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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1925
Page
4
The advertisement promotes a Popular Premium Auto Policy written by J W Weidner Agency 451f. It promises full value coverage with no assessments and no binding applications. Contact H A Snyder in Delphi Route 4 for details and Buck Creek phone 29-0.
Rose Bud Hatchery advertises in Delphi Indiana offering baby chicks at 15 dollars per hundred and hatching eggs at 5 dollars per hundred from Tom Barren’s English White Leghorn strain. Old hens mated with trancred males noted. Custom hatching 5 cents per egg by C. W. Moore on E Monroe Street.
Large oil marketer founded 1896 with branches seeks aggressive full time sales representatives in this locality. Markets motor and tractor oil, gear compound, roofing cements to farmers. Salary, expense account, monthly bonus, and field coaching. Must own auto aged 28 to 45. Write with full details and arrange interview at 604 National Stg 5 Cleveland Ohio.
The 1925 state highway map, published by the state highway commission, includes a town log of populations over 250 and all state highways on the map margins. The log lists fifty five highways with town passages and intercity miles. The system serves 671 cities and towns, with 4200 miles of road, 900 paved, supplying service to about two thirds of the state population.
New York correspondent notes that James Montgomery Flagg the artist is the father of a daughter named Faith and that the birth is announced in artist fashion. The card features an eagle with a baby and two saluting soldiers, dated February 15, 1925. Flagg recently married Dorothy Virginia Wadman, a model for his magazine covers.
Miss Jessie Ollie Smith of Camden and John Wesley Shepeard of Lafayette married at six o’clock Wednesday evening in the Presbyterian manse. Rev. Cecil Atkinson officiated. The couple stayed with Mrs. Plummer in Plainfield before moving to Lafayette to reside. The bride had attended Rev. Atkinson’s Rockfield church when he pastored there.
Sunday evening at 6 30 in the home of Mr and Mrs Orval Witter four miles east of Flora Eva Witter daughter of the hosts wed Willis Harter a north of Flora youth Rev Will Angle of Bachelor Run Church of the Brethren officiated Eva a Bringhurst high school graduate class of 1924 and Bachelor Run Church member Willis a Flora school graduate 1921 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Harter will reside on the groom’s father farm where a new home is being built
Mr and Mrs Albert Gallahan of Peru announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Irwin to Louis Leonard Kolb. The ceremony occurred Saturday February 28 in Peru. The couple will reside at 102 East Third Street, Peru after March 15. The bride, former Grand President of Tri Kappa, is well known in Delphi and installed the local chapter.
The bureau of standards says no method will entirely remove oil stains from concrete. Partial removal is possible by soaking with gasoline and blotting, repeating the process at intervals to remove a good portion of the oil.
Motivational lines urge relentless pursuit of a goal through hard work and sacrifice. The passage emphasizes enduring days and nights of effort, giving up sleep and peace to chase a strong desire or dream. It frames perseverance as essential to achieving the sought outcome.
Miss Katherine Thomas of Lafayette entertained a weekend house party at her Lafayette home with guests including Mrs. Mayme Snyder Cowdin, Miss Ruth Carney, Miss Julia Hamlet, and Miss Mary Omen, all former classmates at Mrs. Blaker's Training College in Indianapolis. The hostess also welcomed Edna and Helen Kirkpatrick and several local guests.
Miss Eva Smock will entertain a small company of friends at tea this afternoon. The social gathering promises light conversation and refreshments in a cordial, informal setting.
The Tri Kappa sorority plans a dinner Tuesday evening at Mrs Abner Bowens home to honor Mrs Mayme Snyder Cowdin a recent bride.
Mrs. Matt Julius hosted a dinner Wednesday honoring Miss Eva Smock who departs next week for a so journ abroad. Guests included the James C Smock George Smock and C O Julius families. Covers were laid for fifteen and a sumptuous menu was served.
William Crampton and hundreds of listeners gathered for a radio party Wednesday morning hearing the inauguration and the President's address as distant troops and drums seemed to come through. In Flora, Mrs. Elizabeth Eikenberry hosted twenty four relatives for her eighty first birthday with all the children present last Sunday.
Mrs J B Emrick hosted the Rocky Creek Township War Mothers at her city home on Tuesday. A noon dinner was served and the ladies spent the day in quilting.
Rev and Mrs F R Pittman hosted a dinner honoring Miss Eva Smock. Mrs Harvey Elless and Miss Alice Fair hosted Thursday lunch with four tables of bridge. Tuesday marked Steve Kleckner seventy fifth birthday with about thirty five friends at his east Camden home, featuring music games and refreshments.
The Mount Vernon estate, originally Hunting Creek, was renamed by George Washington's brother Lawrence to Mount Vernon to honor Admiral Edward Vernon of the British Navy.
A freshman on a farm spent a Saturday afternoon with his sweetheart near a pasture. He watched a cow and calf touch noses and expressed that the scene stirred romance. The girl encouraged him to imitate the moment, noting the cow owner would not mind.
Berlin correspondent reports Herr Decker of Jena argues that similarity between diamond lattice and decaterpene resin supports diamonds forming from resin under extreme pressure and heat over long periods. He suggests resin’s hydrogen is squeezed out, leaving pure crystalline carbon.
Delph i Produce Market lists prices for spring poultry hens old hens and geese, Tom turkeys capons and various beef hides and horse hides with per pound or unit pricing. The readable entries show prices for 4 pound plus hens under 4 pounds spring chickens and capons, plus hides and battera items.
Historical note recalls superstition about lark flesh and eggs boosting voice quality. Apothecaries prized the lark for sweetness and strength, a belief still cited in Bohemia for its eggs.
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