This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1923
Page
3
A reflective New Year message urges readers to bid 1923 goodbye and welcome 1924 with resolutions to live better. It emphasizes personal responsibility, helping others, and making the most of opportunities as bells ring in the new year. The tone is hopeful and exhortatory about happiness, peace, and prosperity.
A flurry of visitors and hosting residents travels through the area. Mrs Sarah Doneigie Masonville and granddaughter Vera Shields with Elinora Switz of Bloomfield visit. Sam Bryan and sons head to Lebanon as guests. Ded Moines couple Mansfield stay with W H Wakefield. Joe Parisha of Paris returns home. Alice Lilley returns home after visiting family. Vivian Branson from Terre Haute returns home. Clifford OBrien family guests in city. Alice Butler visits Indianapolis and Cicero. George OBrien family host Ruth DeVall and others from Terre Haute Lafayette and Texas. Kenneth Hewlett returns home. Clifton Kessler Paul Kessler Crawfordsville and M Kessler Bloomfield host with Herbert Priest.
Miss Alice McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs Ivan McDonald and Volney Perkins son of Mr and Mrs Charles Perkins surprised Linton friends by quietly marrying in Bloomfield on Saturday They returned to Linton and shared the news Soon after the ceremony the couple announced their romance They will reside in Linton The bride worked at the Boston store The groom known as Smiley is a prosperous local man Best wishes for a long happy life are extended to the pair
A traveling man stops in a small town and remarks that twenty years have passed with few changes. The resident says no new gas or electric company plans and, noting the town’s finish, the visitor claims this is the first town he has seen that is truly finished.
A fragmentary note recalls W. W. R. Hindman visiting a former comrade, described as a Sunday guest, with incomplete lines mentioning muster out of service and a militia. The garbled text references military service and a reunion moment from a past era.
Miss Mildred Harbett and guests Ruth Owens Edna Owens Nellie Cox Winogene Hewlett Fred Blades Gertrude Isom and Marié Isom motored to Vincennes for dinner with relatives today. They plan to return this evening to the city.
Answers from Alburtus to inquiries addressed to him through the Daily Citizen arrived too late for today’s issue. The first batch of replies will be printed tomorrow.
Miss Rose LaGroux formerly of this city and now in Springfield married William Baughman of Jasonville on Wednesday in Terre Haute. She grew up here, attended public schools, and worked at Forst's five and ten store before moving. Friends in this city send best wishes. the groom is a well known Jasonville young man with many local friends. They reside in Jasonville and host friends there.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.