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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
2
The article notes Michigan sent 76,000 men with 3 766 serving overseas or one twentieth of the total. It cites 14 000 disabled veterans from wounds gas and disease among 168 121 called to service. It compares Michigan to 48 other states plus territories and DC.
Edward Mur's Store News proclaims closing out stock of Y. C. fertilizer at less than cost and urges customers to compare prices. TheSaline shop promotes paints and varnishes, including Hi-Grade Gasoline and Sinclair kerosene, plus full lines of oils, varnishes, waxes, and disintegrants, with delivery and free trials on select items.
Memories of Jack London and Robert Stevenson return as Elmo Lincoln leads the Universal Jewels photoplay Under Crimson Skies. Rex Ingram supervised the production with a six reel adventure of gun runners on a South American coast and a storm at sea. Ypsilanti Record notes E. B. Combs elected director at the National Piano Tuners Association meeting in Detroit.
Field Director urges testing every ear of seed corn before planting. Germination tests on six to eight kernels per ear help discard weak or diseased seed, improving stand and yields. County agents or colleges can advise on testing methods, after which seed is stored and sorted for best ears.
Early cabbage plants should be in the garden now and Early Jersey Wakefield is a good purchase. A tarred dish around each stem helps cabbage maggot control. Early potatoes like Irish Cobbler and Early Ohio. soak tubers in Formalin before cutting to prevent scab. Divide and reset perennials like larkspurs and phlox every few years. Strawberry plants should be set now for October fruit. Space tomato plants well and transplant two inches apart in flats.
The Croswell Jeffersonian argues freight rates drive up living costs and wasteful packaging. It recalls F O B and compares old shipping crates to modern wrapped goods, noting high packaging, paper costs, and a $235.93 freight charge plus tax on a Croswell Harbor Beach coal car.
Subscription prices listed for Saline Observer with options for six months and annual rates. Notices of pay per word for entertainments and ads, free obituary and marriage notices, poetry charged per line, and advertising rates available on request.
County students and teachers are urged to plant one tree for each star on their service flag in tribute to World War I soldiers. School boards should coordinate the memorial plantings, per a letter from School Commissioner Eivam Hssery. Arbor and Bird day are set for May 6 by the governor's proclamation.
Services will be at Citi zens Bank building Sunday at 10 a.m. Testimony meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. A cordial invitation to all. Sunday school at 9 a.m. for pupils under 20. A new separator priced at 35 dollars available at Bailey and Stark's.
The Michigan Milling Company calls for farmers to deliver standard grades of grain for manufacturing and off grades for shipping. It lists supply lines including coarse grains, commercial feeds, and mill feeds, with elevators at Whitmore Lake Azalia and at City and Central Mills in Ann Arbor. The ad touts Michigan’s best flours in exchange for farmers wheat.
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