Electrification of Michigan Gains Momentum and Growth
Statewide reports show Michigan electric companies serving 798 031 customers after adding 77 157 last year. Consumers Power serves 125 cities with 37 plants and 9 000 miles of lines, while Detroit area crime, road and park developments, and school funding changes are noted alongside industrial scrap prices and regional transport plans.
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Ed A. Nowack
Lansing
Michigan
Michigan Electric
Consumers Power Company
Irish
Lenawee
Auto
Grosse Point
Lake St. Clair
Missaukee County
Manistee
Detroit
Henry Ford
Baraga
L’anse
Tom Johnson
Public Instruction
Standard Grades To Help State Potatoes
Michigan adopts its own potato grading law effective August 27 to regulate sale and inspections. Experts say new standard grades should boost Michigan tubers' market reputation and raise grower profits by restoring the state's standing in markets like Pittsburgh and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Michigan
State Commissioner of Agriculture
J. W. Weston
Michigan State College
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
A Literal Spouse in Coal Controversy Exchange
A wife criticizes ongoing strikes and urges both sides to “wipe the slate clean.” Her husband questions the idea of “hand-wiped coal,” highlighting a humorous clash over labor disputes.
Lake Superior District Power Co issues dividend No 58
The Lake Superior District Power Co reports stronger business in the first seven months of 1925 with increased mine power demand on Gogebic Range and lower six month expenses than 1924. A September dividend to oldest preferred stockholders covers June to August.
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Lake Superior
Gogebic Range
Ashland
Park Falls
Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company
Blonde Bess Radio Comment Sparks Domestic Chorus
Blonde Bess delivers a tongue in cheek line about household chores. The remark highlights domestic routines and morning duties, playing with the idea of who handles breakfast tasks in the home.
Duty and pay hinge on our assigned tasks
The passage argues individuals must recognize their appointed responsibilities to secure better jobs and higher pay, tying personal value to fulfilled duties and productive effort.
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Iowa
F. T. Murphy
Boston
LL. D. P. CO
Bess
Irvin Norwood
Wm. D. Triplett
Suffolk
Aurora Streets
Ironwood, Mich
Notary Public
Heinrichs and Velin
Abelman
Bessemer, Mich
United States
Otoa
U.S
U. S
Bessemer Taxi Co
Lipke
Neault
Bessemer
Ren
Bessemer Pharmacy
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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