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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1927
Page
3
The editor of the Hate-C Atrica Daily News compiles news on wooden slabs, trims them, and has his office boy paste the sheets in public places for readers. The note implies a rough, informal method of disseminating stories.
The article notes that some Mohammedan tribes in India and the Indo Malayan region use betel leaf chewing as a time indicator, needing about 20 minutes to chew a leaf with spice. It also mentions Malays measuring time by drying wet hair on a man's head.
Local grocer at 509 McEwan Street advertises bulk oats and pantry staples. Featured items include Shredded Wheat, Jello, Smacko Nut Oleo, White Lily flour, canned milk, Fig bars, Ginger Snaps, toilet paper, P G soap, Crisco, all with weekly pricing and store hours until 250 open evenings.
Michigan State College soils department says at current application rates it would take 145 years to neutralize soil acidity. About 6.5 million of the state’s 8.5 million crop acres sit on acid soils. Lime should be applied six months before seeding legumes, with organic matter from green manures added to improve results.
In a Washington Star excerpt Miss Cayenne says she and her father have grown thinner from worrying over his bills. She expresses uncertainty about whether the physician’s efforts are helping at all.
A Rexall sale portion ends Saturday night with shoppers urged to take advantage of discount offers. The feature item and price details appear in the readable portion of the local advertisement.
Aecounts survey by State Treasurer Frank D. McKay aims to trim expenses by cutting pay to non entitled workers. Concord grapes test shows 18 percent sugar, above the 17.2 percent average. Hick sought bail while appealing to the US Supreme Court after a Battle Creek assault conviction. UM observatory at Bloemfontein near finish. observations may start by December. Judge Flannigan to join Michigan Supreme Court, replacing ill Justice Steere. A misplaced badger killed by three dogs near Buchanan. 103rd birthday celebrated by Mrs. Augusta Kreuger in Manistee. Onondaga brick plant to be abandoned. prison bids sought. Convict labor used on nearby farms with guard checks nightly. Cable Manufacturing to supply 260,000 steel chairs for $250,000 at Jackson prison. Rabbit importation warns against tularaemia infections. Kirkpatrick's One Cent Sale ad.
The Entomology Department at Michigan State College reports the Mexican bean beetle has appeared in three southeastern Michigan counties. Despite favorable conditions, no commercial bean damage is expected for two years. The khaki beetle with black dots overwinters as an adult and feeds on green bean foliage, with spread likely slow in Michigan.
Garfield Township Clare Co Michigan presents receipts and expenditures for the general fund. On hand July 9 1926 142238 delinquent tax receipts 446.09 voted tax receipts 530.43 received from Ewart Bank 52.68 total ms 2271.43 expenditures include payments to teachers janitor coal and supplies labor cleaning materials tuition furnace parts and hardware items.
Copy shows payments to officers and teachers totaling 3170.63 with July 11 1927 on hand. Primary fund receipts and disbursements, library fund balances, and annual meeting minutes July 13 1927 record ballot results for trustees Anna Oman Roy Neeper and a request to repair or replace toilets with sealed bids. One Cent Sale advertised.
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