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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
5
The Saline Observer lists pricing for notices and ads including Card of Thanks one dollar, resolutions of condolence, paid poetry, entertainment announcements, and free obituary and marriage notices, with paid placement for personal business interests at regular rates.
A reflective verse noting that if animals lived as humans they would require doctors and saviors. It ponders thoughts, dreams, and the futility of the phrase What's the use. It warns that debt for luxury empowers three adversaries Yesterday Today and Tomorrow.
A nostalgic editorial observes France finally agreeing to repay wartime debts to the United States, noting the long period of 62 years allowed for payment and quipping about the editor’s struggle with the newspaper system.
This notice warns of a dangerous season with more accidents as children are out and drivers use cars. It urges extra caution on snowy days next January to prevent serious injuries on busy highways and streets.
A historical collage notes 1889 medicine wagon hawker Dr Bokakiak’s Pain Eradicator touted cheap at 25c with free corkscrew and broad cures. It contrasts with 1929 Choo Choo Chewing Gum pitch by engineers and a Tronia News blurb. Illinois mayor and police chief accuse each other of aiding crooks.
A Detroit cottage owner in Washtenaw County voices skepticism about national aid to farmers. He recalls a red clover and timothy field offered free to nearby farmers but none accepted, save one who asked for $25 to cut it. He concludes with a dismissive note on farm relief.
The 1 200 alumni of the Boys' State Fair School will organize an alumni association during the 80th annual Michigan State Fair, September 1 to 7. The school selects county winners for an intensive agricultural program with free admission, housing, and excursions for the students, and this marks the first alumni organization effort.
From the Hudson Post clipping the talk describes cinema girls avoiding noise to prevent recording issues. Editor Stone’s quip contrasts with North Adams Advocate noting fashion and modest dress. A second item reports Miss Mae Chapman’s store burglary in Hoxie with items stolen and no clues.
A Lochapo xa Alabama farmer A H Nunn reports a turkey died after a gourd vine wrapped around its neck during the night. The turkey dinner supposedly came early thanks to the vine, with Nunn vouching for the tale’s truthfulness.
The Livingston County trial costs total 1061.75 with 772.90 paid to jurors and witnesses. The remaining sum covers court costs. Across three trials the county spent 3500, roughly matching the barn warning costs.
Kansas Experiment Station tests show ensiling kaffir cane and other roughage doubles feed value per acre and raises annual profit per cow by about 19.03 dollars. Farm management confirms practical gains on 571 farms, endorsing the Wisconsin Plan for low labor, small equipment silo filling.
The Michigan lamb crop for 1929 fell about two percent from 1928, with an estimated 854000 head. Nationally the lamb crop was one percent smaller than last year, driven by losses in western states, while breeding ewes rose modestly and losses after docking increased, muting overall gains.
Lyman Root of Chester paid two fake eye doctors $1,000 on May 23 and waited nearly a month before reporting the scam. The men promised to return but disappeared after Root cashed a $1,000 Liberty bond at a local bank. Eye swindles also surfaced near Imlay City in June, per local papers. A 190 pound nugget of gold was found near Ballarat, Australia.
In Pike county southeastern Ohio a second timber crop is being harvested from Sunfish Hills. The Breece Lumber Company operates a large sawmill at Latham producing about 100000 board feet weekly for rotary veneer work in Portsmouth. Young oak chestnut hickory and tulip poplar from trees remaining after the first cut supply logs averaging 12 to 16 inches.
The Observer offers a wide range of inexpensive signs at ten cents each including No Smoking For Sale For Rent Ladies Rest Room Men’s Rest Room No Hunting or Trespassing No Hunting or Trapping With 25c items such as Not Responsible for Loss in Case of Fire Private Keep Out Rooms for Tourists Road Closed No Admittance and $100 Fine for Trespassing Also notices urge proper disposal and keep off the grass plus ads for Millinery Dressmaking Rest Room and assorted farm goods and produce Sold with no credit.
The Chelsea community mourns George Conrad who died at University Hospital in Ann Arbor after an afternoon fall while painting at Charles Conley’s home. He struck his head on the cement walk and never regained consciousness.
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