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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1924
Page
7
The dialogue notes someone calling upstairs to a visitor in the hall with a quip about paying car fare. Viola is referenced in a lighthearted exchange.
Sunday services led by Rev. M. F. Nash with sermons on Christ's primacy and personal life stories. Local obituaries, hospital visits, and visits between families noted, along with church and women’s club activities, school events, and cemetery committee meeting results.
Harbor Springs Ray McDonald seven years old was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Fred Gasco who did not stop. Detroit water outlay fears rise as several suburbs face large bills for new supplies. Grand Rapids donor funds dormitory at Calvin College as Saginaw begins pipeline surveys. Lansing legal tax relief for Southern Michigan Telephone Co to pay back taxes in installments. Detroit shooting at Roadside Inn leaves Orville Atkinson dead with Carl Spano arrested. Ann Arbor Dr Preston M Hickey named head of internal medicine. Lansing interstate beet sugar rates postponed to November 8 after protests. Upper Peninsula copper interests press for intra state rate review.
Michigan state records show automobile license receipts for the quarter ending October at 730 243 dollars. Of this total 366 121 dollars will be apportioned back to counties including Calhoun 7 408 and Wayne 131 etc.
The Clare County Board of County Road Commissioners invites sealed bids for two Class B road projects in Freeman and Summerfield Townships. Bids due November 5 1924 at 1 30 pm. A $50 bid bond required. Plans and specs at the County Clerk’s Office. Deputy Clerk Olive A Weidner signed October 15 1924.
An English writer contends Cleopatra died in bed while starved and in rags. The remark questions the common image of regal decline and proposes a less romantic death scene. The claim adds to ongoing debates over ancient histories and royal endings.
Burke cites prudence as the top virtue governing political and moral life. She is described as the director and regulator, the standard for all other virtues.
The passage ranks rubies as the heaviest precious stones followed by topaz and diamond. It notes rubies are scarce and that pigeon's blood color and flawless quality fetch higher values than diamonds.
The text notes Roger Bacon, a 13th century English Franciscan friar, taught that the earth is a sphere. It claims the idea preceded Columbus by 125 years and helped shape early geographic understanding.
Government regulation in Egypt mandates that all goods be produced in lengths of one meter or one yard to protect local buyers from misrepresentation. The rule applies to cotton and other goods, ensuring standardized sizing.
The article notes eight ancient olive trees said to date to Christ's era and identifies the present garden site as the probable location of Our Lord's Agony, after the original site was lost.
Text describes prickly pear infestation in southern Wales region, noting the plant’s rapid spread and near impossibility of eradication. It mentions an American girl introducing cuttings from California to recall her homeland, illustrating how the pest arrived in the area.
Prices listed show granulated wheat and corn per unit, oats barley oats and buckwheat per unit. Dairy items include butter and cream with quoted rates. Eggs and lap remains indicated with varied figures, suggesting a mid century price composite.
A lessons style guide explains how objects are seen with useful light, how shade and placement reduce glare, and why adequate bright but non glare lighting protects eyesight. It advises avoiding dim or glare heavy setups, using decorative yet functional lighting, and keeping fixtures clean.
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