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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
7
A compact guide lists Baked Ham in Cider with a cider glaze and bone use for split pea soup or boiled dinner, Ham Pie with layered potatoes and ham, Pigeon Cutlets finished with brown currant sauce and mushrooms, and Onion Sandwiches with crisp onions and mild dressing.
The League of Nations assembly in Geneva hears critique of the council and secretariat over armament trends. Lord Cecil defends the council while urging immediate definition of Article A and B mandates. The amendments commission declines to recommend removing Article X and notes an interpretive resolution to address U S objections. The American mandate note, dated August 8, is circulated among delegates alongside Yap’s status clarification.
Lansing reports 1921 state taxes set at 4.08 dollars per thousand based on a five billion valuation total. Projected revenue reaches 20,441,333.79 dollars, up 14.98 percent from 1920 due to interest on Soldiers' bonus bonds and highway department bonds.
Lansing Merlin Wiley the Attorney General has been authorized by the administrative board to file mandamus proceedings against Auditor General Q. B. Fuller to compel him to issue warrants for the salaries of Wiley, Secretary of State Charles Deland, and State Treasurer Gorman as members of the board. The move follows Fuller’s continued refusal to approve the three salary items.
Lansing reports the state department of state has collected over 5.6 million dollars under the new state corporation tax law. Many corporations have filed little and some plan to delay until suits challenging the tax law are resolved. In Cedar Rapids a stenographer, Miss Berths Shank, was killed after a struggle with Edward Choholka who then killed himself.
The article traces asphalt from its Swiss natural state to early Paris experiments and widespread European adoption. It notes subsequent trials with materials like rubber and seaweed, mentions noiseless future streets, and cites steel roads in New York and Valencia, plus Baltimore seaweed blocks bound with wire.
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture approve methods to curb roadside weeds. They include mowing twice yearly in June and August, growing hay on roadsides, grazing with tethered animals, and converting weedy roadsides into lawns.
The British army in Egypt used chicken-wire to stabilize roads during construction. Loose sand was smoothed, covered with wire mesh, and pegged down. Troop and vehicle passage had little effect on the road, though heavy motorized traffic caused some damage. It remained a temporary expedient, noting Roman roadmaking as the enduring standard.
Dr. Seaman A. Knapp argues that despite farmers seeking cheaper transport and labor urged homes, bad roads hinder progress. The farmer, planter, and merchant confront transport costs, housing needs, and the country air as obstacles in rural uplift.
The article urges towns to plant trees along highways but warns against crowding. It suggests spacing trees about fifty feet or more apart to create a shaded, scenic corridor.
The Clare County Probate Court orders a hearing on September 18, 1983, at 10:00 AM in Morrison to decide on administering the estate of Phila M. Loomis. Rosalie Eberhart filed the petition seeking Homer Loomis or another suitable administrator. Publication of this order will occur three consecutive weeks in the Court Sentinel.
State of Michigan Clare County Probate Court orders hearing for James A Stanley to sell estate realty by private sale. Hearing set Sept 1 1921 at 10:00 AM at Harrison Probate Office with notice to interested parties via Clare Sentinel. Thos S Dorsey Judge of Probate.
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