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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
2
A local notice urges treating colds early to prevent pneumonia and consumption. It highlights Foley’s Honey and Tar as effective, shares a testimonial from Mrs. D. E. Parmeter of Childs, Pa., and critiques reliance on distant mail order shops. It also advocates thrift, depreciation funds, and personal finance to build comfort in old age.
A professor notes the day starts well for a cheerful man, while a cynic counters. The tale follows Sunny Samuel and Mournful Moses moods, detailing optimism turning to gloom, humorous misfires, and a morning routine that flips from joy to irritability as the day unfolds.
Commandant Emma Westbrook of Indianapolis aged 70 and Sergeant-Major Louis Petain of Brooklyn aged 67, early Salvation Army converts, will push the 1920 Home Service Fund appeal May 10 to 20. They recall the 1880 start and aim to raise 10 million dollars to sustain another year of relief work.
Auction begins at 10 o clock sharp offering a matched gray team and mares two to four years old, 2800 pound weight, strawberry roan team four to eight years old 2500 pounds, 37 breeding ewes and ram, 47 shoats around 110 pounds each. Included are 5 tons Alsace hay and Timothy hay, assorted machinery good as new such as John Deere grain binder and Milwaukee harvester, various plows, cultivators, wagons, racks, harness, tools, cream separator Beatrice, and other items. terms of sale as usual.
The piece notes curfew bells in England tied to legends such as Blanche Heriot at Chertsey Surrey and describes how regular schedules turn chaotic households into organized ones. It argues that planning and fixed times for tasks yield noticeable results, urging definite time blocks for chores.
A quotation attributed to W. E. Gladstone extols library rooms where books seem to speak and offer value without removal from shelves, urging readers to value and use them.
Notes reflect on justice as a moral ideal per Ruskin and Solomon’s wealth symbolism, alongside the English black cap mournful sign for judges and a short family vignette about a child Artie avoiding prayers. The items blend philosophical quotes, historical allusions, and a domestic quip.
Albert Grierson and Walter Grier, both twins from St. Louis, served in the same company in France. Each wore a diamond ring and a watch chain. stones and then the watches disappeared. Albert was wounded and then Walter was injured. They now plan to marry twin sisters Geraldine and Be rindine Smalley of Sheldon Indiana.
A father asks if the suitor can support his daughter in the accustomed style. The young man replies by weighing the relevance of a $500 baby grand piano versus a $5 talking machine as part of the proposal.
A brief birthday wish accompanies a lighthearted note about election day and friendships. The message blends good will with a playful observation on shared dates.
A man spends a lifetime in earnest pursuit of knowledge yet learns one certainty. If he wants to be shaved on Saturday he should go to the barber shop in the forenoon. Everything else seems to be disputed.
Glacier ice from the Alps is mined and blasted for delivery to Lyons France and several European cities. The ice is quarried and processed like stone for its hardness and lasting quality, preferred over other forms of ice for long durability.
A newly invented instrument converts each printed letter into a distinct sound, turning a favorite novel into a musical reading box so a blind person can read with ease.
A Jackson music shop display causes shock and surprise by featuring the sign Keep your eye on the girlie you love among 30 others. The message draws attention and raises questions about local taste and propriety.
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