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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
3
Residents across McNatt share social calls and family visits. Local groups hold meetings with basket making and a box social planned at the Alexander school house near Dillman. Religious events include Christian Endeavor on prohibition questions and a note on a Warren funeral attendance.
Miss Mabel Helms spent the weekend with relatives in Marion. Mr and Mrs Edward Rice welcomed a newborn daughter, Mearle Lucille, weighing 11 pounds, born Friday night. Charley Blakely and family visited Fred Haupthof’s home after Lela Beck stayed with Bessie Forsythe. Thelma Smith of Muncie visited her parents William and Jennie Forsythe hosted a birthday dinner for Jennie Forsythe.
A crowded church of names recalls visits by Forsythe Dawalt Knote and Wooster families along with Shuff, Conwell, Hill, Nash and Delamore. Notes mention Thelma Shuff at a State Teachers Convention in Indianapolis and various Marion calls. Light humor follows about automobiles and a joking passenger scene, including a quip about a “fat party” on a car ride.
Mrs. Marvin Overhohtz and Mrs. Everett Doyle hosted the W. B. A ladies masquerade at Mrs. Overholt home in Marion Wednesday evening. Hallowsen decorations and clever contests featured the event with prizes to Mrs. Steeley, Mrs. Slaney, and Mrs. Vollard. Refreshments served to fourteen Marion ladies and guests Mrs. Charles Hatcher and Mrs. Overholtz.
The lesson surveys Isaiah Jonah Micah and Zephaniah to show the prophets as messengers to all nations. It notes Isaiah’s light to the world, Jonah’s mercy to Nineveh, Micah’s peaceful universal kingdom, and Zephaniah’s call for nations to turn from impurity and seek God.
Old ad copy touts Alls Catarrh Medicine for catarrh and colds. It claims quick relief via a tonic acting through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F J Cherev Co Toledo Ohio.
In a brief exchange, Jimmy the office boy is chided for whistling at his desk. He replies that he was not working, only whistling, prompting a tongue in cheek remark from his supervisor.
In Van Buren multiple daily notices publish similar cases. F A Bratton reports kidney weakness causing nighttime urination and back pain. After using Deans Kidney Pills bought at Pax ton's Drug Store the complaint subsided. 60c at dealers. Foster Milburns Co Buffalo NY.
Quotation attributed to George Holyoake argues that eradicating Sunday observance is key to abolishing Christianity. The remark frames Sunday as essential to Christian practice and institutional identity.
A brief aphorism notes that fair appreciation of institutions requires not judging them against utopian light, attributed to Viscount Morley.
A brief aphorism notes Mammon has enriched his thousands, and has damned his ten thousands, reflecting on wealth and moral cost in a concise historical sentiment.
The quotation notes a paradox about the world stating we may despise it yet cannot do without it, attributed to Baron Weser berg. The line reflects a reflective, philosophical stance on human relation to the world.
A list of characters and scenes from various works including Babe Ruth in The Bat and The Bronze Woman, plus remarks on pirates and a French resort showgirl. The text also notes a claim about Tutankhamun's tomb and jokes about Egyptian cigarettes and train delays.
A humorous verse explores gendered departures from home with lines about chores and morning routines. It contrasts girls leaving on Sundays with boys on Sundays and mocks advertising obsession across daily life.
A popular view ranks cash registers higher than birth certificates in everyday U S life. The statement reflects public attitudes toward financial documents and personal identity proofs in modern society.
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