Michigan Electrification Drives Growth and Parks Plan
State paragraphs report Michigan electric companies adding 77,157 customers last year to reach 798,031 served. Consumers Power serves 125 cities with 37 power plants and 9,000 miles of city lines, while Detroit area unrest, road plans, and park donations reshape urban life.
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Ed A. Nowack
Lansing
Michigan
Michigan Electric
Consumers Power Company
Irish Hills
Lenawee
Auto
Grosse Point
Lake St. Clair
Missaukee County
Manistee
Detroit
Henry Ford
Baraga
L’anse
Tom Johnson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Standard Grades To Help State Potatoes
Michigan adopts its own potato grading law effective August 27, building on federal standards since 1923. Officials say new Michigan grades bolster tuber reputation and market prices, reversing past damage from poorly graded stock and aiding state growers financially.
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East Lansing
Michigan
State Commissioner of Agriculture
J. W. Weston
Michigan State College
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Lake Superior Power Co declares 58th consecutive dividend
The Lake Superior District Power Co reports stronger first seven months of 1925 versus 1924 with better demand from Gogebic Range mines and new plant progress. The September 1 dividend covers June to August for its oldest preferred stock. Taxes rise while other costs stay flat amid low river water and ongoing dam and gas plant projects.
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Lake Superior
Gogebic
Ashland
Park Falls
The
Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company
Flambeau and
Chippewa
Blonde Bess Remarks On Household Morning Duties
Blonde Bess comments on morning chores at home noting the early bird must empty the ice pan bring in the milk and start the coffee boiling as part of daily routines.
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Bess
A Literal Spouse in Coal Strike Banter
The wife calls the coal controversy a sickness and urges both sides to wipe the slate clean. Her husband quips about hand wiping coal, highlighting the acrimonious exchanges.
Lurking danger tied to missed gains in work and wealth
The passage warns that danger lies in failing to pursue better jobs and higher pay, which would boost the value of our possessions and overall prosperity. It emphasizes the link between employment quality and personal wealth accumulation.
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Iowa
F. T. Murphy
Boston
LL. D. P. CO
Irvin Norwood
Bessemer Pharmacy
John J. Frick
Wm. D. Triplett
Suffolk
Aurora Streets
Ronwood
Mich
Insurance Agency
Heinrichs and
Velin
Abelman
Bessemer, Mich
United States
Otoa
U.S
U. S
Bessemer Taxi Co
Lipke
Neault
Sailor
Bessemer
Ren
A. J. Gedda
INS
Agency
Herald Publishing CO
Marchello
Camilli
Abelman’s Dept. Store
Contratto, Michela & CO
First National Bank
Peoples State Bank
John A. Kallander
Skud & Goldman
Selin’s
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