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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1925
Page
2
The page lists subscription prices for in city and mail. details about advertising rates and obituaries. It includes brief local notes on Abd-el-Krim a Chicago gangsters feud opinion on Bryan and politics, and farmers hoping for rain in Greene County. It reflects a small town newspaper style with varied ads and short items.
The article notes a gradual uptick in the goal business and more inquiries, with nearby fields showing increased activity. Local mines in adjoining fields are busier, and the community may expect improvement from now on.
The passage compares a person and a community to an airplane in flight. It warns that stopping individual effort or community initiative leads to stagnation at a mediocre level. It urges using leisure time for intellectual pursuits to improve opportunities and urges boosting community spirit for collective advancement.
Miss Nina Parkkery hosted a marshmallow and weiner roast at the Bays country home for Elmer Openshaw of Detroit and a group of guests. A car overturned on the way to the party but no one was hurt. The gathering included many local residents and relatives, with plentiful food and lively spirits throughout the evening.
Improvements at Shady Beach are complete and the resort is ready for tomorrow. With the river at the proper stage and warm water temperatures, management expects a record crowd to enjoy a big day at the popular bathing resort.
Emilie Rund Clark, once a nurse to Queen Victoria, travels through Oakland seeking her cousin’s child Ellert Ellertson who is heir to a father’s castle and a million dollar Norway estate.
The writer notes human nature changes little despite modern shifts in travel and entertainment. He recalls medicine show days on South Main, Cherokee oil pitches by Dr LeRoy McKinney, and past Linton fairs with bands, harness horses, and bustling crowds. He urges townspeople to unite again for revived community fairs.
A historical note on unusual posthumous gifts to medical institutions. Jeremy Bentham's wax head, clothed skeleton, and other notable bequests illustrate how hospitals benefited from eccentric legacies. The piece cites gifts to University College London and Charing Cross Hospital, among odd items like dining terms, railway tickets, and a pawnticket.
A fragmentary note describes borax as a rare item in Earlinet with reference to a price or value. The text hints at unusual scarcity and historical context, though details are unclear and not fully readable.
John W Kristler aged 74 died this morning at 9 at his brother’s home in Edwardsport after general debility. He had lived in the city for many years and leaves four children Everett Charles and Mrs Stephen son of this city and Mrs Lloyd Hale of Indianapolis. One brother Charles Kristier of Edwardsport and two sisters, one in Illinois and Mrs Pat Gleason of this city. Burial will be in Washington Indiana.
Mrs Charles Shouse and her baby were discharged today to go home from City Hospital.
A canary owned by a New Zealand man exhibits ventriloquial singing and distant-sounding replies, suggesting an unusual pet talent.
WANTED column items list requests for veterinary surgery Dr H Ov Woodrow office 210 North Main phone 194 offers cattle and dog pranties testing cattle for TB and price offers for Watkins Products sales opportunity earn 85 50 weekly to Lin ton Ohio contact J R Watkins Co Dept J G 129 139 Chest Nut St Columbus Ohio 25th FOR SALE Three room house with summer kitchen big roofage furnished $850 Louise Deschemaker 429 Sixth St Lo E 2315 WANTED Violin pupils summer lessons 50c phone 532 24t3p
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