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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
6
The Hoosier State Automobile Association warns drivers to stop using highways as viewing spots and urges pulling cars to the road edge when changing tires or viewing events. Sheriffs and constables are asked to enforce rules against blocking public highways to keep traffic flowing.
In 1922 a tense domestic tale unfolds as Helen, alarmed by her husband’s stinginess, falls and nearly loses him. A barn accident and a storm test their marriage, ending with a plea to forgive and start anew despite financial strain and fear.
A Jeffer sonville visitor was brought before city court and questioned by Mayor Warder who claimed his wife is a very large colored woman. The mayor insisted he is not a negro but a South American and asked if he is an Ethiopian. The stranger replied with broken lingo that he does not take Ethiopium or tobacco. The mayor recalled a Judge Montgomery story about a similar plea of guilty to all charges except one.
Oricin of Man of Straw explains the historical term a man of straw as a class of court witnesses ready to testify for pay. They would wear wisps of straw in their shoes to indicate their profession and readiness for any cause.
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