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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1930
Page
7
An old advertisement claims Kruschen Salts melt fat in three weeks. It promises weight loss, more energy, clearer skin, and a livelier mind. The copy urges half teaspoonfuls in hot water, notes a money back guarantee, and lists HW A Anderson as the seller.
Local ad lists Star Milk four cans for 29 cents Delmonte red salmon two cans for 48 cents Spar pink salmon two cans for 29 cents Sardines in tomato or mustard two cans 28 cents Puna fish light meat per can 16 cents Two pound box iodine salt at 19 cents three boxes Maccaroni spaghetti or noodles for 19 cents S B Coffee two pounds 45 cents Pillsbury flour 243% pounds at 1.09 Pillsbury flour 98 pound cotton sack 3.89 Palm Olive soap four bars 2 cents Imported sardines two for 25 cents California peaches eight ounce can 10 cents Olives stuffed or plain per bottle 10 cents Pickles all varieties per jar 10 cents California Apricots eight ounce cans 10 cents.
The Board of County Road Commissioners met at the Court House in Harrison on February 19 1930. Minutes read and approved. Proposals included equal gas purchases among four agents, oil price bids by March 19, 1930, and various bills itemized. Salaries set for Foreman and other staff, maintenance contracts with the State Highway Department approved, and next meeting scheduled for March 5, 1930.
Congregational Church Sunday topics set for The Most Decisive Moment in All History and Faith and What it Does. Saturday Indian basketball tourbeat Harrison 60 to 11 at the Opera House with a postgame Indian life story and war dance. Numerous local visits and family gatherings noted among residents, including births, travels, and weekend travels across nearby towns.
B J Ford visited the school praising accreditation by the University of Michigan and improvements in the Sunday School system. The sixth grade won the cleanliness contest. the Freshman class will host the Friday assembly. All current teachers will receive contracts for the coming year. The Y W A planned a March 1 party at Mrs. Chas Amble’s home. A Father and Sons banquet is set for March 17 at the Congregational church basement with tickets on sale March 8. The Foods Class hosted a board dinner. students performed songs and readings, and officers led a toastmaster. The group will compete in the State Oratorical contest.
Mrs Chas Davis and Mrs Clarence Davis visited Mrs Ralph Shull on Tuesday while many families including the Robinetts Abbotts and Gordons were seen at farms and social calls. Several trips to Long Lake and Harlem area are noted with sickness at Clare school and a Better Seed and Grain meeting at Grant town hall. Unspecified travelers return from Detroit andColonville rounds.
Residents report spring delay with cautious optimism as ice thins at Eight Point Lake. Visitors include Mr and Mrs B Alley Mrs Joe Clark and families stop by W M Clark home. Multiple calls and visits across neighbors with carpenters and roofing activity noted in late week.
Mr and Mrs Harry L Cleveland and children attended a birthday party for Mr Spicer who turned 78 with a large crowd and dinner. Mrs Lawrence Robinet and Rosella visited Kimmett Suttons. Amos Squires and Wm Randall are ill. Mrs Amos Foltz left for Ohio after her mother’s death. Mrs W McCune and children visited Harry Cleveland.
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