Vail Medals Given to Seven Michigan Bell Workers
Seven Michigan Bell employees receive the Theodore N. Vail bronze medal for 1924 for outstanding and selfless acts in public service. Recipients include Bulla Diem and Yvonne Farman of Marine City, Elsia Peltier of Mt. Clemens, Maxine Turner of Carleton, Nathan Strong of Hillsdale, Frank Mikolajeska of Detroit, and James Ryckman of Detroit, with eight others commended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore N. Vail
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Nathan C. Strong
Hillsdale
Yvonne E. Farman
Marine City Center
James Walter Ryckman
Frank W. Mikolajeska
Detroit
Bulla M. Diem
Marine City
Maxine Turner
Carlton
Elsie T. Peltier
Mt. Clemens
Franz C. Kuhn
Elsia A. Peltier
Carleton
James W. Ryckman
Julith M. Diem
Yvonne BH. Farman
Elsie A. Peltieright
Michigan Bell Telephont Co
Nathan U. Strong
Strong
Frank W. Milsoljeska
White Lake
Mikolajeska
Artig
Clinton
Lee O. Gallagher
Flint
Evelyn Giles
Fenton
Joseph Wagner
Fox Creek Canal
Andrew Johnson
Detroit City Golf Co
Trenich
Gordon L. Mast
Battle Creek
Johnson
Clara Armstrong
Athens
Sadie
Daisy Cairns
Farmington
Unclear meeting notes at Barnwell Ann Arbor unit
fragmented OCR text shows a meeting at Barnwell Ann Arbor with mentions of a new president Mrs John Henry distributing sub programs for the coming year and Mrs Jason Owen elected to fill a vacant post left by a retiring member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ments
John Henry
Jason Owen
Hill
Methodist Church Events Highlight Local Services and Meetings
Pastor M. Fe Nash leads Sunday morning worship and a 11:00 Sunday school with lessons from Acts. Evening service focuses on Joy and Happiness for youth. Cottage Prayer meet Monday and Mid-Week prayer Thursday. May 28 29 district society meeting features National Field Secretary Ida Kahlo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Fe Nash
Big Rapids
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Ida Kahlo
M. F. Nash
Hope
Sanford
Weekend talk and church services across town
Miss Georgia Sherman served as Clare caller Saturday. Memorial services are planned at the Methodist church next Sunday. Chas Peterson and family visited. Mrs. Lillian McGinnis visited her mother. Beaverton, Farwell, and Cadillac connections mark a busy week with illnesses, travel, and a funeral. Officers for a local Stars installation were announced with room for cake and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Sherman
Forest Howell
James Davison
Niles
al. Richmond
Saginaw
Methodist Church
Sept. Armstrong
Big Rapids
Chas. Peterson
Wagerville
Lillian McGinnis
Godfrey
George Palmer
Midland
Beaverton
Farwell High School
A. J. Chappell
Alford
Melya Burnside
Grand Rapids
Steve Shumway
The
Alice Fuller
W. M
John Palmer
W. P
Flora Powell
A. M
Nellie Palmer
Jennie Badger
Treas
Martha Fuller
Anna Armstrong
Carrie Bingham
Minnie Frye
Marshall Madge Lamb
Georgia Littlefield
Ada
Vira Luce
Ruth
Minnie Brown
Esther
Ruby Graham
Martha
Alice Palmer
Hleda
Warder
EB. W. Brown
Sentinel
Farwell Woman's Club Hosts May Day CloseofYear Event
The Farwell Woman's Club held its last meeting of the year at Mrs Jen n ie Bingham's home with Mrs Bingham and Mrs Updegraff as hostesses. Members quoted children authors for roll call and enjoyed musical numbers by Hrma and Wilton Powell Lena Kidd and Francis Green and a cornet solo by William Armstrong with Mary Armstrong. A paper by Martha Fuller on the May pole origin and May basket hung and a peanut hunt followed the business and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Bingham
Mia
Lamb
Mary Armstrong
Local Correspondence Notes Weather Family Visits and Socials
Some cold weather continues with water freezing at night. Al bert Lewis visits from Owosso by motorcycle with sidecar. Jones family from Owosso moves into Leis house to farm for Ickes. S Primley and family dine with A Z Williams. Clare students take eighth and seventh grade exams. School closes with a weenie roast and festive mood. Gus Williams visits relatives near Northy Bradley and Curtisville. Ralph Myers wed in town. Leonard Thompson visits from Flint. Milo Robinett hosts Atlantic City brother. Pattersons return from two week southern state trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thos. Patterson
Farm poultry: tips for winter hatching egg care
Practical advice on gathering eggs during freezing weather, storing them properly at 40 to 45 degrees, and turning eggs daily to prevent germ sticking. Emphasizes frequent collection, clean storage, ventilation, and timely incubation to maximize hatchability and chick vigor.
Japanese Immunity Noted as Invasion Threat in History
A fragmentary report recalls past invaders facing strong defenses and repulses. It mentions Kublat Khaz as a historical attempt but lacks full details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Kublat Khaz
Winter plans to boost egg production in hens
The Wisconsin College of Agriculture poultry expert C M Johnson outlines winter measures to raise eggs per hen. Separate pullets from older hens, avoid disease spread, feed skim milk, provide white cabbage greens, and use a specific mash mix in a dry ventilated shed to optimize pullet growth and egg yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger States
C. M. Johnson
Wisconsin
Johnson
Ration for Winter Egg Production Recommended by Missouri College
Missouri College of Agriculture outlines a practical ration to boost winter egg output. It combines scratch grain and dry mash with optional meat scrap or lean substitutes, and emphasizes ample water green food grit and shell access for hens housed with comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri College of Agriculture
Plan of Line Breeding and Strict Line Breeding
The text explains line breeding using the same ancestry to avoid inbreeding effects and notes the subtle difference between line breeding and inbreeding. It describes returning a mating to the site or a cockerel to the hen as a strict line breeding method to establish specific strain qualities.
Nest Design for Poultry Fowls Runs and Nests
Guidance on nest provisioning for fowls outlines one nest per five or six birds with 12 by 12 inches space and quarter inch hardware cloth bottom. Wall nests are preferred over locations under dropping platforms and top placement at 45 degrees prevents roasting. Foldable runways along s nests front edges advised.
Errors in Rhetorical Figures From Classic Style Exam
In a recent examination the candle dates were asked to describe the figure of speech artifice. The child is father to the man was one exemple and Shakespearean error noted as a common mistake in literary style analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Kitchen tips and stain removal from a home guide
Reader friendly guide notes stain remedies for fabrics including borax lemon juice and glycerin. It also suggests kerosene for tar rust and oxalic acid for tough marks. Practical household tips cover cleaning scrapes, making a table pad from newspapers, and varied cookie dough flavors and decorations.
Chauve-Souris Cast Blesses The Strand Stage Ritual
Before each act at the Strand Theatre in London the Chauve-Souris company members cross themselves four times following Greek church ritual. The scene emphasizes theatrical superstition and liturgical custom observed by performers ahead of performances.
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Strand Theater
London
Flawless Crystal Spheres Arrive in New York from China
The largest flawless crystal sphere in the world, cut from Burma crystal, arrives in New York from China. It measures nine inches in diameter and weighs 500 frog ounces and 18 pennyweights. A sibling sphere, fifteen sixteenths of an inch smaller, accompanies it. Both are valued at $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
China
Burma
Time for Study Admonition in Historical Prose
A compact sentence urges allocating time for study, insisting the mind must dwell on things to learn. It emphasizes deliberate focus and discipline as essential to understanding.
Early Christmas Tree Traditions in England and America
The piece notes that custom Christmas ties grew popular in the United States and traces the first English Christmas trees to St James's Palace after Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert in 1840. It highlights the 1840 royal adoption as a turning point for the tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Royal Palace of
St. James
Victoria
Prince’ Consort
Midshipman's Flippant Answer Becomes Noted Naval Anecdote
A bright midshipman, noted for quick wit, wrote a flippant reply in an important exam claiming that action under the circumstances was due to the inherent cussedness of inanimate objects. The instructor's remarks and the student's humorous line gained fame in naval circles.
Parker Cleaveland Father of American Mineralogy
Parker Cleaveland born 1780 in Rowley Massachusetts died 1858 in Brunswick Maine earned the title father of American mineralogy. He served as Bowdoin College professor for 53 years and gained world wide scientific renown through membership in 16 European societies and learned bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Cleaveland
Rowley
Mass
Brunswick
Maine
Bowdoin College
Europe
Needle point compared to a bee sting in magnified view
The needle point appears ragged and dull under high magnification, while the bee sting is infinitely sharp, approaching the billionth of an inch in fineness. This comparison highlights contrasts in sharpness between common objects and natural grasp of magnified forms.
Making Paper Negatives Impregnation Mixture
A method to increase transparency of paper negatives by rubbing a mixture of Canadian balsam and turpentine into the back of the print. Use one part balsam to five parts turpentine and rub well with cotton wadding until the paper is fully impregnated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld Republican
Clare Markets Prices and Commodities
Market list from Clare City Mills and L W Jackson shows price quotes for crops and dairy including wheat corn oats barley rye buckwheat and eggs with meats and animal products: mutton veal hides fowls listed with per bushel or per cwt figures and variation in numbers across items.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michigan
Telephone Hall of Fame
VAIL
Michigan Bell
Traine
Barnwell
Ann Arbor
Pere Marquetth
Farwell Woman's Club
West Grant
Browning
Clare Markets
Grain and Ferd
Clare
Clare City Mills
Geo. F. Goodenough
L. W Jackson
Elm Grove
Chaas & Wooley
MT. Pleasant
Kelley Springfield
Roy McKinnon
East 4Th Street
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