Demand Grows for Michigan Hairy Vetch Seed
East Lansing July 1 Increased demand for Michigan grown hairy vetch seed due to its rising use as a winter cover crop in southern states is noted by C R Megee of Michigan State College. Michigan leads production while Europe supplies may decline. price trends are strengthening. The crop improves soil and can be used for green manure hay and pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Michigan
C. R. Megee
Michigan State College Crops Department
Carolinas
Virginia
Alabama
Megee
Europe
R. S. Shaw
Michigan Experiment Station
Scandal Rocks Court House Official Life
A sensational report details rumors surrounding Mrs. Shangle and husband Mr. Shangle over a horse, with theories of jealousy and neglect amid a recent marriage and social tensions at the courthouse. The tale cites conflicting sources and rumors about wedding gifts and the animal’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandal Rocks Court House
Stickum
Unique features of St Botolphs tower in Boston England
Description details a tower with 865 steps mapping to days in a year, 12 pillars 52 windows 7 doors symbolizing months weeks and days, 24 porch steps for hours, 60 steps on each choir side for minutes and seconds, and a note that the four stories may or may not represent yearly quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Botolph’s Church
Boston
Lincolnshire
England
Jackson era anecdote from The SParty Battles volume
Claude G. Bauers recounts a tale of the Pugeots marriage in the White House with President Andrew Jackson as patron and godfather to the first child. The infant’s baptism took place at the White House and the minister’s question prompted Jackson to respond with Do most indubitably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude G. Bauers
Pugeots
White House
Lewises
Jacksons
Tennessee
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Applause for a Clever Rebuff in Class
A schoolteacher quoted Shakespeare to pupils and asked for a written passage. A poor, thin boy challenged the line saying his appetite grows by what it does not feed on, sparking a brief exchange about appetite and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnlet
Warning Against Knights of Road on American Highways
The article warns motorists about the so called Knights of the Road a growing group of travelers who roam the nation on foot or by auto seeking rides and new locales. It notes some are honest job seekers while many are con artists or petty thieves and cautions drivers to resist offering lifts after numerous thefts and assaults reported in police annals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esau
Farm Women Institute set as Michigan State College event
East Lansing July 1 The first annual Farm Women's Institute at Michigan State College runs July 24 to 80 with a mix of recreation and serious topics. So far 105 women enrolled and dormitory rooms will house visitors. Subjects include poultry horticulture and home economics alongside recreation.
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First Institute
East Lansing
Michigan State College
Mt Pleasant Markets Grain and Livestock Prices
Market list from Mt Pleasant shows grain prices for wheat and oats and a range of livestock values including live cattle veal calves and pork, with dressed meats and poultry lines. Dairy butter and produce entries appear with tentative pricing and weights, reflecting a mid century rural market sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essene
Farm Women's Institute Close to Farmers' Day Program
The program sheet lists out of state speakers including Mrs Henry Aitken Beton Ontario Mrs Charles Schuttler second vice president American Country Life Association Miss Bess Rowe St Paul Minnesota field editor Farmers Wife magazine and Miss Florence Ward of the United States Department of Agriculture The Farm Women's Institute will close on Friday July 30 which is Farmers' Day at M C this year.
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Henry Aitken
Beton
Ontario
Charles Schuttler
American Country Life Association
Bess Rowe
St. Paul
Minnesota
Farmers’ Wife
Florence Ward
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Women’s Institute
Thanking Friends for Kindness After Our Mother’s Death
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during our mother Mrs. Sarah Stell’s sickness and death and for the beautiful floral offerings. Her Children.
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Sarah Stell
Timber shortage per capita sparks debate on consumption
The report questions whether counting individuals will reveal a true per capita timber shortage. It notes German observers claim American tourists drink little, while the phrase it all depends on how much is much hints at subjective norms shaping demand.
Notice to Contractors for Nottawa Township Road Work
Sealed proposals are due July 1 1926 at 2 00 PM EST at Isabella County Road Commission Mt Pleasant Michigan for grading three miles of road in Nottawa Township from the corner of sections 15 16 21 22 north between sections 16 15 and 9 10 3 4 to the corner common to sections 3 4 Nottawa and 38 34 Gilmore Township A $200 certified check must accompany each proposal Right to reject any or all bids reserved Signed C R Converse Chairman
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Isabella County
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Nottawa Township
Nottawa
Gilmore Township
C. R. Converse
Absence from church and crime in the seventeenth century
The text contrasts past and present views on religious absence as crime, notes on youth self-discovery, and remarks on a musician or athlete’s arrest for fishing out of season. It mentions thirteen governors at a Sesqui-Centennial meeting and a Swedish crown prince earning a Yale degree, with a mispunctuated Yale college reference.
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Babe Ruth
North Carolina
South Carolina
Crown Prince of Sweden
Bane
Yale
Yale College
Church choirs to compete on Farm Day at MSU
East Lansing July 1 Michigan rural church choirs from 11 counties enter the Farmers Day song contest at Michigan State College. Twelve choirs are listed with more expected before July 30. Winners join the Farmers Day program alongside a band, a men's glee club, and other music numbers.
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East Lansing
Michigan
Michigan State College
Baptist Church
Ovid
Clinton County
M. E. Church
Woodland
Barry County
Methodist Church
Orleans
Ionia County
Colon
St. Joseph County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Flushing
Genesee County
Reading
Hillsdale County
Rockford
Kent County
Congregational Church
Mattawan
van Buren County
First Baptist Church
Bellevue
Eaton County
Church of Christ
Henderson
Shiawassee County
Welcome M. E
Hastings
M. I
Richmond
Macomb County
Son of Frank Bender Drowns in Small Pond
Five year old Vernon Clemens described how Talmadge Bender fell from the pond edge while attempting to catch something. Gunn pulled him from the water before parents arrived. Survived by parents and sister Betty June, with grandparents in the city and Fort Jennings Ohio.
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Clemens
Sandusky
Vernon
Talmadge
Gunn
Betty June
F. J. Bender
T. A Wells
Fort Jennings
Ohio
Frank Bender
Woman’s Hat Demand Sparks Fashion Debate
A remark on a woman’s claim she needs a new hat prompts discussion of style, consumer desire, and gender norms. Observers weigh tradition against personal expression in fashion choices.
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Dant Fields
Bliss
Shangle
Schertel
Thompson
Schertel & Shangle
George Richmond
Hudson
Ford Tudor
W. W. Seger
Willys-Overland
Sam _ Shones
Knights OF Road
Harbor Springs
Naples
North
Michigan Press Association
Live Chamber of Commerce
L. A. Clark
Wequetonsing
Ramona Park
Frits Cremer
Ramona Park Hotel
Little Traverse Bay
Emmet
A. J. Simpson
Forest Beach
Sager & Reeves
America
Rowe Brothers
Meet For Women
M.S. G
Veenee
Leeeeveoaen
Mihai
Tomers
Lynch Bros
So. Main St
Mt. Pleasant Rendering Co
The
Gorham Brothers Company
S. BE. Gardiner
Oakland
Pontiac
Martin Naumes
Court Street
Brooks’ Chocolates
Campbell
Mt. Pleasant, ‘Michigan
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