Michigan and regional briefs from 1926 district coverage
Monistique Charles McGregor 45 is killed by neighbor Bill Vanetta during a hunting trip. Detroit shows city bank deposits totaling 800.97 million with per capita income comparisons to New York and Chicago. Grand Rapids foreclosures sell railway property for 227000 to Hyman Michael Co. and more across the state on roads, schools, and notable deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McGregor
Bill Vanetta
Kelamazoo
Seounty Board
Ior Supervisors
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
Board of Supervisors
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Holland & Chicago Railway Co
U.S
Hyman-Michael Co
Chicago
Detroit
United States
New York
Philadelphia
State Administrative Board
Detroit Young Men’s Christian Association
Garland and
Jefferson Avenues
Clark Park
Woodward and
Winona Avenues
Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe Farms
Cottage Hospital
Ludington
Bason County
Walton
Lansing
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Carroll P. Lahman
Western State Normal School
Sidney
Australia
Albion College
University of Michigan
Regent L. L. Hubbard
Gullliver
Regent Hubbard
P. J. Hoffmaster
H. J. Gray
Michigan Tourist and Resort Association
Roughton
Edward Gilstrom
Ontonagon County
Houghton
Gilstrom
Pontiac
Columbia Road
Cite
Grand Trunk Railway
Olivet
Here
Rainy Day Fun of the Prairie Dogs
A rainy day inspires the Little Prairie Dogs to enjoy digging in muddy holes and building new homes. Mother and Father Prairie Dog celebrate the free life in the Western U S prairies while the zoo life introduces winter sleep and keeper kindness. The tale highlights their cheerful, muddy work and lively doglike laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Prairie Dog
Prairie Dog
Woodchuck
Father Prairie Dog
United States
Fall hunting season brings hunters and tales to town
The correspondence mentions hunters arriving for the fall sport and local activity around potatoes with a Ohio man seeking a car load while Hatton cannot supply all states. People visit family, weather and seasonal notes appear as chatter. Locals discuss travels to Detroit and California, quakes, and winter hopes as autumn leaves fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Geerk
Ohio
Hatton
Paul Weatherhead
O. W. Brown
Harrison
Trumble
Carrie Durfee
John List
Hattie Hamlin
Austin Perverse
Mother
Detroit
California
Florida
Michigan
Baking Day Rhyme by L D St Hearns
A playful verse where a child voices busyness with baking and chores under a tree. A robin sings while a cat meows and a doll listens as the mother calls and the scene shifts to counting tasks and household life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. ST Hearns
Dolly
Can't Make Words Talk Despite Cold Interference
Gladys struggled to converse with her father over the phone, hampered by a bad cold. Frustrated, she set down the receiver and told her mother she could not make her words talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys
Polite Jack Oversteps Etiquette Across Day
A young boy known as Jack learned to say excuse me for many occasions. He grew tired of constant politeness and finally asked people to excuse him for the entire day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Notwithstanding Hole Inspires Student Wit
A student named Billy Smith responded to a teacher’s prompt to write a sentence with the word notwithstanding. He produced a humorous line about his father, saying Papa has a hole in his pants, but notwithstanding, prompting amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Smith
Billy
Papa
Cause of Window Pane Why Had the Window Pane
A damaged OCR fragment notes the cause of a window pane issue. The sash was found too tight, causing the pane to stick or crack. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
Wonderfully energized relief promised by NWA tablet
The ad promotes NWA tablets as a night drink with water to restore activity and relieve constipation dizziness biliousness and headaches. It claims a natural action without disturbing the intestinal content thus preventing toxin absorption and associated weakness.
Weekend notes from EIGHT POINT LAKE region
Ray Clark’s horse went loose and ate grain causing illness though expected to recover. Midland’s Lowry boys visit their father’s cottages at Hight Point. Miss Jackson teaches in Port Huron and brings friends for the weekend. Joe Clark and wife visit Mr Pleasant and Shepherd with relatives. Fuller family from Shepherd spend weekend at Hight Point. Peach orchards produced several bushels sold and for home use. Sunshine club quilt tying and fruit shower held at Mrs. W B Cooks with sixty attendees from Lake area. Supping and visits at various homes noted. Halloween social planned at the local school. Winter boat storage arranged for Mr. Turner from Hvart. C S Gregory and Mr. Smith at Hight Point again. C F faces hard to stay away. Rexall Littlefield ranch visit noted with Sunday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Clark
Lowry Boys
Midland
Miss Jackson
Port Huron
Joe Clark
Mr. Pleasant
Shepherd
R. H. Clark
Sunjay
Mrs. C
Littlefield Ranch
Also Mentioned on This Page
George T. Cuddihy
Hampton Roads
Swan Tyack
Rochester
Thomas Tyack
Phillips & Jerome
Jackson
Jackson County
Vandercock Lake High
Michigan Center
Lake Gaither
South America
Peninsular Stove Co
Burt Road
Pere Marquette Railroad
Brightmoor
Board of Education
Owosse
Fallon Goal Company
Fallon
Clare—Willis Reger
East Lansing
Michigan State College Forestry Department
Dunbar
Upper Peninsula
Michigan State College
Rexall
Aa Bonner
Coolidge
Republican State Central ‘Committee
Bea N
Bell Night
Floyd Kirkpatrick
Wm. H. Bicknell & CO
Ferns
GMAC
O.K
Chevrolet
A. P. Baker Sales and Service
Chensoler Mover Company
Eight Point Lake
Charlevoix
Dixon Street
Portland Cement Association
Oferices
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