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Newspaper
Seymour Daily Tribune
Location
Seymour, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1925
Page
3
Indiana recorded 36 308 marriages and 7 212 divorces in 1924. Across the United States marriages fell compared with 1923 while divorces rose. Ohio led in marriage losses and California showed the largest divorce gain.
Peru Dec 8 Eve Robinson 21 known as the fat lady of the Sells Floto circus married Homer Sorrels who weighs 150 pounds. The ceremony linked two performers valued for contrasting body images in the same show.
A report notes a cultural shift in China with more smokers favoring cigarettes over pipes. The change reflects evolving social norms and urban lifestyle trends affecting tobacco use nationwide.
An Purdue University poultry chief warns that grain alone yields few eggs and urges a mash mix. The mash should include bran middlings meat scraps or tankage, plus optional corn meal, with birds fed grain and mash ad libitum. Molting hens over a year old are not expected to lay.
Willis Busby was killed when his car was struck by a C. and O. freight train at a crossing in Converse on December 8.
An editorial note from Youngstown Vindicator suggests that running and dodging in an open field serves as practical training for political maneuvering. It frames agility, awareness, and adaptability as key skills for public life.
The Indiana State Medical Association cites that only excessive blood pressure is concerning and that high readings may not be harmful by themselves. It emphasizes distinguishing normal from high blood pressure and notes annual health exams to learn one’s status.
Tokyo postal officials see a brisk rise in revenue aided by cross word puzzles. About 500000 letters linked to cross words passed through the Tokyo Central post office between August 20 and October 31 as Japan embraces the craze.
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis reports that Immigration Services arrested and deported 9,495 aliens in fiscal year 1925, the largest in service history. He cites immigration restrictions and backdoor entry pressures, noting 1,169 warrants for entry without inspection and major deportations to Canada and Mexico.
Local farmers consider room and board for old Dobbin at 159 per year, while autos cost 277.66 yearly yet match three horses in farm labor. Jackson county horse numbers fall as tractors and cars rise, spurring Seymour’s shift to motor transport. Modern machinery brings prosperity, efficiency, and lower labor costs on farms.
Tokyo reports a fake diploma mill led by T. Kitahama a young priest of the Tenrikyo sect. He is charged with selling bogus diplomas supposedly from Imperial, Waseda and Keio universities at high prices and placing graduates into jobs.
James J. Davis reports ninety percent of babies in Seymour and Jackson county show the mild form of rickets in infancy. With cod liver oil and sunlight, the mild form can be cured. without treatment the disease may become severe, causing deformities and weaker disease resistance. X-ray bone studies monthly supported the statistics.
London reports say a 200 year old spirit of a murdered girl haunts the Golden Lion Inn at Edmonton Green. Bar staff claim 3 am whistles precede a white robed female figure, with pictures in the murder room found turned to the wall. The inn owner remains skeptical yet convinced of supernatural activity.
A vintage ad lists Hair cutting 25e Shaving 15e Fach 5e extra on Saturdays Bob bing a specialty Razors honed 35e I sharpen house sold scissors also Sprenger's Barber Shop s8dtt.
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