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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1926
Page
2
The Delphi Citizen appears as a weekly paper with origins in The Carroll County and Delphi Times lineage. It notes titles and years from 1848 through 1924 and lists editors Henry B. Wilson Mindwell Crampton A B Crampton and the role of editor emeritus.
Subscription price is $1.50 per year in Indiana and $2.00 per year outside the state. The publication is entered at the Delphi Indiana post office as second class matter.
A compact listing at 114 E Franklin St provides a telephone number 14 for use on Saturday January 16, 1926.
The administration press touts Coolidge as a practical dirt farmer while noting western farmers see farming in Vermont as a minor surgical operation on nature. The piece contrasts rural realities with the administration’s framing.
The New Year public reception at the White House drew about usual numbers of callers. Officials from the diplomatic corps and judiciary moved through in orderly fashion, with no hayseed noted on the floor and no standout citizen elements in sight.
The article argues that global unity on peace exists with diverse aims. It cites Locarno as 1925’s achievement and expects America joining the world court in 1926 as a major advance toward international justice and reducing recourse to force.
Purchase of four electric light and power and electric railway properties in eastern Indiana by the Indiana Service Corporation is proposed in a petition filed with the Public Service Commission. The assets include Marion and Biffton Traction Co Berne Electric Light Co The Bryant Electric Co and Wells County Electric Co valued at 1 594 197 88. The merger would extend service to 39 counties and interconnect 37 towns under Robert M Feastal president.
The census suggests women show greater responsibility in monetary matters and are less prone to crimes of dishonesty and violence. Researchers note women's abstinence from such acts helps explain the observed patterns in honesty and trust within employment contexts.
The Manchester authorities enforce stockings on Pavlova's dancers citing English tradition. They argue bare legs violate an ancient custom and emphasize supporting home industry. Cottonopolis nickname underscores the stocking industry as a cornerstone of British employment.
Willis Charles, former Delphi City Mills employee, elected chairman of the millers association representing six states at a convention in Indianapolis.
A Halle newspaper excerpt shows a flood of marriage ads traded on a business basis. Men seek cash or wealth, while women desire steady income or home. Several notices pair money with affection, including a 88 year old man seeking a fortune partner and a butcher’s daughter seeking a steady income. Some ads mix sentiment and practicality, others seek discreet, nonmaterial unions.
A Washington correspondent contrasts Christmas at the White House in 1925 with earlier celebrations. The piece recounts historic hostings by Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, and earlier regimes, notes a shift to formal restraint under later presidents, and closes with a religious lesson and seasonal morals.
Purdue University officials report Indiana leads the nation in tomato output with 324000 tons from 72000 acres this year. EB Lancashier heads the horticulture department and presents the data.
The quote reflects that belief in our abilities fuels success. It suggests progress comes from effort and mindset, turning intention into achievement as one contemplates and then pursues goals.
A reflective line noting that closeness to the divine brings perspective, making earthly concerns seem diminished when measured against eternal truths. It emphasizes spiritual focus over material detail.
A concise quotation attributed to Carlyle notes that from the deepest depths one can reach the highest peaks, illustrating ambition and ascent.
John K. Jeffress, 65, a San Francisco newsboy, could gain about $1900 from discarded ferry toll tickets. He earns from motorists between San Francisco and Oakland and learned the Southern Pacific company will refund automobile ferry tickets, starting to count his accumulated 3843 tickets.
Thomas J. Prickett and heirs transfer 70 acres in Burlington Township to Harry P. Maxwell and heirs for 11000. Mead G. Titlow Commissioner transfers Lot 1 in Out Lot 8 to O P Delphi for 3000. John F. Kingery transfers Lot 18 in Kingery's Add to Flora to Jacob M. Kingery for 1. Pearl Thomas transfers interest in Part of Lot 28 in O P South Delphi to Anna A. Hubbard for 100. Edward Bond transfers Lot 18 in Sanderson's Add to Camden to Frederick Ste union for 1. Clara J. Kerlin transfers real estate in Delphi to Thomas J. Honan and others for 1700. Frank McLaughlin and heirs transfer Lot 23 in Stanfield's Add to Ockley to Samuel Pearson for 300. Ephraim W. Hendrix and heirs transfer 40 acres in Burlington Township to Dugan C. Stanley and heirs for 1.
President Frank H. Alfred of the Pere Marquette, speaking at the American Railway association meeting in Chicago, outlined a plan with Paul Chipman to run deluxe passenger trains on roller bearing concrete road beds. He said the system would let trains match the fastest long distance travel and meet public demand for speed.
Winners named from Delphi event include Claude Povery Lake Cicott sweepstakes cock and best color and shape bird. Dr B F Wray Camden sweepstakes hen and five firsts in Rhode Island Reds. Shoff Flora sweepstakes cockerel and J G Shoff firsts in Barred Rocks. Dozens more prizes awarded for White Wyandottes Buff Rock Partridge Rocks and Embden geese with ribbons for Hodge and Hinkle entries.
The state securities commission led by Attorney General Gilliam attacks endless chain selling schemes in Indiana. He calls the programs impossible, misleading, and fraudulent, noting coupons sold as securities and a chain that hinges on new buyer money to pay earlier purchasers.
The practice of hanging evergreens at Yule tied decoration to folklore. Holly was thought to bring good fortune and victory, while laurel was believed to grant beauty and poetry to those who passed beneath its boughs.
Bernard Jacot and his family of near Heath have traveled to Washington DC for a short visit before continuing to Florida for about four months.
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