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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
4
A historical columnist argues presidents are worn by constant petitio ns from job seekers and time wasters demanding appointments. The piece urges removing politics from most posts, letting leaders focus on high policy while Congress handles needed reform.
Former Congressman C. Bascom Slemp of Virginia is named Secretary to the President by President Coolidge. The surprise pick shifts from Massachusetts prospects and brings a veteran lawmaker with fifteen years in Congress and deep GOP experience in Virginia. Political circles praise Slemp for state affairs insight and skill in party organization to guide future administration goals.
The R. L. Ditzler Co. led by manager Mr. Doyle expands to offer poultry and eggs with emphasis on quality. It launches the Ditzler Farm Service including eighty large trucks acting as moving grocery stores, delivering at farmers’ doors and offering high grade merchandise from its Peru wholesale house.
Readers are urged to practice dimming headlights at night to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers. The message frames headlight dimming as simple etiquette and a matter of safety, not requiring a law. It emphasizes decency and good manners on the road.
The piece notes US crude oil production tripled since 1909 from 588 to 45 barrels per car by 1922, cites refining advances and ongoing work to boost gasoline yield. It argues advertising boosts dealer sales, citing surveys showing advertised dealers gain six to thirty times more business, and claims 85 percent of failing businessmen do not advertise.
Verse by verse, Hebrews chapter six urges moving beyond foundational teachings to endurance in faith and hope. It stresses God's oath bound promises, the immutability of his counsel, and Jesus as eternal high priest guiding believers to steadfast assurance.
A letter from Rural Route No 1 Durhamville New York describes a summer visit to the Oneida Lake canal and nearby towns. It notes boat traffic through locks 26 mile long lake lights at night a large Fourth of July gathering and local leisure sights. The writer mentions Adventist neighbors, local canneries and workers near Onjor town paying 75 cents to 1 dollar per hour and a small farm keeping 32 cows in a 17 room house.
A reader cites errors in the prior issue including a misaddressed mail, a telephone mix up, incorrect thread size, a late train report, a milk bill overcharge, and a sick note about meat. The writer Glen Elder signs the correction.
Twenty boys exhibited twenty three pigs at the Grant County Pig Club Show held August 22 and 23 with Harris Grove as the venue. Prizes totaled fifty dollars for breed winners and fifteen dollars for the top book keeping and writing prize on pig feed costs and management. One half of the prize money was not completed in the text.
Grant County Farm Bureau funded and Mil Township Fair Association furnished the remainder. F M Shanklin state pig club leader judged hogs with L L Lord assisting. Prizes awarded include Durocs Max Townsend first George Heinlein second Carl Hodge third Morris Rybolt fourth Emerick Clouse fifth. Hampshire David Wilson first George Townsend second Kenneth Williams third Richard Schonhardt fourth Herman King fifth. Poland Chinas Lloyd Pulley first Norval Renbarger second Virgil Holloway third Everett Fisherback. Spotted Poland Chinas Herman King first. About ten boys will take their pigs to the State Fair for the State Event. Read Ditzler's ad and save money.
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