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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
5
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fink traveled to Indianapolis Monday for a short stay. Mrs. Abiram Boyd spent Sunday with Miss Beatrice Swallow at her home on the National Road east.
The library was honored Monday by a visit from C V Ritter of Chicago a prominent publisher and dealer in choice books who visits libraries that patron his firm every few years.
Master James Martindale suffers whooping cough while residents visit family and attend club events. Marriage licenses issued include William Clench and Hazel Brock. Other items note travel, illness at Mayo, and Red Men Association meetings with a mix of local exchanges and holiday plans.
Florence Davis of Germantown is named sole heir to Victoria A. Lichty as her will is probated. Real estate is valued at about five hundred dollars.
Mrs Max Feemster was unintentionally left off the guest list for a party hosted by Mrs Clayborn King at her mother Mrs E P Diffenderfords home last Friday afternoon.
County commissioners on Saturday granted the Veterans of Foreign Wars permission to place two large German cannons on the corners of the courthouse lawn facing north. The cannons were received as a gift to the county from the Government and will be set at accessible corners for public view.
Luther Martin comes home for holidays marking his first visit in five years since enlisting in the navy. He brings a new daughter in law as a Christmas gift to his parents.
Mr and Mrs O U Toppin attended the funeral of Mrs Toppins brother Raymond Cooper last Friday at the home of his parents in Geneva. Cooper was a World War veteran and died in an operation at a hospital in Washington.
Rev Estelle K Ressler of Scranton Kansas stopped here on a business trip to Washington DC to visit uncles Alexander and Robert Steele. He also spent time with Rev and Mrs Stelle, former friends. Ressler is a rising minister in the M E church of Kansas.
The Helen Hunt Club gathered Monday afternoon with Mrs. Alvin Bertsch. Miss Routh presented Famous Shakespearean Actors and Actresses and The Influence of Shakespeare's Mind and Art on Civilization. Mrs. J. W. Marson led the discussion and the music committee offered three carols Silent Night O Come All Ye Faithful and Little Town of Bethlehem.
A cooperative dinner for former telephone operators was hosted by Mrs Ruth Weaver in Piqua Ohio. Guests included Mrs Curran Kelly Mrs Fred Beale of Indianapolis Mrs Hugh Bavender of Richmond and Mesdames Drischel McDaniels Weaver and several Misses Turner Doney Newman and Edwards.
Congressman Richard N. Elliott of Indiana's Sixth District introduces a bill to raise Civil War pensions. General pension would range from 50 to 72 dollars monthly with 125 dollars for those totally blind or disabled. widows would gain 30 dollars, while ages 70 to 75 would receive 40 dollars and 75 plus 50 dollars, limited to widows who married soldiers before June 27, 1905. The bill covers Civil War veterans only.
Indiana farmers aligned with the current highway commission resisting disruptive reform. They praise the commission’s work and favor reappointing Crawford next spring, believing Governor Jackson will support continued good roads leadership.
A collection of insights and wry observations on family, manners, debt, fame, and progress. Jokes range from modern tech and music to politics and travel, with a playful note on social expectations and everyday absurdities.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during our husband and father's illness and funeral. Special thanks to Rev Mahler for comforting remarks. Mrs Susannah Beard and Daughter Iona.
Decembers bring sorrow as the family recalls Anthony Pusinelli who died on December 19 1922. His wife and children miss him deeply and honor his memory with heartfelt grief and affection.
A young man in his first college year says his opinion does not matter much. The remark appears in a fairy tale style passage, highlighting his humility or self doubt within a narrative frame.
A report notes Paris weary of visitors, reflecting a shopkeeper’s disdain for customers as crowds press into the city. The observation frames a wider tension between tourism and daily commerce.
Observers warn that counterfeiters printing twenty-dollar notes threaten greater exposure as the trend lowers the perceived value of currency and could lead to wider economic disruption if unchecked.
A doctor advises a patient to quit smoking for seven days and the patient discovers the final six days are the toughest part of the challenge.
Satire notes Little Jack Horner and his role in the notion of turning corners into filling stations, suggesting a playful link between a nursery rhyme figure and modern oil commerce.
The fez has been discarded for the hat by the Turks. Evidently it was too much of a task, that of trying to make the fez look like a hat.
A titled gentleman quoted by Punch asserts aviation is as safe as walking across the street and perhaps even safer, highlighting the era's confidence in air travel safety.
The item notes that fashionable big legged pants may prompt jellybeans to adopt hoops. The casual observation reflects sartorial trends and potential impact on accessory choices.
An educator observes a new system for teaching the alphabet and points to examples like KTHS and WDAF as indicative of this change.
A sharp profile defines a professional humorist as one who listens with a distant gaze, weighing whether a joke can be refined and marketed as a product. The observer notes the clever impulse to dress up humor for sale.
A woman states that women are not as bitter partisans as men. It is noted that some drivers of cars lean toward a middle of the road policy.
A New York doctor asserts drivers of superior intelligence cause most accidents. He explains the argument after crashes proceeds in cultured language.
A travel writer notes some Chinese mountains have never been penetrated by man while American wives on vacation return to find mountains of china that have never been penetrated by man.
Rubber markets and exchange signals suggest Britain can cover its next debt installment from proceeds of American rubber tire sales. The note implies continued reliance on rubber as a payment channel amid currency concerns.
A brief quip notes that telephone men rarely discuss the problem of wrong numbers and suggests a topic on preventing misdials. The remark implies everyday confusion in communications and calls for awareness of dialing accuracy.
A reader complains about a dirty car that appears unused for seven years and argues for cleaner, better maintained automobiles on city streets. The remark reflects frustration with neglected vehicles and road etiquette.
W H Doney offers a residence in Cambridge for a Dublin property at a price not to exceed 1500 dollars. The notice states a swap with possible terms and location details.
Real estate ad listing multiple properties including houses on National Road near Dublin two acre and one acre plots in Milton modern homes on Mulberry Street and Main Street farms from two to two hundred acres confectionery and lunch room for sale or trade for farm Richmond property for sale or trade 40 to 60 acres two story houses church street location corner lot near school house and a real buy with $1000 cash to handle balance I J L Harmmeier Insurance and Real Estate office and residence contact details given tribune building address and phone numbers included.
Advertisement details several properties for sale. A six room house with outbuildings plus one acre and a chicken setup are offered by W H Doney. Another listing describes a poultry ranch of ten acres with a six room house barn fruit and 11 000 egg capacity. Also a dental metals buyers note from Hoke Smelting & Refining Co.
Property listing notes a fifty foot lot on West Main Street offered for immediate sale. Contact Tribune Bldg. at phone 176 for details.
The Wayne Circuit Court appoints Robert A. Hicks as Executor of the will of Henry F. Bladel, deceased, late of Wayne County Indiana. The estate is believed solvent with John C. Dodson as attorney.
Notice to stockholders of the First National Bank of Cambridge City Indiana that the annual election of five directors will be held at their home on the second Tuesday of January between 10 A.M. and 12 P.M. Irvin J. L. Harmeier, Cashier.
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