Judge Bartletts Drive to Clean Detroit Roads Gains Backing
The one man campaign of Judge Bartlett to curb careless and drunken drivers expands nationwide. He has jailed numerous offenders, earning state officials support including potential full backing and mental testing for drivers. The piece compares auto fatalities to WWI casualties and urges broader municipal action to revoke dangerous licenses and save lives.
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Bartlett
Detroit
Secretary of State
Michigan
New York
France
United States
Lansing
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Bay City
Mt. Pleasant
Alma
Ionia
Greenville
Big Rapids
Cadillac
Nation Celebrates Independence Week Across United States
The nation marks American Independence Week and the 150th birthday of the United States with bells tolling at 11 11 am. Daughters of the American Revolution hold services and Jefferson and Adams are recalled on the centennial of their deaths. Hon Jones M Beck addressed a Washington audience as Congress members boost patriotic programs.
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United States
Philadelphia
England
America
Daughters of the American Revolution
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Jones M. Beck
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Riggle Family Sings in Community Program
A local program features selections by Fred Riggle on organ, Elsia Riggle dances, Harvey Riggle reads, Herrice Cooper and Gwen Traviss recite, Virginian Traviss and Vernie Utley perform, plus a talk by Elder Wood. The closing song is God Be With You Till We Meet Again.
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Biggle
Gleaner Hall
Winn
America
Fifth Chapter
St. Mathews
Frank Riggle
Sprayer
Woodruff
Jesus
Eleanor Curtiss
Evelyn Caszatt
Fred Riggie
Gwendolyn Traviss
Fragmented Thoughts on Marriage, Language, and Odd Observations
A collage of musings on divorce psychology, delusional ideas after marriage, and critiques of cartoonists. It also jokes about digging for fossils at home, spring’s impact on dandelions, and the notion of a universal language tied to money.
Diseases plague roses as US department catalogs 39 worries
Pathologists from the United States Department of Agriculture list 39 worries of the rose in a 100 page catalogue of diseases affecting economic and ornamental plants. The catalogue notes many crops and trees face numerous maladies from wheat to apples with dozens of diseases listed for each plant type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aigaté-Free
Jess
Breeze
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Law's Protection for Writers and Artists
A historical overview traces copyright origins from ancient Rome to modern law, noting early ideas of literary property, pay to authors, and the development of protection through key figures and cases. It cites Minanian vs. Columbia in 467 as the earliest known copyright case, with later medieval and classical influences shaping doctrine.
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United States
Rowe
Martin
Cicero
Gaius
Tribonian
John Leech
Minanian
Columbia
Adamnan
Montalembert
Chlorine Gas Used To Treat Horse Flu At Posts
Fort William Ontario Times Journal notes debates over chlorine as a cold remedy in humans, but confirms it effectively treats equine flu. Treatment involves tethering the horse with its head in a box. gas is introduced in measured amounts and a neck seal prevents vapor escape. Three to four one hour daily treatments claim to cure the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fort William
Ont
Times-Journal
Prince of Lovers Denies Tales in Town Gossip
The character Percy is told by YT that his wild ways are town talk and he is described as the perfect lover with a legendary charm. Men envy him, and women claim his kisses transport them to paradise, yet he sits silent and denies it all.
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Percy
Paradise
Ziff's Magazine
Milk quality concerns rise with Sunday deliveries
Health authorities report Sunday milk frequently adulterated with added water, suggesting dairymen push larger Sunday supplies. The finding warns consumers to avoid Sunday milk or risk lower quality from weekday dilution.
Errors of Stethoscope Attack by Dr Otto May
Dr Otto May denounces the stethoscope in a speech to the Assurance Medics society. He warns of misjudgments from relying on the device as the sole arbiter of a patient's condition, noting discarded good eyes and acceptance of bad ones due to new vepithee terminology.
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Otto May
Assurance Medics Society
Ten Doctors Fail to Save Noted New Yorker Dies
A rich New Yorker dies after ten doctors fail to save him while a sculptor notes Amundsen's nose is three inches longer. Algeria has more horses than people and America may share the same fate. A lazy husband and a brisk rush to work frame a slice of daily life with reflections on self starters versus self stoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amundsen
Algeria
America
Say
May Day Traditions Through the Ages
The piece traces May Day from Flora rites in Rome to medieval and early modern England, noting Maypole dances, hawthorn garlands, and a queen chosen by vote. It recalls morning processions, crowd dances, and the now rare hanging of May baskets delivered to neighbors.
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Rome
England
Tennyson
Noted Singer Pays a Hostess Bill for Dinner Concert
An eminent New York hostess invited a famous singer for lunch and songs. The singer declined due to a concert tour starting the next day, but after pressure she performed two songs. The hostess sent a bill the next day charging $1,000 for professional services.
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New York
Negro sexton John and the marriage crisis at the church
A small town wedding preacher known as John the negro sexton faced divorce court over a previously married couple. In a colorful exchange with the judge he defends his Civil War era pledge method and the Christian Endeavor vow while noting payments of six bits to wed.
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John
Christian Endeavor Society
Expert Counterfeiters Flood Markets With Glass Dollar Tricks
Chinese counterfeiters use a glass core hidden by a thin silver coat to imitate genuine currency. The counterfeit notes pass as authentic due to matching size weight and ring. Brass and other alloys are used in making fake banknotes, driving banks to employ detectors.
Holland Capital History and Royal Governance Center
The text traces how the capital of Holland gained its name linked to The Count's Hedge and notes its thirteenth century role as the Counts of Holland residence. It also mentions Count Floris V and William I establishing key governance sites including the supreme court and administrative center.
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Holland
Greenhaze
Counts of
Floris V
Wiliam I
Supreme Court
Fragmented note on town incorporation in the nineteenth century
The text notes that the subject was not incorporated in town until the nineteenth century, indicating a late formal establishment of municipal status. It preserves a historical detail without broader context.
Irish fairies in literature and myth through the nineteenth century
The text surveys fairies as central to Irish belief and culture, noting their prominence in nineteenth century lore and poetry. It cites authors including Lover Ferguson and P W Joyce, and recalls Yeats described figures of enchantment in mythic journeys to the Land of the Ever Young on magical steeds.
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Ireland
Lover
Ferguson
P. W. ‘Joyce
Yeats
Lndy
Olain
Rinny
London dealer in second hand plate glass
A London dealer occupies a curious niche buying smashed window panes from owners and cutting them into smaller sheets for sale, a trade that profits from damaged glass rather than replacement.
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London
One Kind of Exercise Not for Modern Boy
The Salem News recalls old days when boys cut wood with a sawhorse and bucksaw as a test of grit and discipline. Competition with neighbors spurred effort, wood pile tasks built endurance, and boys learned to persevere, resulting in sturdy values and families known for industry.
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Salem ‘News
From the Note Book of a Cynical Widow
Fragments from a cynical widow’s notebook contemplate gender roles and marriage with wry, sharp observations. The piece contrasts men and women, hinting at the writer’s disillusionment with intimate relations and social expectations.
A Kansas City Star Quote on Marriage and Divorce
The piece reflects on jealousy and trust in marriage, noting wives question husbands confidence when doubt arises. It comments on male view of another man’s wife, the weariness of talk, and the notion that divorce has become a mere mannerism rather than a menace.
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Kansas City Star
Pocket Egg Clock of Peter Hele and Key Chronology
In 1477 the Nuremberg clockmaker Peter Hele produced a pocket egg clock that required twice daily winding and varied an hour daily. Hele likely invented the fusee spring, while Dr Robert Hooke introduced the hairspring in 1658 and first used a lever escapement in 1666. Jewels for gear pivots appeared about 1700 and the compensation balance came in 1767.
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Peter’Hele
Nuremburg
Hele
Robert Hooke
Hooke
Mt. Pleasant Visitor List From Sherman-SO Area
Miss Ozema Allen of Mt. Pleasant visited Sherman-SO on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Frazier of Flint and Miss Giddys Johnston of Mt. Pleasant came to visit their aunt.
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Ozema Allen
Mt. Pleasant
Lawrence Frazier
Flint
Giddys Johnston
Local Social Notes Include Visits and School Board Bid
Mrs E Cheadle and family visits noted. Frazier and Johnston family movements listed. Ardis Terwilliger shared time in Alma. Ming Ozema Allen stayed with Miss Elsie Roe in Sherman City. Coldwater district two school board met Wednesday to receive bids for remodeling with Myers and Kinney of Barryton set to do the work.
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Elsie Roe
Shermanity
Harry Terwilliger
Alma
Harper and
Roy Terwilliger
Brinton
Teal
Reynolds
Ei ° Cheadle
Ross
Mark
Cranlea
Mt. Pleasant
Coldwater
Myers and Kinney
Barryton
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Frederic H. Goodrich
Ofice—Times Building
West Broadway
Canada
Garden of Eden
Zion
Central Normal
Tigers
The
Normal
Braves
Groesbeck
Highway Department
Comstock
Petoskey
Sherman
T. M. Milloy Electric Service
S. Main St
Ay Iriah
Fairies
Yerry’s
Isabella Bank
Twist
Ness
Twist’s Bakery
the Quality and
C.W. Barnhard
Wilds
C. W. Barnhard
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