Local notes and visits around town this week
Mrs S C Walker traveled to Indianapolis last Saturday. Joseph Hanna remains ill at his East Franklin Street home. Mrs Ed Lynch and niece Chetena DeLong visited in Lafayette on Tuesday. A daughter Phylis Jean was born to Mr and Mrs Larry Mullendore on Friday March 1. William Haslet from Butler University spent the weekend with aunt Mrs Claud Chissom. Mrs Sopihia Dreifus left Tuesday to visit her daughter Mrs Theresa Salmon and family. Dr and Mrs Ray Calvert of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Dr and Mrs W R Quick.
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Joseph Hanna
East Franklin Street
Ed Lynch
Chetena DeLong
Lafayette
Larry Mullendore
Phylis Jean
William Haslet
Butler University
Claud Chissom
Sohipia Dreifus
Theresa Salmon
Roach's Bakery Delivers Fresh Raisin Bread Each Wednesday
Roach's Bakery in Delphi bakes fresh raisin bread every Wednesday, offering warm loaves to local customers. The weekly tradition highlights local bakery items and consistent availability for residents.
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Roach
Delphi
Adlerika Glycerin Mixture Claims Quick Constipation Relief
A druggist, W. S. Margowski, promotes Adlerika glycerin mixture with buckthorn bark and saline that supposedly relieves constipation in two hours by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. The ad urges avoiding pills that only partially clean the bowels and promises a real feeling of relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlerika
W. S. Margowski
Miss Nina Lyon Hosts Parents in Indianapolis
Miss Nina Lyon of Indianapolis spent the weekend as a guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Frank B Lyon. The visit was noted along with other regional courtesy calls and travel by Mr Willis a distributor for the Out Door Motor company of New York who visited Delphi Monday. John Hanna Ed Voorhes and Jesse Pearson of Flora accompanied by others made a business trip to Hammond Tuesday.
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Nina: Lyon
Indianapolis
Frank B. Lyon
Mr. Willis
Out Door Motor Company of
New York
Delphi
John Hanna
Ed Voorhes
Jesse Pearson
Flora
Hammond
Miss Mary Jo Arnold Visits Indianapolis Guest of Miss Flowers
Miss Mary Jo Arnold spent the weekend in Indianapolis as the guest of Miss Martha Flowers. Rev. C. J. Reed attended the funeral of Father John Kelly at Mishawaka on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Arnold
Indianapolis
Martha Flowers
C. J. Reed
Father John Kelly
Mishawaka
Residents travel and visits across Carroll County
Notes show Mrs. Hol Ferrier visiting Bat tle Ground to stay with sister Mrs. Chenoworth. Several residents attend a Baptist missionary conference in Lafayette. Others return home from visits in Kokomo Delphi Indianapolis and Chicago with updates on health and relocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hol Ferrier
Battle Ground
Charles Chenoworth
Local Notices and Social News Roundup
Buy home baked bread from your grocer or at Roach's bakery Delphi. Mr and Mrs John Bunnell of Indiana University spent the weekend with home folks. Miss Meredith Carney is visiting Mrs Ward Lambert this week. Mrs Ralph Caldwell of Clarksville was called to Delphi for her mother Mrs George Van Ostran illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roach
Delphi
John Bunnell
Indiana University
Meredith Carney
Ralph Caldwell
Clarksville
George van Ostran
Local notes on visits and health improve ments
Miss Maud Wilson returned Wednesday from Pensacola Florida where she has been visiting with friends for a month. James Turner who has been confined to his home on North Washington street for several months is very much improved. Suits pressed only 50c Stew art and Gochenour.
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James Turner
North Washington Street
Misrepresentation of Clover Seed Origin Leads to Convictions
Indiana seed cases report arrests and convictions for mislabeling Oregon grown clover seed as Ohio grown. Louis S. Wolf of Fort Wayne was fined $10, Crabbs Reynolds Taylor at Crawfordsville paid $21.05 costs. Federal seizures occurred in Newcastle and Cambridge City. Purdue studies show Oregon seed winter-kills. Indiana agencies warn against misrepresentation to boost sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Oregon
H. R. Kraybill
Lafayette
Ft.Wayne
Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Newcastle
Cambridge City
Louis S
Wolf of the Wolf"Seed Co
Fort Wayne
Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor Company
Crawfordsville
Ohio
Ackerman Seed Company
Lima
Purdue
Indiana Farm Bureau
A T Bowen Named Fund Drive Chairman
A T Bowen of the Bowen bank has been invited to serve as local chairman for the fund drive. Philippine Day is set aside May 1 to raise funds for leprosy eradication in the Philippine Islands, part of the Leonard Wood memorial observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipine Day
Manila
Leonard Wood
United States
Leonard A.wood
Philippines
Philippine Islands
A. T. Bowen
Bowen & Co., Bank
Local families host gatherings near Delphi and Camden
Mr and Mrs Galen Gardiner and two children of near Idaville and several couples visited east of Delphi for Sunday dinner with Felix Million. Additional guests included Mr and Mrs C C McFarland and a large dinner party with Curtis McCain of Camden, Dr A C Clauser and family, and Roy Clauser and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Gardiner
Idaville
John Galloway
John Temple
Felix Million
Delphi
C. C. McFarland
Curtis McCain
Camden
A. C. Clauser
Roy Clauser
High School Band to Play at New Hope
Director Loyal D. Hoshaw and the New Hope High School band will give a concert at New Hope School at 4 Farm Bureau meeting this evening. The members will be attired in their handsome new uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope
Loyal D. Hoshaw
New Hope School
Farm Bureau
Spring opening offers custom suits and free belt or tie
Paul Ward returns Friday and Saturday March 8 and 9 at our store with full length spring woolens to take orders for made to measure suits. Perfect fit guaranteed and alterations free. Belt or tie included with every suit. Prices 25 28 50 and 35 dollars. Fort Wayne residents William Gresham and Mrs Roy Kerlin with son John visit Delphi Saturday for George Gresham funeral in Elkhart Logansport Mildred Winter attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ward
Quick & Clifford
William Gresham
Fort Wayne
Roy Kerlin
John
Elkhart
Mildred Winter
Logansport
Delphi
George Gresham
Fire at William Rumple residence minimal damage
A morning blaze in the roof of William Rumple's home was extinguished by the fire department with chemicals. Earlier the department responded to a transformer fire at the interurban station Wednesday afternoon. damage in both incidents was minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rumple
Car Collision on East Franklin Street Damages Two Vehicles
Mrs. Elmer Stokes and Hubert Clifford collided on East Franklin Street last Monday. Only minor damage was reported, with scratches to the fenders as the sole evidence of the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Stokes
Hubert Clifford
East Franklin Street
Mrs Swatts Attends Daughter's Appendectomy in Chicago
Mrs Sam Swatts went to East Chicago last Thursday to be with daughter Isabelle who had an appendicitis operation in a Chicago hospital. Miss Swatts teaches in East Chicago. Mrs Fannie Smith and son Davon visited Lafayette on Tuesday and attended the Purdue Ohio basketball game while staying with Mr and Mrs Ed Stacker and Mr Tsui.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Swatts
East Chicago
Isabelle
Chicago
Miss Swatts
Fannie Smith
Davon
Lafayette
Ed Stacker
Dévon
Tsui
Purdue
Frantz Cripe nuptials in Camden ceremony
Miss Opal Gladys Frantz and Kenneth Cripe, both of Camden, were married Saturday by Rev. L. Paul of the Church of the Brethren. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas M Frantz and the groom son of Mr and Mrs Owen D Cripe. Both are well known locally.
Mrs Hoshaw Leaves for California Visit
Mrs. Alice Hoshaw, living with her son L D Hoshaw, departed Sunday for Los Angeles to visit her son P J Hoshaw his wife and her two brothers C B and Arthur Wilson and families. Pallbearers at John Moran's funeral in Goodland included Fred O Farrell James Clifford Orvil Fife William Coomey Burton Hon an Cletus Hoover and Lewis Coomey. Moran was a Delphi K of C lodge member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hoshaw
L. D. Hoshaw
Los Angeles
Calif
P. J. Hoshaw
C. B
Arthur Wilson
Fred O’farrell
James Clifford
Orvil Fife
William Coomey
Burton Honan
Cletus Hoover
Lewis Coomey
John Moran
Goodland Monday
Delphi K. of
C. Lodge
Brass as copper alloy linked in biblical note
Detroit News links brass to copper through Tubal-Cain description “an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.” The piece notes brass is a copper alloy.
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Tubal-Cain
Detroit News
Mrs C O Julius Undergoes Surgery in Indianapolis
Mrs C O Julius had a surgical operation at the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis last Monday morning. She spent about an hour and a quarter on the operating table and is reported to be improving, though she will remain in the hospital at least three days.
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C. O. Julius
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
City Sees Unusual Dog Influx Ahead of Tax Day
Local reports note an abnormal arrival of dogs during tax season with one businessman counting twenty two stray canines seen on city streets in recent days.
Waffle and Sausage Supper At Legion Rooms Tuesday
The ladies of St. Joseph's church host a 35 cent waffle and sausage supper at the American Legion rooms on Tuesday evening March 12 from 5 to 7 o'clock under the supervision of Mrs C B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of
Principal Smith Reports Tournament Finances and Balances
Principal C A Smith, financial director, presents receipts and disbursements for the sectional tournament. Totals show 581 season tickets at 1.50 and 1,520 session tickets at 0.40, with overall receipts of 1,479.50 and expenditures of 319, leaving a first balance of 1,160.05. The report lists balances by centers, teams, and pro rata shares across nine participating schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Smith
Adams Township
iBerlineton
Camden
Gérrolston
Catherah
Up-to-Date Bug and Night Talk in a Diner Scene
A dialogue driven scene unfolds in a diner where a speaker praises a firefly like creature, notes a traffic cap, and jokes about a companion Jane with a September morning vibe. The speaker boasts paying the dinner check and hints at inner worth beyond exterior looks.
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Jane
Jack
Silk Stockings Through the Ages
A discussion features a claim about silk stockings invented in Queen Elizabeth I's era and another comment noting their discovery in the twentieth century.
No Cause for Worry in Telegram Humour
A joking exchange shows a man reporting his wife has run off with his chauffeur and a friend reassures him by noting his mother is giving up her car and the chauffeur seeks employment. The lighthearted snippet reflects domestic life and mobility in the era.
Memory lapse prompts station meet and greet plan
A wife asks her husband to pick up his mother at the station and guide her home, while he jokes about the situation and questions the mother’s residence. The dialogue reveals concern and family coordination.
The Sun Blemish and the Bare Leg Advantage
A playful reflection on legs without stockings and the sun’s effect. It notes that bare legs are more practical, never running, and contrasts with the frilled, hoseless flappers. The tone is light and witty, typical of a newspaper column snippet.
Meyer’s Return Echoes Self Doubt and Reputation
In a lingering nostalgia the dialogue questions how Meyer has changed after years away. He believes he has grown wiser, yet he remains fixated on a past self he deems foolish, signaling unresolved self-critique rather than clear personal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Passenger asks why the engine howls at a spot
A passenger questions the engine’s mournful sound on the branch line. The conductor explains the howl marks the place where the engineer first met his wife, a poignant personal legend tied to the route.
Original Sin Explained by a Child
A child answers what original sin means in a humorous exchange. James asks for a definition and a boy quips that it is the cussedness inherited from one's father, as his mother had warned. The brief excerpt captures local dialogue with playful wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Goodsole
James
Jimmie
Dating Dilemmas Reflected in Historic Quips
Quotation captures a social clash over marriage and money from a bygone era. A woman rejects a spendthrift suitor yet considers pairing with someone beginning life anew, revealing norms about wealth and partnership.
Pronounced Wrong Joke Turns on One Word
A brief quip hinges on a classic pun. The setup asks for a word always pronounced wrong and the punchline answers with the word wrong itself, delivering a neat linguistic joke.
Barbarous Penalty Under Norman Conquest Referenced
Fragments describe harsh penalties including hanging decapitation burning and rock throwing after the Norman conquest of England referencing brutal punishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englad
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Ray Calvert
W. R. Quick
N. J. Howe
Walter Utterback
Mary Lucas
Kokomo
Carroll County
William Corns
Harry Corns
Robert Gamble
Gamble Monument Works
Ross Long
Mr. Long
Rose Wise
Lillian Haig
Harley Hoover
Robert
Ruth Barnett
Harry, O’farrell
Scowdin*farm
Bitter Farm
J. L. Dawson
Cora Atkinson
Rebecca Justice
Harry Boothroyd
Monticello
Russell Boothroyd
Fred Boothroyd
Stella Butler
F. W. Hoan
Glen Davis
Marshall
C. A. Davies
Smiths Grocery
W. C. Parker
W. L.cowdin
Bert Gerard
Bertha Sharp
Stewart & Gochenour
Jim and Trust Co
Delphi, Indiana
Fund Drive
Main Street
Frantz-Cripe
Nut Brown
Metals In History
Smith
Delphi HS
John Deere
Hofdus
Rockfield
Farmers’ Co-Operative Store
Gray’s
Klace
Rossville & Mulberry
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