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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1925
Page
2
Ann Illinois town boasts that it has not had a single prisoner in its jail in more than ten years. General Smedley Butler has spent the last two years cleaning up Philadelphia. Now they are hunting for someone who can tell the difference. If a European nation sent over a delegation to pay its debts, it would lose its union card.
Three wives claim a Chicago pianist as source of discord in a case where harmony from an organ may be possible but bigamy yields only strife. Separately, Mexico plans a law against pistol carrying, while the government asserts enforcement will be as feasible as the U S prohibition effort.
A late owner's bequeathed brain to Cornell is noted as weighing as much as a man's brain, a detail likely to provoke a hard headed question from skeptics about its significance.
The attorney general quips that if any spot shows more drinking now than before prohibition, one can find it in the kitchen. The remark satirizes liquor norms during the era, reflecting national debate over Prohibition and enforcement. The line highlights public skepticism about curbing alcohol use.
Miss Virginia Miller celebrated her 11th birthday with a surprise party at her home. Friends played games on the lawn, with Beverly Hixson captaining the winning team and each player receiving an American flag. Refreshments included rice cream cake and cocoa, and colorful hats were given as favors.
Greene county Orange lodges held their first fraternal picnic and reunion at Linton City park despite threatening weather. A large turnout enjoyed a noon dinner and a familylike gathering. the Orange order includes about 65 or 70 active members and this event marked a first for women in the organization alongside men. Attendees named include Mrs Devins Lynn Mrs Mair Mrs McGhee Mrs Park Nina Parks Margaret Parks Wilma Cross Clyde Cross Mrs Cross Mrs Hollingsworth Mrs Calvin Mrs Stewart Mrs Haydock John Alec Nivins Mrs Whitesides Mrs Whittycomb Mrs Topping Virginia Topping Mrs Stevenson Margaret Stevenson May Strain Robert Whitesides Mrs Lynn Tom Parks M G Wittycomb Mrs Lynn and Jennie McGhee.
A long list of local social visits and travel notes from Linton Indiana recounts Miss Jeanette Coen's day in Jasonville on business, with numerous relatives and townspeople hosting guests or visiting elsewhere. The piece mentions Henry Gastineau of Bloomington, visits by Mrs. Elva Gibson of Lyons and Mrs. Mary Gibson of Jasonville, and other seniors and students returning to Indianapolis Bloomington Detroit Vincennes and Sullivan for weekends and holidays.
A brief, fragmentary notice notes a young girl from Lin ton who is well known for visiting the Cushing family here this summer and on prior occasions, with reference to her bruises and a painful condition.
Unavoidable reasons force the Christian Church Intermediate Endeavor Society hike and weiner roast, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, to be postponed until next week. All society members are asked to take notice.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raney was brought to the hospital for treatment in the afternoon, with details not provided on condition or diagnosis.
An advertisement extols McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as the best flesh producer containing high vitamin content. It claims 60 tablets cost 60 cents and offers a money back guarantee if the user does not gain five pounds in 30 days, with reports of 10 pounds in 20 days.
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