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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1923
Page
2
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Patrick died suddenly at the family home in northwest at Fifth and N streets. Born June 7 the child appeared healthy. Funeral arrangements followed at Aikins chapel with burial in Fairview cemetery after services this morning.
A Ford vehicle three horses and three sets of harness along with feed were all destroyed in a blaze that razed John Humphreys barn on his ice cream plant property at Jasonville. Two horses were saved after the fire was found.
John H. Bradshaw announces the opening of an ice cream stand at 709 F Street Northeast on Sunday June 10. The stand will operate daily in the evenings and invites patronage from the public.
Rates listed for Indiana and outside Indiana show options of one year six months three months and one month. Specific amounts include five dollars for outside Indiana and smaller monthly equivalents. The text resembles a newspaper subscription price card.
Advertising rates listed for single column inch and subsequent insertions per inch reading notices per line permanent contracts on application obituaries and cards of thanks not purely social or news items at regular line rates classified advertising one cent per word first insertion minimum twenty five cents.
The text notes President Harding backing war abolition, urging broad support. It contrasts Chinese bandits retreating to hills with others moving to Easy street, and critiques demonstrations as showing Communism equating to widespread misery and shared goods.
A plainspoken appeal argues that many citizens could profit from honest work rather than relying on swindles. It stresses practical effort, self reliance, and the value of steady labor in building personal and communal welfare.
The weather man has given unfavorable beach conditions for several days and Roscoe is also making life uncomfortable for beach owners as crowds dwindle and tensions rise over frequent storms and soggy sands.
An airship passover near Linton follows the west to east route, a companion dirigible to the one burned Wednesday crossed the area yesterday. An Illinois bride aged 68 praised her 75 year old husband, calling him a mighty fine boy as she spoke to the reporter. The exchange highlights the odd humor and enduring pairings of love beyond age and circumstance.
A church note highlights Psalm 133 as fitting Sunday reading for Linton residents. It quotes the verse about brethren dwelling in unity and compares it to precious ointment on Aaron’s head and dew on Hermon, blessing life everlasting.
An ex service man and re elected western city mayor pledges a non political, service oriented administration. He dismisses appointing friends for favors, stresses practical leaders who can deliver, and notes six brick buildings under construction as proof he can return to his trade if defeated. He blasts old line politicians as graft prone and promises reform.
Deputy sheriffs Edward Mannison and D J Riley were found not guilty of murdering Fannie Sellins, a United Mine Workers organizer, shot in 1919 at Ducktown during a steel strike. The jury took 50 minutes. one verdict was a formality per court instruction. Witnesses said Sellins led a mob armed with clubs.
The Hyacinth club met at Mrs. Charles Yates home on A street northeast for a productive afternoon. Members discussed wedding customs, shared charity results with ten garments and two baskets of groceries distributed, and enjoyed a program with piano, reading, and three contests won by Mrs. Huffman, Mrs. Watson, and Mrs. Ecke. Plans called for a July picnic at Mrs. Ross Green in Midland, then a September restart after a July August recess.
Alice Graham Butler explains a strawberry shortcake method using seasonal berries. It outlines a two cup flour base with baking powder salt sugar butter and milk, cutting and baking in pie tins, then layering crushed strawberries and cream for serving.
The Mt Mellick club held a pleasant meeting at Mrs Hattie Sherwood’s home on First street northeast yesterday afternoon with about fifteen members present. The regular business session occurred, followed by social time. Two guests, Mrs Keys and Mrs Lindley, from California, attended.
A Citizen report states Lewey James Hatfield purchased the confectionery across from the library. The sale appears completed with Hatfield taking ownership of the shop.
Boy Scouts of Troop No. 2 will depart tonight for an all night hike under Scoutmaster M. C. Doidge.
The report argues that the word Yule derives from Giul meaning ale, linking the Yuletide feast to the sun god Thor and Saxon winter solstice customs. It asserts the term shows pagan origins of the Christmas festival.
Mrs Joe Bain entertained the Rosebud circle yesterday afternoon with conversation and plans for an upcoming all day Sullivan picnic. A reading by Mrs Claude Sipes and Vic trola music complemented refreshments. Members present included Mrs Letsinger Bennie Sipes Mary Elaine Young Poe Plew Love Gibson Poole and the hostess. The club numbers 14 active members and performs charity work under Mrs Bain president Mrs Young secretary and Mrs Love treasurer.
Judge John P. Jeffries of Vigo circuit court was in town this afternoon on business tied to coal properties he owns. He is a former Linton lawyer. Accompanying him were John Templeton, also a former Linton resident who prospered in coal, and his son Charley.
Joe Hunley and his wife and their two daughters Clara and Bonnie will move to Vincennes after ten years in Linton. Hunley will take new employment there. The family is well known and liked, and residents lament the loss.
All children in the churchs day program will practice each morning next week at 3 oclock. Children not in the program may join at the next practice.
Little Miss Lorene Gwinn is confined to her bed with the measles. Francis Clayton is ill with the measles.
The earth’s slowing rotation suggests a span well over 10 billion years since days were three to four hours long and the moon formed. This reasoning ties planetary spin rates to early formation timelines, offering a metric for earth’s age.
A French scientist claims aging well requires sleeping in a due north south orientation. The poetically phrased piece notes we may die young yet continue sleeping on the right side with knees under the chin, and brushes aside urgency about aligning north.
A first night for Bill as a hotel porter ends with a joke about his call sheet. By 5 a.m. he reports calling 16 rooms but has not started the remaining three, delivering a dejected line to the night clerk on the fifth floor.
A compact reflection on moral course urging steadfast adherence to honor and virtue, warning against diversion by specious aims. The note cites Charles Dickens as the inspiration for keeping a firm ethical line despite tempting ends.
A vintage reflection contrasts old fashioned beauty with modern cosmetics, noting the shift from heavy makeup to the implied suffering of the era’s slender wasp waist. The Cincinnati Enquirer quotation frames how beauty standards evolved and the social weight of appearance in past decades.
Saratoga chip potatoes fresh each week in sealed packages priced at 20 cents per box. Take home a box from Patterson's.
The San Francisco Chronicle suggests that a girl becomes an old maid only when she dreams of a cute kitchen rather than a handsome knight, implying a shift in aspirations and romance norms.
Four year old Gerald helps search for Prince the collie after the dog slips away. He spots the dog an hour later and urges him to go home to his man who wants him back. The boy's simple care leads to a safe reunion.
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