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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
2
Advert rates listed for single column inch 1.80, plus 0.25 for subsequent insertions per inch. Reading notices priced per linen at 3.106. Permanent contracts available on application. Obituaries cards of thanks and non-news funeral items at regular line rates. Classified ads charged at one cent per word with a 26 cent minimum for first insertion.
Mrs B Brinkley reports Adlerika relieved years of gas and improved sleep for her and her husband. Ad claims one spoonful removes gas, relieves bloating, and expels old waste material. notes it helps chronic constipation. Available at Hamilton's Drug Store and Weber's Pharmacy Lyons.
Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865. The funeral held in the White House occurred April 19 with the body lying in state in the Capitol rotunda until April 21. The nation enacted mourning rites as the casket traveled to Springfield. Welch funeral service offers expert attention to detail without extra cost.
The piece portrays weddings as solemn formality, praises June as the bride’s month, and envisions roses for the bride. It calls for attendance at the Greater Linton Club meeting to discuss local matters. It notes a rise in automobile ownership, a potential general strike in Portugal, and general weather hopes amid farming concerns. It mentions the French debt settlement and Governor Davis's tax vindication.
A dramatic tale notes the act of gratitude as the woman wed her savior. It condemns gangsters and murderous gunmen, arguing hanging is too good and too rare a fate for them.
Horace, Andy Humphreys, W W T Cushing, Rudolph Kramer, Seph Inman, Otto Froeschke and J R Corbin led a fishing party from the city toward a river bed south of Sandborn. After six hours only one fish was caught by host Corbin. The rest of the anglers fared no better and returned home late, disappointed. A second party including Avery Murray and others fished the White river near Bloomfield today with hopes for better luck.
Greene County Indiana Board of Commissioners announces bond issue not exceeding 9000 dollars at 5 percent to fund John E Jones road construction and overdrafts on other Stockton township road projects under the three mile gravel road law. Taxpayers may appeal within the period after notice. hearing date to be set by the State Board of Tax Commissioners. W. L. Herrington Auditor. Greene County. June 9 1926.
The G R T Club will meet Friday afternoon at 2 o clock at the home of Mrs Charles Boord to discuss upcoming activities and social plans.
United Press Dispatch notes Indianapolis livestock market activity with hog receipts about 7,500 and prices mostly 10 cents higher. Cattle receipts near 800 with steady values, steers $7.00 to $10.25, cows and heifers $4.00 to $10.00. Sheep receipts 700 with top lambs at $18.00 to $17.50 and ewes near $6. Calves 900 with tops around $13.00 and bulk near $19.50. Eggs 27 cents delivered, poultry and butter prices listed.
June 10 reports ten people died and fifteen injured when a wedding floor gave way at a hall in Alashehr. Emergency crews, local officials, and bystanders tended the scene as rescuers worked amid debris and fear. The cause is under investigation and no charges have been filed.
A vintage advertisement recounts how Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound aided women in recovering strength. Mrs. Kraft of Detroit and Mrs. Green of Rockford share testimonial claims of feeling better after using the remedy, linking colonial herb lore to early 20th century health products.
Multiple classified notices list sale items and services including lump coal delivered at 4.75, egg coal 4.50, garden plants from Nancy King's Floral Gardens, 40 cents per 100 sweet potato plants, cherries $0.40 per gallon, and a variety of agricultural goods from Linton and West Linton. Also ads for house raising, violin lessons, rental, gladiolas, residence and greenhouse for sale, and chick and poultry offers with prices and contact details. Local businesses include Linton's Faultless Coke Co and King’s Floral Gardens.
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