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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1924
Page
6
The Rockfield area shares holiday tidings with greetings for love joy and peace. Meetings at Rockfield Presbyterian Church cover Sunday School work with officers elected for next year. Various society and church groups hold sessions and visiting members attend events and birthdays are celebrated nearby.
Oscar Hall and family moved to their Delphi property vacated by Bert Kirkham and family who moved to Pittsburg. Harold Coghill has been sick recently. Mrs. Joe Wilson shopped in Lafayette Saturday. Raymond Bush and family visited with Bob Welker and family near Monticello. Will Cole returned to work in Logansport after a weekend with his family here. Oscar Hall family spent Sunday in Logansport with relatives. Edna Leffler and Eugene Hall visited Mrs. Mary Johnson at Delphi Thursday. Some townsfolk attended Roy Jordan sale at Delphi Saturday.
Five circus elephants escaped during a theatre rehearsal in Peru and stampeded through a business district crashing through doors and a plate glass window. Trained handlers pursued the beasts as crowds followed, ending with the elephants retreating to the Wabash river until capture and return to winter quarters.
The Zo roaster Stock actor Billy Kelly, living with Mrs Perkins on Center street, surprises the Christmas crowd. He uses a donated dollar to fund a party for the long serving housekeeper and the neighbors. The Ladies Aid join as ice cream and carols fill Center street.
Lesson outlines John 9 1 41 focusing on Jesus opening a blind man s eyes The discourse traces the disciples misunderstanding the cause of affliction Jesus healing with mud and washing in the pool The man s testimony unfolds from identity to prophetic role to worship of Jesus as the Son of God and crowds react with division.
A lighthearted exchange reflects holiday humor about spouses gifting and the punch line avoiding a necktie or smoking jacket. The quip contrasts an expected present with the humorous suggestion of a bland or absent gift.
A reflective line notes that great men resemble ordinary people yet are deeper and broader in thought and feeling, suffering and loving more intensely and tenderly.
A concise quotation attributes a well rounded intellect to reading and meditation. The saying emphasizes that reading builds the mind, meditation deepens thought, and discourse clarifies judgment. It credits Benjamin Franklin as the source of the aphorism.
The text argues true freedom is spiritual, linked to man's relation to God, and can exist despite physical bondage. It cites St. Paul as an example of freedom within imprisonment, aligning spiritual liberty with moral virtue rather than bodily condition.
The Christian Standard asserts that belief in God's purity lifts hearts and shows even the greatest sinner a path through recognizing personal sin. It emphasizes that the vision of the sinless One exposes the depth of human wrongdoing and invites repentance.
The text urges believers to deepen their love for God by focusing on foundational roots rather than outward branches. It emphasizes internal growth, spiritual grounding, and the primacy of core devotion over visible acts alone.
An advertisement from June 1820 in the Columbian Sentinel lists milk at 4% cents per quart, butter 10 cents a pound, and a full quarter of lamb for 250 cents, reflecting era price levels and shopping terms in Boston.
A fragmented quip suggests that a man with relentless persistence, tiny nuisance stamina, and evasive traits could succeed as a “ce eer and ab st.” The garbled line hints at a proverb-like reflection on drive and chance.
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