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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
2
Reading notices priced per line and per inch with charges for obituaries and cards of thanks. Permanent contracts available upon application. Social or news announcements printed at regular classified rates. One cent per word with a minimum for first insertion.
Historical report notes King Albert of Belgium endorsing an 800000 acre Congo park west of Lake Tanganyika after World War I. The area would host 600 gorillas and many chimpanzees, baboons, buffalo, elephants, antelope and birds, with 300 pygmies under protection. Native scouts to patrol while a rest house and research facilities are planned.
A jumble of light humor and anecdotes from The Daily Grist features playful lines about marriage humor, folding parking spaces, a misheard Kipling quote defended by Dr Henry Stone, and quips on words and manners. The tone is a compact, old style newspaper wit piece.
Rev. A. D. Smith of Evansville was elected superintendent and will preside over the United Brethren annual conference now in Paoli through next Monday. He is known to local church members and assisted in revival services last winter with Rev. W. Brown.
A Russian scientist reported at the thirteenth international physiological congress at Harvard Medical School that a compound named corferrol, plus iron and pyrrol blue, injected into cancer causes rapid oxidation. The cancer cells supposedly die within hours as they receive excess oxygen, offering a method to stimulate body cell activity rather than poison cancer. The work is preliminary and not yet tested in humans.
Mrs Ray Holland and her sons from Indianapolis spend the week with the Hollands and Millers. L F Ritter of Martinsville and son Walter visit near Cincinnati. J C Floyd, Nelle Corbin, and Miss Steen of Bloomington visit Indianapolis friends. Pansy Roach goes to care for sister Mrs Jesse Boch. Robert Spencer returns from Urbana visit. Mrs Ralph Fitz and children of Bloomington stay with sister Mrs C B Hollars.
Harley Orty Burrell known as Shorty began with the local paper in July 1901, a record of 28 years of service. He will miss this week’s issue due to the old settlers homecoming at Odon, marking his 44th straight attendance since 1885.
Pass through the Khyber Pass is restricted to certain classes and is open only on designated days. The route remains the main strategic point for entry from Afghanistan into India and is carefully guarded by authorities.
An ordinance for the City of Linton to establish the 1930 budget and appropriations across all funds and departments, detailing salaries, expenses, and improvements. The measure sets tax rates to raise the necessary funds and directs certification to Greene County Auditor.
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