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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1925
Page
5
Whist is a card game developed in the 1500s with English origins and evolving from an early trump game played about 1509 to 1447. The historical note traces its lineage from medieval to early modern card play shaping modern whist.
An exchange shows American and European shipments of old horseshoes to China where they are melted and forged into spades and shovels. The practice highlights global recycling and industrial adjustments as metals move across continents.
A quote attributed to La Rochefoucauld contrasts moral strength with weakness noting that true virtue requires the power to choose vice and resist ease. It frames the idea that genuine goodness arises from deliberate will rather than passive inclination.
A brief note records using DE FOREST radio tubes in a radio and asks to observe differences. Kirkpatrick’s Drug Store is cited as the source of the remark.
The notices recount weekend stays by Ralph Allen and H. A. Allen with the G. A. Allen family, plus visits by Minnie Reed Clarence Asmus and others. A wedding occurred last Wednesday with congratulations to the newlyweds. Edna Reed and Thelma Leosh shared Friday night visits, while several families traveled to St. Louis and Mt Pleasant. A Free Methodist quarterly meeting was held from Friday to Sunday at the Gilmore church.
Mrs. C. R. Davis and children from Detroit visit grandparents Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Comer and other relatives. Mrs. D. W. Comer was injured in a berry outing. Berry pickers returned home with many berries. Mrs. Acre and Mrs. Stevens hosted Wess Winegarden and Alf Abbott. Mr. John Rhodes and sons visited Adah and her husband in Grand Rapids. Maud Barber presides as teacher amid school bells.
Sunday School at Moores Crossing West Grant will begin at 10 30 sun time. Andrew Omans spent the past week in Saginaw with his uncle Harl Austin. Mrs Larkins is on the gain. Mrs Mildred Barnin returned to Saginaw Saturday from visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Sparks. The threshing machine made a clean sweep here last week. George Ralph Cowles and son Kenneth called on sister Mrs Albert Sparks. Bible discussion Thursday evening at Albert Sparks and prayer meeting at Will Russell Wednesday. Will Battles is working on the road for M Sutton. N Tiedeman cutting second crop of hay. G Tiedman and H Reynolds trip near Harrison for black berries.
Monday start at the Cafe with Pearl Sloan as teacher. Sietz family visitors from Saginaw stayed at the Chase Hames home. Al Sietz visited Friday to Sunday. Locals attended the Weidman celebration Saturday and the Gould players show Friday evening. The Wm Cotter family from Mt.
A Pasadena column reports on travels of Mrs. Oliver and others across California, noting 180 miles driven from Pasadena to Santa Ana to Laguna Beach and Santa Monica, with plans to view Santa Barbara and earthquake ruins. It mentions Bakersfield oil fields, fruit abundance, and recent fires at Pasadena Biscuit Company. Contacts include Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bickford, and others visiting Long Beach and Seal Beach.
The crops department at Michigan State College warns that prolonged wet weather could trigger a costly late blight outbreak in Michigan potatoes. With the 1925 crop already forecast to be 105 million bushels down, spraying Bordeaux Mixture every 7 to 14 days is advised, especially during frequent rains, to protect foliage and storage quality.
Fragmentary notes indicate bananas were introduced to the New World in 1816 with references to the Canary Islands and a science service. The text also mentions a photo service and a cue to contact Kirkpatrick's drug store for further information.
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