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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1925
Page
3
The article recalls summer camp experiences at Camp Tecumseh and nearby boys camps, noting strict rules and lessons beyond academics. It argues education includes moral development, highlighting leaders who teach duty, sacrifice, kindness, and truth through practical skills and outdoor activity.
The piece showcases a Wyoming woman praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for medical relief and shifts to a Delphi Indiana reflection on Camp Tecumseh. It details camp life, student guidance, and a mentor’s Ten Rules for higher education, emphasizing discipline, thrift, manners, and sleep to nurture the “whole boy” and “whole girl.”
Marion E Bennett transfers 161 acres in Deer Creek Township to Myrtle L Bennett for 10 dollars. Joseph S Tam et ux transfer a small Burlington town tract to Lee A Woodrum for 200 dollars. Franklin K Beard et ux to Jesse T Swartz 34 acres in Democrat Township for 2500 dollars. Jesse B Herr et ux to John N Lyon et ux Lots 18 and 19 in Farneman Add to Rockfield for 1100 dollars. Margaret Haugh to Agnes L Deeter Lot 78 in Delphi for 1 dollar. John H Mourer to Rachel Mourer 30 acres in Adams Township for 1 dollar. Grace Gwinn to William G Gwinn Lot 36 E in Burlington for 1000 dollars. Malissa A Henshaw to Earl E Berry small tract in Jefferson Township for 400 dollars. James Obear to E B Pruitt Pt Lot 30 O P Delphi for 1 dollar.
Irvin Cobb recalls Opie Read as a printer in Tennessee who found supper delayed by two county checker champions. Read’s host ignored the hungry printer, delaying the meal for fifteen minutes while the men played on. Read finally kicked the checkerboard through the front door in frustration.
Captain Lorsin drives a doomed voyage in search of snake god gold. A rifle battle ends with his mortal wounding, the rival captain dead, and eight sailors killed while twelve wounded. The island yields only legend and glittering yellow snakes among the rocks.
West Delphi residents visit relatives in Logansport and at the Mullendore home. Local teaching staff includes Miss Josephine Irelan. Labor Day visitors gathered at Columbia Park. A miscellaneous shower honored newlyweds Mr and Mrs Edgar McKinley.
The article notes that no scrap of ivory is wasted. Ivory remnants from ball manufacture are made into bangles and small decorative models for export to India. Cuttings and shavings are used for inlays, polishing, and India ink.
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