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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
2
The Delphi Citizen reviews the stock market's ups and downs describing it as a gamblers market. It argues those who chase quick gains by speculation push prices up while losses hit the small investors and the general public.
In a period piece critique, the piece contrasts U S air defenses with Britain’s vigor as it cites Wembley Tattoo and a new version of Rule Britannia. It asserts Britons lead in defense while noting America lags, and mentions France Italy Japan England in a global aviation frame.
National federation of women’s clubs backs recognizing homemaking as a gainful occupation The movement urges Congress to have 1930 census register homemakers and notes surveys show the home as an industrial plant with labor saving devices and water carrying tasks by women
The federation urges better home equipment and public utilities and aims to have Congress list homemaking as an occupation and the home as an economic factor in the upcoming census. The movement has progressed enough to ensure the draft law reaches Congress when it convenes.
Indiana will begin a systematic campaign to promote the state. An initial survey of natural, agricultural, industrial and commercial resources will guide efforts to attract visitors, residents, investors and enterprises. A detailed program will be discussed in November with a plan for an all Indiana development Congress in Indianapolis. The Indiana Poster Advertising Association offered free billboard space in about 600 towns during January and February.
A job ad describes a candidate as an expert stenographer with exceptional speed and accuracy. One applicant replies with flamboyant claims of European travel, extreme shorthand skill, and a dramatic, technical apparatus, insisting only a high tariff will do. She ultimately gets the job.
The message praises the Red Cross for its reliability in wartime and peacetime, asserting it has never failed and will continue to rely on public generosity to sustain its work.
Corn and Clover for the Men. Clothing for the Women. Club Work for the Children. Co operation for Everybody. This page outlines extension guidance and cooperative programs for farm families andcommunity groups. It emphasizes practical projects and shared efforts across genders and ages.
The first intensive Poultry Sanitation Campaign in any county opens in Carroll County after noon on Monday Nov 9. Dr R C Julien State Veterinarian sends Dr Frank Brown to demonstrate handling of poultry diseases. Meetings will be on different farms with a schedule to be announced. farmers may bring diseased birds for posting. P G Riley of Purdue will discuss feeding and management.
At a Saturday board meeting George E. Sites was chosen Delegate to the State Farm Bureau Convention in Indianapolis in November. E. Stephens was elected Alternate. A wool pool report noted $49 per pound paid to members. Harry Holmes reelected County Shipping Manager and Countying Agent. A Program Committee was named to plan the annual meeting with W. Seetle expected to address. Purdue’s F. E. Robbins will judge Flora’s Corn Show and lead a Corn School on Oct 30.
The annual eight weeks winter course at Purdue University will run from January 18 to March 12. New study lines include art and home decoration for home economics students, with changes to entomology and general courses and greater emphasis on the business side of farming.
An advertisement invites youth subscribers to the 1926 issue of The Youths Companion promising adventures from Maine woods to Alaska and Navajo plains. It touts 52 issues for 1926 plus remaining 1925 issues for $2 and offers McCalls Magazine for $2.50. Subscriptions are accepted at the Boston office.
Charles Thompson aged 74, longtime resident of Greensburg, died Saturday at the Odd Fellows home. His body arrived in Delphi and was taken to Rockfield for funeral services and burial. He was a nephew of George Thompson. A Red Cross note mentions a Carroll County nurse aiding school preparedness for epidemics.
The column cites Abe Martin praising California for easier child rearing and shorter trips to relatives. Mrs Tipton Bud’s niece adds a personal remark about family ties and distance.
The Melrose Chronicle notes curious local quirks including a newlywed kneading bread with gloves and jokes that editorial finances force more drastic measures. The column humorously urges delinquent subscribers to pay to avoid harsher consequences in winter Wisconsin.
The Department of Commerce released a summary of Indiana’s finances for the year ending September 30, 1924. Expenditures totaled 22,928,956 for maintenance, operations, and education allotments with total outlays including debt interest and improvements at 36,889,363. Revenues reached 37,475,218 led by property and special taxes at 48.2 percent. Net indebtedness stood at 1,700,615 with a per capita debt of 0.55.
Presbyterian Church invites worshipers to Sunday morning service at 10 30 with the sermon The Insignificant Great and evening service at 7 00 starting a new Hymn Writers series Special music planned Wednesday Bible study at 7 30 on the life of David and Sunday School at 9 30.
Virgil Stinebaugh chairing the Red Cross campaign explains four membership levels 25 10 5 and 1 with fifty cents sent to National Headquarters and the remainder kept locally to fund community work. Officials anticipate a record enrollment and a substantial rise from last year.
Real estate transfers list numerous property deeds including Millie E. Sylvester to Charles E. Houser Lot 16 Pritchard's Add Flora for 800.00 and Levi W. Arion to Charles M. Sax ton and Dora Saxton Lots 161 162 183 184 J P Pittsburgh for 2200.00.
Flora defeats Deer Creek 24 to 16 in Flora in the season opener. The Camden High School music department rehearses for a Friday concert on November 20 with solos ensembles and orchestral pieces. Flora eighth graders form an Audubon Bird Club meeting monthly during English, with officers named. Indiana High School Press Association convention held at Franklin with Flora delegates Maxine Mummert and Joe Lines. Flora Sophomore Junior and Senior girls form a Sunshine Society with officers listed. Delphi teachers and pupils return after vacation to start the school week following Indianapolis convention attendance.
The Christian Church outlines a Sunday schedule with Sunday School at 9 30 A M Morning Worship at 10 30 A M and Evening Worship at 7 P M The campaign closes this Sunday night with appeals for participation Pastor H Lee Jacobs invites the community to join in the final week and test the fellowship of this friendly church.
Reverend E M Martinson leads Delphi Baptist Church events on November 1 with 9 30 Sunday School under Osee Wells, 10 45 worship on The Work The Workers and the Wages, noon basket dinner, 2 P M B Y P U reminiscences and a Home Atmosphere play. Public invited. Red Cross appeal for nurse funding.
The Citizen Office offers Halloween electronic cards for sale. Customers can choose seasonal designs and send messages digitally.
A Chicago school head, addressing the closing session in Indianapolis, said none of the teachers at the convention could be sure of a job longer than one year. He attacked methods used to employ teachers and urged that jealousies not govern employment.
Charles Woodington a retired carpenter aged 71 died at his Flora home Friday after months of illness. He leaves his wife and two daughters Mrs. Ida Lambert of Flora and Mrs. Queen Wagoner of nearby Flora.
In Federal Court, the Bar Association and Senator Watson paid tribute to the memory of Senator Ralston. Watson called him honest and a good governor, a Jeffersonian Democrat with a fearless, open fight for his beliefs. He noted his integrity attracted friends and that his own word denied him White House nomination.
A reader from Delphi reports relief from kidney pain and backache after using Doan's Pills. The ad claims kidney action improves and promotes diuresis, urging purchase for 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, N Y.
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