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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
3
Calv in Coolidge Jr 16 son of President and Mrs Coolidge remains critically ill after an operation to halt septic poisoning. Doctors report osteomyelitis in the left leg and blood poisoning from a broken blister on the right foot during a tennis match. The president and Mrs Coolidge were at the hospital during the procedure.
The 1922 statistics of income show a total net income subject to federal tax of 21.336 billion dollars with 6.787 million filers. Taxes collected reached 861.057 million from 6.787 million taxpayers, up from 1921. Per capita tax averaged 7 dollars 386, with an average income taxed of 3,143 dollars and 46 cents.
Holland reports Prof A A Haan resigns after almost two decades as Dutch language and literature professor at Hope College. Owosso notes city health forces cut communicable disease 45 percent in a year. Albion posts first class office status with higher Postmaster salary. Grand Rapids reports injuries from motorcycle streetcar collision. Detroit votes on a 1 million dollar Rouge River bridge at Dix avenue.
A major fire in Richmond Michigan destroyed a Detroit Milling Company plant and nearby storage buildings, risking the business district. Fire crews from Mt Clemens arrived within half an hour, saving the Hotel Glenwood and other structures as the three story cement and wood mill filled with grain burned and spread to adjacent buildings.
Vancouver grain exports show a sharp rise with 30 600 tons delivered in eight months to April 1924. Canadian Pacific Railway managed most shipments as 17 221 tons went to Japan China Great Britain and other markets.
Cornell researchers caution against zero grain feeding for dairy cows on pasture. Pasture boosts milk but can thin cows if grain is withheld. offer a grain portion of one third to one half of barn rations, using a balanced mix without high protein feeds. Adjust in dry months with higher protein grain.
Dairy expert C B Minney of Iowa warns against buying cheap new cows and urges growers to start with daughters of a good pure bred bull or select heifers. Finley notes longer term success from building a high producing herd, reordering crops, adding legumes, improving barns, and installing a silo as profits permit.
Data from the United States Department of Agriculture show more than 85 percent of the corn crop is fed to livestock and about 10 percent goes to human food. Hogs consume 40 percent on farms, with horses and cattle using 20 and 15 percent respectively. Exports of corn as grain have never been large.
Dairying is the balance wheel of agriculture as good cows require care equal to poor ones. Accurate scales save costs, silos improve operation, and scrupulous feeding prevents loss. Do not stint the dairy feeding with proper seeds. Tuberculosis risk in children linked to products from tuberculous cows per federal guidance.
Mra Derby of Clare spent Sunday at the Langin home. Orval Macklem now drives a Ford. Fred Harman and gons of Derrick spent Sunday with Frank Loomis. Martin Eberhart of Clare visited J. Livingston. Henry Randle and family of Detroit spent Saturday with Jobe Randle and family. Jim Gerow returns from near Beaverton where he was yarding lumber. Mrs Lydia Priest visits her daughter in Flint for a couple of weeks.
West Freeman Mr and Mrs Al Snides and baby of Pontiac stayed on their farm for a few days. Dolf Flowers and family from Weidman and his brother and wife were at Lastlake the Fourth and dined with Jack Greenwood. CO Husboom Homer Chisman of Detroit visited M W Finch and wife and John Gaffney’s family welcomed a baby girl Thelma born July second. John Marton of Silvan called at M W Finch’s Wednesday. Fred Burk visited Clare Thursday. George Syer of Durand and family spent the Fourth with Mrs V I Finch at Windover Lake.
East Lincoln residents focus on hay making with the Dunkle brothers working for M. Potter near Clare. Weekend visitors include R. Cowles family from Alma and relatives from Grand Rapids Virginia and Mt Pleasant as listed in local notes.
Randall and Mrs Johnson of Sheridan visited with Mr and Mrs George Gibbs and family and other relatives from Alma Clare Detroit Mt Pleasant and Chicago over the weekend. Numerous family gatherings and home visits were noted as well as Pauline Krell’s brief home stay and Bernice and Cora Pease returning from a week with relatives.
The Hinkville column notes a series of summer visits among local families including George and Mrs Burch in Clare and Raymond and Mrs Gorr in Vernon. A rainy spell, traffic on M20, and social calls at Mount Cool West Virginia are described along with health updates for Mrs. Bi Edwards and her husband.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a quarrel between a man and his wife with references to Chief Yellow Pelt and a wigwam. The text suggests tribal or frontier-era speech and a stormy, unsettled scene without clear names, dates, or outcomes.
In Clare County probate court on June 23 1924 Judge Thos S Dorsey ordered July 28 1924 hearing for Lewis H Thomson petitioning administrator be granted to William Lansing or other suitable person. Public notice required via weekly Clare Sentinel for three weeks prior to hearing.
Harmattan, a dry hot wind from inner Africa, blows toward the Atlantic in December January February. The wind dries grass to the point of ignition within hours, heightening fire danger across the region.
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