Board of Education Discusses Janitor Codes and Vacations
The Board of Education met for about an hour with three members present plus the mayor. They considered changes to janitor codes and rules, reviewed bids for heating pipe covering at Oak Park, and approved the Arms & Cole bid of 315. The schools will close Friday December 21 and reopen Monday January 7. Attendance and district finances were reported, noting 2006 students enrolled November 23 and 2121 for the month with 95.83 percent attendance. several towns’ practices were compared.
Maple City Church News Christmas Tree Festivities and Services
Maple City Church announces Christmas tree festivities at the Congregational church on Monday evening with an old fashioned program and music. A mid week prayer service will be held Thursday at 7 30 p.m. A chicken pie supper at the parsonage was a success and another will be announced. The Christmas sermon next Sunday morning is themed The Angel's Message. A. A. Allington, Pastor.
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Maple City Church News
Congregational Church
Union
W. EL
Congregational ‘Church
A. A. Allington
Wisteria Lodge No 425 Instituted in City
Wisteria Lodge No 425 was instituted last evening with six new members admitted by cards and sixteen received by transfer. Elk Rapids degree team assisted under State President Ewing. Banquet followed as officers were named led by WW G Mrs Lena Clover and WGM Mrs Nellie McMullen with Chaplain Mrs Deo R S Miss Elva Bixby and Treasurer Mrs Maud Moe among others.
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Wisteria
New -Rebekah
Elk -Rapids
Ewing
Lena Clover
W. G
Nellie
McMullen
Deo
R. S
Elva
Bixby
F. S
William Hollister
Maud Moe
Six Succession Decisions Praised by Attorney Patchin
Attorney J W Patchin reports a remarkable six rulings in succession in the Supreme Court. The six cases include Hutchinson guardian vs James and Jennie Murpayethe, a chancery suit brought in Katkaska County Court. Patchin takes pride in the record.
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WV. Patchin
Supreme Court
Hig
Avon
Patchin
Hutchinson, Guardian
James
Jennie Murpayethe
Katkaska County
Reconstruction of land dispute decision on forty acres case
The higher court reversed the tower court decision on the forty acre land recovery and improvements. Patchin's clients may retain or recover the land. Five other cases were from outside counties, none from this circuit.
Pearl W Mare Had Track Fame At Centerville Farm
G W Palmer of the Commons stock farm Centerville Indiana owned Pearl W a top race mare who ran a mile in 115 flat. Pearl W by Coastman out of Delaware Girl dam by American Boy sold for 1000 dollars. The farm owner Anderson Wilkes 22 years old has sired fifty five trotters and pacers with Effie Powers among offspring. Pearl W is dam to a fine colt and Palmer also owns two more mares and a colt.
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G. W. Palmer
Peninsula
Los
A. Black.muare
Pearl W
L. D
Commong Stock Farm
Centerville
Ind
Coastman
Five crewmen of Gillespie frozen with limbs amputations likely
Sault Ste. Marie reports five Gillespie crew members severely frozen after days aboard life boats and ashore near Michipicoton Harbor. Andrew J. Smith was rescued from the wreck and taken to safety on the tug Andrew J. Smith.
Jubilant 60th Wedding Anniversary in Manistee
JCapt and Mrs J T Palmer celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their Fourth Street home in Manistee. He is eighty seven and she eighty eight, with a family dinner in the evening presided by their son Postmaster Gi Palmer.
Trout Planting and Aid Programs Spread Across Michigan
Communities and officials report trout stocking across the state with 15 000 trout planted locally and a broader plan to stock bass and other fish in every township. Government actions include raising mail box rents in Lansing met with boycott while Baldwin streams receive thousands of fish aided by state and county cooperation. Ann Arbor school board weighs city service options if pastors agree on a definite plan.
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Kalamazoo
Washington
Lansing
Baldwin
Manchester
George M. Brown
The
Fish Commission
Sue
Pere’ Marquette
Brown
Lake County
Michigan
Harriman
Ann _Arbor
Ita
King Oscar of Sweden suffers heart trouble in Belgrade
Belgrade Servia Dec 13 King Oscar of Sweden is suffering severely from heart trouble. He is 0 years old and has reigned thirty four years. Pavis Dec 15 By action of the Trench government the title to Catholic church property to the amount of $200000000 is lured over to the state the church in France is disestablished and it is a complete divorce between church and the state. The state can rent sell or destroy every Catholic building in the land. Paris Dee 15 Prefect of Borduex has notified Cardinal Lecat to leave his palace within eight days. The bishop of Arras was expelled from his palace last evening after he had read a protest declaring he would yield only to force. After the departure of the bishop the authorities began expulsion of the inmates of the great seminary of Arras Toronto Dec 14 Mrs Feather stone Osler is 100 years old today. Her son Dr William Osler is credited with saying that those over 60 have reached the end of their usefulness and should be put out of the way by chloroform. Mrs Osler has four sons one daughter twenty grandchildren and one great grandchild St Paul Minn Dec 15 The worst snow storm in years is reported by all railroads running west. Some of the Great Northern trains are completely snowed under the snow in some places being twenty feet high. Many Sheep Lost ansas City Dec 15 The fifth snowstorm of the season has swept over northern New Mexico One phacknan at Cauhes reports the loss 5000 sheep and five herders W H tee on the Elysee ranch lost one herder and 1255 sheep
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Jcapt
J.’ T‘palmer
Manistee
Passen‘ger
Lakes
Wuiss
Palmer
Samuel G. Palmer
Boyne
Dow
Mr Dow
Ws Doe
Big
Rapids
California
Yolanda
A. J. White
Grand Rapids
Holland
Congress
J.xinsella’ Ghiss Company
Cappon & Bertsch Leather Company
Efolland Sugar Company
Lolland Willow, Works
Pavis
Trench
France
Paris
Dee
Borduéx
Cardinal Lecat
Arras
Toronto
Featherstone Osler
William Osler
Osler
St. Paul Minn
Great Northern
Ansas City
Northern
New Mexico
Phacknan
Cauhes
W. H. Tee
Elysee Ranch
Coal Shortage Worsens as Northwest Faces Cold Wave
Minneapolis reports a severe coal shortage with a cold wave increasing pressure. Gleturn, North Dakota, contemplates asking governors of North Dakota and Minnesota to mobilize state militia to compel coal train movements.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Gleturn
North Dakota
Minnesota
Certified Cure at Central Lake by Dr Ramsey
Testimony from FL Wooliver dated December 4 1906 describes a cancer six years old removed from the nose using an X ray treatment by Dr Ramsey at Central Lake. The statement confirms a successful cure and treatment details.
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Central Lake
Destructive Mice and Folklore Across Cultures
The article surveys mice in lore and ritual across Bohemia Bali and Bali. It notes mice linked to the devil in a Bohemian legend and recounts tales of mice honored in Bali and other regions. It discusses superstition related to harvests and pest control practices with cultural variations.
Ancient Greek charm blamed for field mischief
A London Standard excerpt recounts a tale where a man writes an archaic protective charm on an unhewn stone in a neighbor's field to ward off malice. The ritual allegedly directs pests like mice away, while villagers debate its effectiveness and moral implications.
Absentminded Professor and His Wife Gaffe
A Washington Post item recounts Professor Xx’s bath mishap at home after his wife, famed as the absent minded partner, left the hot water running. He leaped into a scalding tub and cried out in alarm as she rushed in to help. She suggested stepping out or turning on the cold water.
Questioning Banquo and Fleance in Shakespeare's Macbeth
Sir Walter Scott argued early authorities show no such persons as Banquo and Fleance and that names are fictitious not Gaelic. The piece notes Banquo’s historicity is doubtful, citing Burke and MacLean, and cites Boswell-Stone and Boece as sources Shakespeare may have drawn upon.
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Sir Walter Scott
Banquo
Pleance
Thane
Lochaber
Bernard’ Burke
Kenneth IT
Ma Tone
I Pleanee
Wales
Walter
Scotland
Walter Steward
House of Stewart
Shakespear
Macbeth
Foolinshed
Boece
Boece Mr. Boswell-Stone
Shakespeare
Old Puzzle About Checks and Bank Crossing Origins
In a London King’s College Gilbert lecture on banking Sir John Paget explains how cross checks originated in the clearing house and later spread to the public. He notes that early practice had no statutory sanction and that crossings warned bankers to exercise care, with evolving notions of negotiability and liability.
Excitable woman recalls her husband’s misdeeds
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a woman accusing her husband of being brutal, scolding him for harsh language, and finally accusing him of yawning as a sign of disrespect, highlighting domestic friction in terse exchanges.
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Womman
Steamer L C Waldo Ashore Near Garden Island
The steamer L C Waldo, owned by Rob Transportation Company of Detroit, ran aground near Garden Island in a snowstorm while carrying 2 7,000 ton cargo of soft coal from Ashtabula to Milwaukee. A lightering effort failed. a car ferry was summoned for assistance. The vessel will miss a trip, delaying railroad surplus freight at Northport.
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Garden Island
Phil Griffin
Waldo
Rob. Transportation ‘ Company of
Detroit
Ashtabula
Milwaukee
Noorthport
Manistique
Northport
Local Personalities Share Holiday Visits and Travel
From Thursday's Record Mrs AT S Johnson and Mrs J al Hunter of Spencer visit C i Hunter and family on Walnut Street. J M Blakeslie traveled to Chicago then Detroit and will return Monday. Mrs A Henry of Muskegon returned home after visiting John Thacker. Dr Smith left for holidays in Hillsdale. Mr and Mrs Temple of Muskegon, guests of Dr and Mrs Munson, have left. Mrs Charles Holman and three children depart on G R and T for South Boardman to settle there. Mrs Carsten of Bingham visits her son A Carsten on Park Street. Fe L Shuter trips to Thompsonville. R Floyd Clinch of Chicago in city on Hannah & Lay business. Miss Belle Burco of Benton Harbor visits Mrs C E Bennett.
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AT. S. Johnson
J. al Hunter
Spencer
C. i Hunter
Walnut Street
J. M. Blakeslie
Chicago
Detroit
A. Henry
Muskegon
John Thacker
Dr. Smith
Hillsdale
Temple-of
R. Floyd Clinch
Hannah
Belle, Burco
Benton Harbor
C E. Bennett
Wednesday notices from Record quarte r
From Wednesday's Record. Arthur Qardie visits Montreal New York and Chicago before returning. Mrs. D. O. Wright returns to Lake Ann. Mrs. QO. Priest goes to Warlin. Mrs. B. F. Holcomb does business at Honor. Mrs. Idan B. Huff visiting Kalkasha. W.oFTe Smith and wife depart for southern state. Mrs. B. Spider goes to Kingsie. Charles E. Coleman and wife depart for Cadillac. Miss Mamie Burrows leaves for Ontario Canada. Mrs. J. H. Taylor leaves for Wallaceburg Canada. Mrs. G. O. Brannon visits South Boardman. Ralph Roscoe returns home from Elk Rapids for ten days. Miss Teresa Carey leaves for Chicago. C. B. Weller returns from New York after meeting Met Life superintendent. Thers: In the Eighteenth Century. Women urged to mind manners as in 1790. Handel festival notice at Westminster Abbey warns hats and feathers and small hoops.
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Arthur Qardie
Montreal
New York
Chiaige
D. O. Wright
Lake Ann
QO. Priest
Warlin
B. F. Holcomb
Idan B. Huff
Kalkasha
Ofte Smith c
Teresa Carey
Triummer Tor
W. G.lawrence
Chicago
C. B. Weller
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Thers
It Is Only Married People Who Realize The Tragedy
The Houston Post comments on wedding tears noting that the emotionally affected are typically those who are married, while single people rarely cry. The piece observes the irony in wedding ceremonies and the perception of romance versus commitment.
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Wence
wWely
Houston Post
Important meeting on rates and contracts under Armstrong law
About 400 agents attend the afternoon gathering led by Mr Weller in his office. The meeting includes assistant superintendents from the district to discuss rates and contracts under the Armstrong law.
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Mre Weller
Local Notes From Monday's Record Visit Involving Several Residents
From Monday's Record, Morgan and W. Warrenfield left this morning on a business trip to the upper peninsula. Mrs A Dean of Sixth Street returned Saturday for a two month visit south. James Al Reid, collector for J W Slater's house furnishing store, resigned and returned to Petoskey. Frank Thompson of Livingston Montana arrived this morning to spend Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs A J Thompson, 521 East Seventh Street.
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Woo. Morgan
Upper Peninsula
Cure a Cold in One Day Advert Across Page
An old newspaper fragment mentions a home remedy claiming to cure a cold in one day with patent medicines like Sake Laxative and Brom O Quinine. It also references local names and places in Michigan, noting Drifting winter plans and travel of residents such as Herbert Roach and Mrs. Roach.
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GROVE
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Ad
Fraudulent claim article fragment suggests a miraculous pile treatment promising cure. Mentions testing, blind procedures, and financial threats if accounts fail. No verifiable details or credible sources given.
Parish Christmas Trimmings Service This Saturday
Parishioners are urged to attend the ordination ceremony and assist with Christmas decorations this Saturday. A promo notice mentions medicine products and a druggist recommendation, though text is garbled and many details are unclear.
East six cottage prayer meeting held on Lincoln street
The east six cottage prayer meeting was hosted by Mr Jewison on Lincoln street Tuesday evening with good attendance and an excellent session. The next gathering will be at Frank Scot’s home, 1015 Lincoln street.
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Mr. Jewison
Lincoln Street
Frank Scot
Sunday School Plans Unique Christmas Exercises
The Sunday school of the first MM church will present a unique Christmas program. Instead of the usual tree and exercises they are going to waive. Come and see Friday evening at 7 30.
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