Winter car care by Chicago Motor Club bulletin
A Chicago Motor Club bulletin advises using a lighter winter gasoline and thinner oil to ease starting in cold air and lower intake temperatures. It warns not to rely on all stations for correct oil, notes using the crank to loosen a hard-starting engine, and recommends sparing use of the choke to avoid diluting crankcase oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanical First Aid Department
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago Motors Club
Speedometer Becomes Reliable Car Accessory
A columnist notes the speedometer is now a dependable car accessory with reliability improved by mounting the drive on the shaft rather than the front wheel hub. The main issue today is broken cables from sharp twisting or bending due to carelessness, a problem far less common than in the past.
Methanol in Antifreeze Warned by Medical Society
Dr Coursen B Conklin secretary of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia warns that wood alcohol methanol in antifreeze could kill or blind motorists this winter. He notes methanol is fatal if ingested or inhaled and says no federal or state law restricts its use outside medical or toilet preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coursen B. Conklin
Medical Society of the
District of Columbia
Car Ownership in Italy
Italy lags in motor car ownership as total vehicles rise from 116 761 in 1910–28 to 340 081 by January 1930. Excluding buses tourists autos motorcycles and tractors, private cars number 269 600 with 80 622 motorcycles, or one vehicle per 155 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Fragmentary verse fragment from a distant era
A cryptic OCR style piece references Bethlehem, ages, and worship in archaic diction. It mentions Carol Beatty and Ever Young a peace invulnerably dear and a joy old-fashioned, with echoes of distant ages and King's glory fading on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatty
Bethlehen
Earth
Old Mother West Wind Saves Green Forest From Fire
In a tale by J. G. Lloyd the Red Terror chokes the Green Meadows as farmers and animals flee. Old Mother West Wind with the Merry Little Breezes summons wind and rain to drive back the blaze and save the Green Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiling Pool
Laughing Brook
Billy Mink
Jerry Muskrat
Little Joe Otter
Grandfather Frog
Spotty the Turtle
Billy
Jerry
Little Joe
Green Meadows
Green Forest
Farmer Brown
Red
Brown
West Wind
Purple Hills
Peter Rabbit
Mother West Wind
J. G. Lloyd
WNU
Midnight Service Revelations in a Christmas Drive
Bob Parsell returns home for the holidays after a restless night in a cathedral. He encounters Mary and Joseph in a nativity scene and reflects on family expectations before boarding a train to Wakefield where he unexpectedly meets Margaret, setting the scene for Christmas plans and personal choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job Parsell
Bob
Mary
Jesus
Joseph
Dad
Wakefield
Margaret
Mother Gwrouta
Latile Sinfhager
Christ
Mother
Pete
Christmas Bells and a Blind Artist Meet Fate in 1931 Tale
A truck driver Ross helps a blind art student named Sam on a snowy Christmas night. He supports her rent, aids her recovery of sight, and in time visits father and engineer friends, leading to a marriage plan and a hopeful new home as Christmas bells ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oss Mervin
Sam
Ross
Millburg
Hast Street
Cecr
McClure
Proceedings of County Road Commissioners Harrison 1981
The Harrison Michigan Board of County Road Commissioners met December 2 1981 at the courthouse with Asline Somerville and Ladd present. They approved last minutes corrections and spending including a truck purchase bid and hauling work for logs. They advertised for cedar posts and discussed a garage time rule. several officials and vendors were paid for burning brush and supplies.
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Harrison, Mich
Board of County, Road ‘Commissioners
Court House
City of
Harrison
Asline
Somerville
Ladd
John Asline
Acme
Maton
Arnold Lake
Clare County
County Garage
Clare
Harrison Garage
County Road Commission
O. K
William Townsend
Franklin
Hamilton
Don Luce
Ray Haton
Leonard McNeill
W. Hart Green
W. Wetne
M. Ry. Co
Freight Bsielen Ohnce
Sheaffers Auto Service
Stupplies
Schlichter & Oglestone
Annn- A Eenenen
Tyler—Lowery
Pinery Tractor & Equip. Co
Harrison Gas & Oil Co
Oeenne
Acme Motoreck Dorn
Uw Neem
H. P. Berman
Standard Oil Co
Acme Motor Truck
Corp
H. A. Dawson
Mortgage Sale Notice for Mary Messler and Pearl Snyder
Default on a mortgage dated February 4 1929 to John Coulter and Hdna Coulter triggers a public sale in Harrison Clare County Michigan. The notice lists a due amount of 392.68 plus 15 attorney fees and specifies two parcels: NW quarter of Section 34 Township 17 North Range 5 West and NE quarter of Section 20 Township 18 North Range 3 West. Sale to occur February 1 1932 at 9:00 AM at the front door of the Clare County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Messler
Pearl Saul Snyder
John Coulter
Hdna Coulter
Register of Deeds
County of
Clare
State of
Michigan
Harrison
Circuit Court
Clare County
Arthur Township
A. D
Clare County Savings Bank
James A. McKay
Bay City Grange News Delivers Births Visits and Gatherings
Mrs Vernon Grange Ason was born December 3 at Samaritan hospital Bay City to Mr and Mrs Clifford Parker John G Parker named. Northen attended five county meeting in Bay City and 38 Gilmore Grangers visited our grange Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ason
Clifford Parker
Samaritan Hospital
Bay City
John G. Parker
Walter White
John Northon
Jennings Archambault
Henry Ackerman
Léna Brewer
Geo, Dennis
Hol
Northen
Cecil Allen
Coldwater Township
Jimma Wilson
Gilmore Grangers
Our
Grange
Bert
Rivers Side Grange
Roscoe Smith
Advance Grange
Ware Bigg
Halk
Foreclosure Notice on Clare Property Mortgage 1931
Default on a 1929 mortgage by Thomas H Maynard and Wrnette Maynard to The Citizens State Bank of Clare Michigan leads to public sale of Lot seven Lambs Addition Clare on January 11 1932 at 1 PM. Court auction to satisfy principal interest and fees including attorney’s fee with 7 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Maynard
Wrnette Maynard
Citizens State Bank of
Clare
Michigan
Register of Deeds
County of
State of
Harrison
Lamb
Clare County
Office of the Register of Deeds
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale in Clare County
Mortgage from John R. Beadle and Mabie Beadle to The Clare County Savings Bank dated Sept 27 1919 and recorded Nov 7 1919. Amount due 2686 18 with $35 attorney fee. No suit yet. Foreclosure sale set for Monday Jan 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Beadle
Mabie Beadle
Clare County
Savings Bank
Michigan Banking Corporation
Clare
Michigan
Register of Deeds
County of
State of
Mort Gdges
Mortgagee assigns claim on Clare property in 1931 notice
Norman G Allen as assignee of mortgagee files notice of balance due on 1924 Sherald Callihan and Maude Callihan mortgage to James B Allen Clare Michigan. The deed includes Lot 23 and east 3/4 of Lot 22 Lambs addition with described parcel in Clare city. Notice dated Sept 24 1931 cites $1189.45 principal and interest plus $30 attorney fee with foreclosure auction set for Dec 26 1931 at 1:00 pm at the front door of Clare County Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherald
Callihan
Maude Callihan
James B. Allen
Clare
Michigan
Register of Deeds
County of
State of
Blanche Allen
Norman G.allen
the Register of Deeds
Harrison
Circuit Court
Lamb
City of
Sixth Street
Lamb’s
City of Clare
Saving the Bacon A Bacon Phrase Origin in Early Winters
The origin of the expression to save one s bacon traces to guarding bacon stored for winter against dogs. Early settlers protected food reserves as a daily survival measure and the phrase mirrored that caution.
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Susan Maitland
News York Evening Post
Icena TF Burgess
Florence Barris Wells
Mie
Board OF County Road Commissioners
Bowler & Bowler
McEwan S&j
Joseph K. Naumes
Mrs. Vernon Grange
Citizens State Bank
James S. Bicknell
Mortengee
T. Garl Holbrook
Norman G. Allen
T. Carl Holbrook
Jos K. Naumes
Clare, Mich
McKwan Street
Iso
Old Line
Annabelle Hampton
McEwan St
Carl Holbrook
Pelephone
McEwan
DR. B.j.,sanford
Tatmian Block
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