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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
4
An editorial calls residents to stroll through town and share ideas on how to spend tax money. It urges public involvement, noting editors' tax stance and inviting personal participation to improve the community.
A town brochure urges citizens to combine minds for the common good. It argues individual brains serve personal interests but collective effort multiplies impact, calling on both brain-rich and brain-poor to engage in community projects.
The piece argues that social activity benefits a town but warns against division into jealous cliques that breed antagonism. It asserts unity turns a town into a garden spot amid life’s challenges and can attract travelers, urging collective action to achieve this vision.
An argument notes U S firms ship coal to Europe at about 3,000,000 tons monthly. It estimates that a month’s supply could heat 20,000 American families, urging readers to consider how much shivering their own wife and children should endure to enrich exporting profiteers.
A biting editorial argues for large wage increases for railroad workers and higher freight and passenger rates, saying the railroads deserve gains while noting that any sacrifice should not hit families, insisting the public can bear raises except at home.
Local residents and guests share Sunday gatherings and weekly events. Names include Silas Sands Alden Pitt Y E Holmes Martha Sands and many others visiting relatives in Otterbin and nearby towns along with church activities and a Y P U ice cream social noted for August 19.
Lesson text outlines David sins with Bathsheba and Uriah, his murder to cover sin, and his grief over Absalom. It covers Adultery and Murder in David's life, then Absalom's revolt, his death, and David's mourning, with moral reflections on idleness, repentance, and divine providence.
The quote defines the greatest man as one who chooses rightly with unwavering resolve, resists temptations, bears burdens cheerfully, remains calm in storms, and relies unflinchingly on truth virtue and God.
A concise meditation on learning from errors to gain wisdom for the future, citing Plutarch’s ethic that growth comes from reflecting on missteps rather than flawless action. It frames error as a teacher guiding wiser choices ahead.
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