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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
8
The Grand Traverse Herald argues against trading stamps as a merchant premium, noting the hidden costs and risk of losing profits. It cites Detroit trade papers and New Jersey limits, urging merchants to favor fair values and courteous service to grow business.
The speaker urges careful use of funds and endorses issuing bonds for permanent public improvements including parks bridges and public buildings. He praises cash financing yet predicts population and valuation growth requiring sinking funds and better drainage and sewers. He notes past street work and calls for surface drainage on older gravel roads and condemns continuing old methods except on new or outlying streets.
Mayor Carver urges immediate council action to prepare a city wide map showing all street and sidewalk grades and a comprehensive sewer plan. He notes water works improvements, library expansion, and cemetery gains, commends fire department, and highlights Carnegie site proposal for a new building as well as land for cemetery expansion.
In Traverse City Michigan on May 6 1902 editors note the green bug leaf louse as a yearly menace to fruit crops saying kerosene emulsion is the only remedy as these sucking insects cannot be reached by poisons they hatch in spring with wingless females producing many young and are hard to spray on curled leaves the piece urges thorough spraying to protect future harvests and cites examples of sprayed trees yielding abundant fruit while unsprayed ones rot from brown rot. The Vatican cleaning project is described as massive with over ten tons of dirt removed daily for weeks from eleven thousand rooms the effort employed five thousand plus workers and used vast quantities of bread soup and brushes while noting the Pope’s interest in bacteriology and a light jab at a competing product.
Weekly market sheet lists melting prices for commodities such as pork, lard, butter, cheese, corn, potatoes, salt, bran, oats, and flour. Buying and selling quotes are shown for various grains and staples, with reference to Detroit Toledo and Chicago price levels for wheat, corn, oats, pork, and lard.
Consumers are urged to try Ceresota flour themselves. If the flour is unsatisfactory, the grocer will refund the money.
By order of the Probate Court Grand Traverse County six months from April 6 1902 are allowed for creditors to file claims against Anna O Neal Traverse City deceased. Creditors must present claims to the Probate Court Traverse City for examination on or before October 1 1902 and hearings set for October 2 and October 3 1902. Dated April 5 1902 John A Loranger judge of probate.
In Grand Traverse County Probate Court Traverse City on May 7, 1902, William H. Uiler petitions to admit a will and appoint executor. Hearing set for May 17 at 10 AM. heirs and interested parties must appear to show cause. Notice to interested parties to publish for three weeks in Grand Traverse Herald.
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