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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
8
Eastern Standard Time timetable notes a late night service between Saline and Ypsilanti with the final car waiting for the theatre car from Ann Arbor. Connections are shown at Wayne for Plymouth and Northville and at Ypsilanti for Detroit and Jackson.
The Michigan House defeated Rep. Holland’s 8‑hour day bill 71 to 17 after a heated debate. The session also discussed tuberculosis cattle inspections, death penalty referendums, longer township school bonds, port districts tied to the St. Lawrence waterway, and changes to the Michigan State Fair funding and layout. The Wade fishing bill passed 72 to 14 to restrict access to inland waters.
Lawmakers weigh amending or repealing the Covert road act after a statewide supervisors meeting boosted talks. Debates touch gasoline and income tax funding, floor access rules, public school training for the blind and deaf, hunting seasons, judicial district realignment, and bank lending limits as budget bills stall in committee.
School notes highlight a Friday February 23 home basketball game as the season’s last at home. The piece includes jokes, student quotes, and class announcements along with a civics election description and commentary on voting systems.
The Village of Saline Michigan announces the annual election on Monday March 12 1923 in the council rooms. Officers to be elected include President Clerk Treasurer Assessor three trustees for full term and one trustee for one year. Women electors may vote if registered. Polls open seven am to five pm. Dated February 3 1923. Cc. F. Fitzgerald Village Clerk.
An advertising blurb touts Halle’s Catarrh Medicine for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It describes an ointment for local use and a tonic that builds the system to prevent illness. The product is said to act quickly through the blood and has been sold by druggists for over forty years by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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