Carroll County News History and Publication Details
The Carroll County Citizen began in 1892 and later became The Delphi Citizen in 1924. Henry B. Wilson served as editor and business manager with Mindwell Crampton Wilson as associate editor. Official paper of Carroll County with a $1.60 yearly Indiana subscription rate and second class mail status from Delphi, Indiana.
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Carroll County
Delphi Times
Delphi
Henry B. Wilson
Mindwell Crampton Wilson
Ae Cee
Eeeen
Carro. County
Indiana
Aes Ind
The Resurrection and Easter Reflection by Louis Varnum Woulfe
Three pious women discover the empty tomb and an angel message as Easter begins. The piece argues the resurrection is both a one day event and a year round symbol, urging noble thought, expanded vision, and practical tests of Easter's spiritual and material meaning.
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Jesus of Nazareth
Louis Varnum Woulf
Keeping Cool With Coolidge
A collage reports on corporate optimism under Coolidge era rule noting United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel earnings shifts in 1924. It then cites a Gaylord Sentinel wedding column from a Kansan editor with humorous portrait of bride and groom detailing family roots and nerves.
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Coolidge
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Union
Who Keeps Coolidge Cool Amid Earnings Trends
The piece notes Tank Car and Big Four earnings per share for 1923 and 1924 and questions who controls or influences President Coolidge amid Washington events and corporate profit shifts. It reflects on the campaign slogan Keep Cool with Coolidge and ponders the source of Coolidge's composure.
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Big Four
Coolidge
Washington
Diana of Madison Square Garden Seeks New Home
The St Gaudens Diana statue atop Madison Square Garden is for sale as New Yorkers demolish the tower. The asking price to remove and relocate is 56000 dollars with the owners offering the piece to any art lover who pays transport costs. Homer St Gaudens notes distance enhances its charm while warning it is bolted and riveted.
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St. Gaudens
Diana
Madison Square Garden
Homer St. Gaudens
Indiana Tops National Tomato Quality and Bee Farm Activity
The 1924 Frank N. Wallace report shows Indiana leading in tomato quality and ranking high in acreage, with an average of 45,000 acres over eight years. The apiaries division inspected 3,549 bee farms and honey prices are expected to stay high next year.
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Indiana
Frank N. Wallace
Department
Division of Apiaries
A Boost for the Conscience Fund
Members of Congress push for increases to the Conscience Fund to help cover expenses tied to political ethics concerns. The proposal aims to expand support for inquiries and disclosures while addressing fiscal constraints facing the fund.
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Congress
Congressmen Oppose Salary Raise Deliberations Ensue
The article discusses lawmakers opposing their own pay rise and facing a compulsory check at the new rate. The comptroller-general says they may return the increase, but funds cannot be reappropriated to the salary fund, suggesting any surplus would go to the conscience fund. The piece notes public skepticism and lingering debate.
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Comptroller-General
Pay Increase Refused by Virginia Congressman Tucker
Rep Henry St George Tucker of Virginia declines a $208.33 pay raise included in his March salary. He mails back the check with a note saying the increase was not approved by record vote and should apply only to later elected members. Tucker cites grandfatherly precedent and argues Congress lacked authority to raise salaries from 7500 to 10000 a year without a recorded vote.
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Henry St. George Tucker
Virginia
Treasury
Tucker
Congress
Postal rate changes take effect April fifteenth
The article outlines new postal charges beginning April 15 including third class mail rates for circulars up to 8 ounces at one and a half cents per two ounces, private cards at two cents, and higher registered mail and insurance fees. Parcel post adds a 2 cent service charge, C O D fees rise by tiers, and new stamps are issued for third class mail.
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Hefner
Parcel Post
Book on tree planting distributed to Indiana schools
Arbor Day is set for Friday April 17 in a proclamation by Governor Ed Jackson. The Department of Public Instruction and the State Conservation Department issued a pamphlet to Indiana public schools to promote reforestation and tree planting. The program aims to reclaim thousands of acres of waste lands as timber producing areas.
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Ed. Jackson
Indiana
Departmen of Public Instruction
State Conservation Department
Conservation Department
Carroll County Farm Notes Highlight April Farm Bureau Meetings
The Office of the County Agent reports April Farm Bureau meetings to start April 15 in Madison township and run through April 29 in various townships. It also covers a Tippecanoe sewing club forming Watip, orchard pruning with Burkholder, a 200-head sheep demonstration, kitchen labor-saving ideas, and cautions against early woodland grazing due to poisonous plants.
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Farm Bureau Motion Picture
Farm Bureau
Madison Township
Adams Township
Jefferson Township
Clay Township
Monroe Township
Democrat Township
Rock Creek Township
Washington Township
Tippecanoe Township
Jackson Township
Deer Creek Township
Burlington Township
Carrollton Township
Clifford Bitter
Helen Ruth Peters
Hazel Anderson
Madge Randall
Watip Sewing Club
Simee Tippecanoe Township
Wabasa
Tip
George Squires
Mr. Squires
Cutler
Burkholder
A. A
Step & Labor
Delphi
Kathryn McMahon
Purdue
Edw. Blythe
C. O. Julius
Theo. Rhode
Dante and Geography in The Divine Comedy
The article argues Dante used a geographic frame for the Divine Comedy and references to Vulgari Eloquentia show his awareness of Italian regional positions. It suggests he relied on maps and orthodox geographic theories to shape the poem’s regional world.
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Dante
Italy
Andg
Hig
The Lame Man Healed at the Beautiful Gate
Bible lesson notes outline Acts 3 focusing on Peter and John healing a lame man at the temple gate called Beautiful. It covers the miracle, the man’s response, crowd reaction, and Peter’s gospel preaching urging repentance and Jesus’ resurrection as the focus of God’s redemption.
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Peter
John
House of Worship
Jerusalem
Temple
Christ
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Jesus
House of God
Temple Gate
Jesus Christ
Pilate
God
Holy One
Barabbas
Prince
Earth
Conscience as Law Versus Divine Reason, Sterne Quote
A brief reflection on conscience not as statute but as divine law rooted in reason, noting God placed inner judgment to guide moral decisions. The quote emphasizes that conscience complements, not contradicts, higher law.
Treasure Chest God Made the Earth to Supply Needs
Evangelical Tidings quotes a religious view that the earth is a treasure chest of provision for human needs. It urges people to lift the lid and help themselves through faith and effort.
Surgeon General Warns Against Bun Ion Pads in Smallpox Vaccination
Surgeon General Cumming warns bunion pads should not be used as vaccination dressings after several tetanus deaths were linked to their use. He notes the practice is more common than expected and urges proper medical dressings.
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Cumming
Presbytery Meets in Leba Non April 20 21
The Crawfordsville Presbytery to convene at Lebanon Presbyterian Church for a two day spring meeting on Monday and Tuesday April 20 and 21. Over a hundred delegates from eight counties and 48 churches are expected with program including open forums, sermons, and reports from mission and education committees.
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Lebanon
Murdoch McLeod
Chicago
Department of Men’s Work
Local Joking Exchange Over Worn Cradle
A father of 12, described as a Negro, jokes with his wife about the cradle worn out by the latest child. She quips the cradle is worn, he agrees it is nearly gone and suggests getting a new one.
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Rastus
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