New Year Reflections and Local Cheer in Van Buren
A 1922 New Year column in Van Buren encourages looking back to avoid past mistakes and promises happiness if residents perform kind acts daily. It notes the newspaper’s value, jokes about subscriptions, and marks local reflections on economy, marriage, health, and community spirit with references to Ion H. Patterson and Henry Ford.
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van Buren
Sor Sor
Ion H. Patterson
National Cash Register
Ar Jung
Van Buren Observations on Wealth and Wives
A humorous column from Van Buren contrasts high finance with highway robbery, notes the foibles of local men and women, and asks whether wealth is a disease cured by hard work. It jokes about marriages, fashion, and public pretenses through light satire.
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van Buren
Lit
Ohome
The Office Cat The Beautiful Snow Poem Fragment
A fragmented poem titled The Office Cat The Beautiful Snow describes snow as Sloppy Slushly and slows travel. It laments slippery conditions causing cold woes and jokes about weather harm. The author attribution includes JUNIUS THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW and Swifticus, questioning who wrote the poem.
Christmas Thoughts and Humorous Bits in Hinglish Fashion
A collage of light humor and quips about dogs, cars, demobilization, and Santa Claus. Puns roam from engine timers to everyday quirks, with a Christmas notes section on modern merry making and a tongue in cheek list of life’s “how to” learnings.
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Santa Claus
Sante Claus
Freddy Kott
Desent
Booth
Beause Santa
Old Pop Volstead
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Henry Ford
China
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Barling Exchange
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US Post
SAM Levy Shoe Co
West Third St
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N.E. Corner Square
Marion, Indiana
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