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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1925
Page
10
A jumbled comment attributed to Zeke Yawkey mentions a wife and a quoted exchange about obtaining something. The text references a Kansas City Star line, but the overall meaning is obscured and many words are garbled.
A humorous remark from the Man on the Car notes the irony of giving a present only to learn it was taken back to the store and credited to the recipient’s charge account, reflecting the Toledo Blade’s light tone.
A payment request promotes Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound for Coughs and Colds Foley Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Send name and address to Foley & Co. Chicago for sample bottle and free packages. Ad signed H. A. Anderson, Ady.
The Clare Sentinel in Clare Michigan provides the ownership and management statement sworn by managing editor M D Feighner. It lists Leighner and Parish as publishers with Feighner as editor and business manager. Malcolm D Feighner and Benjazay Parish are named owners and Andrus of East Lansing as a major security holder. The affidavit was sworn April 8 1926 before Notary Mary Gilmore.
Mrs. Leo Springer returned home after two weeks with relatives in Saginaw. Several families visited relatives and enjoyed a chicken dinner at Dan Hoover’s. Emo Cappaert and family welcomed a 12 12 pound baby boy born on the third. Mr. Ginns moved to a new home on the Chas. Perry farm and Mrs. Bird Lower visited Mt. Pleasant to see her grandson scalded at home.
A series of small events marked the Maple Grove area as fires damaged portions of the John Fahnestock and Andy Thorn properties while forest fires burned, and residents dealt with illnesses. District aid plans and social visits linked Lansing visitors, Schofield and Tiedeman families, and local movements in a busy week.
Spring warmth finds farmers harnessing clear fields. Nass crews wood for local residents, maple syrup flows, and Mrs. Hoover improves after an accident. Charles Fitzpatrick sustains a rib injury from a tractor crank. Dr. Sanford treats him as he rests. Dover crowd enjoys a home talent play staged for charity with a second show planned in Harrison. Sympathy extended to Mr and Mrs Wallace on the loss of their daughter Mary. Gerald Lawson returns from Grand Rapids.
Clare Michigan Common Council meets with Mayor Thompson presiding. Members Huntley Jennings McKnight Kratz and Thompson present. Alderman Smalley absent. Actions include filing a communication, purchasing white street marking paint, granting a gasoline station permit, authorizing bond payment and a major road project resolution, appointing election commissioners, and approving various bills. Adjournment follows. Proceedings recorded by City Clerk L. H. Thompson.
Clare County Board of Road Commissioners invites sealed proposals for gravel resurfacing of six miles of State Trunk Line Road No 20 in Surrey and Garfield townships. Proposals due April 15 1925 at 1 30 p m CST with 200 cashier’s check. Boulton chairman.
Akbar the Great builds a 90 foot high minaret over the tomb of his favorite elephant at Futty pore Sikri in India. The monument is studded with elephant tusks and stands as a striking royal tribute.
A quirky note describes a premium dog bed with a soft pillow and cover. The item is styled to blend with interior decor, promising comfort for a pet dog resting in an apartment setting.
In a Shelburne county Nova Scotia village three brothers once married lost their wives. After years each man became a widower and each family contains three children two girls and one boy.
The bulletin lists diverse items including Custer improvements and a new theatre budget of 300000 to 400000 by W S Butterfield, Indiana extradition denial for Albert O Rogers, Sir Henry Thornton visiting St Clair District Transport Club, Continental Motors calling back workers, and Hotel Olds construction with 300 rooms. Michigan events cover university presidential search, fire losses near West Brook Farm, legal cases in Grand Rapids, dock expansions at Menominee, National Guard funding delays, Ford stock tax payments, a bank holdup fatality in Detroit, a Pontiac exile health issue, and a deadly Fire at Hanley Apartments with several injuries.
Default on a 1924 mortgage by George and W M Mattinson to Forest F Fish prompts a public auction. On June 9 1925 at 10 am the Front Door Court House Harrison will sell the NE quarter of section 19 township 19 north range 5 west to cover the owed 1108 72 plus 35 attorney fee and costs. The notice is dated March 11 1925 and lists W Perry as attorney for Mortgagee Forest F Fish Clare Michigan.
Probate Court of Clare County orders hearing to determine legal heirs of Francis Bone. Maude Holmes petitioned for rightful inheritance of real estate. Public notice to be published three consecutive weeks in Clare Sentinel News. Hearing set for April 27, 1926 at the Probate Office HarIson.
A Wilmington News Journal note quotes a quip about procrastinating diet plans. It humorously asserts people delay dieting because current hunger dominates and implies plans for self restraint are delayed to another day.
Mrs R Morgan of Homewood Illinois says she tried many cough remedies but none helped until Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stopped her cough quickly. The ad proclaims it the largest selling cough medicine in the world and names E A Anderson as advertiser.
Mortgage dated May 7 1921 by Samuel A Leitner and Marcia Leitner to William Haley Clare Michigan recorded Sept 24 1921 in Liber 26 page 488 Clare County. Amount due includes interest taxes paid and attorney fee 25 dollars. Public sale set for April 14 1925 10:00 am at Clare County Court House to satisfy debt with 7 percent interest. Property described as parts of Section 22 Township 18 North Range 3 West. Dated Jan 13 1925 W Haley Mortgages Co Perry attorney Clare Mich 1213.
A compact plea urges readers to subscribe to the newspaper with a yearly rate of $1.50, promoting ownership of personal copies over borrowing.
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