Christmas greetings fill Milford area with visits and news
A long list of holiday visitors and family gatherings fills Milford and surrounding towns. Residents travel to Detroit Pontiac Flint and Lansing for Christmas, with many staying several days. Local church activites baptisms and a Sketch of school staff reflect the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kennedy
Pontiac
John Gordon
Eva Butler
Lapeer
N. W. St.John’s
Baughn
Detroit
Mabel Jackson
Cincinnati
Will Reed
Flint
Milford
Bartholomew
Electric Bitters Help Thousands of Women End Suffering
Stomach liver and kidney troubles weak nerves back and female illness disappear with Electric Bitters Eliza Pool of Depew Oklahoma says the remedy raised her from sickness and suffering and she urges others to try it Thousands have benefited and it is guaranteed Each bottle 50c or 1 00 endorsed by Hewitt and Bird Ady
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Pool
Depew
Okla
Hewitt
A. M. Bird
Ady
Buy Tickets At Milford Depot To Boost Home Town
A community reminder urges travelers to purchase train tickets at Milford’s depot or Milford ticket office before boarding. Paying at the office records the money for Milford, while buying on the train returns less credit to the town and could affect future railroad improvements or favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Night Before Christmas Story of Clement Moore’s Poem
The article recounts how Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem for his children in 1822, its Troy publishing tale via a minister’s daughter, wide distribution the next year, Moore’s later pride in its enduring fame, and a New York ceremony at Trinity Cemetery where a child recites the verse at Moore’s grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Moore
Troy
New York
the Historical Society of New York
City of
Trinity Cemetery
W C T U Meeting Postponed to December 31
The W C T U postpones its meeting and will be held with Mrs A V in Austin on Wednesday December 31 at 2 30 PM. Election of officers will take place and full attendance is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland County
W.C.T.U
Vinci Credited By Mrs Brill For Restored Health
Mrs W H Brill of Racine Wisconsin describes a run down condition with insomnia and poor digestion. After trying Vinci she reports weight gain renewed strength and improved health and urges others to try Vinci. The ad claims thousands benefited and guarantees money back if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
W. H. Brill
Racine
Wis
J. S. Hewitt
Milford, Mich
Milford in 77 items from Times files notable events
Milfo rd items from July and August 1877 report Hubbell and Smith running a daily express to Pettibone Lake, hotel keepers supplied, families relocating to the lake, a principal departing for Fayette Iowa, a barn fire near Highland Corners, freight delays due to railroad troubles, wool storage, threshing yields, ministerial resignation, a residence burglary, rope-walker Henry Davenport visits, a family reunion, drought affecting crops, brick work on new stores, returnees from California, cruelty-to-animals traps innovation, and plans for a Lawn Fete with lighted grounds and elaborate decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbell & Smith
Pettibone Lake
A. G. Shafer
I. G. Roberta
John B. Kneepfle
Fayette
Iowa
Union School
Lake Superior
Duluth
St.Paul
Mississippi
Wm. Baker
Highland Corners
Frank Howland
M. J. Putnam
Philo Pryor
George Pearson
Oakland Co. Advertiser
N. Wright
Baptist
James Minihan
Barrett
Henry Davenport
Blondin
Ferguson
Opera House
Henderson Crawford
Clark Crawford
Washington City
Jansing
Leonard Phillips
Richard Hale
California
Golden State
Michigan
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Arch Wakely
N. B. Babcock
Stern
Highland Station
Waallace
Eleanor E. Wallace
Chas. B. Souley
San Jak Heralded as Cure for Rheumatism
Claims San Jak is the greatest known cure for rheumatism and swollen feet and limbs. Sold by A. M. Bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bird
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Peneilings
Elmer Wyckoff
Ypallanti
Mrs. Emery Vincent
Elizabeth Soulby
Gaines
Dennis Boyle
Saturday Night
Chicago
South Dako A
Pleasant Valley
Walter Mehlberg
White Lake
Sara
Lizzie Luthers
Inkster
Anne Harper
Frank Osborne
Holly
Jacob Stephens
C. L. Pearson’s
M.C. Williams
P. N. Place
Fred Goodspeed
Lydia Cole
Emory Cole
Ernest Kuhn
John Gallagher
Jerry Fahey
Hartland Township
Good Fellows
Santa Claus
Fitzgerrell
H. F. Johnson
Caro
Geo. Gidley
Millington
J. I. Nickerson
Mt.Clemens
Harry H. King
John H. Wooton
Mary Wooton
BR. Bowers
Dale Armstrong
Fenton
Vassar
Boardman
Thumb
Armstrong
Halpin Creamery
Michigan State 8
Court Street M.E
Missel Elizabeth Welch
Mildred Foote
Mabel Palmer
Rachel Banham
Lansing
Oliva Wilson
Hillsdale
Mariah Clark
Bloomingdale
Dana Boyle
Oxford
Anna Harper
Mary Warrell
Kenzie Paddock
Ica
Akutes
Chas. Miller
W. G. Armstrong
H. B. Kinney
Hettie
Archie Miller
Chico Micks
Terpenning
John
Will Irwin
Deckerville
W. E. Palmer
Frank Phillips
Evelyn Armatrong
Cleveland
M. G. Baker
Roy Simpson
Laingsburg
Leonard Beaumont
Perry
Grand Trunk Railroad
John Fr. Hough
Grand Trunk
Stephen Richmond
Powell B. Shultz
Shultz
Holly Denot
Pere Marquette
Holly Herald
Department of Public Instruction
Ancona
Darling
Darling’s
Cgimmerce Street
P.M. Johnson
Hamell
Boston
Mass
Milford Times
Times Office
Bell Papers
Turottia Tor Io
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