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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
5
Linemen for Indiana Bell use a distinctive jargon that sounds strange to outsiders. A district commercial manager notes the phrases are passed down among crews, regardless of location, from veterans to younger workers.
A glossary of telephony lineman terms explains the rigging crew roles and gear. It lists stick for pole, boss for foreman, straw boss, trouble shouter, spar or hook climbers, safety strap, ground hog or grunt helper, gim mick for tools, dinkey cart, dolly board, deadman anchor log, Irishman pulling clamp, jumpers braces, fish or snake pulling lines, glasses insulators, buttons knobs, twister connector, bugs bridging connectors.
A large mixed list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues appears to preview the next issue. Entries reference territories capitals ancient terms animals and letters with enumerated numbers and several archaic spellings. The puzzle notes promise the solution will appear in the following edition.
Indiana researchers report seven counties Clark Scott Jefferson Jackson Jennings Floyd and Bartholomew hold more than 15 billion tons of minable oil shale with New Albany shale over 100 feet thick. Shales yield 80 to 34 percent light oils about 50 percent tar and coke with variable sulfur and nitrogen content and ammonium sulfate per ton. Laboratory work seeks best kiln types and processes for large scale production and shale ore and oil purification.
Bees may be shipped by parcel post under new rules in Germany. Imports of bees with or without honey combs and used silves are allowed if a temporary provision linked to an epizootic disease does not apply.
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