Clare News Highlights Local Charms and Events
Clare citizens engage in social and civic life with travel notes to Sag inaw Bay City and Lansing visits. church events sales fairs and upcoming Home Town Vodvil performances headline a bustling local scene. Community members report travel, illnesses, and family news while notes on farming sales and fishing ground legality appear amid town notices.
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Herbert Randall
Saginaw
Guild
Hugh Henderson
H. B. Johnson
Lucifie
Albert Thurston
Lansing
Feryl Pettibone
R.yockey
Ross Winslow
Florida
Floyd
Shoup
Himo
Ladies Aid
Friz
Adv
Leona Vandewarker
M. R. Howlett
John Fox
Sault St. Marie
Geo. W. Easler
Norman Wilson
F. Hubel
Howard W. Jones
Brown Corner
Clare High
Mt. Pleasant
Laila Wilson
Clare
Bay City
Archie Lowry
Marion
Orin Smith
J. M. Callihan
Detroit
W. H. Hiden
James Roxburgh
Evart
van Sickl
Emerson Wiliot
Eugene
Grand Rapids
Linda Elliott
Woolvil
A. L. Corman
Davy
Corman
Fleming Shoe
Nate Trumble
Hatton and
Harrison
Leo Flood
St. Paul
Minn
John Flood
Vernon
Johnston
H. W. Jones
F. M. Shumway
Battle Creek
Dover Road
Chas, Starrs
Summit City
Mich
Clare Mill Pond
John Asline
C. A. Wellman
Clare Study Club
N. B H. District of Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Grayling
A. Anderson
C. 0. Harris
A. E. Mulder
B. Mercer
J. H. Wilson
John Nelson
N. A. Biden
Warwell
Farwell
Clare School Junior Play a Great Success
The Junior Class under Miss Ardis presented The Intimate Strangers in the school auditorium with strong performances by Mark Bicknell Trollin Skull Altha Kidder and Lucile Glass. A Remington test awards ceremony followed with Lucille Gallihan Ida Mae King Clyde Brown earning certificates and pins.
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Ardis
Mark Bicknell
Little Way
Ames
Trollin Skull
Stuart
Altha Kidder
Octavia Anderson
Mr. Ames
Florence
New York
Miss Ardis
Remington Company
Lucille Gallihan
Ida Mae King
Clyde Brown
Don’t Get Very Far Yolks Crowd Consensus Note
A Colorado Springs Gazette excerpt comments on individuality and conformity, warning that those who follow the crowd remain part of it and miss own paths.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Living by Reason, Not Neighbors Fashion, a C Note
A reflective maxim notes troubles arise when people follow neighbors’ fashion rather than the light of reason. It laments misplaced priorities and urges principled living.
Dishonest Bail Straw Ball Practice Noted
A report notes a practice where individuals offer bail without meeting the required property qualifications but claim they possess them, aiming to secure the release by swearing falsely. The item highlights concerns about integrity in bail procedures and the potential for improper releases.
Misquoted Maxim on Error and Judgment
A compact note quotes Burke on error as a mistake of judgment not a fault of knowledge. It highlights the line that error stems from assessing what is true. The passage emphasizes discerning truth in perception and reasoning.
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Burke
Pledge of secrecy and trust in self-respect
A reflection on pledges of secrecy and aid stressing that trust from others is valuable but self-respect is essential and must be upheld as a personal standard. The piece frames pledges as a duty toward oneself as well as others.
Towers Hold Sunward Net Across Andean Hills
Two ruined towers on opposite hills in the Peruvian Andes grip iron hooks to stretch a net between them. The improvised device is meant to catch the sun, creating a striking, if unlikely, optical experiment.
Salesroom Conversation Fragments From a 19th Century Page
A script-like exchange shows a floorwalker instructing a clerk to ask a lady her shoe size and then steer her toward a larger size, illustrating dated salesroom gender dynamics and customer handling.
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Madan
Nightingale Song Folklore Linked To Love Luck
A medieval English belief linked happiness in love to hearing the nightingale sing before the cuckoo. The superstition reflects how seasonal birdsong was thought to foretell romantic fortunes.
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England
Warning Phrase Suggestion for Cross Crossing
Winthrop News proposes adding cautionary guidance to street crossing: meet motors carefully and pass pedestrians prudently. The suggestion emphasizes driver awareness and pedestrian safety in urban traffic.
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Winthrop News
Soils Need Lime Across Michigan Say Tests
Michigan soil tests from the M S C soils fertility train show most sites in need of lime to combat acidity before crops. The tour across the southeast and Thumb regions found lime needs ranging from one to three tons per acre, with some Saginaw valley samples needing none. Over 5,000 farmers attended meetings and 1,470 soil samples were tested. Lapeer led with 129 samples tested and Owosso reported the largest attendance.
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Michigan
Thumb
Saginaw Valley
O. B. Price
Lapeer
Owosso
College Extension
Michigan Wealth Exceeds Nation Total, Census Finds
The United States Census Bureau places Michigan’s total wealth at 11.405 billion dollars, surpassing the national total. Real estate represents 5.79 billion, factories and output 2.409 billion, transportation and utilities 1.015 billion, and personal property 1.496 billion, with revisions noted in the manufacturing tally.
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Michigan
United States Census Bureau
Washington
Census Bureau
Ducks Need Water and Care for Healthy Breeding
A timeless poultry guide notes ducks thrive on ample water with meals and a dry roost, cautioning against damp conditions that can cause chills and losses. Feed includes buttermilk or beef scraps plus mineral bone meal, ground grain, and green fodder. Lamons ration suggests one bushel bran flour corn meal green feed vegetables beef scraps and cooked fish per cycle.
Nearest U S Port to Europe Highlighted in Report
The text notes Portland as the closest American port to Europe known as Neareat to Earspe, with emphasis on its geographic proximity and potential role in transatlantic shipping and navigation.
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Neareat
Earspe
Portland
Meine
United States
Ehiropa
Poultry bronchitis causes heavy losses at farm
Heavy losses of poultry are blamed on a cold or bronchitis in the windpipe. D C Kennard of the Ohio station cites tight housing and overcrowding as key factors and notes sudden deaths from mucus clogging the trachea. Preventive steps include better ventilation, more roost space, clean litter, and fresh Epson salts for birds.
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D. C. Kennard
Ohio Experiment Station
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