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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1925
Page
2
The notice details subscription rates and renewal terms for the Winton Indiana newspaper, with prices for carrier and mail delivery, including yearly, semi annual, and quarterly plans. Advertising rates are listed per inch for classified and display ads, plus line rates for obituaries and social notices.
Political notices list Isaac Bunch and Earl V. Bull as Republican candidates for mayor of Linton with May primaries. Oscar Haseman and Enoch Murphy are named for Democratic primaries on May 5 or May 6.
Candidate notices declare Herbert Priest seeks Republican nomination for Clerk of Linton, subject to voters at the May primary. Francis Haseman and Charles KB Fuller also listed with party affiliations and May 5 as the date.
A message from Lucia Hovullowell and Mary Plew Darnell outlines candidate intentions for the May primary. Lesta Wright Gastineau is also noted in connection with party nominations. The text indicates a plan to seek nomination for city treasurer under Republican and Democratic banners respectively.
A list of candidates for Councilman-at-Large in Linton subject to primary voter will. Names include Luther Fulkerson H W Robertson E A Powell Halden Beasley John B Shields Oscar Fitzpatrick Earl M Corbin William Cunningham and Ina s Mitchell with party designations Democratic or Republican and May 5 primaries.
W. F. McCurdy declares candidacy for Councilman in the Third ward subject to Democratic voters at the May primary. George Ingalls releases notice that his name is placed on the ballot for the May 5 election.
Public notices declare candidates for Councilman First Ward subject to May primaries. Names Grover A. VanMeter John Ingleman and Adam Osborn appear with party lines Democratic and Republican. Voters will decide on May 5 and 6 respectively versus William J. Wilson.
A brief notice of the second ward councilman nomination subject to primary outcomes on May 5, mentioning Mack Coen in relation to the election.
A statistician forecasts that within ten years the average age of murderers will increase, signaling shifting demographics in violent crime. The projection highlights aging offenders as a developing trend for policy and policing discussions.
The piece notes a dramatic drop from 36 to 22 years in a figure, then speculates on murder becoming common in ten years. It discusses beach resorts benefiting from current warm weather and forecasts frost fears by pessimists. It highlights Daily Citizen delivery reaching Switz City and neighboring towns faster than Lin ton, aided by rail and bus links, and praises telegraph news, market reports, and growing circulation.
The text alleges the grand old man skimmed funds from a $10 dues pool totaling about 4 million for hiring high priced lawyers like Epo Inman, liquor parties, mansions, yachts, and guard salaries. It notes $300 pledge to a local hospital delayed for nearly two years, and mentions Steve’s removal tied to retirement gains.
A year after a Linton carnival stirred Bloomington, the town now faces a chaotic scene with bootleggers soliciting door to door, public square gambling described as "crap bones" rolling, and necking parties nightly, prompting concern over rapid social decay.
The acquittal of Senator Burton K. Wheeler in Great Falls Montana drew general approval. The case charged misuse of office in soliciting favors for clients before the interior department. Wheeler, a Teapot Dome figure, faced claims of a frame up and perjured testimony according to some observers and his attorney.
Final Red Cross report shows $83,669.08 raised for Sullivan mine disaster relief under Eugene C. Foster. Among 152 Indiana towns, Linton ranked fifth in total gifts, and, excluding Sullivan, led other cities with per capita contributions over four times the state average despite many larger populations.
The traveling circus began in London under Philip Astley at the end of the eighteenth century. It was held in a tent with a central arena and spectator tiers. Exhibits included horsemanship feats like leaping through hoops and standing on two galloping horses.
A shepherd dog in Scotland guarded its master's body after a drowning in a ditch until investigators found the body. The dog then followed the corpse to the morgue, before returning two miles to the sheep and resuming its duties with the flock.
A noted building method called purring allows a spare gap between concrete block and plaster on the inside of a hinge wall. This is recommended in masonry house construction to allow for temperature-driven movement. The approach helps manage moisture and temperature differences between cold exterior and warm interior conditions.
The male ostrich is described as domestic in taste and lifelong in marriage. It builds a saucer shaped nest in sand four feet wide and ten inches deep. The female lays about ten eggs, one every other day. An ostrich egg weighs three to four pounds and holds as much food as two to three dozen ordinary eggs. Soft boiling takes 80 minutes. Incubation lasts 40 to 42 days with alternating parents on the nest.
The piece recalls how the Irish potato traveled from a pilgrim across Europe since the seventeenth century. Early prejudice kept it from favor with many laborers even during famines. By 1800 it became a common dish at most meals, enjoyed by rich and poor alike according to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The article explains that plants require light for energy to drive chemical reactions in leaves. Sun loving plants like geraniums roses and abutilon thrive in sunny windows while palms aspidistra ferns and many vines need only mild light and suffer in bright sun.
A fragmentary historical note from Mullion Town, Cornwall describes a medieval ecclesiastic offering a devil's door near the front of a building. The legend says the door allowed the devil to escape when sponsors released him and all his works.
They phrase a warning about exposing foes to close kin and then granting forgiveness. The tone suggests a reflective moral lesson on reconciliation and mercy amid conflict.
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