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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
2
The article notes the new Linton band improving and set to perform free concerts by summer. It contrasts reformers with Russia and Turkey while reporting a Spanish bull fighter killed by a pop bottle and a curious navy rule about years afloat and on the witness stand.
Residents prepare for a Halloween masquerade night with a big town gathering. All ages expected to join in, and organizers urge costumes and festive participation.
Local Boy Scouts will begin a campaign to secure a clubhouse for their organization. The article defends Scouting as a boys’ program teaching self reliance and red blooded manhood, emphasizing daily good turns and useful service despite some misunderstanding or labeling it militant.
The notice urges voters to study candidates and qualifications, stressing the importance of electing capable officials who will manage municipal affairs in a businesslike way for four years. It cautions that politics should not overshadow qualified leadership.
A jury ruled that Mary Pater's husband died by accident, not suicide, in Evansville Indiana on October 15. The verdict awarded Mrs. Pater 11200 from New York Life Insurance, which had denied the policy claiming self-inflicted death.
United Press Dispatch reports in LaPorte Indiana that Mrs Anna Skibo 40 was found guilty of second degree murder. The jury sentenced her to life imprisonment after a three and a half hour verdict. She killed her husband last June with a crow bar over his spending on moonshine.
Mrs John Williams of Vincennes identified the body as not her father George Sanders, missing over two years. The unidentified man, viewed by hundreds in Morgan woods near Linton, will be buried Friday afternoon after a Welch morgue vigil and short service at Welch chapel led by Rev. O A Cook. burial in the old Linton cemetery with flowers welcome.
A collage of quips on daily life and social topics from a historical column. It notes the lighter side of domestic duties, jokes about fashion and gear, a jab at government bureaus, and witty takes on labor, money, and church affairs. The snippets mix satire on modern living with brief ads for rentals and sales positions.
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