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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
7
Yellow cheviot with red design leads a fall fashion spread on bow accents. Bows appear on day time necklines and evening dress, with self material being most common and scarves completing many outfits.
The operetta Bringing Up Santa by local school children was well received. Warren Gross starred as Santa with Jean Carleen Burkhart as Mrs Santa. Homogene Koebbe sang Dame Fashion, others included William Van Heusan, Thomas Nurnberger Jr., John Burg, James McCord, and Raymond Dieterle. The Kiddies Band performed between acts and Mrs Brown directed with teacher aides.
A rural tale describes turtles building a track around a muskrat pond on a farm near Cement City. Dozens travel daily on a smooth path beside a wire fence, with collisions harmless and turtles sometimes forming groups as they move in both directions. Floyd Kerr owns the pond and fence enclosure.
In new collections junior wear features fuzzy hats schoolgirl felts and feather accents. Fred W. Thompson of 140 West Norris Street was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage behind his home.
An old advertisement touts San Yak pills as a remedy for fatigue high blood pressure and dizziness. It claims kidney benefits and antiseptic effects for the bowels and stomach with a claim to prevent 95 percent of all diseases using vegetable ingredients.
Parties unknown entered the Ford Sales & Service garage at Brighton Tuesday night December 10 and blew the safe open taking its money before making a clean getaway. Mrs Susan Crago of Detroit was brought to Addison Community hospital in an unconscious condition after an auto crash on US-112 near US-127 north of here. Doctor Chase reported skull injury and Crago remained in critical condition.
The Brooklyn Exponent reports turtles at Kerr’s big wet pond escape from a high wire fence and trek daily along a track around the fence. Visitors collected 25 turtles in five minutes and local boys test speed with chalk circles. Some fast movers may be chosen to entertain Farmers and Business Men's baseball teams at an upcoming picnic.
In a pithy local mood piece Saline residents reflect on courage, humor, and everyday folly. The column jokes about teeth remedies, wifely descriptions, church bells, and a man named Bill pondering Sunday signals as he imagines endurance efforts.
A fall fashion piece extols a green tweed cape coat as chic in various shades. Mr and Mrs Eben VanBurer traveling from the Club House on the Black River near Vanderbilt encounter a herd of 49 elk crossing the road, causing a rare rural sight in Minnesota.
Delbert Rittenhouse of Grand Rapids reports relief from indigestion liver and kidney trouble after using Konjela. He says two bottles improved his condition, enabling better eating sleep and well being. Konjela is sold in Saline Wheeler’s drug store and by all druggists in the region.
William Braun mortgagee announces foreclosure of a 1926 mortgage on parcels in Ypsilanti Ainsworth Park Subdivision Washtenaw County Michigan. The sale to satisfy $1099.78 plus costs is set for December 31 1929 at 10 a.m. at the Ann Arbor courthouse front door.
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