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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1925
Page
2
Rates for Indiana and out of state by mail and column inch pricing are listed. Obituaries and social cards charged at regular line rates. Classifieds priced per word with minimums. Brief assorted quotes touch on political and economic topics, including Mr. Bryan, Taft, Norris, La Follette, and France debts.
Municipalities chase growth at all costs while crime thrives in the gaps. Officials push for bigger-city status, but residents face higher costs and reduced services. The piece critiques planners prioritizing scale over quality.
Five persons were killed in Indiana motor mishaps yesterday with fourteen injured. The casualty count adds to a grim pattern many readers associate with wartime losses and reflects ongoing dangers on the roads.
Petitioners urge Governor Ed Jackson to remove Prosecuting Attorney Norvall K. Harris, citing his clashes with the Klan. A second target is Remy, the prosecutor known for pursuing ex-Dragon Stephenson, a friend and backer of the governor.
Lake County bankers set a market value for bandits with dead robbers at 2500 and live ones at 1000. Each member bank receives a deputy on duty, and alarm operators who raise the alert will earn 25.
Harry Diamond left a $75,000 estate after his execution at the state prison for the murder of his wife Nettie Diamond. The estate amount is reported by the Indiana Harbor National Bank and ties to the couple’s motor trip between East Chicago and Gary. The prosecution contended Diamond sought his wife’s estate.
United Press Dispatch notes Indianapolis market activity on July 20 with hog receipts about 4 000 and price ranges from 14 00 to 14 25 for bulk sales, cattle receipts 700 with steers 10 00 to 12 60, cows and heifers 8 00 to 11 76, sheep 300 steady with top 7 00, lambs 13 50, calves 400 receipts with top 11 40 and bulls 10 50 to 11 00.
Miss Adria Humphreys underwent tonsillectomy this morning and Mrs. Lydia Flynn of Switz City was operated on this afternoon for appendicitis.
In a 1923 Western Newspaper Union piece, Minnie Seldon faces stage nerves and romance as actor Redburn feigns illness to create a pivotal moment. The play’s tension resolves with mutual confession, Rogers approving of Minnie’s performance and a shared wager of love amid theater drama.
Air Fiends Lieut J A Macready, claiming flying has become common, muses at a Dayton dinner about naming air dangers. He toys with aerogipelas flyphoid inflow enza and suggests skyatica as the best term for these “air fiends.”
A Kansas health panel lists eighteen essential household first aid drugs. Items include tincture of toxtin aromatic spirits of ammonia aspirin tablets milk of magnesia castor oil zinc oxide adhesive plaster hydrogen peroxide sodium bicarbonate glycerin alkaline antiseptic solution syrup of ipecac must ard spirits of turpentine and olive oil.
A farmer forces a new man to plow behind two strong horses for two hours. The worker returns exhausted and complains the horses keep pulling the plow away, leaving him unable to progress.
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