Farwell notes and social rounds in Mt. Pleasant area
Local notices from Farwell recount weekend visits by families including the George Irwin and Grimm households. School and church events are listed with a chicken pie supper at the library, a farewell reception for pastors, travel to Mt. Pleasant and Detroit, and a frost advisory with inch-thick ice in some spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Armstrong
Wlint
George Irwin
Dear Grimm
Mt. Pleasant
Eleanor Burnside
Harold Schofield
North Braflley
Ira Badger
St. Louis
Ira Schofield
Milford
Bertie Graham
Meryl Davison
Lake City
Elias Sias
Detroit
Thomas ‘Winn
Montrose
George Lewis
Mary Miller
Loren Beach
Flint
Bilsie Beach
Miss Nash
Miss Carter
R. H. Morse
D. Gilman
Lake George
Mary Armstrong
Florence Ayres
Edward Armstrong
T H. Fair
Nadine Phillipps
Seattle
Washington
Ladies Aid Society
Gerald Beker
Lansing
Will Campbell
Jane Jackson
Campbell
Frances Maurer
Dennie Lyceum Bureau
John Henry
Fred Bingham
Lou Gee
Walter Badger
Agnes Winter
Syracuse
West Branch
Sam Mc*Googan
Armstrong Home
William
Soharch
Death of William Campbell at Farwell
William Campbell 40s born May 19 1884 near Farwell died September 24 1924 after illness in Lansing treatment. Survived by wife Elvira Jackson two sons Eugene and Jackson mother Libbie father Richard brother Lewis. Funeral held at Methodist church with Rev S N Randall. large out of town attendance and floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Lansing
William
Richard
Libbie Campbell
Farwell
Elvira Jackson
Beldutz
Eugene
Jackson
Lewis Campbell
California
Methodist Church
S. N. Randall
Shepherd
Rock of Ages
Isle of Somewhere
Jesse Hatfield
Ypsilanti
Chas. Hatch
Pinconning
Nathan Hatfield
Owosso
Horace Jenkins and Son
O. L. Schofield
Edward Jackson
Bert Philo
Mt.Pleasant
Ernest Dalton
Carson City
Frid Jackson
St. Johns
Lawrence Jacobs
Maumee
Ohio
Gerald Ecker
Charles Jackson
Weidman
L. L. Kelly
Bradbeer
Okemos
Hiden Jackson
Rupert Schofield
Rosebush
Soper
Barryton
George Irwin and
Flint
Wreckage of Lost Steamer Found Off Lake Huron
Wreckage of the steamer Clifton, missing for a week during recent storms, was found in Lake Huron about 45 miles south of Alpena Michigan by the fishing tug Falcon. The debris confirmed the vessel, formerly the Samuel Mather, carrying a crew of 28 and bound from Sturgeon Bay to Detroit with stone cargo. Eight Michigan men were aboard including Peter Burns Joe Seheid Sam Stevenson Emil J Bennett John Hamilton C H Diller Roland Writt and Walter Brusseau. Captain Emmett D. Gallagher commanded the Clifton built in 1892 with 3500 ton capacity.
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Alpena
Mich
Lake Huron
Falcon
R. Plephorit
Salton
Hudson
Glencairn
Goderich
Clifton
Sturgeons Bay
Detroit
Michigan
Peter Burns
St. James
Joe Seheid
St.James
Sam Stevenson
Benton
Harbor
Emil J. Bennett
John Hamilton
C. H. Diller
Rolland Writt
Escanaba
Walter R. Brusseau
Amasa
Samuel Mather
Emmett D. Gallagher
Farwell Woman's Club Meets at Armstrong Home
Farwell Woman's Club gathered Tuesday evening at the Armstrong residence with twenty members present. Members shared reports on Historic Spots of America including Alaska Hawaii Carsbad Cavern and the Philippines with music interludes from Wm Armstrong Miss Mary Armstrong Donald Roth and a memory selection by Mrs Vira Luce. Refreshments were served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Anna Armstrong
Wm. Burstein
America
Alaska
John Henry
Hawaiian Islands
Isabella Woodward
Carlesbad
Ruby Graham
Phillipines Island
Georgia Littlefield
U. S
Wm. Armstrong
Calvary
Mary Armstrong
Donald Roth
Vira Luce
World fliers complete globe trip from Seattle Sand Point field
The American army around the world flight finished its circuit Sunday afternoon landing at Sand Point field the official starting point. Maj Frederick L Martin commanded the flag plane Seattle which was wrecked in Alaska and he abandoned the flight. Lieut Smith became flight Commander and Lieut Nelson’s plane was wrecked near Nova Scotia requiring a replacement. The flight lasted five months and twenty two days with two original planes continued by Lieuts Smith and Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Globe
Sand Point Field
Washington
Frederick L. Martin
Alaska
Lieut Smith
Lieut
Nelson
Novia Scotia
Lieuts
Smith
Wade
Japan refuses Geneva peace plan in stance over China and immigration
Washington reports Japan rejects joining the Geneva peace system. U S immigration limits stir Tokio, and Tokyo warns it will not let the League bind its actions in China. The stance signals potential intervention if events in China escalate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Geneva
League of Nations
United States
Tokio
League
China
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support
We express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for sympathy and help after the death of our loved one. Thanks for beautiful flowers and for assisting in any way. Mrs Hoira Campbell and children L L Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoira Campbell
Ll. BR. Campbell
Sea plane sets new speed record over Long Island Sound
New York Lieutenant David Rittenhouse, U.S.N., piloting a Curtiss navy racer, roared over western Long Island Sound at 242.5 miles an hour setting a new seaplane world speed record. The R-2-0-2 aircraft was built at Curtiss for the Baltimore air races on October 25, replacing the postponed Schneider Cup contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David Rittenhouse
Long Island Sound
Navy
Curtiss Aeroplane Factory
Garden City
Baltimore
Definition of a Helpmeet in San Francisco Chronicle
A brief line from the San Francisco Chronicle defines a helpmeet as a wife you can teach to drive a car without hugging her, reflecting a dated gender viewpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Kiwi the strange bird from government exchange
The kiwi, called the strangest bird, was obtained by the government in exchange for a cage of rare white owls. It reportedly has no wings, rests motionless for hours, sleeps by day, digs for food at night, and glares with a perpetual grouch. It growsl resembles a dog and cannot fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansay City
U S Plans 25 Year Public Debt Wipeout
Assistant Secretary Dewey says the Treasury eyeing a program to retire the entire US public debt within twenty five years. He spoke in Cleveland detailing steps to wipe out about 21.5 billion dollars in the next quarter century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8
Hetire
Veitra
Cleveland
United States
Treasury
Aftaira Iheye
Asasistant
Secretary of the Treasury
Dewey
State News In Brief
Saginaw Ruth Johnson eight killed after struck by Michigan Central switch engine near Mershon Detroit Judge Howard J. Jeffries declares the Voorhies Baborski antigambling law unconstitutional Wayland Fred Vanderachéer a Moline merchant severely injured when his auto crashed into a tree blown across road Grand Haven N J Holstegn eighty retired farmer killed stepping in front of car Ann Arbor University of Michigan enrollment totals eight thousand four hundred slightly below last year Detroit two year old Edward Waselewski burns death mother shopping Bay City William Beebe sixty five fireman killed as clothing caught in mill shaft Luther Merie Voss twenty eight shot near granary condition critical Kalamazoo Arthur Adams sixty engineer killed when Michigan Central train struck stalled truck Grand Ledge Avery Stahl attacked by a bull dislocated ankle two broken ribs severe wounds Hilldale Hillsdale County clubs win seven hundred thirty six dollars prize money Grand Rapids artist Gilbert White to have painting Les Andelys at Suneet placed in French national museums Ann Arbor University of Michigan chemical engineering wins sixty thousand from gast evaporation machine Grand Rapids Battle Creek appeal to supreme court in Rena Keagle damage suit verdict four thousand two hundred plus funeral costs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Howard J. Jeffries
Circuit Court
Wayland
Fred Vanderachéer
Moline
Grand Haven
Holstegn
Blendon
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Edward Waselewski
Bay City
William Beebe
Luther—Merie Voss
Here
Kalamazoo
Arthur Adams
Jackson
Michigan Central
Grand Ledge
Avery Stahl
William Hall
Wild Bill” Hall
Charles Raymon
Pine Crest_ sanitarium
Hall
Weimer
Marquette
Monroe
State Department
Board of Education
Labout
Hillsdale
Muskegon
Adrian—Lenawee County
Emery
B. Rast
Soldiers
Grand
Chemical Engineering
W. L. Badger
First Oil Well Struck in United States
In 1859 the first U S oil well was struck marking the origin of the modern petroleum industry. Pennsylvania's H L Drake is credited with opening the way by discovering crude oil deposits in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
H. L. Drake
Pennsylvania
Good Word for Birds Boosts Local Farmers
A recent survey suggests many pests actually aid farmers by eating insects. It claims English sparrows feed on locusts and other pests, and should be protected as shore birds prove beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirda
Sterilizing Corks for Vacuum Bottles
Instructions describe sterilizing corks after use by boiling, adding baking soda to the water, and tying the cork to the bottle neck instead of placing it inside. The guidance emphasizes proper care to prevent mustiness.
Florida’s Coast Line Longer Than Any Other State
Florida’s coast line is described as almost twelve hundred miles long, exceeding California’s by more than five hundred miles. The article notes some authorities favor California due to only a small difference between the two lengths and compares distances to the Chicago San Francisco span.
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Florida
Chicago
San Francisco
California
The Sin of Lying in Everyday Life
The piece argues lying is not always harmful and that exaggeration in fishing stories is common. It notes that most people fish and understand probabilities, suggesting small fabrications may not be a serious issue and that truthfulness is not always the simplest or best path.
Slim Jim’s Dairy Quip Sparks Big Milk Buckets Talk
A garbled line quotes Slim Jim joking about milking cows fed on Purina Cow Chow as if striking an oil gusher. The fragment mentions larger milk buckets and a Grain & Bean Co contact, Clare Hay, with a phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purina
Clare Hay, Grain& Bean Co
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South North
Pere Marquette
Saat
Whitney
William Campbell
Farwell Woman's Club
League of Nations System
SEA Plane
Saginaw
Ruth Johnson
Michigan Central-switch
Mershon Station
Phillip B. Hancock
New York City
Stoney Creek
Otto Hygelund
Slim ‘Jim
Wrives
He Henest
The
Clare Sentinel
Hardware Store
Florence and Peninsular
Gallagher
Mercer
Wilson
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