Lane and Rentz Drain contract letting in Washtenaw
County Drain Commissioner Clayton E. Deake announces bids for Lane and Rentz Drain in Saline Township to be opened December 19 1928 at 10 AM. The project covers sections in Saline with a 4.95 ft deep 2 ft wide bottom drain, to be let by sections, with completion terms and assessments announced at letting and review day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton HB. Deake
Washtenaw
of Michigan
Herman Gall
Saline
Jeb
George Jedele
John Wedemeyer
Luther Hamlin
William D. Rhoem
George Glatz
Charles Wahl
John Kohler
Herman Koblet
Austin Robison
Sebastian Finkbeiner
Luther Flamlin
William D. Rheem
George “Clatz
Charles Wahl “Istate
Herman “Sohler
Rentz
Lane and
Rentz Drain
Grain Beetle Damages Stored Wheat Across Michigan
Michigan State College entomology reports damage to stored wheat from the saw toothed grain beetle. The insect, about a sixteenth of an inch, chews kernels and causes heating lowering cereal value. It is detected in fall as temperatures drop and killed by fumigation with carbon disulphide or sulphur at lower temperatures, with fire precautions. Separators may harbor beetles. fumigate or store early threshed grain separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Postal Urges Early Mailing for Christmas Deliveries
Local Post Office Department bulletin urges shoppers to mail gifts cards and letters at least a week to ten days before Christmas. For large card mailings of ten or more, send two to three weeks ahead, or deposit personally bundled and labeled as Christmas cards to ensure delivery one to two days before Christmas.
Michigan 4 H boys win in Chicago livestock contest
Michigan 4 H club boys led by L. Smith and Wallace Fox Marshall and Marvin Hitchcock Athens placed third overall at the International Livestock Show in Chicago earning second in cattle judging and fourth in sheep. Coach E C Sacketider supervised the Michigan team amid representing states.
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Chicago
Michigan
L. Smith
Wallace Fox
Marshall
Marvin Hitchcock
Athens
E. C. Sackeider
Calhoun County
Oklahoma
Kansas
Saline Observer publication rates and notices
The Saline Observer lists pricing for subscriptions at $1.50 per year and 5 cent single copies, with eight months $1.00 and two months 25 cents. It notes obituary and marriage notices are published free or by choice, and outlines advertising and poetry rates and policy.
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Wil
Press Versus Government Printing Fuels Public Debate
The piece argues against government competition with private printers in stamping envelopes and commercial printing. It cites Hoover's New York speech stressing principles of free press and equal opportunity, condemns bureaucratic influence, and urges citizens to patronize private print shops to avoid state favoritism. It mentions a “Small Town Beauty Contest” as a new notoriety fad featuring young dancers and a Detroit New York submission path.
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Wever
Congress
Hoover
New York City
Post
New York
Post Office Department
Hudson Post
North Adams
Detroit
The loafer tax as a theoretical ideal in taxation
The Fort Atkinson Wisconsin Journal argues a theoretical perfect tax would target idleness and inactive capital, taxing the loafer while discouraging unproductive behavior. It criticizes current taxes for punishing thrift and reward waste, claiming taxation should promote production and reduce disincentives to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
Journal
Timid advertisers should emulate Mr Columbus
A humorous log about Columbus advertising missteps urges persistence in marketing. It lists dates in 1492 with repetitive lines about sailing westward and landfall, presented as a parable for stubborn advertisers.
Presbyterian church dedicates new edifice after three decades
Thirty years ago Sunday the Presbyterian church dedicated its new building, completed at a cost of 5500 dollars. Stormy weather disrupted Detroit and Saline with heavy wet snow. street cars stalled, and only one wire connected Detroit. The report notes other local items including Mrs. Dott Cruce’s November 30 wedding to Bert Osborn and Rev. Barry’s York donation of 48 dollars.
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Presbyterian Church
H. TY. Nichols
Barry
York
E. W. Wallace
Fire Boys
Miss Dott I. Cruce
Bert M. Osborn
Whittaker
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Worth 56 Dollars a Bottle Says Patient About Remedy
San Antonio man William Baines credits Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for recovery from pneumonia and a persistent cough. He claims the medicine was worth 50 dollars a bottle and recommends trying it, available at Wheeler's Pharmacy.
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Wm. Baines
San Antonio
Texas
Foley
Wheeler
1927 Chevrolet Landau Price Reduced to 595
An excellent 1927 Chevrolet Landau with bumpers snubbers spotlight heater and has been thoroughly reconditioned. Price reduced to $595. GEO W COOK & SON Authorized Chevrolet Dealers.
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GEO. W. Cook & Son
Chevrolet
G. V. Cook & Son
MIGHTIER THAN WAR IS THE MOTOR CAR
A Western service station safety study compares wartime casualties to automobile accidents in the United States. It urges strict action against drunken, underage, speeder, and other unsafe drivers, calling for harsh deterrents and common sense road discipline. The author asks who will implement these measures.
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United States
Drain contracts awarded for Saline Bridgewater drain
County Drain Commissioner Deake awarded open drain work to Millbourne-Grosso Co of Charlotte for 5000 dollars and the closed section to E P Brown of Flat Rock for 1200 dollars. Tile furnished by American Vitrified Products Co of Akron for 2615 dollars and tile hauling by Michael Rothfuss of Bridgewater for 175 dollars. Total cost estimated at about 12000 dollars.
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Saline- Bridgewater
Deake
Millbourne-Grosso Co
Charlotte
E. P. Brown
Flat Rock
American Vitrified Products Co
Akron
Michael Rothfuss
Bridgewater
Oil Leases Being Made in Grass Lake Township
Eastern Jackson county shows signs of oil prospecting with leases under way in Grass Lake south half and Napoleon areas. Oklahoma interests represented by W H Heydrick have secured about 10 000 acres in Grass Lake. an abandoned Napoleon test well will be drilled deeper. State geologists note the region’s oil field potential as leases run ten years with drilling due within two. One eighth royalty to owners. 50 cents per acre within blocks. outside capital funds the venture. no local subscription.
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Jackson County
Grass Lake Township
Napoleon Township
W. H. Heydrick
Oklahoma
Napoleon
Grass Lake News
State Farmers Grow Record Bean Yields
Eaton county farmers report record bean crops with P A Smith of Mulliken sharing his factors. Smith cultivated two acres after alfalfa, applying 500 pounds of 20 percent phosphate per acre and sowing 35 pounds of Robust beans per acre to yield 96 bushels from two acres, comparable to eight acres. His neighbor Simon Cramer reportedly produced 90 bushels per acre from 1.5 acres.
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Eaton County
P. A. Smith
Mulliken
Smith
Simon Cramer
Cramer
Kettles of Gold Rumor Spurred by OKEMOS Dig
Two men on Milton Fedewa’s farm in Shim ne con Danby township believe a pot of gold lies beneath a shallow pit. A eight foot hole floods as a large iron kettle is struck, reinforcing locals’ spirits. The diggers, spiritualists, say a hidden gold stash was buried by Chief Okemos before his death. A pump is planned to drain the pit.
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Milton Fedewa
Hale
Peculiar Wind Prank Puts Bassett Sufferer in Accident
A sudden gust toppled a driverless car near Bassett as he stood by his own vehicle to retrieve change. The car pinned him, inflicting serious bruising and a torn ear. He was treated by a local doctor and later returned home southwest of the village.
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Kart
Basset
Ranichy
Bassett
Tronia News
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Clayton EF. Deake
County of
Tecumseh
Clark
West Chicago Street
Michigan Associated ‘Telephone Company
East Chicago Street
Clark's
Tecumseh Herald
Robert Harris
State Cement Plant
Mr. Harris
Harris
North Street
Jackson Prison
Chelsea Standard
Thompson
Pontiac-Walled Lake Road
Wall’d Lake
Bowen Farm
Brighton Argus
Sim. B. Wilson
Saline, Mich
Michigan Press Association
National Editorial Ass'n
MR. C. Columbus
Columbus
The
Minnesota Press
Ella Clark
Alma
Laverne Bassett
Emily, Sturm
Owosso
Dexter Briggs
J. R. Watson
Lydia. Sanford
Imlay City
Luella
Homer Fish
Bernice Davenport
Charles’ Hertler
Town
David Schneider
An& Son
Josenhans
Leonard ‘Josenhans
Sisters
Mooreville
Donna
EB. H. Cook
Farmers
Okemos
Portland
Exide Batteries
FORD
Lincoln
Wiedman Auto Co
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