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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
5
Classified real estate notes listing multiple properties near Van Buren including farms and houses with details on acreage, improvements, wells, cisterns, outbuildings, fruit trees, and prices. Trade offers include exchange for Van Buren property. items note proximity to schools and churches.
A Cincinnati authority claims freezone applied directly to corns lifts them out with the fingers. The compound dries on contact, causes no irritation, and costs a small price for a quarter ounce at drug stores. It notes high heel wear pressures corns on many women’s feet.
The Aid Society met at Mrs. Violet Farr's home with the Sunshine Sunday School class for a quarterly session. The group pledged $100 toward the preacher's salary. A next meeting is set for Sept. 19 at Mrs. Molly Ferguson's home with ice cream and cake served to many attendees. Numerous local names and travels are listed.
Breedlove Bros notes egg prices are advancing to 33 cents per dozen replacing the previously quoted 37 cents in a large advertisement. The statement appears as a market notice from the supplier.
Mrs Prestion Howell will sell a registered herd of Jersey dairy cows at her farm on September 27 1917. The notice lists the date and the herd as the principal sale items.
W A Paxton & Co announces a forthcoming carload shipment of Polar Bear Flour urging customers to await price details before purchasing. The notice signals upcoming supply and potential savings for shoppers.
A caller seeks 20 acres for purchase north or west of Van Buren and asks to contact KE or H DePoy for arrangements.
The notice lists West Bound No 3 at 11 23 am and No 5 at 10 37 pm, East Bound No 4 at 6 58 pm and No 6 at 3 47 am with Sundays 30 minutes late and a low rate Sunday excursion. Contact H J Iread agent for details in Toledo Ohio.
Schedules for drafted men leaving for Camp Taylor were announced Wednesday. Adams county plans 42 men to depart Decatur at 8 20 a m on September 21 via Clover Leaf. Wells county will send 54 men from Bluffton at 8 50 a m the same day. Grant county second district 20 men depart Van Buren at 9 20 a m via Clover Leaf. A final demonstration is expected before departure with further arrangements to follow.
Mrs C A Barnes of Charistes Illinois writes she has a high opinion of Chamberlain’s Tablets for biliousness and as a laxative noting mild pleasant use. She adds her brother has also used them with satisfactory results.
A nervous man entered a store seeking quiet and sat for an hour. A clerk asked if he needed anything and he declined. The proprietor offered to show items, but he again declined, saying he sought a peaceful spot per his physician’s advice to avoid crowds.
W A Paxton & Co held Rooster Day and bought almost 1000 pounds of poultry. Birds ranged in size and color with a ten pound rooster sold by Aaron Griffith for 81.30. Next Wednesday prizes will be awarded for the largest Plymouth Rock rooster. Look for their ad on the first page.
G A McBride of Headford Ot reports two years of selling Chamberlain's Tablets and says the product outperforms all others for indigestion and constipation. He notes personal trial confirms strong customer reports and recommends giving them a try for digestive relief.
The Town of Van Buren Indiana invites sealed bids by 7:30 p m on September 7 1917 for an eight and ten inch sewer along the alley between Main and Vine streets to Roads Run Ditch. Bid must include a $50 certified check. failure to contract after acceptance liquidated damages apply. bids may be rejected.
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