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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
4
In September 1814 Baltimore faced a British fleet attack on Fort McHenry. Francis Scott Key observed from a vessel, witnessing cannonades that inspired the ode now known as the Star Spangled Banner. The fort’s defense and the flag’s survival framed his verse and its enduring national motto In God is our trust.
A revived village kolum invites reader contributions while lampooning the editor and local figures. The piece features mock poems and jokes about the fair sex, Van Buren library, and a mock theater sign, ending with a note that submissions will be censored to maintain decorum.
The article recalls Jefferson as a gifted writer and the five member drafting committee for the Declaration of Independence formed in June 1776. It notes Adams vote dynamics, Franklin Sherman Livingston and Jefferson as leaders, and the enduring phrasing of the preamble asserting governments derive power from the governed.
Mr Ross Slater spends days with the Williamsons and family. The Duckwalls visit Barrows and Kelley kin. Barrows and Beekman hosts appear with Barrow and Moon families. Mower Williamson and Beekman groups are noted with Pence and Rollie near Markle. Charley Kariger buys a new car. Hill and Lampie Smith visit Marion and Will Smith households.
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