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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
8
Weekly notices report meetings and visits including Gullat club Jan 30, Clare Study Club with Mrs Jackson next Tuesday, Kings Daughters Jan 31, and various visits to Saginaw Detroit Bay City. Tax receipts rising, life events, illnesses, and local business changes highlighted with several residents traveling or recovering.
The Clare Chamber of Commerce outlines plans to attract farmers with coordinated town services, boost neighborly ties between farmers and merchants, and support county boys and girls club work. ER Zemmer was elected vice president with H C Cudney as secretary Fred O McGuire as treasurer and three year terms for M B Gallagher and R I Hether. Other directors include Jas Tatman I H Hampton L B Davy W H Bicknell and J Doherty.
A boy, Bobbie, eager to show his birthday presents, runs to his neighbor Mrs. B s door but finds the family away at church and the maid says they are staying for the second show. The tale notes the parents rarely attend church and punish their son with movies.
Leo and his father navigate a reducing diet as Leo asks the cook to limit indulgence. At dinner, the father adds a sweet dessert, and Leo asserts the family has reduced enough, addressing the cook directly.
A humorous exchange questions a boy's future and a punchline suggests he will become a golf instructor. The speaker notes the boy’s quick-witted reply after a "tanning" remark, implying the child already tests guidance with playful defiance. The scene hints at local humor and family insight.
Tommy arrives home from school at 4am in the back seat, a mother questions his sums. He replies that the front seats are being painted, a terse exchange echoing a Scottish mood from Edinburgh.
A rumor of measles spreading through a school prompts concern as a teacher is confirmed ill. Parents await official guidance on containment and student safety.
Real buy advertised with multiple properties including a 35 acre farm near a town edge. Highlights 5 room frame house, barns, well water, tile drainage and improvements. Also lists 100m frame house in town, fresh roof, bath, coal shed, electricity, and a 240 acre parcel near Clare with improved 20 acres, pasture, timber, and a 50 acre fishing lake.
The A class enjoys reading with Wag and Puff Primers while B class prepares to use new books. Several students, including Jay Groves and Billy Walters, return after illness though Amos Huntsley Emma Fairbanks and Julia Smith remain absent. Birthday parties brought cakes and candy to celebrate with Ruth Shirey Amy Ruth Geib Betty Jean Hampton Virginia Foell and Earl Megel among those who contributed.
A colonial-era note cites Windsor Castle and Wentworth Woodhouse as examples of costly window upkeep. A former duke references putty repair costs for palatial windows at about 600 pounds yearly, illustrating the high expense of maintaining historic estates.
Herman Lunden long known as the grand old man of Northern Michigan died after completing a speech at a good roads banquet in Bay City. He advocated forestation and fire prevention and lived to inspire many counties and towns. Survived by widow, one son Lester of Gaylord, one daughter Mrs Joseph Miller of Detroit, two grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral was held Tuesday at Bay City with burial in Bin Lai[n] Cemetery.
An old advertisement style poem praises the Model T for reliability and ease of operation noting its ability to tackle hills mud and snow. It contrasts the Model T with the Whippet and Chevrolet and hints at upgrading to a Model A later. The piece ends by promoting Nyctalyptus and a Golden Cough Syrup with a medical ad boast.
The article notes porters at Copenhagen stations who carry baggage from the trains to taxis and luggage areas. It describes their duties, daily routines, and the pride they take in helping travelers navigate the station.
A compiled Detroit era bulletin reports multiple Michigan cases including Julie Cheek killed by a westbound train after not hearing it approach. John Satter found dead in his car from illness or possible carbon monoxide. oil well gains in Midland County. several fatal auto crashes. Supreme Court rulings on workmen compensation and divorce. a child suicide noted near Chesaning. a Lansing bootlegger facing clemency. potato shows planned across the state. a fatal burn at Muskegon oil field. and a bath accident in Detroit among other brief items.
The local line up features Coach Alldread's squad facing the Midland team on home floor. A preliminary with reserves precedes the main event, then the Clare city nine meets the Harrison Independents in the nightcap. The seventh grade Coleman and Clare schools played earlier with Coleman losing 21 to 10.
Observant readers note brackets on crossarms of telephone poles supporting wires. Brackets stabilize wires to allow re arrangement at next pole. Wires change relative positions along the line by being turned over in pairs or groups. Two kinds exist: one supports a wire below, the other carries three wires with one above and two below.
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