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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
5
The Saline Observer lists subscription pricing and per-item charges including eight months four months two months and single copies. It notes fees for card of thanks resolutions poetry announcements obituaries and marriage notices and states paid rates apply to personal or business interest content.
A report notes life expectancy rose five years for average Americans since 1911 and nine years for policyholders in an American life company. It credits public health work and regular medical exams, especially for tuberculosis, with early discovery, hospitalization, and recovery.
The piece urges children and adults to eat more starch and vegetables while limiting meat. It notes a dry season, praises vegetables for digestion and vitality, and reflects on how digestion and bodily functions sustain life, asking readers to consider health choices.
Pigs infested with worms may mimic hog cholera symptoms. Older hogs tolerate worms, but young pigs need protection. Use sanitary, well drained hog lots coated with lime and treat with wormseed oil mixed with castor oil. dosages vary by weight. Keep pigs off feed the night before treatment.
Thirty years ago the county German day was planned for Ann Arbor on August 27. A local life insurance agent was visited by a book agent who sold him an encyclopedia and insured him for 1500 dollars in an old line company. Fred G Woelper died at his home after a brief illness. Neuralgia affected him from Sunday night. Epworth League district convention attendees included Misses Mattie Schaffer Agnes McHinnon Clara Sturm Gertrude Stang and S A Fitzgerald with Sela elected district treasurer. A severe storm damaged the home of Bert Harris with lightning striking the peak and chimney. Bert fainted but recovered after a few days. Mrs Harris was unharmed. BE Cressy notes teaching ladies to ride bicycles remains a challenge.
Fifteen years ago carpentry began on A. D. Crittenden’s new home. Herman Gable family and Dorothy Gable of Fort Wayne visit Gable relatives. Charles and Mrs. Martin celebrate sixtieth anniversary in Carthage. Martin Fuoss ill at store. Bertha Rentschler home from Detroit. Gertrude Collins visits Tecumseh and Britton friends. Mrs. Woodbridge to Kingsville Ontario. Larzelere couple visit relatives. Lederer family visiting Bay City. A. W. Lashier’s wife called to Ann Arbor as husband worsens. Another operation performed. Lutheran society holds a bee and prepares land east of church for future work.
A LANR survey estimates Michigan lamb crop at about 788000 in 1926, up 24000 from 1925, with 95.5 percent lambs saved per 100 ewes and breeding ewes on January 1 at 25000, up 57000. Western states show a 16 percent rise, native states a slight drop, and overall lamb gains near 10 percent. A drowning incident at Miller farm reports a seven months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Cal perished in a watering trough.
Sicks Batteries advertises a one day charging service claiming to cure sick batteries in 12 hours, far faster than older methods that require 2 to 3 days. The offer emphasizes saving on rental costs and positions the service as the best in town.
Michigan horticultural officials revise premium classes for the 1926 State Fair to balance prizes and emphasize commercial fruits. New fruit divisions include apples pears peaches plums and grapes with prizes from two to seven dollars. County displays and a market stand feature bring larger awards while old varieties are dropped to fund stronger exhibitions. Police seek burglar who looted six Birmingham homes as residents slept targeting Lincoln and Cole streets.
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