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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
3
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The piece argues that Christmas budgeting has shifted to useful gifts that provide service and comfort rather than lavish spending. Linton shoppers favor clothing and home items, with gimcracks for children still offered but the focus on sensible presents for older relatives. It urges joy from thoughtful gifts over wasted money, stressing spirit over price and community happiness.
The piece notes scientists say life expectancy is about 80 years with only about 0.7 percent of a 120 million population reaching 80. Despite optimism, Dr Charles Dublin of Metropolitan Insurance cautions the limit is unlikely to rise. He encourages enjoying life and healthy living even if reaching 100 remains unlikely.
The Daily Grist notes Uncle Sam will replace the bad tasting gum on postage stamps with a new stickum that adheres better and leaves no taste. First treated stamps will appear countrywide in a few months as part of government reforms alongside smaller currency. The column also suggests a tip about choosing a restaurant table by the front window for larger portions.
A Fort Wayne man perished after falling from a roof while shingling. The accident left him fatally injured, with authorities continuing with the investigation.
In Mam mond Indiana a raid near Hammond uncovered a large farm silo repurposed to hold mash for a giant still. Five men were seized as deputies seized about one hundred thousand gallons of mash and one hundred gallons of alcohol, marking a major forfeiture and illegal distillation operation.
The West End mine and veins holdings at Hymera were sold by receiver Charles R. Railsback to Edward M. Kerlin of the same city.
A Hammond reader, C. D. Prater of 202 Hoffman Street, reports losing 17 pounds over six years due to stomach and kidney trouble. After six bottles of Konjola, he says seven months of good health followed, with restored sleep, appetite, and strength. Konjola is sold at Hamilton's Drug Store in Linton and nearby towns.
An advertisement extols Konjola Cold Compounds tablets for cold relief. It claims the tablets deliver amazing relief to thousands of sufferers yearly and emphasizes the product’s high quality matching Konjola.
A fragment notes Andrew Carnegie donating a large organ to a Swedish church in Allegheny Pennsylvania where his mother belonged and he attended as a boy. The installation caused jokes about the organ’s size.
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