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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1925
Page
2
A line from an old newspaper shows the item stamped Entered at the Post Office at Spring Valley Illinois as second class mail matter. The note indicates a standard government mail designation for a local publication or notice.
The piece argues small towns stay loyal and prosper if they gain paved streets lights water and well kept parking. It contends modern conveniences insure growth and education for families, while big cities cannot duplicate small town life.
A Chicago Motor Club bulletin warns against misusing cars on hills and with braking. It urges not to force the engine, avoid clutch and Hill descents with no gear, and recommends using proper gears and brakes to prevent damage or danger.
The passage urges active citizenship asking readers what they do to serve others and defend rights. It argues that good citizens balance self with community obligations, respect others rights, and contribute best efforts for the common good.
The Illinois coal miners gain work as a Pennsylvania strike reduces supply. The piece hopes for a wage dispute settlement that avoids hardship for any group and calls for a method to prevent such hardship in the future.
The Norberg sisters Olive and Irene of Spring Valley write a long travel letter to Rev. Mills read in the Sunday School. They describe crossing the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers, passing Kansas, New Mexico, El Paso, Yuma, and reaching Pasadena California. They praise California scenery including Pasadena and the Sierra Nevada, note encounters with a movie actor, and report a forest fire near Big Tujunga Canyon while planning church visits and boosting Illinois.
Public notice from Bureau County Illinois states a special tax assessment for the St Paul Street lighting project from Terry Street East to Power Street East, with a 25 foot lot assessment of 68.93 plus 6 percent interest totaling 71.65 if paid within thirty days. Installment terms follow.
A Beecher quote questions true charity versus public display. It argues that enjoying praise for benevolence reflects vanity more than virtue, warning against charity tied to publicity rather than genuine benevolence.
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