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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1925
Page
4
H C Ballance of Natal reports sighting a creature resembling a polar bear in size like an elephant. He describes a 47 foot white haired body with a piglike trunk and whale interactions, then the carcass left on the beach after ten days until it vanished. He notes natives saw the creature offshore going up the coast before it disappeared.
Representative O Connor advocates a probe into telephone and telegraph firms in New York. He jokes about evasive replies and cites a Carterville colonel boasting of ten foot antlers in dense woods to illustrate the deer business.
A serialized reminiscence notes Moltke laughed only twice after years of discretion the first at his mother in law’s death and the second when a Stockholm fort was deemed a strong Swedish fortress. It cites Lord Chesterfield on laughter as low and unbecoming. It compares Charles Sumner and Charles Kingsley with similar reticence, per John Martineau.
In a federal trial deputy marshals brought in twelve jurors to decide if Mattison Jimmy known as R J Scully or Olaf Lauregaard conspired to transform a ten dollar bill into two pieces and glue them into a new roll. The jury split eleven to one with Juror No 4 finding outside evidence and a half ten dollar bill hidden in a handkerchief proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt failed.
Five members of the Hopps family died in a fire that destroyed a frame building in Marshfield Oregon yesterday. The victims include H H Hopps his wife and their three children. The presumed cause of death was suffocation.
International News Service dispatch from Lisbon reports revolution breaking out in Portugal with violent street fighting in progress at 3 40 p m.
State highway officials announced the detour caused by bridge construction on State Road 22 between Indianapolis and Martinsville has been removed. The route now runs straight to Martinsville with only a short run-around remaining during bridge work.
The guide advises wiping enamel surfaces with a soft cloth wrung in tepid water. For grease spots use a mild washing solution, not strong soap, as alkalis can damage the finish.
A clipped tip advises pouring a little cold water into a hot-water bottle before adding boiling water to extend the bottle life. It warns that air in the bottle risks scalding and suggests cooling the water to avoid burns, noting benefits of tempering before filling.
A record November star shower on the 18th displayed striking visibility from the Great Lakes to the Equator. An observer near the equator said he had never seen stars so thick in a storm, describing the scene as intense and extraordinary.
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