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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
6
Bill Kemp handles a delicate hat purchase in a small town shop tale. A tearful violet-eyed woman seeks a cash refund for a violet and orchid tulle hat, but offers a compassionate plan to help a hospitalizable husband’s family. Kemp cooperates, arranging a delayed refund and a charity gesture, ending with a birthday surprise hat for his wife.
A new gun sight patent lets shooters aim with both eyes open. The device uses an isosceles trapezoid outline mounted on the barrel to produce two images seen by each eye. By aligning the cross point with the target, lateral range and vertical rise are achieved for instant aiming.
Gilbert Murray argues in Tradition and Progress that great writers reveal more of life by seeing and feeling more in a given space. A reader gains insights when margins, notes, and context sharpen perception beyond the ordinary view.
A Burmese couple seeking separation light two candles and watch to see which goes out first. The quicker candle signals the end of the shared home with the other partner gaining sole ownership of the common property while the first leaves with only their clothes.
An enterprising Parisienne opens a millinery shop with the ambiance of the famed A la Belle Anglais in Paris. The original shop in Place St. Philippe du Roule served Europe’s elite, including Marie Antoinette and Madame Recamier, with Royal and aristocratic patrons like Princess de Lamballe, Pauline Bonaparte, Elizabeth Foster, and M de Chateaubriand preferring its cravats.
A short dialogue features a man disliked by another speaker who admits the man is harmless yet unliked. The exchange centers on personal dislike despite no direct harm, revealing tension over a spouse’s wishes and social dynamics.
The speaker asserts the man she marries must be brave and clever, replying to Jack about rescuing her from trouble. He boasts of hiring others to stop her, implying a test of bravery and wit in a partner. The exchange reflects a lighthearted, cautious dynamic in a Boston Transcript style dialogue.
Ora Downs Ridgley once reputedly owned a railroad in southeast Missouri and was linked to a fortune decline through speculative deals with Aaron B. Donaldson. She died penniless in Hot Springs, burial expenses covered by a longtime traveling companion. Her father James Downs was a prominent central Illinois landowner.
Hope Hampton stars in Love's Penalty at Nicklo tonight only. The play follows Janis Clayton's journey from joy to despair after her sister Sally's suicide opens a path to vengeance against Steven Sanders, risking Janis's own reputation as she seeks to ruin his ascent.
In Albion Michigan a five year old named Donald Dingy drowned after leaping into the Kalamazoo River to rescue his sister Donna aged two who had fallen in. Ruth Ella Hankers five also went to aid and was saved by Thomas Whitehead an Albion college student and John Chafin of Albion.
Topeka Kansas June 8 The state board of administration was asked to investigate the revoking of teacher Clara White s certificate from Eminence Finney county who said State Superintendent Lorraine E Wooster refused to renew it because she attended a dance.
Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck calls his fairy tale the Blue Bird a fantasy about happiness. He says the bird is happiness never caught and that the tale is a simple story for children of all ages. Some readers seek mystic meanings, but the author sees none.
Instructions advise cleaning a telephone every 80 uses with alcohol. Remove the mouthpiece and pour alcohol through the small holes into a saucer. Wash the receiver with a cloth dampened in alcohol. Do not wipe dry. let the alcohol evaporate. Alcohol is described as a highly effective antiseptic.
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