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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
3
The article extols funeral work as a highly specialized profession. It emphasizes embalming, dignified handling of details, and reverent burial rites as essential to quality service. It credits thorough training, years of experience, and a genuine passion for fine work as the three core requirements.
Haldon Beasley promotes the City Club in Linton to occupy his Main street building recently vacated by a St. Louis store. The facility will feature four second floor shower baths, a remodeled space for boxing and other sports, lessons by James McIntyre, and a $1 monthly membership with instruction and bath privileges. The first floor will host a new pool and billiard room, and one room will be offered to the American Legion for headquarters.
Ed Lucas Charley Letsinger Harvey Fisher and Jerry Clayton revived pitching horseshoes behind the post office. The group got so absorbed Charley forgot his dinner bucket and left without his meal Harvey missed supper Ed forgot to water the chickens and Jerry endured a Dame Van Winkle lecture from his wife.
Investors are urged to bring in pass-books for crediting semi annual dividends. It takes several days to calculate many accounts so prompt submission of books is appreciated. W A Craig secretary Walton F Stover assistant secretary 21ts
Rheumatism is increasingly prevalent this year prompting unusually large demand for Rheuma the one remedy for rheumatism sold on guarantee by W J Hamilton.
An olde time ad touts Lavoptik eye wash its blend of witchhazel camphor hydrastis and other ingredients promising rapid relief for eye inflammation. A long‑standing sufferer supposedly improved in two days. The ad offers a small bottle and free aluminum gee cup. W J Hamilton druggist.
A woman from Altoona, Mrs. C. W. Benz, shares a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recounts six children dying at birth, then a successful pregnancy after taking the remedy, resulting in a four month old healthy baby and a photo to prove the claim. The letter urges other women with menstrual or related ailments to try the product.
In a confession set at Vulcan Iron Works a man recalls a murderous plot against Ross Evans sparked by jealousy over Mary Gladden and Bertha. Evans is cast into a molten furnace but survives when his clothes snag on a tool hook. the witness is saved by Evans who later helps end his bitterness.
New Diamond Center in Brighton England has supplanted Amsterdam as the chief center of the world's diamond cutting industry signaling a shift in the global trade. Brighton's rise reflects growing investments and skilled labor drawing cutters from traditional hubs and reshaping supply chains in precious stones.
A concise quote-driven note reflects the Boston Transcript definition of a pessimist as “a man who expects to be turned down every time he turns up.” The line captures a skeptical viewpoint on repeated rejection.
Washington June 28 Representative Bland Indiana is credited with passage in the House of his bill to pay all pensions monthly. Civil War and Spanish American War veterans have long urged monthly payments, while World War II pensions stay quarterly. The measure, drafted by Bland of the invalid pension committee, awaits Senate action.
The American Legion post in Washington Indiana plans a 20 000 attendee Fourth of July event with a battle royal trench raid over there reenactment and aerial flights. The program features day and night fireworks music athletic contests and a push ball event all intended to run like clockwork for the crowd. Attendees are urged to make plans to attend.
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