Michigan Citizens Military Training Camps to Host Multiple Bands
Detroit April 8 Michigan announces two Citizens Military Training camps will open this summer at Camp Custer and Fort Brady. Bands from Grand Rapids Port Huron Sault Ste Marie and others will join drills with 1618 recruits planned at Camp Custer under regular army officers. Applications are due soon through Michigan county aides and Detroit Book Tower offices.
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Camp Custer
Fort Brady
C. MT. C
Sault Ste Marie
Michigan Patriotic Fund
Michigan
United States
Congress
Fort Bvrady
Phelps Newberry
Secretary of War
Book Tower
Detroit
Saulte Ste Marie
Mich
85Th Division
How much is a housewife worth in four decades on a farm
A Grand Rapids Minnesota Review item recounts a farm wife who, over 40 years, contributes through baking, canning, cleaning, sewing, nursing, and child care. By assigning modest monetary values to meals, preserves, laundry, and sickroom care, the total reaches thousands, highlighting earned worth beyond wages.
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Michigan
Tooney
Red Cross Strengthens Disaster Plans Nationwide
The American Red Cross launches a nationwide campaign to bolster disaster preparedness through chapters and branches. The revised manual When Disaster Strikes outlines enhanced committees for food clothing shelter medical aid registration transportation and finance to mobilize rapid emergency relief.
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Red Gross
Red Cross
West Indies
Red Cross Disaster Relief Expenditures By Major Disasters
The American National Red Cross records show relief spending for four major disasters. Florida hurricane and 1926 New England flood account for substantial sums, alongside totals for other listed events reaching a combined expenditure of about 29.19 million dollars.
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Red Cross
American
Florida
Mississippi Valley
New England
West Indies
The
American National Red Crass
Sagakioree
Card of Thanks and Notices in Saline Observer
Saline Observer announces card of thanks and resolutions of condolence. Advertisements priced by word and inch. poetry paid per line. Obituaries and marriages published free of charge. Notices benefiting individuals appear at regular rates.
Life Echoes and Investments for the Coming Generation
A reflective saying piece from 1928 urges readers to value hungry effort, responsibility, and firm footing. It contrasts short term gains with lasting investments in the next generation and warns against passing blame.
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Western Newspaper Union
Respect for Mail Sack Signals Prohibition Law Respect
A Charlotte Observer Tribune reprint argues that a mail sack symbolizes federal authority and laments common disrespect for the prohibition law. The piece urges innate respect for law, patriotism in education, and warns of more jails unless public opinion shifts.
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U. S
Mari ‘Hh. DeFoe
Charlotte Republican Tribune
Keeping the Mind Fit
A short quotation from R L Stevenson argues that perpetual mental balance leads to stagnation and blankness. It urges active engagement, belief, and doing something instead of remaining in a passive neutral state. The note stresses the necessity of taking action to avoid cognitive flatness.
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R. L. Stevenson
The California collar and law enforcement
A Grand Rapids Minnesota Herald-Reform editorial contrasts early western punishment with modern murder rates. It notes horse thieves faced lynching while today many killers go free or unseen, arguing enforcement of law underpins government and urges safer future.
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California
America
Grand Rapids (Minn
Herald-Review
March campaign urged to combat tuberculosis in Michigan
A historical notice urges public health action against tuberculosis. It notes past failures of vaccines but highlights early detection and better treatment as vital. The Michigan Tuberculosis Association leads April outreach, calling those with persistent cough or fatigue to seek thorough examinations and let physicians decide on TB.
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Michigans
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Why Advertise A Farm Equipment Dealer's Best Strategy
A dated article argues advertising fuels sales for farm equipment dealers. It notes farmers trust local dealers most and read local ads more than national campaigns. It cites a 1928 tractor ad survey showing 73.2 percent read tractor ads in farm publications, 48.6 percent in local papers, and urges dealers to inform customers about power farming advances via local ads and demonstrations.
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Cally
Michigan Legislature entertains fierce House debate and bills
April 5 1929 reports a tense House session with sharp clashes over Rep Callahans private employment agency bill and Brock of the labor commission. Other actions include aviation bills township airports and a 2 percent income tax measure with exemptions, plus various budget and crime law developments.
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Callahan
Detroit
Labor and Industries Commission
Eugene Brock
Labor Commission
Frank Wade
Brock
Milton Palmer
House
John Gillett
Boards of Supervisors
Gillett
Senate
Chet Howell
Chelsea
State Congress
DeLand
Utilities Commission
Commission
Judiciary Committee
Lennon
Macrea
Saginaw
Turner Senate
Peters Corporation
Conservation Department
Bank and Trust Company
Banking Department
State Banking Department
Grant Hudson
Gansser
Cuba
Philippines
Person
Michigan
Cuthbertson
Saving habits and opportunity in business lore
A financier urges ready money to seize opportunities and build fortunes. He notes leaders often start small, then grow through saving, vision, and self discipline. Perry Shorts calls for timely recognition of Mother's Day and Father's Day in trade, while Howard City Record warns of a looming own action day for undertakers.
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Thrift
Sonia News
Perry Shorts
Florists
Haberdashers
Undertakers
Howard City Record
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Miltary
Sim, BR. Wilson
Saline, Mich
Michigan Press Association
National Editorial Ass
John W. Holland
National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers
Lansing
Bureau of the Michiigan Press Association
South 4Th Ave
Ann Arbor
Wiedman Auto Co
FORD
Lincoln
McCormick-Deering
Macormicc Deering Ohese
Parsons
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