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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
7
A Note of Miss Was It Good Night From Berlin
A quirky two line fragment from Der Brummer in Berlin humorously records a forgotten well wishing. The speaker addresses a dear lady with a playful line about saying something pleasant before forgetting the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
der Brummer
Berlin
Riches without law prove more dangerous than poverty
Quote attributed to Henry Ward Beecher contrasts wealth without law with poverty without law, framing wealth as a greater peril when unrestrained by legal bounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Olive garnishes and canape recipe from a mother’s cookbook
A vintage kitchen note outlines olive garnishes for canapes with queen olives sliced from the stone, and a shrimp paste bread rounds recipe. It also provides a cream cheese olive spread, a parsley thyme mix, and a Zwieback bread yeast-based breakfast item with rising steps and baking instructions.
Sunday House Guests Visit Percy Plank
Percy Plank hosted visitors for Sunday calls with Mr. and Mrs. John R. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stonebreaker Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bowman and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ringer and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Plank
John R. Martin
Roy Stonebreaker
Earl Bowman
Walter Ringer
Big Bill Returns in Death Frost Story in Snowbound Saloon
In a Montana blizzard a crowd at a dance hall waits for Big Bill's return. Rumored to be reformed after fraud charges and a prison year, the feared gambler appears, then dies outside in the sleigh, leaving Mary Morrison to mourn and blame Sheehan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Big
Big Bill
Cassidy
Sheehan
Mary Morrison
Mary
Ike Thompson
Red Gulch
Montana
Jim
Pat
Bill
Andy Darrell
Simontown
Jim Sheehan
Changing Work Isn’t Resting
The piece argues that shifting tasks from cooking to sewing or cleaning can avoid monotony but does not equate to rest. It suggests variety can keep the mind engaged yet highlights the distinction between busy work and true rest.
Occupation path of Socrates in ancient Athens
Socrates trained as a sculptor like his father then taught in the marketplace. He also served as a soldier and later became a member of the Athenian senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socrates
Senate
Origins of the Phrase Kick the Bucket Explored
The article presents two Norfolk folklore theories for the expression kick the bucket. One links bucket to a beam used in slaughter houses where pigs hang and kick as they are killed. The other tale recounts a man who attempted suicide by hanging from a beam, stood on a bucket, kicked it away, and survived, remarking I thought I kicked the bucket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolkshire
England
Delphi
Beware the Goat Temperance Warned by Franklin
A quip cites Benjamin Franklin urging temperance in wine hospitality and pleasure to avoid misfortune, warning that indulgence invites the goat to seize and plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
How Poison Gas Originated in Ancient Warfare
The first recorded use of suffocating gases occurred around 431 B C during the siege of Plataea and Belium in the Athenian Spartan conflict. Sulphur fumes were employed to overwhelm defenders and aid assaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platea
Belium
Slowest Drying Color Vandyke Brown Mentioned
A note warns that Vandyke brown is among the slowest drying colors and should be mixed with ample japan drier to speed cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Notice of Sale of Carroll County Road Bonds
Carroll County Indiana treasurer announces sale of 20 highway improvement bonds totaling 7600 dollars. bonds bear 4.5 percent interest from May 15, 1924, payable semiannually, mature May 15 1934, bids due June 11 1924 at 2 PM in Delphi. right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
State of
Indiana
Delphi
Board of Commissioners of
Jesse Johnson
Democrat Township
Said County
Petition to Improve Public Highway in Carroll County
William R Barn ard et al file petition June 3 1924 to improve a public highway in Jackson and Carrollton Townships Carroll County Indiana starting at the Range line and proceeding north and west to Jacob Moore Gravel Road hearing set July 8 1924 before Carroll County Board of Commissioners Delphi Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Barnard
the Auditor
Carroll County
Indiana
Jackson
Carrollton
Jacob Moore
Board of Commissioners of
Petition to Improve County Highway in Carroll County Indiana
A 1924 petition by Jacob Kuns and others was filed with the Carroll County Auditor to improve a county road in Monroe Township. The plan details the route from near Section Fifteen to the Flora town limits with a center street intersection, noting Center Street as an existing brick paved road. The notice records action at the Board’s July meeting and the date of June 3, 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Kuns
Office of the Auditor
Carroll County
Indiana
Monroe Township
Section
Center Street
Flora
Center
Board of Commissioners of
Delphi
R. C. Davidson
Geo. M. Smith
Notice to Bridge Contractors for Carroll County Indiana
Carroll County Indiana Board of County Commissioners will on Saturday June 14 1924 receive sealed bids for construction and repairs on Dave Brown bridge in Burlington Township Plans on file with the County Auditor Bid bonds required equal to bid amount and non collusion affidavits must accompany bids Estimated cost 7468.00 Board reserves right to reject any bids County Commissioners Mourer Kingery Riley Stephens Auditor R C Davidson May 27 1924 Geo M Smith County Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Brown
Burlington Township
Carroll County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
John H. Mourer
J. M Kingery
Riley Stephens
R. C. Davidson
Geo. M. Smith
Petition Filed In Jefferson Township Carroll Indiana
On June 4 1924 a petition by Orville Goslee and others was filed in Jefferson Township Carroll County Indiana. It seeks road changes along Baum Street Forest Street Parsonage Street and Main Street in Yeoman with routes described in Branch No 2 and locations near Goslee Street. The matter scheduled for July 8 1924 at Delphi court house during the regular July session with attorneys R C Davidson and James O Obear noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Goslee
Office of the Auditor
Carroll County
Indiana
Jefferson Township
Aes
Baum Street
Yeoman
Forest Street
South Street
Railroad Street
Main Street
Board of Commissioners of
Ind
Court House
Delphi
R. C. Davidson
James O. Obear
Notice of Administration in Carroll County Indiana
The clerk of the Carroll Circuit Court appoints Carroll County Loan & Trust Co as administrator of Judson West's estate. The estate is believed solvent. May 13 1924. William C. Smith attorney for estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Circuit
Carroll County
State of
Indiana
Judson West
Carroll County Loan & Trust Co
William C. Smith
Mrs Walter Wilson Leaves for Los Angeles After Illness
Mrs Walter Wilson, summoned by her father Sam Good's illness in Burnettsville, departed Wednesday for Los Angeles. Mr Good is somewhat improved at this writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wilson
Sam Good
Burnettsville
Los Angeles
California
Good
Quieting Title Action in Carroll Circuit Court
Notice to non residents of Indiana Carroll County announces a 1924 quiet title suit in Delphi. John W Pollard et al sue John Tedford et al over 80 acres in Section 18 Township 25 North Range 3 West, with July 1 1924 appearance deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Carroll County
Carroll Circuit Court
John Tedford
Boyd & Julien
N&med
Tedford
Matthew Gibson
Elizabeth Gibson
Fannie Tedford
Indiana
Jude
Delphi
Work Where You Are Quote by Abraham Lincoln
A Lincoln maxim urges workers to stay put if they plan to work and warns against aimless moving. The saying emphasizes focus and persistence over wandering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Windowless Art Museum Proposed to Shield Art
A windowless art museum is likely to be built to protect artworks from sun damage, avoiding destructive sunlight exposure.
Feeling His Way through Wealth and Debt
A short gloss from the Weekly Telegraph on self made men and financial balance highlighting income versus expenditure. A junior, scolded on excess, questions debt as the elder shares the difference between earnings and spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Telegraph
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleveland Auditorium
Cleveland Convention Hall
BY E. R. Peyser
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Pages of
The
Bonnet-Brown Sales Service
W. N. U. Service
Zwieback
Western
Anthony Reimert
Western Newspaper Union
Girard
Board of County Commissioners of
Clay Pearson
Seal
Clerk Carroll Circuit
Atty’s
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