations probe. Senator Smith says evidence supports U S intervention to protect American interests amid arms and dynamite shipments during the Madero era and ongoing unrest. The panel questioned 75 witnesses across El Paso and Los Angeles as Fall and Smith prepare recommendations.
A Milwaukee woman seeks a divorce claiming she cannot tolerate her husband having his beard shaved clean. The unusual grievance centers on his bare faced appearance and its effect on their marriage.
Reports from Whiteside County describe shocks lasting about five seconds with east to west rotation. Homes vibrated, pictures fell, doors jarred, and cement silos were damaged. No official explanation yet. impacts reported up to fifteen miles away.
San Juan del Sur Nicaragua reported insurgents at Masaya raised a white flag on Saturday. The move leaves Leon as the government’s remaining stronghold in the conflict.
Barstow California September 30 two passengers were probably fatally injured and four painfully hurt when a Santa Fe freight train crashed into a sleeping car of the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Limited at Barstow Junction.
A southern Japanese coast typhoon kills about 300 people and devastates towns. Naval ships and numerous civilian craft sink or run ashore, with thousands homeless and crops ruined. Government dispatches aid as losses may reach millions. The steamer Kieko Maru is missing.
General Mena, leader of Nicaragua's revolutionaries, surrendered to Admiral Southerland and was sent to Panama under guard. The surrender, reported by American Minister Weitzel, is viewed as signaling the revolution's end and the exile of Mena with about 700 followers. United States forces in Nicaragua confirm the surrender.
Washington reports the Senate subcommittee investigating Mexican affairs will soon submit its final report to the foreign relations committee. The probe covers the Madero and Orozco rebellions, cites possible American intervention to protect citizens, and accuses two large corporations of funding the Madero revolt while denying U.S. money funded Orozco.
In Lawrence Massachusetts 12000 textile workers strike protesting imprisonment of Joseph Mttor Arturo Giovanuteci and Antonia Caruso 12 000 hands employed across Aver Washington Prospect Wood mills of American Wooten and Arlington cotton mills with aims to close all mills Caruso a workroomer is charged with murder of Annie Taupizzo a striker Giovanutitti and Giovanutti organizers of the Industrial Workers of the World detained as necessary before the fact to the Lopizzo case
John Arbuckle who died last March left an estate reported at 20304160 by Transfer Tax Appraiser Monahan. Arbuckle Bros was a partnership, not a corporation, with Arbuckle owning one third of the firm. The estate includes nearly 100 million in property held by the firm, with heirs Christina Arbuckle and Mrs Catherine A Jamison. Zach inherits about 14.8 million, making the family among America’s wealthiest. Inheritance tax is about 1.16 million. Appraisal costs are around 156 thousand.
Maj. Gen. Leon A. Wood chief of the United States army visited Chicago to inspect Fort Sheridan and the army headquarters. This stop marks the first major halt in a nationwide inspection tour.
William S. Johnson and Mrs Roy C. G. Wyman died by drinking carbolic acid in Richmond Indiana in the company of Mrs Johnson and Mrs Wyman. The two families had been longtime friends.
New York on September 28 Commissioner A L Jacobs ordered the withdrawal of Robert W Stewart counsel for Standard Oil interests in the Waters Pierce Standard Oil litigation due to objectionable conduct.
First game in Gotham New York on September 27 mentions opening game scheduled for Tuesday October with games alternating between Gotham and Boston until the series ends.
Report denies circulating rumors of planned coordinated revolutionary movements led by Castro in Venezuela Zelaya in Nicaragua and Diaz in Mexico. Officials state no such plot is under way and urge calm.
Governor Wilson lands a sweeping New Jersey primary victory with about a 20 000 plurality across most counties except Essex his rival James Smith Jr trails in the race for the U S senate Representative Hughes leads on the Wilson side with a strong vote total as returns come in from a majority of districts
The cruiser Cincinnati reached Foochow at the request of American Consul Fowler to safeguard American interests, reporting no new instructions from Washington.
A new South Atlantic steamship route linking Bordeaux to La Plata via Brazil and Uruguay has begun operation. The service aims to cut travel time from about 22 days to 21 days.
Prominent appeal invites women with female illnesses to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential guidance. Letters read and answered by women, with a request for no fees. The firm touts extensive experience and offers a free eighty-page text book by mail.
A brief exchange questions how meals are served from a lunch wagon with a quip that the service might be a la carte. The remark hints at perceived dining options and serving style in a street-food context.
In a downtown moment a passerby asks about a towering skyscraper as a commuter duo exits the subway. The other man claims ignorance while noting a missing contact named TJ who wasn’t there yesterday.
In a Sherlock Holmes moment a jeweler notes a woman’s marriage length as about 15 years. The wife asks how, and he explains you can tell by the wedding ring size and style, which changes roughly every five years.
A confused dialogue reveals Tialloal Wielitsam failing to wed after a woman, To, postponed marriage plans. He learns she had sold the rights of photographing their engagement moments to a German cinematography firm, ending the proposed union.
A period ad reproduces letters praising Postum as a coffee substitute. It cites caffeine’s supposedly harmful heart and digestion effects and urges preparing Postum for 15 minutes. The ad includes customer testimonials and directs readers to The Road to Wellville and Battle Creek Michigan based Postum Co.
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