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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
2
The piece traces how English words evolved from errors and old meanings. It notes that a belfry was a watch tower and costardmonger meant a dealer in apples, while engrosser referred to a grocer and bocher meant a goat killer, illustrating language shifts in history.
Mothers nationwide demand a label free of narcotics. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound has sold for fifty years as a leading cough medicine. Children like it. Refuse substitutes and insist upon Foley's for sale by B. A. Anderson.
Simple night cough remedy claims to end coughing quickly by a teaspoonful held in the throat before swallowing. It purports to soothe irritation and loosen phlegm without narcotics, suitable for adults and children, and available at good druggists.
Correspondence lists social and civic events in the county. Eastern Stars gathering, Ladies Auxiliary meeting, visits among residents, travel to Saginaw Detroit Clare and Lansing, local sports events, hospital and sick lists, and upcoming board supper at Congregational church parlor.
Doris Masten returned to Windover to teach after a week of illness. Earl Mann and Owen Blain visited Marion on Saturday. Luke Wisman returned to Alma after a few days of fishing.
Glenn Poet returns home in good spirits after illness. Sixteen villagers visited J N Teall to wish Mrs Teall another birthday. Groundhog predicts six more weeks of cold weather. Fishermen and families visit, dance in Clare, census work in Arthur township, and various Sunday visits noted among Blystone Robinett and Springer families.
Sunday visits at C M Wrights in Clare and Detroit trips of local families. Brick school serves hot lunches at noon while a Pedro party draws a large crowd with Rolland Thayer and Mrs Sidney Cary winning honors. Neighbors urged to attend with an orchestra, food contributions, and a Monday lecturer hour on Provisions for a state income tax law.
Eclipse visibility, winter weather comments, and local happenings from EIGHT POINT LAKE. Calvin Buckley works on the new highway to M-20. Nearby families and visitors share illnesses, visits, and a January birth at the Green home. A trespass case against Bo Burton was dismissed after the plaintiff failed to appear.
The column records cold weather and a sunny spell, household tasks like building a chicken coop, and a tale of a gander rescued from a well. It lists visits by Henry J. Six and others, sick lists, revival visits, and thanks to helpers who provide local news.
The January 19 1925 regular meeting of the Common Council is called to order by Mayor Thompson with roll call showing present Aldermen Jennings McKnight Kratz Smalley and absent Huntley and Thompson. Bills from Michigan and local suppliers are referred to the Committee on Claims and Accounts and recommended for payment. motions adjournment and signatures by Thompson and McKinnon follow.
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