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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1922
Page
3
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Secretary Denby urges painting town names on station roofs to help aviators locate themselves and protect towns as flight grows. Early pilots already commute. mail routes expanding. cars precede bridges and roads in adoption. The piece notes aviation’s rapid shift and mocks a scientist’s claim about a chicken’s cackle as a laugh.
There is much material at Linton high school to develop a first class basketball squad. With a new gym in service and a good coach, the hometown boys should become prominent in sectional district and state contests in the future.
A Harvard professor argues that the income tax law did not betray broader aims but simply provided another avenue to display national capacity, criticizing the point of the prior declaration about being a nation of liars.
One half of automobile owners do not know how the other half keep gas and oil in their autos. The remark highlights confusion over fueling and lubrication practices among drivers in the community.
Readers worry Britain could swing toward a Hardingesque government as political currents shift, echoing concerns about governance, domestic policy, and leadership viability amid wartime fatigue and economic pressure.
The phrase rallies athletes to perform on the stage, urging football players and basketball players to take the spotlight with energy and confidence. It conveys a spirited sports mood without naming teams or events.
Maine is the only state where sugar cane cannot be raised effectively. The sap remains insipid and grows only a few feet high making sugar costly. By contrast Maine corn is described as the sweetest corn raised anywhere.
A reflective quote by Donald G. Mitchell on growth and civilization. It argues that progress is not complete without the civilizing bloom of art, noting rare exceptions and the relationship between social morals and artistic achievement.
The standing army of white ants in Ceylon uses a chemical defense system. They spray a secretion into rival ants faces causing nearly frantic reaction.
Condensed milk remains a staple demand item in Arabian Red Sea district cities, as herdsmen and shepherds rely on flocks for dairy while urban centers seek steady supplies to meet consumer needs.
A Richmond Times-Dispatch item notes Jones earns credit for judgment as he marries a deaf and dumb woman renowned as an expert housekeeper whose mother died in infancy. The report highlights the couple’s union and the woman’s family background.
The Hyacinth club met yesterday afternoon at Mrs Ed Ecker’s home with fourteen members attending. A charity report was followed by social time, music, contests, and a pie contest won by Mrs Charles Page. A plate luncheon closed the gathering. New charity appointments were made for December and two weeks hence were set for a return meeting.
Friends and neighbors gathered at the Silvey home for Mr Louis Silvey's 66th birthday. The event included a bountiful supper, music by the Woodall quartet, and games. Attendees included Will Woodall and family, Bland Silvey, Sam Masters, Jake Miller, and others from Dugger Petersburg Washington and Oletha Masters.
Mrs Earl T Aikin hosted her card club on F street northeast with ten members and two guests. They played 900 with Mrs Joel White first, Mrs Corwin second, and Mrs Jones consolation. Refreshments included sandwiches fruit salad whipped cream and coffee on candle lit tables. Christmas bells were given as favors. Members present included Claud Maxwell Joel White Emma Flanagan Julius Cooper Will Goldberg Wick Dixon Herman Taylor Roland Ferris Claud Yeager and the hostess along with guests Mrs Ralph Jones of Terre Haute and Mrs Corwin of Indianapolis.
The Bay View club will meet at the library Monday evening in regular session at the usual hour. The lesson topic is Walt Whitman and each member is asked to respond to roll call with a quotation from Whitman.
Thad Spice, living east of the city, has purchased the property owned by Emery Briley on A Street Northwest. He plans to move in as soon as the current occupant vacates.
Unity Lodge No. 637 will meet at the hall tonight at 7 30 to arrange the funeral of Brother Thomas Baldwin. All members are requested to be present by order of Noble Grand. 2te
The great wall of China stands as the earths most impressive landmark. Winding like a gigantic serpent for thousands of miles over mountain crests and narrow gorges it once served as a defense against northern Mongol hordes.
Mrs Read Dixon of Bedford is here spending the weekend with relatives and friends. Dollie Anderson, who went to Indianapolis with her mother to work, lies seriously ill in Indianapolis City Hospital. Mrs Clay York, visiting here two weeks, returns home to Geneva Illinois. Miss Helen Gilman of Terre Haute visits her parents and leaves for home this afternoon. Mrs Elbert West of Palestine Illinois returns home after Thanksgiving with sister Mrs T G Beaty near Sandborn. Miss Montell Bennie travels to Indianapolis to be nurse for aunt Mrs Eaton to be operated on at Methodist Hospital for gall stones. Misses Esta and Hildred McDonald return from Indiana Central University for vacation. T G Beaty returns after funeral of his mother buried Thanksgiving north of Terre Haute. He is joined by his father for a few weeks. Mrs L W Kelsey and son Harry Lee of Cincinnati are visiting parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Anderson during Thanksgiving. they will motor to Licknell Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs Oscar Powell before going home.
Mrs. Catherine Wees hosted the annual Wees family reunion near Linton on Thanksgiving Day. A large gathering enjoyed a noon dinner with a full menu and an afternoon of conversation, games, and music. Relatives included William H. Wees Sullivan Rev William Elmore Covington Oscar Pigg Lin ton Anna Vaughn Lin ton Homer Bledsoe and children Arnold Harold Ruth Frances Lawrence Hobbs Curtis Pige Eugene and Lorene Jesse Barnes and son Lawrence Donna Wees Josephine Mabel Wees Paris Vaughn John Wees and George Wees.
The church will celebrate the third anniversary of the pastor’s arrival with a basket dinner tomorrow. Congregation members are urged to bring well filled baskets to help make the event enjoyable.
The Chickatee Council of Poca hontas Lodge No. 253 will meet Monday night in regular session at their wall. Every member is urged to attend as officer elections will be held.
Miss Ruth Waldie remains seriously ill and in critical condition with little hope for recovery according to medical status.
St Augustine Florida was settled on September 8 1565 by Spaniards under Pedro Menendez de Aviles after earlier visits in 1512 by Ponce de Leon. The city’s founding marks one of the oldest European establishments in what is now the United States.
A brief meditation notes that some children miss valuable experience when parents shield them from too many hardships, urging balanced challenges to foster resilience.
A large audience at First Methodist Church heard Sam Polovino known as Methodist Sam recount his harsh life as a Greek Catholic youth in Austria. Bishop Leete urged him to share his message across Indiana while a 24 man chorus and the orchestra enhanced the event.
A farewell reception for Mrs. E. A. Powell was hosted by the Pythian Sisters at her home with about twenty members attending. The event featured story telling games readings by Mrs. Elsie Huffman and Mrs. Grover Vanmeter and piano selections by Mrs. Powell. Guests wished her a pleasant winter in Florida.
A wry quip by Sam Walter Foss notes paradoxical changes: souring lemons into lemonade and sweetening it with sugar, then extending the idea to tempering a librarian with toleration and enthusiasm to become more human.
French anglers place a small mirror behind bait to lure fish into striking the hook by mistaking their reflection for another fish. The note appears in Scientific American.
A Bacon aphorism notes that people tend to act by habit rather than pure conviction, suggesting that custom governs behavior more than inclination or knowledge. The quote emphasizes habitual conduct shaping daily actions.
A Duluth Herald aphorism notes that many men wed quickly and face scant leisure afterward, reflecting on haste in marriage and its consequences.
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