Local notices and social rounds fill Clare page
Fragments detail visits from Mr and Mrs H M McKay to Grand Ledge and gatherings at family homes. Ads promote enamel dish pans, farm flowers, hardware, and brokerages. Fire damages Sam Seiter dwelling but fire department limits loss. Doherty McConnell wedding out of town guests listed.
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S. A
Wilkingon
Harris & Hirt
H. M. McKay
Grand Ledge
White's ‘Fruit & Floral
C. A’ Perrigd
Alma
R. Hildebravidt
Florance
Frances
Loren Krug
Paul Zimmerman
Sheridan
Liegd C. Wdick
Madonna
Clare Hardware and Implement Co
Adv
Alma Krug
T. Carl Holbrook
James Duncan
South McEwan Street
N. D. Gover
Mt. Pleasant
August Krug
Howard Cotton
Donna Davis
Donald Davis
Ensley Hubel
Wallace
Frankfort
H. B. Johnson
Sam Seiter
Loomis
Clare Fire Department
Epworth League
Harper Walsh
Ann Arbor
Clare
Jas. Walsh
Vernon Township
Doherty-McConnell
R. W. Doherty
Milwaukee
Wis
C. Mulcahy
Willoma Vaughin
L. H.thompson
Henry Biskner
Detroit
Fred Kurtz
Harry
Petoskey
Jos. Kurtz
Sears
Lloyd C. Ndick
B. M. Mercer
Grand Rapids
Fred Zimmer
McKeever House
Wheaton Avenue
Johnny Siebts
Leon. Gleason
Cleveland
Stella
Corbin
Si A.j Greason
First Oil Well Roots in Pennsylvania Lore Recalled
The Journal-News reprints 1904 notes on Aaron and Thomas Blanch of Michigan and the legendary 1860 Titusville discovery. Drake the farmer and the Blanch brothers built the first oil derrick two miles from Titusville, sparking early American oil fever. The tale traces crude methods, a wager of labor, a 50 000 dollar sale, and tragic shifts in fortune amid the rise of oil drilling along Pine Creek and nearby creeks.
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Journal-News
Speacerville
Ohio
Calhoun County
Mich
Aaron EB. Blanch
Detroit
Thomas Blanch
Battle Creek
Jay
United States
Titusville
Drake
Ridely
Blanck
Trenton
Pine Creek
Battle Green
Blanck Boys
Washington's Birthday Holiday Bank Closures Noted
A legal holiday observed Saturday February 22 prompts banks to close including Clare County Savings Bank and Citizens State Bank as offices remain shut on Washington's Birthday.
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The
Clare County Savings Bank
Citizens State Bank
Summing It Up: Maxims That Guide My Play Ball
The speaker highlights three guiding maxims that shape strategy and mindset. First is "Play Ball" urging action and steady effort. Second is "Get isudy" signaling readiness and quick reaction. Third is "Savy Word" stressing careful, smart communication.
Tee Butter Situation
A satirical verse laments falling butter prices and urges farmers to limit consumption and support the market. The poem mocks inland demand and criticizes creameries stocking surplus butter while farmers refrain from buying.
Proper Care Extends Tire Life and Savings
A year's test showed tires last longer with systematic care. On a metropolitan bus fleet 448 tires and 7 213 706 tire miles were saved, averaging 26 947 miles per tire. Under an expert tire tre ssian, tire mileage rose 67 percent in one year and 96 percent in the first three months of 1927. The expert began tire inspection and care at the start of 1927.
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Tressian
Mount Edith Cavell Named for War Nurse Edith Cavell
Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper Park Alberta, formerly Mount Geliie, stands at 11 088 feet and was renamed after World War I to honor Nurse Edith Cavell.
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Edith Cavell
Jasper Park
Alberta
Higg Hard to Crush
The note describes testing on either end showing pressure of trom to 40 pounds and a statement about hard crushing.
Gasoline Levy Deductible for Tax Returns
The Chicago Motor Club bulletin says the gasoline tax is deductible if state law lists it as a tax and the consumer pays it. The bureau’s strict interpretation may allow deduction in some states while others tax the dealer, not the consumer.
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Chicago Motor Club
J. B. Braun
Club
Bureau of Theternal Revenue
Delaware
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
Motor Club
Bureau
Colorado
Connecticut
Maryland
Ohio
Friendship's Duty In Praise and Censure
A reflective line from Plutarch on the balance of friendship. It states that giving a friend due character includes both praise and correction, since commendation is as much a duty as rebuke within true friendship.
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Plutarch
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Pere ‘Marquette
Harrison
Pennsylvania
Wilbur Lower
Flint
Dewey Paxton
Zemmer Motor Sales
Cornwell Farm
Paxton
Gladwin
Albert Hager
Bay City
Inez
H.B. Johnson
Mackinac Island
Little Stone
Johnson
Michigan Congregational Conference
Herrick
Hubel
McKay and
Mercier
Adr
Washington’ S
George Washington
the Home For Savings
Small Colt
George S. Brooks
St. Louis
Branks
George Sr. Branks
Michigan Mutual
WM. S. Teeter
Citizars State Bank
Clare Realty Co
H. K. Halladay
C. W. Pruitt
Oddfellows’ Hall
Aah
Dee
Washington
Yesteryear
Clare, Michigan
Washington’s
Mr. Farmer
Mount Edith Cavell
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