White House Paints A Picture of May Housecleaning
A columnist in Delphi reflects on Washington visits and a White House cleaning spree. She recalls Grace Coolidge, the Italian Renaissance rooms, and the vast 100 seat dining hall while musing on paint, enamel, and the ritual of spring redecorating. She muses on the White House’s fifty four rooms and the upkeep that defines national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Delphi
Washington
Grace
Executive Mansion
Japan
Lincoln
Potomac
Virginia Hills
Red Room
Lansdown Stuart
Dolly Madison
Coolidges
Mindwell
John Adams
Abigail Adams
Roosevelt
Lodge
Abigail
Adams
Goffs
Mlindwell
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Testimonial
A St Louis reader recounts relief from severe female trouble and back pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad notes widespread purchaser feedback with 98 of 100 reporting benefit and states the product is sold by druggists nationwide.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
St. Louis
Missouri
D. M. Branchamp
Morrison Avenue
Lydia E Pinkham
West Delphi Social Notes and Local Visits
Miss Esther Gushwa of Frankfort visits her Logansport hosts Saturday and Sunday. Dale Kimble returns to work in Frankfort after a brief visit. Mrs. Oscar Hall shows slow improvement after illness. Perrigo family moves from here to Kentucky and returns to Indiana near Attica. Mrs. Oscar Johnson and Clint Adsit family join Raymond Bush for Sunday dinner. Andy Foster and Claude Foster visit George Foster in Montmorenci last week.
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Esther Gushwa
Frankfort
Logansport
Raymond Bush
Dale Kimble
Oscar Hall
John Perrigo
Kentucky
Indiana
Attica
Oscar Johnson
Clint Adsit
Velta Shunk
Clyde Lebo
May Leslie
William Bush
Andy Foster
Claude Foster
George Foster
Montmorenci
None
The text expresses a view on consciousness of failure and remorse.
Spider and the Fly Reimagined as Domestic Drama
Nancy and Jerry discuss love, marriage, and social pressures in a light hearted parody inspired by The Spider and the Fly. The couple confide their longing for quieter life, plan a suburban bungalow, and unveil a playful marital pledge amid social whirl and romance.
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Nancy
Jerry
Spider
Mastodon Fossil Found in California Forest Preserve
Paleontologists report fossilized remains of a mastodon found in California, dating roughly 7000 to 10000 years old. The discovery adds to the region's late Pleistocene fauna record and may help illuminate prehistoric ecosystems in the state.
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California
Pocket Gophers Nearby Show Fossil Gap
Pocket gophers living near Los Angeles show no appreciable differences from fossil gophers that lived in California 200000 years ago.
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Los Angeles
California
Changes Proposed in State Hospitals for Indiana
Governor Emmett Branch proposes redistributing state hospital beds to ease congestion. A committee led by Samuel Dodds of Longcliff hospital recommends changes across facilities, adding 813 new beds and reassigning counties to improve care for insane patients.
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Emmett Branch
Indiana
Samuel Dodds
Longcliff
Relatives Spend Sunday with Lafayette and Delpitix Families
Walter Holloway of Battle Ground joined Miss Alice Primmer and Fannie Cruea for a Sunday visit with Mrs. Velma Primmer of Lafayette. C J Nelson and family hosted Lawrence Packer and two sons Harold and James from Colburn, with B A Nelson’s group also visiting. Bert Sisson and Hazel Shuckers spent the day with Clifford McCloud’s family in Delpitix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Holloway
Battle Ground
Alice Primmer
Fannie Cruea
Velma Primmer
Lafayette
B. A. Nelson
Lawrence Packer
Harold
James
Colburn
C. J. Nelson
Helen
Mable
Bert Sisson
Hazel Shuckers
Clifford McCloud
Delpitix
Purdue rounds up boys and girls win livestock honors
Greenfield high school live stock judging team won premier honors at the junior livestock judging contest during the boys and girls club round-up at Purdue university. Scottsburg finished second. Pendleton third. Bartholomew fourth. Decatur fifth. Brookston led swine judging with Francis North top individual. Bartholomew county led dairy judging with Howard Wright top all classes. Brookston won egg judging. Edwin Calvin led Martinsville in individual scoring. Warsago team won girls demonstration, silver trophy retained.
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Greenfield High School
Purdue University
Scottsburg
Pendleton
Bartholomew
Decatur
Brookston
Francis North
Bartholomew County
Howard Wright
Jonesville
Wilmer Pierson
Sunday Believed Luckiest Day for Romanian Weddings
Romanians hold Sunday as the luckiest wedding day and the autumn wine season as most suitable for tying the knot, reflecting traditional lore on marriage timing.
Making Calabashes
The calabash, a household heating utensil of native Hawaiians, was carved from wood using stone tools and required much skill.
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M. Jusserand
Anthony Ware Cook
Thomas ‘Edison
Love
Hugband
Silaioc
H Pencil Company
Philadelphia
USA
West Delphi
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Sweethea
Chiney
Americus
Purdue
Grube’s
Bulletin
Ladies of
Delphi and Vicinity
Grubes
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Paul Revere
Carroll Telephone Company
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