Pioneer Brown Family House and Emma's High School Hope
In Washtenaw County circa a hundred years ago the Brown family builds a sturdy Michigan home and aims Emma for high school. Grandmother packs strength weaving carpets from curtains while Grandfather earns money. a pink calico bundle sparks a family effort to fund Emma's education.
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Washtenaw County
Brown
Grandpa
Grandma Brown
Michigan
New York State
Grandfather
Detroit
Emma
Grandma
Gandmother
Turning Back the Pages of the Files
Local social notes recall visits and travels of Camden residents. Guests include Mrs B R Alward and son Wellington. Dr. A Curtiss hosts. multiple trips to Alpena Detroit Niagara Falls and Grand Rapids are mentioned. A wedding in Lansing and a Willing Workers picnic at Friis Brackel grove are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Alward
Wellington
Camden
C. A. Curtiss
North End
McAllister and Son
Martin Fuchs
Hazel
Robert
Lakeland
Walter Boettger
Ann Arbor
Friis & Brackel Grove
Howard Lewis
Needles
California
Margaret
J. H. Feldkamp
Joseph Burkhardt
Alpena
George Combs
Indiana
Wiedman
G. A. Lehman
E. D. Skinner
Royal Oak
Eckardt Schroen
Anne Arbor
Amos Miller
Fucss
Jacob and
Martin Fucss
Angeline Gakie
Laporte
Ind
Germany
H.&. Cole
Gary
A. E. Cole
George Schmid, Jr
Detroit
George
Slaytors
Ypsilanti
A. Daniels
Harold
Harry Finch
Milan
Mrs. Bradley
Hastings
Everett Davenport
Howard Armbruster
Nellie
Armbruster
Niagara Falls
G. L. Parsons
Belle Isle
Mary Feldhamn
Fred
Freedom
Theodore
Ed Feldkamp
A. D. Crittenden
R.A. Toogood
Grand Rapids
Meaney Cotton
W. S. Morden
Macon
T. P. Collins
Webster Ruckman
Washington D. C
E. Ruckman
R. Finch
Cc. R. Cobb
Port Huron
Mattie Schaffer
Will Harring
Lansing
Louise. Burkhart
Vacation ideas and Detroit places for inexpensive outings
A Detroit based reader shares ways to enjoy local sights without travel. The piece highlights Belle Isle exhibits the Institute of Arts Indian exhibits period furniture and Detroit factories plus nearby airports and Greenfield Village. Benton 4 H clubs attend Portage Lake picnic and Lakeside Park camp involvement noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Institute of Arts
Michigan
California
Greenfield Village
North Woodward
Benton 4-H
Hardship and Faith Drive Grandma and Grandpa’s Lessons
A family recalls thrift and patience learned from grandmother and grandfather. Emma enters seminary while milk is scarce after selling the cow. Grandpa travels through zero weather to hold a schoolhouse meeting, trusting God will be there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Seminary
Grandma
Grandmother Brown
Grandpa
Recipe for Happiness from Jerry W. Carter
A florid quote outlines a happiness formula mixing honest labor fairness courage and common sense with optimism and forgiveness. It emphasizes daily generous portions for self and others and claims Carter the happiest white man in Florida, noting a racial caveat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry W. Carter
Jerry
Florida
Fort Meyers
Gems For Your Scrapbook Punishment Quotations
Fragments from quotes on crime punishment and justice appear in a side feature. Named authors include Emerson Mary Baker Eddy Seneca Job and Horace with references to penalties and consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary, Baker Eddy
Seneca
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Chicago St
Tecumseh
D. G. Leidheiser
Osteopath
South Ann. Arbor St
Detroit “Edison
Newport
Bathing Beach
Portage Lake
Millenbach Bros. Co
Drug and Farmer's Stores
Rauser Outfitting Co
West Washington
Ann
Erins Craft Shop
Miller Ave
Annn Arbor, Mich
C. D. Morrill
State
J. L. Arnet & Son
Ann Arbor, Mich
Jim Finnell
Observer
Liberty
Diamonds
Giets
China
Si Sodleu Feaine
the Saline Observer
Sim
R. Wilson
M. C. Boutelie
Saline, Mich
Pioneer Times
Horace
Mickie
South Carolina
Washington Evening Star
Roy Bixby
Tanner's Store
Safeway Co
Ayo
Saline, Michigan
L& Ls
Aly
Detroit Edison
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