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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1931
Page
3
Rates for the Clare Michigan weekly issue list single copies five cents and yearly rates to points in Michigan Canada and beyond. Public notices and job printing offered with pricing per line and heading charges. Members of local press associations noted.
Michigan fur farming declined in 1930 with 331 licensed breeders down from 453 in 1929. Fenced marsh operations fell to 203 units while pen farming dropped to 128. The report notes lower fur prices and conservative trends, and outlines state advertising efforts and a broad survey of mineral, oil, and tourist resources by the Conservation Department.
Local Vernon Hill column lists numerous families visiting relatives during Christmas including Walters Bryant Snider Lines Horning Shultz and McPhail families. Recurring travel between Farwell Pontiac Clare Flint and Jackson is noted with visits to parents and siblings. a request for work with a horse closes the piece.
Advertised specials include bacon at 21 cents per pound, cranberries two pounds for 35 cents, Ivory Snow and large boxes of Selex at 25 cents, Shredded Wheat two for 19 cents, lard two pounds for 15 cents, butter at Beaverton Maid 32 cents. Listings show multiple items with bulk pricing and limited details.
A druggist repackaged a prescription as Thoxine promising nearly instant sore throat relief. The product is claimed safe for the family, pleasant tasting, and guaranteed to relieve throat or cough in 16 minutes or money back. Available in 356, 60¢, and $100 sizes at Kirkpatrick’s Drug Stores.
A notice states Basil Mayer, referred to as my nephew, will not be employed again. It mentions Clare Hatehiery and M. Mayer Jr. and appears connected to the Crystal Bakery with Marl Foss, proprietor.
Michigan Bell Telephone announces a 1981 plan to spend about 44.689 million for new plant and operations in Michigan. The program includes 6.14 million for new plant, 14.4 million for central offices, 4.125 million for pole lines, and 1.692 million for aerial cable, with service expected to reach 678,000 telephones, including 292,000 dial-operated, up 25,000 in a year. New offices to open in Saginaw Benton Harbor Grand Rapids Detroit and others.
A quirky guide suggests invite both girls to dinner to observe who offers to help mother wash dishes and makes the offer stick. The humorous tip roots in traditional courtship satire and family duties.
A historical note explains that meat packers estimate about 7 percent of live cattle weight is hide while hide value accounts for roughly 11 percent of the animal’s live value.
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