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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1922
Page
2
A Hoosier newspaper column discusses Christmas gift giving, urging it be voluntary and spirit driven rather than a burden. It contrasts personal frugality with generosity, notes New Year settlements, and honors the season’s joy. The piece also mentions Senator McCormick and a local shooting in Soup Bone Hollow near Clinton, then ends by praising Hoosier winter days and St Nick.
Washington reports fall winter wheat sowing at 46,069,400 acres, 3.2 percent less than last year’s revised 47,611,000. December 1 condition set at 79.5 percent of normal, up from 36 percent a year ago and trailing 1920’s 87.9 and December 1 average.
City council to meet in regular session. Expected to discuss preliminary work on permanent improvements for numerous city thoroughfares next spring and summer.
The Bay View club met at the public library in regular session with good attendance led by Miss Bessie Barry. Roll call responses were current events and the lesson, Records of New England Decline, was well given. The club adjourned to meet next Monday night.
John Scott travels to Indianapolis on business while Charles Bolton and George Fisher make a Jasonville trip. Prof. Alva Fulkerson of Washington, Indiana visits the city with sister Mrs. Bert Ferry. Rev. H W Robbins moves to Indianapolis for Christmas holidays. Mrs. John Coakley leaves for Bongalusa Louisiana to spend winter with daughter Mrs. Clyde Moss. Mrs. Emmett and guest Mrs. Bud Sash return from Terre Haute. Miss Hileen Coakley returns from Indiana University Bloomington for holidays. Mrs. Nellie Wallace returns from Bloomington to Linton to visit sister Mrs. Bertha Eddy. Miss Thyra Gray Berns comes home from St Marys to stay through holidays. Mr and Mrs Oscar O Hair and Miss Lillian O Hair plus Miss Ruby Bai return to Greastle after visit with Mrs Harry Welch. Lilli remains through holidays.
Mrs Hattie Sherwood returned home from Indianapolis where she spent a week visiting relatives and was awarded 300 dollars cash as a prize in the Indianapolis News contest. She thanks friends for their support.
The Trial of Santa Claus, an operetta, will be presented by the grade school children of the public schools at the Methodist church Thursday evening, December 21, at 7 30 o'clock. Admission is 15 cents.
The Mouseheart Legion will hold a Wednesday evening dance with 75 cents admission for gentlemen and free for ladies. Proceeds go to the orphans Christmas brunch at the Mouseheart home.
Mr and Mrs William Boswell hosted a Sunday dinner at their southwest city home. Guests included Mr and Mrs James Harris and son Robert, Mr and Mrs Orvil Andrews and daughter Louise, Miss Helen Andrews and Billie Harris of Indianapolis.
Curtis and Miller, electricians and machinists, have dissolved their partnership. Each former partner will conduct business independently on his own hook, marking the end of the firm as a partnership and the start of solo ventures.
The Ladies Fancywork circle will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Lee Hixon on A street northeast. All members please attend.
The Boston Transcript notes the hospital auxiliary receives 12.98 from Dreamland Theatre Sunday proceeds. Mentions include Virginia Eskew Emery Staggs and a playful misquoted line about a playmate. A public invitation lists a December 25 event at 8 PM and a citizen want ad closes the fragment.
The notice features a child named Virginia Rose Holden and a Santa letter style request listing gifts such as a doll, doll bed, new dress, books, candy, nuts, and fruit. She asks Santa to consider other children if resources are limited and signs off with affection. The fragment ends with garbled text suggesting further Santa imagery or dates.
The page lists grain and livestock prices with oats at 58 cents a bushel, hogs described as best and heaviest, cattle prices for steers and calves in the good to choice range, and bulls priced from four fifty to five twenty eight.
Several thousand visitors registered their name and number on a floor lamp at Welch chapel, prompting questions about participation. The prompt repeats the call to register and notes the popularity of the event.
The Daily Courant debuted in 1702 as the first English daily newspaper. Early Sundry papers such as the British Gazette and the Daily Monitor appeared later in the 18th century, marking the growth of periodical news in Britain.
In an English police court a woman criticized husbands saying some are good only for playing with children while a bit of work remains undone. The remark reflects gender bias and domestic roles discussed during the hearing.
A boy named Alex wanted to join other boys at a nearby vacant lot. His mother warned there would be nothing of interest, but Alex doubted her saying some boys often fight before finishing.
The article states that Greater New York's sewers would stretch to San Francisco if laid end to end. Manhattan alone has 586 miles of sewers, a figure highlighted to emphasize the vast underground system.
A brief classified style line features Jimmy the office boy protesting a six dollar weekly offer and joking about being anything but a college graduate. The quote captures a working scene and office humor from the era in a compact tidbit.
The emerald ranks as the most precious gem, famed for its rich color and enduring appeal. Its value and allure have long captivated collectors and jewelers worldwide.
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