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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
6
A satirical notice targets young women with a description of a fair at Pockmier's restaurant and a jab about homely guests. It references last week's News Eagle and a Cline Lumber ad inviting fair visitors, ending with guidance that homely dears should stay home.
Austin Tinner Corey rushes to the stairs to the telephone office as Coan Paxton reports doubled female customers since Lewis Kitty Struble began working there. Patrons then visit Ned Conwells to see Jay Soda-Squirt Boxell while the Old Gent seeks a kiss from his daughter. Rising meat costs trigger liver complaints at boarding houses.
A fragmentary poetic piece references Scout, Dough Cow, and the Barefoot, with lines about widow’s weeds, love, and romance. It mentions Homer High School and a character named Nero and ponders social banter at a fair in Alaska.
Purdue University Agricultural Extension issues a bulletin by Prof. O F Hall detailing 32 outdoor group games requiring little to no equipment. The aim is to aid rural gatherings and schoolhouse entertainments by offering recreative, socially enriching activities. Bulletin No. 94 is available on request from Purdue.
The advertisement advises readers with weak digestion to eat sparingly of meats and to wait at least five hours between meals. It recommends drinking plenty of water and taking one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper to improve digestion.
Nelson and DePoy list 112 acres available for purchase at 200 dollars per acre. The property listing highlights scale and asking price, with potential buyers urged to contact the sellers for more details.
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