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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1926
Page
6
Community notice notes rising use of Doan's Pills to aid kidney function amid stress and overwork. Encourages readers to ask neighbors about the treatment and its perceived benefits.
A Brooklyn stairwell collapse occurred when an elevator rope snapped sending several people including eight year old Florence McKown, her brother James, and Emil Brown to the basement. The group were jammed together but escaped serious injury. Firemen and bystanders aided in the rescue.
Mr and Mrs Hiram Kerlin Indiana polis Dr and Mrs ED Cofield Mr and Mrs Wayne Schrader Mr and Mrs Cotte Miss Meredith Carney and Forrest Knight all of Indiana polis spent the weekend at Sleepy Hollow on the Tippecanoe.
A memorial service marks the dedication near Portland of a chapel honoring John and Sarah Odell, builders of Oregon’s first church in 1857. The Ebenezer Chapel sits beside a small cemetery, seating over 50, featuring portraits of the Odell family and a tablet. Rev. John Parsons presided as descendants recall Odell’s 90 years of Yam Hill County and Salem life.
Mary Fay Booth daughter of Mr and Mrs William Booth was born near Flora Indiana March 18 1898 and died at Delphi Indiana October 13 1926 aged 28 years 6 months 25 days She married John Phillips who with four children mourn her untimely passing Thelma 6 Jean 4 Marjorie 8 and infant Paul 4 weeks Funeral services were held at Flora Methodist church attended by a large circle of friends and relatives The Delphi Methodist Church conducted the services and J B Johnson of Flora assisted
Reports from across Indiana indicate public demand for honest government and clean, capable leaders amid Republican party turmoil. The Democratic slate features strong candidates for governor and supreme and appellate courts, led by seasoned public servants and educators. A separate incident notes a missing tube, a moonshine bottle, and a gunshot bullet found after a car pursuit.
Democratic leaders in the senate and house urge further federal tax reductions as a large surplus is projected in the treasury by June 30 next year. Republican leaders oppose new cuts, aiming to preserve current rates until near the 1928 election. Senator Mara ramping teants back a strong push for a sweeping tax reduction at the next session.
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Government records show 560705 federal civil service workers on June 30, base figures up by 12174 from 1923. The piece argues Democratic administrations cut workers by 33 percent from 1918 to 1921 while Republicans cut only 8 percent in four and a half years, with cost and appropriations rising sharply.
A street storyteller recounts a revived vaudeville tale about a poker game. The narrator recalls dropping three nines and a rival claiming a straight while a guest remarks it is a gentleman's game with no need to show hands. The punchline lands as the first pot is the only one lost. Luna Coffee, Smith's Grocery.
Dr. T. M. Culver, a forty year veteran specialist, will visit Delphi from 9 AM to 6 PM offering free non surgical treatment for chronic blood, skin, and internal diseases. He travels to meet the sick, explains treatments, and guides home care, with home office in Anderson, Indiana.
A compendium of famous lines on money from thinkers and writers. Johnson, Shaw, Butler, Bacon, Horace, Mill, and Rockefeller are cited to illustrate money as root and fruit, power and commodity in varying contexts across eras.
A five year old boy plays with a toy boat in the bathtub on a Sunday. His mother scolds him for the day of rest but he replies the boat is a missionary vessel bound for darkest Africa. The Open Road.
The American Legion Auxiliary presents The Merry Mix-Up on October 25 and 26. The event features community theater and local talent coordinating the performance.
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