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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1926
Page
2
The page lists advertising rates for Indiana and outside Indiana with column inch pricing and notices, followed by editorial quips on current events. It comments on coal industry mood, Ben Davis apples in Missouri, Hall Mills case hints, whisky as medicine, and regional newspaper tidbits about Prairie du Chien and Herrin with a closing note on coal vitality in the Linton field.
Bloomington December 7 Indiana University School of Education hosts the second annual critic teacher conference opened by the state department of education. Over 100 attendees expected for a two day session with supervised teaching inspections in Bloomington high and elementary schools on day one and a round table discussion by groups on day two. Last year the event was held in Terre Haute.
A school records an excuse for Johnnie’s absence after his feet got wet on the way home at noon. The note asks the teacher to excuse yesterday afternoon’s absence, saying no other shoes were available to wear.
Indiana state health board released figures showing antitoxins lowered diphtheria deaths from 75.6 per 100 000 to about 5 per 100 000. About 125 cases weekly were reported. A conference with the Indiana Parent Teachers association and the State Medical association outlined plans for cooperation in a statewide fight to reduce cases and deaths in the coming months.
Mr and Mrs Tom Lankford announce the birth of a nine pound girl born Sunday morning Tommy Joe is the family's fourth child and only boy The Lankford girls oldest sister sixteen are proud of their baby brother The Kings Heralds and Light Bearers of the Methodist church held their monthly meeting at Arvin McKee’s home A Christmas themed program featured the youngsters the house was decorated with a Christmas tree and Santa Claus The event involved about thirty five children with gifts stockings and treats shared during the afternoon
Indiana dispatch reports Marion firemen, after quelling a blaze, spotted a second fire and stopped to extinguish it with no serious damage. In Evansville, George S. Regins sues baker George T. Baker for the dough-mixing machine price in court.
John Kontis sues Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad for 5000 alleging a freight car passed bumper and hit his home. Nearby items note Roy Baxter tried for dog fight, Lon Moore elected treasurer of Knights of Pythias lodge, and Rev J A Brown mistakenly preached in the wrong church in Whiteland.
A Florida Times Union quote notes two ways a man learns his ornery nature. Read opponents' ads during campaigns or hear from his wife after marriage to gauge self image. The remark uses humorous social critique.
The first film shown was a serpenting dancer produced by Nester and Blaine's music hall in New York City on April 3, 1896.
Cepia Tsiru demands a refund from a second hand dealer claiming the old dute sold is full of holes. The terse note, written in a mock exchange, cites unsatisfactory product quality and requests remedy.
The text notes that crop rotation was valued to prevent soil fatigue, referencing the Romans and Dickson of Adelburgh Scotland whose 1777 treatise first called attention to rotating crops to preserve land fertility.
Foggy Thames crews on boats patrol the river with hooks and life-saving racks to aid rescuers when pedestrians or mariners fall into the water. Authorities emphasize readiness during dense fog, ensuring rapid response and safe recoveries.
Quotation notes the American worker delivering ten hammer blows to a foreign worker’s one, framing it as victory in industrial struggle. The line, attributed to Amerson, casts the American as dominant in the labor contest.
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