Teddy Bear story fuels Sunshine Club memories
The piece recounts the origin of the Teddy Bear by Margaret Steif in Germany and how a toy merchant helped her share comfort with children worldwide. It weaves in Sunshiners letters from Michigan back to 1907 1908, sharing Christmas gifts school life snowbound days and a distant family tale of hardship and resilience.
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Sunshine
Germany
Margaret Steif
Margaret
Prayleia-Steif
Giengen
Fraulein Stell
Wurttemberg
Wurttembers
Sunshine Club
Herald
Michigan
Grand Traverse County
Bert
Papa
Kingsley
Nesqually River
Mt. Rainier
Bertha Cordes
Carl Houdek
Lighthouse Lamp Brings Safe Haven During Storm
A 1908 report notes the HY, F Sunshine Club led by Clara Bates with 5381 members as of January 1, 1907. A poem recalls Gretchen at the lighthouse feeding the lamp during a brutal storm, saving mariners at sea. New members listed include Hilda Schell and Carl Houdek among Traverse City residents. cradle roll names Claire Burfiend and Louise McQueen.
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Grace Smith
Mama
Grant Jones
Traverse City
Sunshine Club
Daisy Smith
Laura Smith
Mary Smith
Roy Smith
Fern Smith
Ario Smith
Hilda Schell
Yelm
Wash
Carl “Houdek
Suttons Bay
Mich
Morgan Hall
Mabel Smith
Arline Hendershot
Mabel Fish
Daisy
Laura
Summit
City
Mamie Burfiend
H. Y.F. Sunshine Club
Louise McQueen
Mabel Fisk
Claire Burfiend
Desperate Shelling Bee Recalls a Grandma Tale
Nan recalls a long ago shelling bee as grandma pushes back her glasses. The story features a great-uncle and a quaint, true reminiscence from the family archives.
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Nan
Grandma
Heart Cure Promises Quick Help for Weak Hearts
A patently promotional ad asserts one in four have weak hearts and urges testing with Dr Miles Heart Cure. It quotes Mrs Lillie Thomas of Upper Sandusky Ohio, claiming dramatic recovery after using Heart Cure and Nervine, and notes druggists guarantee first bottle or money back.
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Miles
Miles Medical Co
Airs
Lillie Thomlas
Upper
Sandusky
Ohio
Corn Shelling Keeps Family Alive During Devastating Storm
In a Portland Transcript excerpt, a family endures a brutal storm that spares nothing. They burn belongings to stay warm while Esther and Ezra shell corn to survive. Nan recalls their grandmother’s stubborn resilience as the wind dies and the father returns, saved by a collective shelling effort.
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Mother
Esther
Ezra
Nan
Father
Portland Transcrips
A Sharp Bargain by a Three Year Old
A three year old boy playing with a wheelbarrow of apples asked his grandpa to buy some. The grandpa doubted the apples were good and said he would not buy apples with worms. The boy replied he could remove the worms and fix them up.
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Bower's
Millard
Artie
Sunshine Boy
Leon Barratt
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Christina Blacken
Aba
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Lounsbury
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Ira
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Effie Bogart
Cora
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Edward Fish
Mrs. Williams
Lizzie
Edwards
Summit City
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Vera
Charlie Barratt
Charlie
Glen Arbor
Clair
Mamie E. Burfiend
James
Mason
Clara Bates
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Laddie
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