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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1926
Page
2
The text appears as oblique ad copy about classified advertising rates and line charges. It references obituaries and social notices, with terms like permanent classifieds and first insertion minimums, but the full details are unreadable.
City voices urge officials to restrict on street parking on narrow downtown roads to improve traffic flow. Proposes banning storage of old cars by dealers on streets and enforcing parking on one side only. Calls for permanent through street signs at intersections and street name plates to aid visitors.
Crop reports forecast a large Indiana peach yield this year, the best since 1916 with 880000 bushels recorded then. This year about one bushel per family, roughly four bushels per household, while wheat growth slowed due to cool weather. Frost danger appears past, aiding peaches. wheat prospects show a 25 percent shortfall, yet improved weather could lift outcomes. Linton urged local professionals to support the Fourth of July celebration, urging a bold, generous effort.
A fragment remarks that Wheeler isn’t a successful goods businessman and would not miss the chance to speak for free, noting that many congressmen are eager to talk for a cause. The text adds a NY policeman must know 16,000 laws, implying broad legal knowledge.
The article contrasts ancient Egyptian royal tomb embalming for King Tut with modern funeral care. It notes the luxury of artifacts valued at 50 million and says today science offers superior methods accessible to all, with a Welsh establishment promising high service without higher prices.
Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Jr. marks his eighty seventh birthday on July 9 with a quiet observance amid his business empire and philanthropic legacy. Details of events and guests are not disclosed in the fragmented notes.
A clipped fragment notes the French cabinet's short tenure likened to a mechanical toy. It laments reform costs, suggests primary elections will be as costly as Prohibition, and mentions unresolved Tacna-Arica dispute but a pleasant trip as consolation.
United Press dispatches report a knife attack in Indianapolis injuring a woman. sewer blockage and lumber washout patterns appear in city updates. Bloomington officials limit fireworks to one day with safe and sane observances. Greencastle reports theft at a Station Agent’s lunch hour. Richmond covers a vicious bull escape from a packing plant, injuring one and spooking bystanders before police fatally shot the animal.
June 21 report from Connersville notes the hitching post in front of the city hall was removed after remaining unused for six months. The post had long served as a familiar landmark in the town.
United Press Dispatch from Indianapolis June 21 reports hog receipts around 4000 with prices 14.65 to 15.05 for heavy to common, bulk 14.65 to 15.05. Cattle receipts 700 with steers 8.00 to 10.25, cows and heifers 5.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 800 with top lambs 10.00, typical totals. A separate cattle line shows top 12.50 and bulk 12.00.
William Wonders, injured in an accident at Mohawk mine last week, could go home today. Hank Hudson of Bloomfield was operated on at Freeman City Hospital yesterday. his condition is fair. Also seeking a car owner to sell a complete line of auto tires and tubes with exclusive territory and $800 monthly salary opportunity from Milestone Rubber Company in East Liverpool, Ohio. Tan setter dog Rex, Haden, collar and chain, call 110 Zltle.
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