Local Michigan Social News and Visits Report
Miss Vena Wright picks a pansy outdoors on January 11. Families travel and quarantine ends as Himer Schipfield and siblings stay with grandparents nearby. Warren Honeywell returns from Lansing with his father, planning a winter stay. Visits among families in Farwell, Grand Rapids, Chicago, and Clare noted with a large joint installation event and a Brinton feast for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
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Vena Wright
Michigan
Himer
Doris Schipfield
Mia
Jas
Schotiela
Warren Honeywell
Lansing
John Honeywell
Alance
Joseph Sanderson
H. Sanderson
H. Kirby and Son
Pleasant
Joe Manning
Little Son
Chicago
Frank Allen
Manning
James Sherman
Grand Rapids
Georgia and
Herald
Josephine Rainey
Howard City
Ben Campbell
Rebekahs
Clare
Farwell
Brinton
Brinton Rebekahs
Weidman
Local Church Announces Services and Meetings
Elder Harvey De Geer leads Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Pastor R B McGuire and Branch President oversee activities. Social service at 11:00 a.m. Women’s Department meets every other Thursday at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey de Geer
R.B. McGuire
Women’s Dept
Home of the Soul Service Schedule
The church announces Sunday schedule with 10 00 Sunday School 11 00 preaching and 6 00 Junior Young People. A Tuesday evening prayer meeting is listed with no further details.
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Henry House
Farwell church notes and community updates
The Farwell Methodist Episcopal Church announces Rev W W Hurd and speaker Mrs Hurd on January 29 with district superintendent presiding January 23. Local notes report sick lists, visitors, meals, new cream and produce station, and numerous travels. School notes cover absences, new students, spelling, a Lindbergh picture gift, sewing class, and basketball efforts by boys and girls with coach Miss Bruce.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
W. W. Hurd
Hurd
Farwell
Mildred House
J. L. Littlefield
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Linda Clarke
Miss Bruce
Harrison
Bruce
Daily Program Schedule for Miss Bruce and Mr. Pennington
The reading lists Latin and Biology first, followed by English I and Geometry. Algebra and Art come next, English I recurs, then a noon break of an hour and fifteen minutes. Afternoon includes American History, Agriculture, Ancient History, English Literature and Science, and Geography.
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Bruce
Pennington
Culling of the Cullinan Diamond Split Over Time
The report notes the Cullinan diamond’s discovery and the long delay in selling it, leading to its division after twelve years as buyers remained scarce.
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Fxceissor
Alze
Farwell Woman's Club Music Night Highlights Dignitaries
The Farwell Woman's Club held a Music Night at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Gene Lamb on Tuesday evening January 40th. D. V. Smith spoke on Chinese music while Don Roth performed violin solos with Mrs. Lamb at the piano. Edith Dusenbury and A. B. Mulder attended, with Dusenbury giving a keynote responsive address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Lamb
Don . Roth
Lamb
Roth
Edith Dusenbury
All
Pleasant
A. EB. Mu
Don Roth
Bertha Shumway
J.L. Littlefield
E. Horton
L. R. Shear
EB. W. Pennington
Orville Sherman
D. W. Smith
Georgia Sherman
Frances Bingham
Mildred House
A. E. Mulder
Waller
Clare
W C T U Presents Interesting Program at Union Meeting
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union led by president Mrs Lillie Glock held a well attended Sunday program with songs by Chas Stinchcombe and the Farwell male quartette. Rev House and Mrs Lena Davison spoke on the union platform, with essays, recitations, and readings highlighting prohibition.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Lillie Glock
Chas. Stinchcombe
House
Lena Davison
Farwell
W. R. Installs Officers At Wednesday Meeting
W. R. C. met at their hall on Wednesday afternoon and installed officers including President Htta Mowl Senior Vice Anfia Davison Junior Vice Mary Leonard Chaplain Cassie Davison Treasurer Blanch Gilman Secretary Minnie Frye Patri Inst Lillie Clock Conductor Hannah Glass Press Hattie Masten Guard Edith Winchel Assistant Conductor Jennie Badger Color bearers Iva Dickerson Cora Grimm Mrs Koeplinger Carrie Bingham.
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Htta Mowl
Anfia Davison
Mary Leonard
Cassie Davison
Blanch Gilman
Minnie’ Frye
Lillie Clock
Hannah Glass
Hattie Masten
Edith Winchel
Jennie Badger
Iva Dickerson
Cora Grimm
Koeplinger
Carrie Bingham
Hearse Feature Described as Candle Reception Grating
The report explains a hearse design once built of metal with a grating and upright spikes used to hold candles for illumination and to hang decorative draperies around a tomb or gateway.
Essay on Geese from Capper's Weekly
A St Louis schoolboy study humorously defines geese as heavy set birds with odd anatomy and awkward gait. He distinguishes ganders from geese and jokes about preferences and the idea of milk and giving eggs.
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Capper
St. Louis
Betty
Bonner The Toads Game
Nick and Nancy recall a children's party and a whimsical tale about toads in a garden playing prisoners base. The toads' post game salad becomes a nightly habit after one falls and is helped back to joy, with playful gratitude and shared ideas.
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Nick
Nancy
Daddy
Lttle
Wrall
Bobby's Dinner Dinner Chance Ends With Tender Gravy
Bobby visits his grandmother for dinner where the chicken proves tough but the gravy is tender. Grandmother apologizes for the tough meat while Bobby keeps a cheerful note on the meal.
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Bobby
Courage and Valor in Proverbial Verse
An anonymous compendium of heroic maxims extols courage and bold action. It links bravery to fortune, self-reliance, and restraint in weapon use, suggesting a gallant ethos where resolve surpasses loud display and fear.
Betty Jane Talks with Neighbor in Yard
One morning Betty Jane chats with a passing neighbor. He greets her and she replies in cheerful but pixied fashion. She asks if it will clear up and rain, seeking light weather forecast from a child.
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Betty Jane
Sample Might Quiet Him Litthé Georgette Baby Crying
Georgette weary from caring for a fretful infant calls her mother. The mother notes the baby’s feeding time is not due but contemplates offering a small sample to quiet him.
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Georgette
Cowstables to Suit Dairyman and Modern Barn Framing
Rural engineering experts describe efficient dairy barn designs using standard lumber lengths from foundation to root, reducing waste. Shawver truss, bracer rafter, and Gothic arch roof types enable up to 40 foot widths with open hay lofts, while noting cost and distortion tradeoffs. Standard plans are available free on request.
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D. B. Lucas
New Jersey College of Agriculture
New Brunswick
College of Agriculture
Iowa bulletin urges dairy calf rearing for strong herds
The Iowa State College bulletin emphasizes raising dairy calves to supply replacements amid 24 million U S cows with six year average age. It notes skim milk shortages in areas using more than half their milk for fluid, urging calves fed well to ensure future milk production and breeding gains through careful calf growth.
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Iowa
Calf Rearing Tips From Cow to Weanling
The calf should receive colostrum from the dam if possible, or first milk drawn from the cow. Feeding milk three times daily in two to five pound portions begins at age two days to four or five weeks, monitoring for overfeeding. Jersey or Guernsey calves may be watered down with warm water. avoid warm water hotter than milk. Warm milk in warm water and avoid scalded milk. By week six or seven switch gradually to skim milk and avoid foamy skim milk to prevent bloating.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Dairy Squibs on Dairy Management and Silage Use
The article discusses keeping dairy utensils clean to avoid sour milk and low quality dairy products. It notes summer butter quality depends on cream handling, urges cottage cheese use for sour milk, and estimates $4 per cow yearly from conserving manure. It highlights silage as crucial for dairy cows and rising silo installations in dairying regions.
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Corra Grimm
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Elwood Sanderson
Clara Sheckles
Lottie Bruce
Ira Schofield
John A. Graham
Eva Dell
Owosso
Genevieve Schofield
the Normal
Mervale Perry
Mae Hoak
George Tiedeman
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Geo. Mowl
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Effie Ford
Wayne Walters
West Grant
Joe and
Dale Miller
Ed. Wood
Raymond
Gilmore
Friends
Wm. Wiggens
Jas. Schofield
Walter Badger
Lester Stinchcomb
Flint
Herald Peirce
Clio
John Henry
Chas
Stinchcombe
Guy Murray
Homer Stinchcombe
Ann Arbor Hospital
Juuiday
Wallace Graham
Arthur Graham
Mt. V Pleasant
Wm. Dickerson
Dewey Dell
Winn
Clayton Honeywell
Herbert
Gaylord
Nova Davis
Brand
W. Cook
Cook
Laura Glass
M. HW
Ladies Aid
Lena Davis
Alonzo Schofield
Ira
Levi
Lila Brown
Basil Weaver
John Everett
Elwood Sherman
John
Elwood
Farwell Woman's Club
W. R
Bonner
His
New Bulletin
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co, Mfg.Chem
Biffala,ny
Cunningham & Sylvania
Floyd Kirkpatrick
Cash and Carry Store
McEwan Street
Delmonte
Fred M. Morgan
Davy
Farwell Mills and Elevator
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