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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1926
Page
6
Battle Ground High College used a late six minute surge to outpace Delphi 88 to 29. The Grounders trailed 27 27 late in the second half before snapping the tie and pulling away for the win.
The Flora five defeated Carrollton 85 to 12 in a slow game at Flora. Flora scored 385 points overall with scoring spread across players.
Franklin high school cancelled its scheduled Friday night game with Delphi leaving our team without a contest. School officials gave no reason for the cancellation.
Burlington high school edged Dayton 88 to 31 on Friday night. Radkey and Bailey starred for the winners in a close contest on the Dayton floor.
Deacon trounces Rockfield 45 to 25 after leading 18 to 12 at halftime as Cass County team dominates Friday night game.
Barbara B. Brooks surveys turkey lore from antiquity to today. Greeks called them meleagris led by Meleager, Romans bred them per Pliny, and after medieval near extinction they reentered Europe in 1482 via Jacques Coeur. The essay traces European names and global spread to Spain.
The Elephanta caves near Bombay in India are famed as sacred subterranean temples hewn from solid rock. Columns of natural rock stand to support the ceiling, a feature noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr Long and his wife stop in a mining hamlet near Coaltown on a Christmas Eve journey. They stay in a hut among miners and deliver gifts from John's family. Neighbors join in a caravan of carols, tree lighting, and shared hospitality, spreading festive spirit through Loneridge.
Mrs Long retold the Christmas story as Mr Long joined softly with a carled sing. John, her brother, waited in his big car to bring stranded travelers to his home next morning. The scene closes with reflections on peace and good will.
Amelia Washburn rejects John Cramner then travels worldwide while he seeks a bride. They meet again in Tokyo after a year, discover each other still single, and Amelia reveals she will marry Johnny. The twist: both had bets on the outcome of their chances.
A Christmas Carol excerpt speaks of a blessed Christmas Day with angels songs and enduring peace. The verse by Havergal presents a holy, glad heart and flowing carols as a personal wish for the reader.
In southern California a huge natural sponge holds winter rainfall for dry months. Water from melting snow covers 800 acres of rock and sage, with ditches and gates circulating water to prevent waste. At peak season the sponge absorbs about 100000 inches of rain and can be pumped to the surface when needed.
Dialogue hints at a split with a playful demand about returning a ring. The reply denies fault and keeps the ring in question.
The passage notes a feared insect pest with a fondness for meat and a history of fatal wounds when attacking vulnerable infants. It states this ant is among the worst known pests and once it invades a locality it is nearly impossible to eradicate.
A young country parish minister, praised for his scholarly sermon, is joked about by the village schoolmaster and farmer Mr Blunt. The farmer quips that the minister resembled a “crawl in a tattie field” and a “look up,” reflecting local humor at the preacher’s distraction with his piper during the sermon.
A description of ancient Chinese signaling gongs used to relay messages along canals. The piece notes limited surviving examples and recounts a gong once sold from a Chicago collector to a London buyer, as cited by Mr. Woodward in Adventure Magazine.
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