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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
4
The piece urges unity from 1776 to 1861 and calls for national pride on Independence Day. It laments print-paper shortages, condemns large Sunday editions, and urges conservation and parish rest through church attendance. It notes a Van Buren Township Fourth celebration with speakers and music and mentions Sugar embargo talk and political cartoons about marriage norms.
A fragmentary column from Van Buren Indiana introduces Spider Boxell travel agent and a bright brunette fiancée, with local asides and jokes. It includes quirky lines from residents, humorous exchanges, and notes on community events and plans for the 4th of July, ending with a call for reader contributions.
The discharged soldier hastened gladly home to see his wife. He found her polishing the kitchen stove and slipped quietly up to embrace her. She spoke without looking up ordering two quarts of milk and a pint of cream for tomorrow.
Frank Hartman a Lancaster township farmer loses a sow and seven pigs valued at 200 dollars when his wandering porkers strayed onto the Clover Leaf right of way and were killed by a freight train near Buttermilk Cut east of Bluffton.
A comic exchange shows a coal driver insisting a shipment weighs two tons, while the coal merchant worries the scale might underestimate and questions the load size. The dialogue captures a humorous tug between expectation and measurement.
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