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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1925
Page
2
Rates listed per column inch for single and subsequent insertions with line rates for reading notices. Permanent contracts available on application. Obituaries and cards of thanks priced at regular rates. notices of purely secular or news character follow. Classified ads cost one cent per word with a minimum first insertion of 26 cents.
A historical column argues coal’s dominance may end as oil and electricity advance. It cites government reports on recoverable oil, ship conversions to oil burning, and rising domestic oil use, urging miners and operators to hasten the shift away from coal.
A quote argues that if 18,000 homicides occur yearly in the United States then 15,000 executions annually would significantly cut killings in the next year. The claim links capital punishment to a drop in homicide rates.
The report notes Florida asserts broad in migration while other regions of the country remain relatively populated. It contrasts claimed influx with ongoing population in several states and emphasizes regional differences in growth patterns.
The passage notes that only five men have conquered the English Channel so far and hints at broader international tensions. It also mentions France seeking funds from the United States and offering the Rif as security, implying financial and political maneuvering abroad.
The remark questions media practice by noting concerns about crime reporting encouraging crime and suggesting a broader caution about publishing disaster news. It argues for restraint and responsibility in press coverage while raising policy questions about sensationalism and public safety.
A summer social event honored four year old John Harold Aikin at the North Main Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl T. Aikin. Guests enjoyed games, gifts including a $1,000 college education fund, ice cream, cake, lemonade, and personalized balloons and hats.
Little Jessie Rose Mathison four teen months old died at the family home in South Linton after a six to seven week illness. Survived by parents James and Mrs Mathison, two brothers Henry and Lawrence, sister Ritche May, an uncle in Dugger and an aunt in Sullivan. Funeral Saturday at 3 PM at the family home with Captain Morris of the Salvation Army officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Open All Night is a modern farce comedy showing two days at the Grand. A cultured young wife tires of her worldly husband and his polite indifference amid Parisian life. The cast includes Viola Dana Jetta Gould Adolphe Menjou and Raymond Griffin. Monday and Tuesday features Milton Sills with Doris Kenyon in I Want My Man.
Circuit Clerk David F. Bland issued licenses to wed to Clarence Harrison and Fern Tryon of Linton George White of Randolph County and Jane Owens of Owensburg Maurice Bays and Luella Bedwell of Switz City John A Holder of Lyons and Lavern Burks of Cincinnati. Hem-Reid tablet offered as relief by Hamilton's Drug Store.
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