Delphi Citizen Publication Details February 28 1925
The Delphi Citizen serving Carroll county announces publication details for 1925. Henry B. Wilson serves as editor and business manager with Mindwell Crampton Wilson as editor. Subscription is $1.50 yearly in Indiana and $2.00 elsewhere. Office listed at 114 E Franklin St Delphi Indiana. Printed as second class matter at the Delphi post office.
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Henry B. Wilson
Mindwell Crampton Wilson
B. Crampton Auditos
Carroll County
Indiana
Delphi, Ind
Education reshapes the modern classroom
The piece contrasts older childrearing with today’s emphasis on the irrepressible child and the rise of educational theories. It notes the shift from strict discipline to expression and activity driven by leaders like teachers, PTAs, and scout programs, and then discusses Coolidge’s simple inauguration in line with Jacksonian precedent.
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Coolidge
Capitol
Marion County
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
White House
Grover Cleveland
Students Learn to Ask Questions in Guided Problem Solving
The passage notes that students have been taught to ask questions and are meeting expectations. It suggests they may solve word problems more effectively than their parents. The emphasis is on instruction and student initiative improving mathematical reasoning.
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Rod
Nick Carter
Lord Fauntleroys
Elsies
February Births Add to Nation’s Notable Celebrities
The piece highlights February as the birth month of leaders from presidents to founders, praising figures like Winfield Scott Hancock Peter Cooper George Peabody Horace Greeley and Alexander Stephens. It then venerates poet Longfellow for songs of patriotism and moral influence, contrasting enduring literary philanthropy with transient charitable acts.
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Winfield
Scott Hancock
Peter Cooper
George Peabody
Horace Greeley
Alexander Stephens
Longfellow
Longfellow's Life and Legacy Remembered by Louis Varnum Woulfe
The piece honors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow as a beloved American poet whose work connected with the common mind. It cites his popular poems Evangeline and The Courtship of Miles Standish and quotes his conviction to pursue study with complete devotion. Whitman praised his gentle universal appeal and enduring influence beyond death.
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Evangeline
Miles Standish
Longfellow
Walt Whitman
Louis Varnum Woulfe
Spanish duke as locomotive engineer could steer Spain
The piece praises Jose Maria de Palafox, duke of Saragosa, as a first class locomotive engineer who prefers running an engine to grandeeing. It argues Spain lacks free inquiry and useful work, rotting the nation’s top and bottom, and suggests a ducal engineer take over the dictatorship to move the country forward.
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Associated Press
Jose Maria
de Palafox
Duke of
Saragosa
Spain
Governor Ferguson vetoes bill for free rail travel
Governor Marion Ferguson used her authority for the first time in her administration by refusing to sign the bill that would provide free transportation on Texas railroads for legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Ferguson
Texas
Governor signs cooperative marketing bill backed by ag interest
The governor signs the measure introduced by Senator Lindley to aid agriculture. The Department of Agriculture urges farmers to plant a normal corn crop while increasing hog production. Prohibition is called a legal cobweb and merchants note mail order houses cannot deliver haircuts or shingle bobs.
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Jackson
Lindley
Department of Agriculture
Minneapolis man preserves vast collar button collection
A Minneapolis resident guards a collection of more than 8,000 front and back collar buttons, showcasing a unique hobby. The collector’s dedication highlights neighborhood pride and meticulous organization.
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Minneapolis
Real Estate Transfers for the Past Week
Real estate transfers compiled by The Abstract Company Delphi Indiana list multiple property deeds. Transfers include Beard's addition Owasco lots 18 and 19 for 400 dollars, Burlington East lots 39 and 58 for 1 dollar, Flora Original Plat part lot 1 for 1 dollar, Delphi Original Plat lot 76 for 1 dollar, 13.27 acres Jackson Township for 1600, Washington Township 67.78 acres for 1 dollar, Tippecanoe Township small tract for 300, Delphi Grime's 1st addition lot 1 block 21 for 1000, and other conveyances with executors and trustees involved.
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Abstract Company
Abstracters
Delphi
Indiana
Dean Smith
M. Mae Johnson
Admx
Edward Troxell
Beard
Owasco
Jeremiah M. Harrell
John H. Dyer
Burlington
Charles W. Burton
Earl C. Smith
Flora
Florence L. Lathrope
Steve Beja
Ezra Musselman
Perry R. Miller
Jackson
Richard Minneman
Mary Minneman
Washington
Thomas O. Hutchiroft
Elza J. Porter
Tippecanoe
James P. Wason
Alice E. Coghlan
Grime
Longworth baby to have own personality and name Paulina
Alice Roosevelt Longworth announced the birth of her daughter Paulina Longworth explaining the choice to give the child a Biblical name and a personality of her own. She explains the boy’s would have been Paul and notes the family’s high public profile and her recovery from childbirth.
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Longworth
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Paulina Longworth
Alice
Paulina
Apostle Paul
Mary
Martha
Esther
Ruth
Paul
Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
County Agent explains farm property assessments guidance
James Showalter of Wabash Indiana spoke to Delphi township assessors about farm and city property valuations. He warned there is no fixed rule for farm values urging detailed records of improvements and stressed assessors cannot lower taxes but can shift burdens by class.
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James Showalter
Wabash
Ind
Delphi
State Tax Board
Showalter
Seed corn culling and farm work drive at Carroll County meeting
The article notes corn seed culling improving yields with examples from Champaign County and cites Dr. G N Hoffer and M O Pence of Purdue assisting at a Flora Illinois meeting on March 2. It also covers farm labor applications and a directors meeting set for February 28 at the County Agent's Office in Delphi with F C Gaylord discussing certified seed potatoes.
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Champaign County
Illinois
Carroll County
G. N. Hoffer
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D. C
Purdue University
M. O. Pence
Purdue
Flora
Carroll County Farm Bureau
County
Delphi
F. C. Gaylord
Washington Township Farm Bureau Monthly Meeting
The Washington Township Farm Bureau met last evening at North Central School for its regular monthly gathering.
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Washington Township Farm Bureau
North Central School
Lafayette Students Strike Over Coach Resignation
About 900 Jefferson High School pupils in Lafayette walked out this week after the resignation of 12 year athletic coach F I Grosshans. Students supported him as tensions with school authorities grew over new athletic rules proposed by Superintendent A E Highly and E W Arnett.
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Jefferson High School
Lafayette
F. I. Grosshans
Grosshans
A. E. Highly
E. W. Arnett
French Philosophy Allman Misery Tied to Restless Mind
A fragment notes misery arising from the inability to rest with tranquillity and mentions quotes by Pascal, indicating a mood tied to solitude and inner unrest.
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Allman
Pascal
Ford Buys Edison Tools For Museum Display
Fort Myers Florida reports Henry Ford has purchased Thomas A Edison s old tools and laboratory gear and will ship them to Detroit for display in the Ford museum. Workmen crate machines and implements used by Edison in experiments and invention. Ford bought the material from W P Ross a blacksmith who acquired it from Edison six or seven years ago.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Detroit
Ford Museum
Edison
Mr. Ford
W. P. Ross
Ross
Mr. Edison
Dr Kate Waller Barrett Dies Suddenly in Virginia
Virginia mourns Dr Kate Waller Barrett a famed philanthropist and club leader who died suddenly in Alexandria aged 70. Her nominators at the New York Democratic convention included Senator Carter Glass and she had been mentioned as a potential Virginia governor candidate. She led the American Legion Auxiliary and served as State Regent of the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Virginia
Kate Waller Barrett
Barrett
Alexandria
New York
Carter Glass
American Legion Auxiliary
Virginia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
DePauw Installs New President Lemuel H Marlin
DePauw university began its eighty eighth year with Dr Lemuel H Marlin, former president of Boston University, as president. Alumni and Methodist officials attended the inaugural event. Dr Mullin urged students to uphold founders’ traditions. formal inaugural exercises are set for May 1.
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DePauw University
Lemuel H. Marlin
Boston University
Depauw
Methodist Church
Dr. Mullin
Bill seeks to rename Longcliff and state hospitals
Senator Blackburn of Evansville introduced a bill to rename the state hospital at Longcliff to Logansport State Hospital for Insane and to add city names to the Indianapolis Richmond and Evansville state hospitals. He argues the changes would better locate the institutions in the public mind and aid legislative consideration of hospital benefits.
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Longcliff
Logansport State Hospital
Indianapolis
Richmond
Evansville
Blackburn
Gran'pa's Rifle Tales From a Child's Boyhood
A child's memory of Gran'pa's rifle and hunting dogs fueling adventures. He recalls possums, minks, coons and turkeys, seeing wild feasts and beechnuts. The tale nods to encounters with Indigenous people, trading at a town post, and schoolpunishments, ending with plans to tell more later.
Divine service at Lutheran Church on Union Street
A divine service is set for Sunday afternoon at 2 30 conducted by the Rev H B Stuchm at the Lutheran Church on Union Street Mercury notes the time and preacher for the service.
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Lutheran Church
Union St
H. B. Stuchm
Co-eds Quarantined at Northwestern Over Smallpox
Five hundred Northwest ern University co-eds in Evanston Illinois were quarantined in Willard Hall after Helen Mason Hancock Michigan was found to have smallpox. A woman physician vaccinated all residents and nearby dorms were watched while vaccination of all students was urged.
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Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Willard Hall
Helen Mason
Hancock
Mich
Methodist Episcopal Church Service Schedule March 1 1925
On Sunday March 1 1925 the Methodist Episcopal Church offers 9:30 Sunday School led by Forrest Orr, 10:30 Junior Church honoring Father, 10:30 Morning Worship with Sermon Patiently Awaiting the Harvest, 6 P M Epworth League with Karl Grimm as president and Irene Jacoby as leader, and 7 P M Evening Worship featuring The Appeal of the Old Rugged Cross. Pastor R B Kern invites all to attend.
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Forrest Orr
Epworth League
Karl Grimm
Irene Jacoby
Old Rugged Cross
Caledonian Art Outshines Romans in Ornaments
The Caledonians could not match Romans in pottery but excelled in ornament craft. Their mountains produced gold silver bronze amber rubies rock crystals and gems like agate jasper cairngorms and jet, used to create ornaments and weapons.
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