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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
2
Editorial argues readers can expand their brain capacity by using the library to access vast information. It claims newspapers reflect collective intelligence and asserts parks roads clean water and air are taken for granted, quoting Howard Braucher on library impact.
A reflective piece laments repeated Christmases amid global strife. It questions Christian humanity’s ability to live in peace and warns that future Christmases depend on collective action beyond annual sentiment. It ends with a plea for true peace over ritual.
Estherville News notes that sportsmen and land users grow closer as their goals converge. When land becomes a hunting and fishing paradise it is likely to reach peak productivity for both groups.
The piece notes Christmas amid politics with a wishful view of regime shifts, jokes about Scrooge, Stalin, Hitler and other leaders, and contrasts global holiday attitudes with U S. power centers. It ends by mentioning Mecca in Riverside County California standing nearly 200 feet below sea level.
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